Romania 'Agression Platform' Against Russia With US Missile Defense Systems
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 12, 2015 -
Alexander Mosesov - The planned deployment of the shore-based Aegis command and control component of the US Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system in Romania is turning the country into a platform for aggression against Russia, leader of the National-European Communitarian Party (NCP) told Sputnik on Tuesday.
According to the US Missile Defense Agency, the United States will install an Aeg ...
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Fabrication Complete on SLS Core Stage Simulator Test Article
Huntsville AL (SPX) Apr 14, 2015 -
Engineers recently completed fabrication of the core stage simulator structural test article for NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS). The SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever built for deep space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately to Mars.
The structural test article is a replica of the top of the core stage and is approximately 10 feet tall and 27 feet in ...
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SpaceX bid to recycle rocket fails again
Miami (AFP) April 14, 2015 -
SpaceX's latest attempt at recycling its Falcon 9 rocket by landing it upright on an ocean platform failed Tuesday, after a successful launch of its cargo mission to space.
"Ascent successful. Dragon en route to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival," SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Twitter, after the rocket and Dragon cargo ship blasted off from Cape Canaveral, ...
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BRICS May Engage in New Int'l Orbital Station Project
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 14, 2015 -
BRICS countries may be invited to participate in setting up a new international orbital space station, Russia's space agency Roscosmos chief Igor Komarov said.
Speaking in an interview with Russian newspaper "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" due to be released on Friday, Komarov said that a new orbital station is under discussion to replace the International Space Station (ISS).
"The discussion f ...
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Russia 'busts satellite spy ring': space commander
Moscow (AFP) April 12, 2015 -
Russia has uncovered a group of spy satellites, the head of its space command said in a film broadcast Sunday, which warned of "enemy" satellites that could masquerade as space junk.
"Very recently, specialists of the department of space intelligence centre uncovered a newly created group of space satellites... made for radio-technical reconnaissance of equipment on Russian territory," said ...
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Canada Grants Kiev Access to Sophisticated Satellite Imagery
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 12, 2015 -
Ukraine has gained access to Canadian satellite images that Ottawa's own military forces could hardly afford; it still remains unclear how much the agreement with the Kiev regime will cost Canadian taxpayers.
Canadian authorities have announced they would provide Ukraine with satellite imagery from its Radarsat-2 satellite; however, Ottawa's decision has sparked controversy among Canadian ...
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Israel Tests David's Sling Missile System Amid Iran Nuclear Talks
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 15, 2015 -
The Israeli David's Sling missile defense system, designed to fill in a gap in the country's air defense, has successfully passed a series of advanced tests putting it on course for a possible 2016 deployment, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
"This system, which will be part of a multi-layered defense system, will in the near future work with existing components to defend Israel agains ...
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Asleep-yet-Aware electronics could revolutionize remote wireless sensors
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 15, 2015 -
State-of-the-art military sensors today rely on "active electronics" to detect vibration, light, sound or other signals. That means they constantly consume power, with much of that power and time spent processing what often turns out to be irrelevant data.
This power consumption limits sensors' useful lifetimes to a few weeks or months when operating from state-of-the-art batteries, and ha ...
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