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Lockheed Martin Reaches Core Mate Milestone on First GPS IIIF Satellite Slated for LaunchLos Angeles, CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 Lockheed Martin has completed the core mate production phase for GPS IIIF Space Vehicle 11 (SV11), the manufacturing milestone that formally marks a satellite's structural birth. SV11 is the first G ... more  
Space Rider Heat Shield and Steering Flaps Pass Plasma Wind Tunnel TrialsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 Ceramic tiles and control flaps from Europe's Space Rider reentry module have successfully completed high-temperature testing in a plasma wind tunnel, clearing a major qualification hurdle for the r ... more  
Voyager 1 Loses Another Instrument As Power Margins Shrink Across Interstellar SpaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California sent commands on April 17 to shut down the Low-energy Charged Particles experiment, known as the LECP, aboard Voyager 1. The move ... more  
Deep Learning Reconstructs 32 Years of Global Nighttime Light DataTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 A team of researchers from Fuzhou University, East China Normal University, Anhui Normal University, and Yunnan Normal University has developed a deep-learning framework to reconstruct a global, hig ... more |
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Freeze-Dried Synthetic Platelets Proven Shelf-Stable for Battlefield and Remote Trauma CareLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 Platelets are the blood components that enable clotting and can be decisive in saving patients who are bleeding to death from traumatic injuries. Until now, donated platelets have been confined to h ... more  
Quantum Tunneling Drives Hydrogen Transport in Lanthanum Trihydride Near Practical TemperaturesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 For decades, ion transport in solids has been described as a classical barrier-climbing process, in which an ion must acquire sufficient activation energy to surmount an energy barrier before it can ... more 
US and Europe Lock In Decade-Long Stellarator Fusion Research DealLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 A new 10-year project agreement will advance research on the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator, an experimental fusion energy system, paving the way for continued collaboration between the U.S. Dep ... more 
Halter Smart Cattle Collars Go Direct-To-Satellite Expanding Virtual Fencing To Remote RanchesBoulder CO, US (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 Halter has become the first virtual fencing provider to deliver direct-to-satellite connectivity through its smart cattle collars, eliminating the need for cell towers or on-ranch radio infrastructu ... more |
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JPL Team Ignites High-Power Lithium-Fed Electric Thruster Aimed at Human Mars FlightsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 A prototype lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster was fired for the first time in years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, reaching power levels higher than any previous ... more  
China Moves To Deepen Commercial Space Sector With Focus On In-Space ManufacturingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2026 The China National Space Administration has called for stronger support of commercial space development, with particular emphasis on emerging sectors including space-based computing power and in-spa ... more 
Superhot geothermal aims to power a next generation gridParis, France (SPX) Apr 23, 2026 Quaise Energy plans to use superhot geothermal resources to generate large amounts of firm, carbon free electricity from a small number of deep wells. The company reports that new modeling of a cand ... more 
Biofilm communities seen as key to safer long term spaceflightLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 A global team of scientists has identified biofilms, the structured microbial communities that form on surfaces, as a critical yet underappreciated factor for the future of human space exploration. ... more 
LizzieSat 3 hosts HEO USA non Earth imaging payload in orbitLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Sidus Space and HEO USA have reported a new on orbit imagery milestone with the Holmes Mk1 non Earth imaging camera operating aboard the LizzieSat 3 multi mission spacecraft. The mission has returne ... more |
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Full scale Space Rider test craft set for parafoil glide trials Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2026 The European Space Agency has completed the first full scale test model of its reusable Space Rider spacecraft, marking a step toward flight trials of the vehicle's runway landing system. Spac ... more 
China Breaks Foreign Monopoly with Mass-Produced Fingernail-Sized Atomic ClockTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2026 China has achieved mass production of a chip-scale atomic clock the size of a fingernail that loses just one second every 30,000 years, a development with direct applications in low-Earth-orbit sate ... more 
China's First Commercial Space Standards Aim To Cut Costs and Unify IndustryTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2026 China has released its first set of commercial space standards, marking a shift from an industry characterized by fragmented technical specifications to one with a shared regulatory framework. Yang ... more 
NISAR Radar Satellite Tracks Mexico City Ground Sinking at Over Half an Inch Per MonthLos Angeles, CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 The NISAR satellite has produced detailed radar maps of ground subsidence beneath Mexico City, showing parts of the metropolitan area sinking by more than half an inch - more than 2 centimeters - pe ... more 
ESA-SSTL Twin HydroGNSS Satellites Return Water Cycle Data During CommissioningLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 16, 2026 Just three months after launch, the twin HydroGNSS satellites built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd for the European Space Agency are producing early science measurements, detecting water-linked ... more |
UK and Saudi partners design climate focused Earth observation missionLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 The University of Portsmouth, working within the Space South Central regional space cluster, has launched a new international partnership with Saudi space-tech company SARsatX to design an Earth obs ... more 
UK roadmap aims to bring space made medicines to patientsLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Patients could benefit from more effective, higher quality and longer lasting medicines as the UK government sets out a clearer route to bring drugs manufactured in space safely to market. The packa ... more  
AI Safety Guardrails Built For Chatbots Fail To Protect Humans From RobotsLos Angeles, CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2026 Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Oxford argue in a new Science Robotics paper that the safety frameworks developed for AI chatbots ar ... more  
China Moves To Convert Underused Airspace Into A New Industrial Growth EngineBeijing, China (SPX) Apr 28, 2026 For decades, China's economic growth has largely unfolded on land - across factory floors, highways and ports. Now the country is turning its gaze upward. What was once empty airspace below co ... more |
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Geomagnetic Reversal Trigger Mechanism Study Finds Dipole Field Bi-Stability in Dynamo SimulationsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 28, 2026 A team at Japan's National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) and the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, has published new magnetohydrodynamic simulation results demonstrating that ... more 
Tubular solid oxide fuel cells mapped for cleaner energy systemsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 30. 2026 A new review in the journal Energy and Environment Nexus examines how advances in the geometric design of tubular solid oxide fuel cells could speed their adoption in cleaner and more efficient ener ... more 
Carbon nanotube textile heaters push industrial gas systems toward electrificationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 30, 2026 A cross-disciplinary team at Rice University has developed a new type of electric heating element that uses carbon nanotube fibers to deliver high power in flowing gases while remaining lightweight ... more 
Airspan extends 5G in motion to defense aerial networksLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has expanded its In-Motion 5G platform from commercial air to ground deployments into defense-grade mobile ad hoc networks, high-altitude pseudo-satellite systems, and ... more |
Hawk shape shifting in flight may guide future drone controlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2026 Birds can thread their way through cluttered environments by changing their body shape in flight, a capability that engineers still struggle to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles such as drones. ... more 
Long March 2D Orbits New Batch of Space-Based Internet Test SatellitesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2026 China launched another batch of experimental satellites for its space-based internet program on Friday, using a Long March 2D rocket that lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichu ... more 
NASA Sends Miniaturized IV Fluid Generator to ISS Ahead of Deep Space MissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2026 NASA has delivered a compact device to the International Space Station that can produce sterile medical-grade IV fluid on demand by filtering drinking water already aboard the station, addressing a ... more
Quaise Energy Advances World First Superhot Geothermal Power Plant in OregonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2026 Quaise Energy is on track to build the world's first power plant using superhot geothermal energy - energy obtained by tapping into rock with temperatures greater than 300 degrees C (572 degrees F ... more |
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Nine European Students Complete Six-Day Simulated Mars Mission in PortugalParis, France (SPX) Apr 23, 2026 Nine high school students from Austria, Greece, and Portugal have emerged from a specially designed habitat near Monsaraz, Portugal, marking the successful completion of EXPLORE-2, a six-day simulat ... more 
Astronaut Brain Grip Study Reveals How the Mind Adapts to Shifting Gravity EnvironmentsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2026 Astronauts take time to adjust how strongly they grip and move objects when transitioning between Earth and space, basing those adjustments on predictions their brains make about the risk of making ... more 
Blue Origin probing rocket's failure to deliver satelliteWashington, United States (AFP) April 20, 2026 The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is requiring Blue Origin to conduct a 'mishap investigation' after the space company's New Glenn rocket failed to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit. ... more  
CACI Wins 231 Million Dollar Task Order for Tactical Satellite Communications to US Special Operations CommandLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2026 CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) has been awarded a base year technology task order with four option years valued at up to $231 million, continuing nearly two decades of service to the U.S. Speci ... more |
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