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  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2019 Researchers at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands have produced crops in Mars and Moon soil simulant developed by NASA. The research supports the idea that it would not only be possible to grow food on Mars and the Moon to feed future settlers, but also to obtain viable seed from crops grown there. Wieger Wamelink and his colleagues at Wageningen University and Research, cultivated ten different crops: garden cress, rocket, tomato, radish, rye, quinoa, spinach, chives, peas and ... read more |
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NASA unveils flexible, one-size-fits-all space suitsWashington (AFP) Oct 15, 2019 Bye bye to bunny hops: when US astronauts next touch down on the Moon, expect them to walk almost as they do on Earth, thanks to a new generation of spacesuits offering key advantages over those of the Apollo-era. ... more 
First all-female spacewalk now later this week, says NASAWashington (AFP) Oct 15, 2019 After an infamous spacesuit flub earlier this year that resulted in accusations of sexism, NASA now plans to carry out the first all-female spacewalk this week, it said Tuesday. ... more 
NASA moves up historic all-female spacewalkWashington DC (UPI) Oct 16, 2019 NASA officials on Tuesday decided to postpone a series of spacewalks scheduled for this week after a hardware component failed over the weekend. Plans to remove old batters and install newer, ... more  
Russia eyes launching satellite into orbit from Saudi ArabiaMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 15, 2019 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin announced earlier this year that Russia and Saudi Arabia had created a space cooperation programme under which the two sides floated th ... more |
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Satlink shows the most advanced satellite telecommunications solutions to Spanish Special ForcesMadrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 11, 2019 Satlink, a Spanish company specializing in satellite communications, has showcased the most advanced solutions currently available in the market to the Special Operations Forces of the Spanish Army ... more 
Emirati astronaut returns home to hero's welcomeAbu Dhabi (AFP) Oct 12, 2019 An Emirati astronaut who became the first Arab to reach the International Space Station received a hero's welcome home on Saturday. ... more 
First man to perform spacewalk diesMoscow (AFP) Oct 11, 2019 Alexei Leonov, a legendary Soviet cosmonaut who was the first man to perform a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness. ... more 
NASA, SpaceX present united front on human spaceflightOrlando FL (SPX) Oct 11, 2019 NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk presented a united front Thursday on the United States' pursuit to return to human spaceflight. "This is a big deal for our country, ... more 
U.S. Army to deploy hypersonic missiles by 2023Washington (UPI) Oct 15, 2019 Deployment of a long-range hypersonic weapon system by the U.S. Army is expected by 2023, the Association of the United States Army was told at its annual convention. ... more |
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 Air Force F-35 squadrons improve readiness capability amid deployments  
ISRO works with Qualcomm to develop improved geo-location chipsetNew Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 15, 2019 India is moving forward towards harnessing space technology for national development and to make it accessible for everyone as they go about their daily lives. To improve the geo-location capa ... more  |
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BAE Systems wins $148.3M Army contract to upgrade M88A1 vehiclesWashington (UPI) Oct 9, 2019 BAE Systems announced a $148.3 million contract with the U.S. Army on Wednesday to upgrade M88A1 heavy-lift vehicles. ... more  
US fighter jet crashes in GermanyFrankfurt Am Main, Germany (AFP) Oct 8, 2019 An American F-16 fighter jet crashed and its pilot ejected to safety near the city of Trier in western Germany on Tuesday, the German air force told AFP. ... more 
U.S. Navy establishes wing for CVM-22B Osprey aircraftWashington (UPI) Oct 11, 2019 The U.S. Navy established a new wing to integrate the CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft into fleet operations. ... more 
General Atomics awarded $12.5M for EMALS work on Navy's aircraft carriersWashington (UPI) Oct 4, 2019 General Atomics won a $12.5 million contract modification for repairs to the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems and advanced arresting gear on Ford-class carriers of the U.S. Navy, the Defense Department announced. ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne teams with NASA to develop novel rocket engine technologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2019 Aerojet Rocketdyne has entered into a Space Act Agreement with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center to design and manufacture a lightweight rocket engine thrust chamber assembly using innovative addi ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Oct 15, 2019 
New research from North Carolina State University shows that unique materials with distinct properties akin to those of gecko feet - the ability to stick to just about any surface - can be created by harnessing liquid-driven chaos to produce soft polymer microparticles with hierarchical branching on the micro- and nanoscale.
The findings, described in the journal Nature Materials, hold the ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 11, 2019 
Satlink, a Spanish company specializing in satellite communications, has showcased the most advanced solutions currently available in the market to the Special Operations Forces of the Spanish Army as well as other government security agencies.
The company has carried out simulations in real-life scenarios on a very practical day, called Operation Beyond the Horizon, in collaboration with ... more |
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 Reston VA (SPX) Oct 10, 2019 
Satelles, Inc. has raised $26 million in Series C funding. C5 Capital led the round, with participation from Iridium Communications and existing investors. This new investment brings Satelles's total funding since the launch of its platform to $39 million and will help the company expand its sales and marketing efforts, broaden its partner network, and accelerate product development.
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 03, 2019 
As our research team at NASA continues to explore electrified aircraft propulsion as a fuel- and- cost-efficient alternative to traditional jet engine-powered airplanes, the agency is teaming with U.S. industry to develop the innovative components and flight demonstrations required to make this electric evolution possible.
"We're at a critical time in the history of aviation because we hav ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Oct 14, 2019 
Researchers from Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have built a super-sensitive bolometer, a type of thermal radiation detector. The new radiation detector, made of a gold-palladium mixture makes it easier to measure the strength of electromagnetic radiation in real time. Bolometers are used widely in thermal cameras in the construction industry and in satellites to m ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Oct 11, 2019 
After successfully launching Thursday night, NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft is in orbit for a first-of-its-kind mission to study a region of space where changes can disrupt communications and satellite orbits, and even increase radiation risks to astronauts.
A Northrop Grumman Stargazer L-1011 aircraft took off at 8:31 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Statio ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Oct 15, 2019 
New Delhi banned the use of diesel generators on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Indian capital exceeded safe limits by more than four times.
Every winter, New Delhi is enveloped in a noxious blanket of smog of car fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from stubble burning at farms outside the megacity of 20 million people.
The ban on generators is part of the Graded Response Action P ... more |
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 Nanjing (XNA) Oct 14, 2019 
China's two rocket-carrying ships departed Saturday from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province on a transportation mission.
The two Yuanwang ships are China's first ships made exclusively to carry rockets. With a length of 130 meters, a width of 19 meters and a height of 37 meters, the ships have a displacement of 9,000 tonnes.
Each ship is equipped with two 120-tonne cranes that c ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 07, 2019 
Russia will deploy more than 10 new laser-optical and radio-technical space monitoring stations on its territory by 2022, the Russian Defence Ministry said.
"It is planned to deploy over 10 new laser-optical and radio-technical systems in Russia that implement various principles of detecting and identifying space objects," the ministry said.
The Defence Ministry also said that two ne ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2019 
DARPA's Operational Fires (OpFires) program has reached a major program milestone, completing booster preliminary design review of an innovative two-stage tactical missile system. OpFires aims to develop and demonstrate a ground-launched hypersonic weapon system to engage critical, time-sensitive targets in contested environments.
"U.S. ground-based forces currently are limited in effectiv ... more |
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 Bath UK (SPX) Sep 23, 2019 
A new nanomaterial developed by scientists at the University of Bath could solve a conundrum faced by scientists probing some of the most promising types of future pharmaceuticals.
Scientists who study the nanoscale - with molecules and materials 10,000 smaller than a pinhead - need to be able to test the way that some molecules twist, known as their chirality, because mirror image molecul ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 16, 2019 
In work that combines a deep understanding of the biology of soft-bodied animals such as earthworms with advances in materials and electronic technologies, researchers from the United States and China have developed a robotic device containing a stretchable transistor that allows neurological function.
Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Universit ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 11, 2019 
Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems announced the sale of over 1,000 THOR mini-drones to an unnamed Southeast Asian country in a $153 million deal.
The contract for the unmanned aircraft systems, including other unmanned aircraft manufactured by the company, will be executed over a 22-month period, Elbit said earlier this week.
The contract calls for THOR multirotor vertical ... more |
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