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The process of establishing the world’s first operational lunar base and propellant depot business in space is underway as the Shackelton Energy Company launches its initial fund raising campaign. This comes in the footsteps of recent amazing new discoveries of huge deposits of propellant-feedstock ice on the moon by
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NASA's Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment, or ATTREX, will conduct this research over the Pacific Ocean from three locations in 2013 and 2014. A consortium of scientists are in the early stages of preparation for a multi-year airborne science campaign to study the humidity and chemical composition of air
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The project for an Airborne Avalanche Rescue System by designer Tatjana Rolle aims to decrease crucial emergency rescue times after avalanches by utilizing autonomous airborne drones to detect and mark the position of victims. Immediately following the avalanche, the activated drone leaves its solar charging station, scouts the area and
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Kelly Cohen, associate professor of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics at the University of Cincinnati, supervises a project known as SIERRA (Surveillance for Intelligent Emergency Response Robotic Aircraft) which integrates small, unmanned aircraft with global positioning systems, environmental data, video and fire-prediction software to give real-time information about where a
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Archaeological researchers are an early adopter of remote sensing technology but until the early part of the twenty-first century data was primarily limited to aerial/satellite imagery and photogrammetry. These methods were rather successful for a number of projects, most notably investigations of the geoglyphs of Nazca, Peru, but were
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Cook County Sheriff Considering Drones: MyFoxCHICAGO.com Chicago - Cook County Sheriff's Office is considering using unmanned aircraft that they consider to be far less expensive and more effective than the helicopters that have been the county's eyes-in-the-sky. It's a case of local government&
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An unmanned aircraft once hailed by police as the future of crime-fighting has been declared 'lost at sea' after crashing in to the River Mersey. And police chiefs have decided to abandon the use of the technology - as they can no longer afford to replace it. The
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Crop physiologist Larry Purcell is employing unmanned aerial reconnaissance to study 1,200 research plots for traits that may help the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture develop drought-tolerant soybean varieties.Purcell, holder of the Altheimer Chair for Soybean Research, and Vaughn Skinner, director of the Arkansas Agricutural Research
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The Homeland Security Department plans to fly sensor-mounted unmanned aircraft along a greater expanse of the 5,500-mile border with Canada to spot illegal activity, DHS officials told members of Congress last Friday.Along the rugged northern border, remotely controlled planes are better than ground patrols or piloted aircraft at
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South Africa's Denel has developed a range of products and services to combat the scourge of piracy along the African coastline. The South African Cabinet, in April, approved a comprehensive strategy to address piracy in SADC waters and the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu,
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AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Qube , and in doing so, created a new category, the Public Safety Small UAS, for applications such as law enforcement and first response. Small enough to fit easily in the trunk of a car, the Qube system can be unpacked, assembled and ready for flight
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The Homeland Security Department is adding three surveillance unmanned aircraft to a domestic fleet chiefly used to patrol the border with Mexico even though officials acknowledge they don't have enough pilots to operate the seven Predators they already possess.The new aircraft are being purchased after lobbying by