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NASA's Curiosity Rover Approaches Mount Sharp Bedrock in Mars' Gale Crater

As it approaches the second anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is also approaching its first close look at bedrock that is part of Mount Sharp, the layered mountain in the middle of Mars' Gale Crater.

4 Aug 2014

OpenSky Drones Offers Services for Safe Inspections and Smart Engineering Services

OpenSky Drones LLC, a start-up company located in Coral Springs, Florida, announced today its professional drone service capability for architects, engineers, utility companies and government agencies providing safe inspections and smart engineering services.

4 Aug 2014

Mars 2020 Rover Holds Promise to Unlock More Mysteries of Mars

The next rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 will carry seven carefully-selected instruments to conduct unprecedented science and exploration technology investigations on the Red Planet.

1 Aug 2014

NASA to Announce Instruments be Carried Aboard Mars 2020 Rover

NASA will announce on Thursday, July 31, the instruments that will be carried aboard the agency’s Mars 2020 mission, a roving laboratory based on the highly successful Curiosity rover. The announcement will air live at noon EDT on NASA Television and on the agency’s website.

31 Jul 2014

Seegrid Introduces Automated Guided Vehicles Software System for Fleet Optimization

Seegrid Corporation, global leader of robotic vision-guided automated guided vehicles (AGVs), announced the introduction of Seegrid Supervisor, an AGV software system for fleet optimization.

From Seegrid Corporation 30 Jul 2014

Opportunity Mars Rover Sets New Off-Earth Roving Distance Record

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover, which landed on the Red Planet in 2004, now holds the off-Earth roving distance record after accruing 25 miles (40 kilometers) of driving. The previous record was held by the Soviet Union's Lunokhod 2 rover.

30 Jul 2014

The Hague to Host ‘The Unmanned Systems Expo’ in February 2015

The Hague will host the first edition of the European trade show & conference TUSExpo. TUSExpo is aimed at the entire fast-growing market for unmanned systems such as drones and will feature both commercial and civil applications in areas including security, agriculture, industry, science, entertainment and environmental protection.

29 Jul 2014

Aerostat Systems Market Expected to Reach $7.72 Billion by 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Aerostat Systems Market by Aerostat Class, by Balloon Type, by Payload, by Geography - Market Forecast & Analysis to 2013 - 2020" report to their offering.

25 Jul 2014

Lockheed Martin Welcomes Home the Unmanned K-MAX Cargo Helicopter Team

After lifting more than 4.5 million pounds of cargo and conducting thousands of delivery missions for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace Corporation K-MAX cargo unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has returned to the United States following a nearly three-year deployment in Afghanistan.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 25 Jul 2014

Fafinski Mark & Johnson Announces Addition of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Practice Group

Fafinski Mark & Johnson, P.A. announced today that it has added an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) practice group that will be led by the firm’s powerhouse aviation group of legal advisors and litigators.

23 Jul 2014