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  Washington DC (UPI) Oct 25, 2019 Virgin Galactic is set to become the first commercial spaceflight company to be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange next week, a Securities and Exchange Commission filing indicates. The Wednesday filing shows the company, founded by Richard Branson, was expected to merge Friday with Social Capital Hedosophia, a venture capital firm. After the completion of the merger, the two companies were expected to trade under the ticker symbol SPCE on Monday. The two companies have a combined ... read more |
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Russia customising Soyuz for tourist tripsMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 24, 2019 A soyuz spaceship will be customised for a tourist trip to the International Space Station (ISS) so that one person may pilot it rather than a three-person crew, Sergei Krikalev, executive director ... more  
Rocket Lab teams with Kongsberg for Electron and Photon ground supportWashington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2019 Rocket Lab has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), the world's largest provider of ground station services, to be the sole provider of ground station services for the Electron launch ... more 
Nanoracks signs with Maritime Launch on re-use of C4M stages for in-orbit outpostsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 24, 2019 Nanoracks, the world's leading provider of commercial access to space, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Canada's Maritime Launch Services to work on re-purposing and re-us ... more 
How the International Space Station is helping us get to the MoonHouston TX (SPX) Oct 23, 2019 The International Space Station is a stepping stone for NASA's Artemis program that will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024. As the only place for conducting long-duration researc ... more |
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India, China to co-exist in billion-dollar smallsat market, says analystNew Delhi (Sputnik) Oct 24, 2019 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had successfully launched 104 satellites using a single rocket in February 2017, making India a major player in the multi-billion dollar space market. W ... more  
No defects found in reproductive ability of male mice returning from short stay in spaceOsaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 24, 2019 A team of researchers led by Professor Ikawa Masahito from the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University, in a joint research project with the University of Tsukuba and the Japan ... more 
Nanoracks and Kayser to jointly open temperature controlled microgravity research on ISSWashington DC (SPX) Oct 23, 2019 Nanoracks Space Outpost - Europe (Nanoracks IT) and Kayser Italia have announced that the organizations have sign an agreement to broaden research opportunities onboard the International Space Stati ... more 
NASA's Bridenstine boosts international pitch for moon, Mars missionsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 21, 2019 NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine made his strongest pitch so far on Monday for other nations to collaborate on the U.S. Artemis mission to build a lunar station and eventually explore Mars. ... more  
Turkey, Russia discuss new S-400 supplies: reportMoscow (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 Turkey is in talks to buy more S-400 missile defence systems from Moscow, Russia's state arms exporter said, despite Washington's repeated warnings against such a purchase. ... more |
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China's absence from global space conference due to "visa problem" causes concernWashington DC (XNA) Oct 23, 2019 "I miss an important space agency in this panel. Where is China?" Attendees at a plenary of the ongoing weeklong International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington brought the question atop th ... more  |
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RedTail LiDAR Systems unveils innovative 3D mapping solution at Commercial UAV EXPOFairmont WV (SPX) Oct 24, 2019 RedTail LiDAR Systems - a division of 4D Tech Solutions, Inc. - is pleased to introduce the RTL-400 LiDAR mapping system at the Commercial UAV EXPO on October 28th. The RTL-400 was designed specific ... more 
Most complete exploration of fly landing maneuvers to advance future robotsUniversity Park PA (SPX) Oct 24, 2019 To inspire advanced robotic technology, researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have published the most complete description of how flying insects land upside-down. ... more  
F-22 deployment to Saudi Arabia confirmed in Air Force videoWashington DC (UPI) Oct 24, 2019 A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter plane was seen at an air base in Saudi Arabia, an indication that the stealth planes have been deployed there. ... more 
New generation of intelligent bio-interfaces could overcome aspects of spinal cord injuryWashington DC (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 Spinal cord injury disrupts the connection between brain and body, causing devastating loss of physiological function to the wounded warfighter. In addition to paralysis, service members living with ... more 
Russia to launch Angara Carrier Rocket in 2024Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 24, 2019 Russia's new Angara-A5M carrier rocket is expected to be launched from the Vostochny space centre in 2024, the chief designer at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre said. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 24, 2019 
A tweet from Elon Musk christened the burgeoning Starlink satellite constellation this week, which he plans to grow to 12,000 satellites.
It's an ambitious plan to boost Internet service around the world. It will also contribute to growing congestion in Earth's orbit, where tens of thousands of satellites and debris are in danger of colliding.
A close call last month put a spotli ... more |
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 Xichang, China (XNA) Oct 22, 2019 
China sent a new communication technology experiment satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late Thursday.
The satellite, launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket at 23:21 (Beijing Time), will be mainly used for multi-band and high-speed communication technology experiments.
The satellite and the carrier rocket we ... more |
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 New 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 capabilities of upcoming mobile phones, automotive and Internet-of-Things (IoT) platforms, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and US-based chip-maker Qualcomm have developed a new chipset platform. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 24, 2019  A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter plane was seen at an air base in Saudi Arabia, an indication that the stealth planes have been deployed there.
A brief video by U.S. Air Forces Command Central, released on Tuesday, shows an F-22 making a low pass over Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base.
The video was accompanied by the comment that "the ability of fighter jets to operate a ... more |
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 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 
Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories of natural science, and although its predictions are often counterintuitive, not a single experiment has been conducted to date of which the theory has not been able to give an adequate description.
Along with colleagues at bigQ (Center for Macroscopic Quantum States - a Danish National Research Foundation Center of Excellence), cent ... more |
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 New Haven CT (SPX) Oct 18, 2019 
For many, the word "aerosol" might conjure thoughts of hairspray or spray paint. More accurately, though, aerosols are simply particles found in the atmosphere. They can be human-made, like from car exhaust or biomass burning, or naturally occurring, from sources such as volcanic eruptions or sea spray.
Aerosols account for one of the greater uncertainties in understanding the Earth's clim ... more |
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 Port Moresby (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 
Papua New Guinea said Thursday it had ordered the indefinite closure of a multi-billion dollar Chinese-owned nickel facility that spewed potentially toxic red slurry into the sea.
The Mineral Resources Authority said it had ordered owners of the Ramu Nickel refinery to "shut down its processing operations" as of Monday October 21.
The facility is run by the state-owned China Metallurgica ... more |
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 Washington DC (XNA) Oct 23, 2019 
"I miss an important space agency in this panel. Where is China?" Attendees at a plenary of the ongoing weeklong International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington brought the question atop the panel voting system and demanded an answer.
The crowd-sourced question popped up after the audience found that Wu Yanhua, vice administrator of China National Space Administration (CNSA) sched ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 23, 2019 
Turkey is in talks to buy more S-400 missile defence systems from Moscow, Russia's state arms exporter said, despite Washington's repeated warnings against such a purchase.
Alexander Mikheyev, head of state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, told Interfax news agency that the two countries were discussing financing and "a delivery schedule".
He did not provide further details on the ongoing ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 18, 2019 
The State Department approved the sale of 120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) to South Korea, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced.
The requested $253 million package includes the AIM-120C-7/C-8 missiles; containers; weapon support and support equipment; spare and repair parts; logistics support services and other related elements. The contract, announced ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2019 
Evening gowns with interwoven LEDs may look extravagant, but the light sources need a constant power supply from devices that are as well wearable, durable, and lightweight. Chinese scientists have manufactured fibrous electrodes for wearable devices that are flexible and excel by their high energy density. A microfluidic technology was key for the preparation of the electrode material was a mic ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 23, 2019 
While walking may not seem like a burden for most people, for others, this simple task can often feel exhausting. For patients recovering from surgery or stroke, those with Parkinson's Disease, those with restricted mobility, and even for soldiers or firemen carrying heavy loads over difficult terrain, walking or running can be a struggle.
Many researchers have pondered over this problem o ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Oct 24, 2019 
To inspire advanced robotic technology, researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have published the most complete description of how flying insects land upside-down.
The paper was published Oct. 23 in Science Advances. "Through this work, we sought to understand how a fly executes the maneuvers of landing upside down in the blink of an eye," said Bo Cheng, assista ... more |
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