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March 29, 2014

Sentinel-1 controllers ready for hectic first days
Paris (ESA) Mar 26, 2014
Following a spectacular launch, Sentinel-1A's first few days in orbit will be some of the most complex in recent memory. Mission control teams will work around the clock to nurse the satellite through its early critical hours in space. As part of Europe's Copernicus programme, ESA's Sentinel-1A is the first of a two-satellite mission that will scan land and oceans using an advanced radar to deliver imagery regardless of weather. Sentinel-1A will be lofted into orbit by a Soyuz launch vehicle ... read more

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US's old satellites cannot track Malaysian airplane, as war drones suck funds dry The US's old satellites cannot track the missing Malaysian airplane as money is being spent on war drones instead. As the world grows obsessed with drone imagery, it comes at the expense of ignoring ... more		NASA Historic Earth Images Still Hold Research Value NASA's Seasat satellite became history long ago, but it left a legacy of images of Earth's ocean, volcanoes, forests and other features that were made by the first synthetic aperture radar ever moun ... more		Prepping for radar vision Sentinel-1A, Europe's first satellite for Copernicus, is almost ready for launch on 3 April. Meanwhile, ESA is showing how its advanced radar will map ice, monitor subsidence and much more. Ma ... more
				US gains additional protection against ballistic missiles The U.S. will soon have another system to defend against ballistic missiles. Raytheon delivered its ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency, six months ahead of ... more		Surface of Titan Sea is mirror smooth, Stanford scientists find New radar measurements of an enormous sea on Titan offer insights into the weather patterns and landscape composition of the Saturnian moon. The measurements, made in 2013 by NASA's Cassini spacecra ... more

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Plane mystery deepens Malaysia Airlines' financial woes The mystery surrounding the fate of a possibly hijacked Malaysia Airlines plane raises the spectre of costly lawsuits and a damaging drop in bookings for a national carrier already haemorrhaging cash in the face of intense competition. ... more		Getting hyperspectral image data down to a sprint Materials of similar appearance can be unambiguously identified by the respective color spectrum. Hyperspectral cameras deliver the requisite spectral data. A new software product can process these ... 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		Northrop Grumman GATOR System To Start Low-Rate Initial Production Phase On Jan. 24, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition approved the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) program for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) ... more
				NASA Radar Demonstrates Ability to Foresee Sinkholes New analyses of NASA airborne radar data collected in 2012 reveal the radar detected indications of a huge sinkhole before it collapsed and forced evacuations near Bayou Corne, La., that year. ... more		Payload prep continues for Arianespace Soyuz for Sentinel-1A The first spacecraft for Europe's Copernicus Earth observation program - Sentinel-1A - is now undergoing pre-launch checkout at the Spaceport, readying it for an April 3 liftoff on Arianespace's nex ... more

Developing the Next-Generation Military Radar while Maintaining Current Systems; IDGA�s Military Radar Summit - April 2014

International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

Nuclear Supply Chain Summit - April 28-29 Greenville SC

Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review

Raytheon awarded contract for Patriot Raytheon has received a $655 million contract for new-production fire units of the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Kuwait. These units are an addition to the Patriot fire un ... more		The Republic of Korea's Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 to be launched in 2019 Airbus Defence and Space, the second largest space company in the world, will deliver the radar antenna and electronics for the Republic of Korea's new Earth observation satellite, Kompsat-6. ... more		Scientists uncover new quantum state that could power future technologies Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries Pendulum device taps power from ocean currents		Radar Images of near-Earth Asteroid 2006 DP14 A collage of radar images of near-Earth asteroid 2006 DP14 was generated by NASA scientists using the 230-foot (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., on the night of Feb. 11, 20 ... more
				USAF reveals 'neighborhood watch' satellite program The United States plans to send into orbit a pair of satellites to monitor spacecraft from other countries, as well as to track space debris, the head of Air Force Space Command said. The US A ... more		First Copernicus satellite at launch site The Sentinel-1A radar satellite has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana to be prepared over the coming weeks for launch on 3 April. Its launch will mark a new shift in Earth observation, ... more

France says Qatar to buy 22 military helicopters

Thales, Qatar to develop hybrid aircraft

Rockwell Collins contracted for Mexican Air Force upgrade program

Ukraine's navy 'decimated' by Russian intervention: Jane's

Operating capability on Patrol Coastal Griffin Missile System Reached

DRS Technologies Canada to support Australian Navy

LockMart Taps General Dynamics For Network Element On GPS 3 Birds

First GLONASS satellite in 2014 put in orbit

Astro Aerospace Delivers Antennas For Next-Gen GPS III Satellites 3 through 6

Euroconsult Releases Study On EO Data Distribution Trends

Satellite Movie Shows US East Coast Snowy Winter

Planes chase satellite sightings of suspected debris

	China Focus: Uneasy rest begins for China's troubled Yutu rover China's lunar rover Yutu entered its third planned dormancy on Saturday, with the mechanical control issues that might cripple the vehicle still unresolved. According to the State Administrati ... more		Is Yutu Stuck? Finally, China has released some tangible information on the state of its Yutu Moon rover through official state media channels. The results are encouraging, given the fact that we feared Yutu was i ... more		Outside View: Genocide in Fallujah The unfolding tragedy in the Iraqi city of Fallujah seems to have slipped off the international radar screen as the focus of the global community drifts from Syria to Ukraine and back again. ... more		Scalable Agile Beam Radar Brings Advanced Capabilities to Global F-16 Fleets Northrop Grumman Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) will help bring advanced capabilities to existing global F-16 fleets, keeping them formidable beyond 2025, according to the head of the company's Co ... more

Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources

Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime

Warming trend to intensify crop droughts across Europe and beyond

Sentinel-1 spreads its wings		Raytheon kicks off 15th year of GaN innovation		Atlas Elektronik zeros in on Indian sonar deal		Scalable Agile Beam Radar Rapidly Achieves Major Program Milestones		Arctic lakes show climate on thin ice
New NASA Laser Technology Reveals How Ice Measures Up		Raytheon secures first international customer for its F-16 RACR AESA radar		Oman orders NASAMS air defense system		NASA Radar Maps the Winter Pace of Iceland's Glaciers		New EPA Rule Requires Chemical Disclosure for Offshore Fracking

Massive valley deeper than Grand Canyon found under antarctic ice

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Two new radar stations to be placed into service in Russia in 2014

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