The suit Draper is developing would give space crews physical cues to help them feel an arbitrary direction – toward one side of a module, for example – in place of the sense of “down” they receive from gravity on the ground.
“I am one who believes that if your goal becomes the Moon, and you say you want to go on to Mars from there one day, then one day never comes,” the NASA administrator says.
SpaceX’s planned pad abort test for the Crew Dragon vehicle appears to be staying on track for May 6 following a successful ground firing of thrusters at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral.
India has lined up six indigenous satellites and 13 foreign satellites to be launched over the next year, putting the country’s space agency in the global limelight, according to Junior Minister for Space Jitendra Singh.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is hoping to deliver the first B models of the T129 ATAK attack helicopter to the Turkish Land Forces by year’s end.
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is accelerating flight tests of its Hurkus turboprop trainer as it pushes to get more advanced versions of the aircraft into service with the country’s air force.
The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing an $118.1 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract earlier this month to buy training systems and materials in support of the P-8A Multi-mission maritime aircraft for the Navy and the Australian government.
NASA plans to dynamically test flexible wing technology on a modified Gulfstream III later this year after successfully completing initial trials of a morphing flap at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.
Boeing and Liquid Robotics are hoping to ride the wave of new naval needs for better maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and communications with a new watercraft they call the Sensor Hosting Autonomous Remote Craft (Sharc).
The U.S. Navy failed to take into account concerns raised by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) when awarding a recent $576 million contract for aircraft engine spare parts, the Pentagon Inspector General (IG) says.
Astronauts on deep-space missions risk significant damage to their central nervous systems from galactic cosmic radiation (GCR), which could diminish their abilities to deal with mission-critical events, according to a new study from NASA’s Human Research Program.
The Norwegian government has issued a request for information (RFI) to helicopter manufacturers for a new fleet of up to nine aircraft to support the country’s special forces operations.
“Ongoing debate about whether the primary role of the Uclass system should be mainly surveillance with limited strike or mainly strike with limited surveillance has delayed the program,” GAO notes. “Requirements emphasizing a strike role with limited surveillance could be more demanding and costly.”
The U.S. Navy plans to use additive manufacturing (AM), often referred to as 3D printing, for a variety of technology enhancements such as self-sustaining ships, bio-printing and “energetic” service, officials say.
The Netherlands, Norway and Poland will issue a request for proposals “in days” to Airbus Defense and Space, paving the way for a joint purchase of A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft.
Eugene L. Tu, an experienced NASA engineer serving as director of exploration technology at Ames Research Center, was named director of the Mountain View, California, field center on May 4.
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine SS 503JS Hakuryu conducted a brief mission in the Submarine Multi-Mission Team Trainer (SMMTT) at Naval Base Guam during the last week of April. The mission and training were observed by Rear Adm. William R. Merz, commander, Submarine Group 7, and Vice Adm. Masakazu Kaji, commander, Fleet Submarine Force, who were in Guam for a meeting and a base tour.
The new defense guidelines for the U.S. and Japan are meant in no small way to counter recent actions by North Korea and China, according to a recent analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
BOEING DEFENSE SPACE & SECURITY earned $743m on $6.7b revenues in 1Q15 vs. $778m on $7.6b in 1Q14. ROCKWELL COLLINS had $157m net income on $1.34b sales for second quarter ended March 31 vs. $148m on $1.26b a year ago. WOODWARD AEROSPACE earned $45.6m on $281.4m sales for second quarter ended March 31 vs. $40.3m on $261m a year ago.
BOEING DEFENSE SPACE & SECURITY earned $743m on $6.7b revenues in 1Q15 vs. $778m on $7.6b in 1Q14. ROCKWELL COLLINS had $157m net income on $1.34b sales for second quarter ended March 31 vs. $148m on $1.26b a year ago. WOODWARD AEROSPACE earned $45.6m on $281.4m sales for second quarter ended March 31 vs. $40.3m on $261m a year ago.
