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April 11, 2013

Beer Cans For Deep Space
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 11, 2013
The recent announcement of a NASA plan to drag an asteroid into lunar orbit with a robot spacecraft, then stage a crewed astronaut expedition to explore it, has stunned many boffins. The plan is highly original, slightly strange, and probably quite feasible. It also seems to have struck a chord with the general public, judging by the reactions to my earlier article (More Treasures from Asteroids) on this subject. While there are many potential scientific and technical benefits from such a mission, ... read more

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NASA's Asteroid Initiative Benefits From Rich History NASA's FY2014 budget proposal includes a plan to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and expl ... more		The Space Cowboys are Back You can't make this stuff up! The latest idea from NASA sounds like a "space western." In this case one cowboy, played by a robotic spacecraft, is sent to lasso a small asteroid and bring it back to ... more		Registration Opens for NASA Night Rover Energy Challenge Registration is open for teams seeking to compete in the $1.5 million energy storage competition known as the Night Rover Challenge, sponsored by NASA and the Cleantech Open of Palo Alto, Calif. ... more
				More Treasures from Asteroids The recent announcement of a potential NASA plan to robotically capture an asteroid, transport it to lunar orbit and use it as a target for a human expedition is amazing. Admittedly, it sounds ... more		Russia rekindles Moon exploration program, intends setting up first human outposts there Having on hand an impressive record of successful moon missions performed when it was the Soviet Union, Russia has set to revive a robotic moon exploration program. The country's serious intentions ... more

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Gilat Showcases its Lightweight Compact Satellite Communications Solution for UAVs at LAAD 2013 Gilat Satellite Networks will be showcasing its new lightweight integrated airborne satellite communications solution for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) at LAAD 2013, taking place April 9-12 in Rio ... more		Northrop Grumman Receives Contract Modification for Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Northrop Grumman recently received an undefinitized contract award valued at more than $71 million for its Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the U.S. Air Force. Issued by the Global Hawk Sys ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Russia claims Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aviation plant		AeroVironment Receives Order US Army for RQ-11B Raven UAVs And Gimbaled Payloads AeroVironment has received $13,800,062 of incremental funding on March 30, 2013 from the United States Army for continued performance of a contract action with a not to exceed value of $65,538,759. ... more
				Technique Finds Software Bugs in Surgical Robots And Helps Developers Fix Flaws, Ensure Safety Surgical robots could make some types of surgery safer and more effective, but proving that the software controlling these machines works as intended is problematic. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon U ... more		India uses drones to fight rhino poaching India said Monday it is deploying drones over a reserve to safeguard the rare one-horned rhino from poachers, the first time the country has employed aerial technology to protect wildlife. ... more

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Swarming robots could be the servants of the future Swarms of robots acting together to carry out jobs could provide new opportunities for humans to harness the power of machines. Researchers in the Sheffield Centre for Robotics, jointly establ ... more		French military considering purchase of US drones: source France is considering buying US-made unarmed Reaper surveillance drones to boost its military capabilities, a source in the defence ministry told AFP on Friday. ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats Russia claims Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aviation plant		Swiss firm plans robotic mini-shuttle A Swiss firm says it intends to construct a robotic rocket plane that will launch satellites into orbit off the back of a modified jetliner. ... more
				Researchers unveil large robotic jellyfish that one day could patrol oceans Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man, 5 foot 7 inches in length and weighing 170 pounds. ... more		Robot ants successfully mimic real colony behavior Scientists have successfully replicated the behaviour of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature robots, as reported in the journal PLOS Computational Biology. The researchers, ... more

Gilat Showcases its Lightweight Compact Satellite Communications Solution for UAVs at LAAD 2013

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	Small swarm of robots could do tasks Swarms of robots acting together to carry out jobs could provide new opportunities for humans to harness the power of machines, British researchers say. ... more		US Congress hears calls for drone safeguards Lawmakers and advocates on Wednesday called for safeguards to be placed on the domestic use of drones in order to protect the privacy of Americans. ... more		SpaceX capsule returns after ISS resupply mission An unmanned, privately-owned US space capsule which took supplies to the International Space Station splashed down safely in the Pacific on Tuesday, its mission completed. ... more		Opportunity Heads to Matijevic Hill After returning to the location called 'Kirkwood,' Opportunity completed a busy contact investigation of the mysterious 'newberry' spherules seen there. On Sol 3248 (March 13, 2013), using the robot ... more

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Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents

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Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode'		Digital 'talking head' speaks for computer		N. Korean leader watches 'drone' attack drill: KCNA		NASA Curiosity rover back online after memory glitch		Friend or foe? Civilian drones stir debate

US drone strikes violate Pakistan sovereignty: UN

Google buys machine learning startup

Iranian fighter tries to intercept US drone in Gulf: US

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UAV Industry Will Create 70,000 Jobs Over Next 3 Years

Northrop Grumman to Produce More Fire Scouts for U.S. Navy

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Pentagon has second thoughts on drone warrior medal

US drone strike in Pakistan kills militant: officials

Yeti Helps Conquer Some "Abominable" Polar Hazards

Germany eyes new Internet industrial revolution

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Brown unveils novel wireless brain sensor

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Europe presses ahead on UAS development

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