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NASA to Launch Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer in September

In an attempt to answer prevailing questions about our moon, NASA is making final preparations to launch a probe at 11:27 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 6, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va.

23 Aug 2013

Robotic Systems Demonstrated at APL-HCEDA Tech Transfer Signing Event

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., and the Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA) have established a technology transfer partnership to bring APL innovation to the marketplace. Howard County Executive Ken Ulman joined APL Director Ralph Semmel and HCEDA Chief Executive Officer Larry Twele as they signed the agreement and announced details of the partnership on Aug. 22.

23 Aug 2013

New Photos and Video Animations of Asteroid Initiative Released by NASA

NASA released Thursday new photos and video animations depicting the agency's planned mission to find, capture, redirect, and study a near-Earth asteroid. The images depict crew operations including the Orion spacecraft's trip to and rendezvous with the relocated asteroid, as well as astronauts maneuvering through a spacewalk to collect samples from the asteroid.

23 Aug 2013

Market for Unmanned Surface Vessels Sees Rapid Growth

Unmanned surface vessels (USV) still lag far behind their aerial equivalents in terms of technical capabilities, technology, and deployment. However, new threats, cost-benefit calculations, operational experiences in the past decade, and new technological developments are driving rapid growth in the market.

23 Aug 2013

OPT’s Innovative Autonomous Wave Energy Device Deployed Off New Jersey

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. ("OPT" or "the Company") today announced the deployment off New Jersey of its innovative autonomous wave energy device, marking an important milestone in the roll-out of the Company's Autonomous PowerBuoy® ("APB") product line.

22 Aug 2013

WISE Spacecraft Built by Ball Aerospace to Resume NEOWISE Asteroid Hunting Mission

The Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft will emerge from its two-year hibernation next month to resume its near-Earth object NEOWISE asteroid hunting mission.

From Ball Aerospace 22 Aug 2013

NASA Unveils Space Exploration Roadmap

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday formally welcomed the eight newest candidates to the astronaut corps and unveiled a space exploration roadmap that makes clear the global community is working together on a unified deep space exploration strategic plan, with robotic and human missions to destinations that include near-Earth asteroids, the moon and Mars.

21 Aug 2013