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New Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site Opened in Southern Maryland

The University of Maryland (UMD) A. James Clark School of Engineering today announced the launch of a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site in Southern Maryland. With support from the University System of Maryland, the site will bring together leaders in academia, industry, and government to accelerate UAS research.

6 Aug 2014

NASA Opens Next Round of CubeSat Launch Initiative

NASA is opening the next round of its CubeSat Launch Initiative, part of the White House Maker Initiative, in an effort to engage the growing community of space enthusiasts that can contribute to NASA's space exploration goals.

6 Aug 2014

NASA Successfully Flew Saucer-Shaped Test Vehicle into Near-Space in June 2014

NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project successfully flew a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space in late June from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. Media are invited to the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, at 9 a.m. PDT (noon EDT) Friday, August 8, to see new video from this test and hear about early results from the mission.

6 Aug 2014

Mars Curiosity Rover Celebrates Second Anniversary

NASA's most advanced roving laboratory on Mars celebrates its second anniversary since landing inside the Red Planet's Gale Crater on Aug. 5, 2012, PDT (Aug. 6, 2012, EDT).

6 Aug 2014

Small UAV Market Sector Forecast to Reach $1.33bn in 2014

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Market 2014-2024: Potential for Micro, Mini, Nano & Hand Held Drones in Military, Law Enforcement, Security & Civil Applications

5 Aug 2014

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