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February 05, 2013

Dawn Look Backs
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 05, 2013
Its long and daring interplanetary journey continuing smoothly, Dawn is making good progress in gradually reshaping its orbit around the sun. Its uniquely efficient ion propulsion system is gently bringing it closer to its next destination, dwarf planet Ceres, and ever farther from its previous one, Vesta. Although the robotic explorer's sights are set firmly ahead, let's take one last look back at the fascinating alien world it unveiled during its 14 months in orbit there. Vesta, the second most ... read more

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US needs to keep up drone war against Qaeda: Panetta The United States will have to keep up an open-ended drone war against Al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan and elsewhere to prevent another terror attack on America, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. ... more		Northrop Grumman's Next-Gen Fire Scout to Beef Up Avionics Protection Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received the first protective cage for its next-generation MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter that will store and shield the aircraft's critical electronic ... more		Elbit Systems and Windward Team to Introduce Advanced Maritime Surveillance Solution for India Elbit Systems Ltd. has teamed with Windward Ltd. to offer integrated maritime solutions for the Indian authorities. The joint solution combines Windward's innovative satellite-based maritime analyti ... more
				Elbit Systems to Develop Advanced UAS Features for Israel MoD Elbit Systems has received an approximately $35 million contract from the Israel Ministry of Defense ("IMOD") for the development of advanced features for Unmanned Aircraft Systems ("UAS") to be sup ... more		Wood on the seafloor - an oasis for deep-sea life Trees do not grow in the deep sea, nevertheless sunken pieces of wood can develop into oases for deep-sea life - at least temporarily until the wood is fully degraded. A team of Max Planck researche ... more

CubeSats, SmallSats and MicroSats

Engineers Building Hard-working Mining Robot After decades of designing and operating robots full of scientific gear to study other worlds, NASA is working on a prototype that leaves the delicate instruments at home in exchange for a sturdy pa ... more		Dextre Refuels Mock Satellite and Aces a Major Test for Space Robotics Dextre, the Canadian Space Agency's robotic "handyman" on board the International Space Station (ISS), made space history last night by successfully refueling a mock satellite on the exterior of the ... more		Greenland is helpful, but not vital, for US missile defense European military mission in Greenland as US aim 'remains intact' Amazon expands 'sovereign cloud' in Europe		US military plans drone base near Mali: official The US military plans to set up a base for drones in northwest Africa to bolster surveillance of Al-Qaeda's affiliate in the region as well as allied Islamist extremists, a US official told AFP on Monday. ... more
				Opportunity Investigating Light-toned Veins in Rock Outcrop Opportunity is on the inboard edge of "Cape York" on the rim of Endeavour Crater, now engaged in in-situ (contact) science investigation of veins in the light-toned outcrop "Whitewater Lake," a plac ... more		Sagetech, ING Robotic Aviation Demonstrate "Sense and Avoid" Capabilities of UAV's ING Robotic Aviation and Sagetech Corporation teamed to make Canadian aviation history in November, as a manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flew in shared airspace, demonstrating how ... more

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Game on: European student codes reach ISS Operating droids in space was no obstacle for a German-Italian alliance to reach the finish line of the Zero Robotics tournament. The European winners commanded mini-robots to dodge virtual dust clo ... more		Robofish Grace glides with the greatest of ease A high-tech robotic fish hatched at Michigan State University has a new look. A new skill. And a new name. MSU scientists have made a number of improvements on the fish, including the ability to gli ... more		Greenland is helpful, but not vital, for US missile defense European military mission in Greenland as US aim 'remains intact' Amazon expands 'sovereign cloud' in Europe		Nexter joins robot development business Robots are playing critical roles on the battlefield and are growing in diversity, capability and manufacture. ... more
				Russia to Launch Lunar Mission in 2015 Russia will launch a robotic lunar station in 2015, Federal Space Agency Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday. Luna-Glob will lift off from the Vostochny space port in Russia's Fa ... more		NASA's Robotic Refueling Demo Set to Jumpstart Expanded Capabilities in Space In mid-January, NASA will take the next step in advancing robotic satellite-servicing technologies as it tests the Robotic Refueling Mission, or RRM aboard the International Space Station. The inves ... more

US needs to keep up drone war against Qaeda: Panetta

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South Korean Satellite Makes First Contact with Ground

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	Robots, recycling map route to greener French wine An Earth-friendly future for French wine could include disease-resistant grapes, solar-powered robots, and lighter packaging, as vintners innovate to slash their environmental footprint. ... more		Do Pockmarks on the Moon Hold the Key to Our Origins The cavernous splotches that help give our moon its shape could be much more than a product of celestial aging. According to research conducted by roboticist Red Whittaker at Carnegie Mellon Univers ... more		TerraLuma Selects Headwall's Micro Hyperspec for UAV Applications The TerraLuma Project (University of Tasmania, Australia) is partnering with Headwall Photonics to bring hyperspectral technology to its fleet of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Because the r ... more		Northrop Grumman, Cassidian Fly First Sensor-Equipped Euro Hawk Northrop Grumman and EADS Deutschland GmbH, operating through Cassidian, together achieved a major milestone with the first full system test flight of the EURO HAWK unmanned aircraft system (UAS) eq ... more

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Robot Spheres in zero-gravity action		New material harvests energy from water vapor		Elbit Systems to Supply Long-Range Observation Systems to the Israeli Ministry of Defense		US Army Awards AeroVironment Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Contract		Northrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawks to USAF
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2013 FIRST Robotics Kick-Off Event

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US drones kill 12 Taliban in Pakistan: officials

Hydrogen peroxide vapor enhances hospital disinfection of superbugs

Stanford researchers develop acrobatic space rovers to explore moons and asteroids

Iran claims shooting down two US-made RQ-11 drones

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US drone strike kills Pakistani warlord: officials

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