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NASA Opens Media Accreditation for Launches at Wallops Flight Facility

Media accreditation now is open for two launches and a media viewing opportunity in September from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

31 Jul 2013

Deposition Sciences to Showcase Specialized Optical Thin Films for UAS at AUVSI

Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI®), global manufacturer of highly durable thin film optical coatings, announces plans to showcase specialized optical thin films for unmanned aircraft systems at AUVSI, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D. C. August 13 - 15, 2013 in booth # 3053.

31 Jul 2013

First Anniversary of Curiosity Rover's Landing on Mars to be Observed on 6th, August

NASA officials and crew members aboard the International Space Station will observe the first anniversary of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars at a public event in Washington from noon-1:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event will be broadcast on NASA Television and streamed live on the agency's website.

31 Jul 2013

S&K Aerospace Awards Kratos $1.9 M Contract for Unmanned Aerial Target Systems

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that its Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI) subsidiary has received a $1.9 million single award contract from S&K Aerospace, LLC (www.ska-llc.com) to provide unmanned aerial target systems in support of the PROS IV (Parts and Repair Ordering System) Program.

30 Jul 2013

Ball Intern Science Team-Built High-Power Sport Rockets Launched at Pueblo

High-power sport rockets carried payloads thousands of feet above the plains of Pueblo, Colo., today at the United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Student Rocket Launch. The event marked the culmination of an experience designed to simulate a real-life launch campaign and encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

From Ball Aerospace 29 Jul 2013

Gliding-Robot-ACE Fish Helps Sample Harmful Algal Blooms

Xiaobo Tan is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and one of the driving forces behind “Grace,” a robotic fish that swims lakes and streams gathering data such as water temperature and quality.

29 Jul 2013

FAA Approves Puma’s Hand-Launched Unmanned Aircraft System for Commercial Missions

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced that on July 19, 2013 it received a “Restricted Category” rating for its Puma AE™ small unmanned aircraft system from the Federal Aviation Administration. The first-of-its-kind certificate permits operators to fly Puma for commercial missions, such as oil spill monitoring and ocean surveys, in the North Slope region of the Arctic.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 29 Jul 2013

Northrop Grumman Sponsors Dickson College Students for UAV Outback Challenge 2013

Northrop Grumman Corporation is sponsoring a team of high school students from Dickson College who are competing in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Outback Challenge 2013, aimed at promoting UAVs and demonstrating their utility in civilian applications.

26 Jul 2013

Adaptive Morphology for Flying Robot

At the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems we are developing a novel flying platform which has the ability to move on the ground by using its wings only. Using the wings as whegs to move on rough terrains instead of adding an additional structure to the robot allows to minimize its structural mass.

26 Jul 2013

NASA Deploys MATLAB and Simulink for SPHERES Project on International Space Station

MathWorks today announced that MATLAB and Simulink have been deployed to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) project.

25 Jul 2013