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November 13, 2019
SPACE TRAVEL
Commerce leaders introduce the NASA Authorization Act of 2019



Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2019
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, along with ranking member Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced the NASA Authorization Act of 2019. This bill expands and improves upon the bipartisan legislation Sen. Cruz introduced in December 2018 and provides the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NA ... read more

MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
F-35 to Space? US Air Force looks to connect stealth fighters to X-37B Spacecraft
Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2019
In an effort to improve combat effectiveness, the US Air Force may embark on a new mission that would allow its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor aircraft to share information with the top-s ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
GenDyn nets $783M for next-gen Navy MUOS operations
Washington (UPI) Nov 11, 2019
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $783 million contract for sustainment of the Navy's next-generation satellite communications system. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NanoAvionics to build 12U Nano-satellite for Singapore's CaLeMPSat research mission
Midland TX (SPX) Nov 12, 2019
Nano-satellite mission integrator NanoAvionics received a contract to build a 12U nano-satellite bus for the Singaporean research mission "Cathode-Less Micro Propulsion Satellite" (CaLeMPSat). Devel ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
SSTL Ships Target Satellite to Tokyo for Astroscale's ELSA-d Mission
Guildford UK (SPX) Nov 11, 2019
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has shipped a 16kg Target satellite for Astroscale's End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission to Tokyo, where it will be bolted to the ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
Stand-up scientists use comedy to reach beyond the ivory tower
State College, United States (AFP) Nov 11, 2019
By day, Kasha Patel works at NASA writing content for its website, but she spends her nights communicating scientific discovery through an altogether different medium: stand-up comedy. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
UAE's first astronaut urges climate protection on Earth
Dubai (AFP) Nov 13, 2019
Wearing a blue space suit with a UAE flag on one sleeve and a spaceship on the other, the first Emirati astronaut said Tuesday his mission highlighted a crucial issue - climate change. ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
U.S. Air Force testing secure data links between F-22, F-35
Washington (UPI) Nov 11, 2019
The U.S. Air Force announced plans to test a secure data link between its F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter planes without identifying the planes' locations. ... more
MILTECH
AFRL tests in-house, rapidly developed small engine
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Nov 11, 2019
The Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrated a new and ultra-responsive approach to turbine engine development with the initial testing of the Responsive Open Source Engine (ROSE) on Nov. 6, 2019, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
ATLAS Space Operations partners with Aevum to support ASLON-45 Space Lift
Traverse City MI (SPX) Nov 12, 2019
ATLAS Space Operations reports a new partnership and collaboration on The Agile Small Launch Operational Normalizer (ASLON)-45 space lift mission. The partnership expands on the existing colla ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
All four engines are attached to the SLS Core Stage for Artemis I
New Orleans LA (SPX) Nov 12, 2019
All four RS-25 engines were structurally mated to the core stage for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis I, the first mission of SLS and NASA's Orion spacecraft. To complete assembly ... more
ROBO SPACE
Flexible yet sturdy robot is designed to 'grow' like a plant
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 11, 2019
In today's factories and warehouses, it's not uncommon to see robots whizzing about, shuttling items or tools from one station to another. For the most part, robots navigate pretty easily across ope ... more
ENERGY TECH
Scientists discover a new high-temperature superconductor
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Nov 11, 2019
A group of scientists led by Artem Oganov, Professor at Skoltech and MIPT, and Dr. Ivan Troyan at the Institute of Crystallography of RAS have succeeded in synthesizing thorium decahydride (ThH10), ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
SSTL announces NovaSAR-1 data deal with the Philippines
Guildford UK (SPX) Nov 11, 2019
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has signed an agreement with Republic of the Philippines' Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) to pro ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Advanced electric propulsion thruster for NASA's Gateway achieves full power demonstration
Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2019
Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA recently demonstrated an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster at full power for the first time, achieving an important program milestone. Aerojet Rocketdyn ... more


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SPACE MEDICINE
Russian Scientists Propose Creation Of Separate ISS Module for sports, medicine
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 11, 2019
The Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Science (IBMP RAS) considers it necessary to create a special module for sports and medical experiments at the International Space Stat ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE
EU to create own early missile warning system
Brussels (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2019
The European Union member states adopted on Tuesday a joint defence project, aimed at strengthening their capacity of early missile threat warning and countering it. The Council of the Europea ... more
TRADE WARS
Brazil's Bolsonaro to walk diplomatic tightrope at BRICS
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Nov 12, 2019
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will walk a diplomatic tightrope Wednesday when he hosts his Chinese counterpart, as he seeks to boost ties with Beijing and avoid upsetting key ally Donald Trump. ... more
AEROSPACE
Cargo lock fix for KC-46 tanker approved by U.S. Air Force
Washington (UPI) Nov 12, 2019
The U.S. Air Force has approved a retrofit to prevent cargo locks on an aerial refueling tanker from coming undone midflight, officials said Tuesday. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Chinese researchers design novel flying robot
Beijing, China (SPX) Nov 11, 2019
Skyscrapers are rising rapidly around the world, continuously transforming city skylines. However, their repair and maintenance is becoming more and more difficult. So, who can safely perform the jo ... more
AEROSPACE
UAE's $830.3M buy of Chinook cargo helicopters cleared by State Dept.
Washington (UPI) Nov 11, 2019
The U.S. State Department cleared the potential sale of 10 Chinook CH-47F military cargo helicopters to the United Arab Emirates. ... more
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Plasma crystal research on the ISS
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Nov 12, 2019
More plasma research is being conducted on the International Space Station (ISS). From 10 to 16 November 2019, the Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov will be carrying out a new series of experiments with the PK-4 plasma crystal laboratory. Under the direction of scientists from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), Skvortsov will record how microparticl ... more
+ A cheaper way to scale up atomic layer deposition
+ Resolve Optics contributes to space projects
+ Florida aerospace forum showcases expanding space-related technology
+ A cross-center collaboration leads to an aerogel based aircraft antenna
+ New procedure for obtaining a cheap ultra-hard material that is resistant to radioactivity
+ NASA Microgap-Cooling technology immune to gravity effects and ready for spaceflight
+ New printer creates extremely realistic colorful holograms
GenDyn nets $783M for next-gen Navy MUOS operations
Washington (UPI) Nov 11, 2019
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $783 million contract for sustainment of the Navy's next-generation satellite communications system. The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, covers ground system sustainment of the Mobile User Objective System for the next decade, through 2029. MUOS uses a constellation of five satellites in global connectiv ... more
+ F-35 to Space? US Air Force looks to connect stealth fighters to X-37B Spacecraft
+ U.S. Air Force testing secure data links between F-22, F-35
+ GatorWings wins DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge
+ EPS completes multiservice operational test, declared fully operational
+ China launches new communication technology experiment satellite
+ 2nd Space Operations Squadron decommissions 22-year-old satellite
+ Next-gen satellite communications system ready for use, U.S. Navy says


Russia to launch glass sphere into space before new year to obtain accurate Earth data
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 05, 2019
Russia plans to launch into orbit a spherical glass satellite for measuring Earth's gravity field by the end of December, documents revealed. The BLITS-M retroreflector satellite will be launched together with three Gonets-M communications satellites using the Rokot carrier rocket, scheduled to take off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on December 25. The BLITS-M satellite is an improved ... more
+ Lockheed Martin GPS Spatial Temporal Anti-Jam Receiver System to be integrated in F-35 modernization
+ GPS III Ground System Operations Contingency Program Nearing Operational Acceptance
+ UK should ditch plans for GPS to tival Galileo
+ ISRO works with Qualcomm to develop improved geo-location chipset
+ Satelles, Inc. Secures $26 Million in Series C Funding Round Led by C5 Capital
+ Highly accurate GPS is possible thanks to NASA
+ Northrop Grumman awarded $1.39B for new Air Force navigation system
UAE's $830.3M buy of Chinook cargo helicopters cleared by State Dept.
Washington (UPI) Nov 11, 2019
The U.S. State Department cleared the potential sale of 10 Chinook CH-47F military cargo helicopters to the United Arab Emirates. The sale, approved by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Nov. 7, is the 10th Foreign Military Sale request by the UAE since 2017, and could add $830.3 million to the approximately $10.5 billion in military equipment the UAE has already bought from the ... more
+ Cargo lock fix for KC-46 tanker approved by U.S. Air Force
+ Memory metals are shaping the evolution of aviation
+ Lockheed nets $184.5M for organic depot level repairs on F-35s
+ Nine EU countries call for steeper aviation tax
+ Aptiv awarded $28M contract for F-15 electrical cable assemblies
+ State Dept. approves sale of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Croatia
+ Report: Turkey nearing purchase of Russian Su-35 fighter planes
Large scale integrated circuits produced in printing press
Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Nov 12, 2019
Researchers at Linkoping University and RISE, Campus Norrkoping, have shown for the first time that it is possible to print complete integrated circuits with more than 100 organic electrochemical transistors. The result has been published in Nature Communications. "This is a decisive step for a technology that was born at Linkoping University just over 17 years ago. The result shows that w ... more
+ A distinct spin on atomic transport
+ High performance electrical circuits made with 3D-printed plastics
+ Xerox eyes deal for PC maker HP: reports
+ Antimony holds promise for post-silicon electronics
+ Scientists tame Josephson vortices
+ NTU Singapore researchers create quantum chip 1,000 times smaller than current setups
+ Blanket of light may give better quantum computers


Combining satellites, radar provides path for better forecasts
University Park PA (SPX) Nov 12, 2019
Every minute counts when it comes to predicting severe weather. Combing data from cutting-edge geostationary satellites and traditional weather radar created a path toward earlier, more accurate warnings, according to Penn State researchers who studied supercell thuderstorms in the Midwest. "We know satellites have an advantage in producing forecasts earlier, and radar has more confidence ... more
+ Satellite and reanalysis data can substitute field observations over Asian water tower
+ China confirms reception of data from Gaofen-7 satellite
+ Artificial Intelligence for Earth Observation: join the UNOSAT Challenge
+ Ozone hole set to close
+ Earth's strange and wonderful magnetic field
+ Nature might be better than tech at reducing air pollution
+ Changes in high-altitude winds over the South Pacific produce long-term effects
Indian capital Delhi gasps under choking smog
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 3, 2019
India's capital New Delhi was enveloped in heavy, toxic smog Sunday - the worst levels in recent years - with hundreds of flights diverted or delayed as politicians blamed each other for failing to tackle the crisis. Every winter, the megacity of 20 million people is blanketed by a poisonous smog of car fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from stubble burning at farms in neighbouring sta ... more
+ Mothers-to-be fear for their unborn in smog-choked Delhi
+ Simulated sunlight reveals how 98% of plastics at sea go missing each year
+ ArcelorMittal wants to cut 5,000 Italy jobs: prime minister
+ Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries
+ Steel giant ArcelorMittal calls off purchase of Italy's Ilva
+ Despite itchy eyes, tourists flock to Taj Mahal
+ Japan retailers to charge for plastic bags from 2020


Beijing eyes creating first Earth-Moon economic zone
Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019
China has been actively investing in space exploration in recent years, with its latest achievement being the successful launch of a drone that landed on the far side of the Moon and conducted several experiments there. Beijing is already planning future lunar missions, including a manned one. Director of the Science and Technology Commission of the China Aerospace Science and Technology C ... more
+ China conducts simulated weightlessness experiment for long-term stay in space
+ China plans more space science satellites
+ China's absence from global space conference due to "visa problem" causes concern
+ China prepares for space station construction
+ China's rocket-carrying ships depart for transportation mission
+ China's KZ-1A rocket launches two satellites
+ China's newly launched communication satellite suffers abnormality
EU to create own early missile warning system
Brussels (Sputnik) Nov 12, 2019
The European Union member states adopted on Tuesday a joint defence project, aimed at strengthening their capacity of early missile threat warning and countering it. The Council of the European Union adopted on Tuesday an updated list of 13 joint defence projects, covering both biological defence, chemical defence, space and cybersecurity. This brings the total number of projects undertake ... more
+ Russia sends S-400 system to Serbia for drills
+ US to Turkey: Don't turn on Russian system, avoid sanctions
+ Turkey, Russia discuss new S-400 supplies: report
+ US Army has no plans to purchase more Iron Dome systems
+ Russia to deploy over 10 space monitoring centres by 2022
+ Norway's increased military budget omits NATO missile defense system
+ Putin: Russia is helping China with missile defense system


North Korea fires short-range projectiles: South's military
Seoul (AFP) Oct 31, 2019
North Korea fired two short-range projectiles on Thursday, the South's military said, with nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington at a deadlock. The weapons were launched from South Pyongan province in an easterly direction over the sea, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. They flew 370 kilometres (230 miles) at a maximum altitude of 90 kilometres, they said, addin ... more
+ S. Korea to buy AMRAAM missiles in $253M deal
+ OpFires program advances technology for upper stage with PDR completion
+ State Department OKs Javelin missile sale to Ukraine
+ Naval Strike Missile launched in Indo-Pacific region for first time
+ Improving the ductility of ceramic materials for missiles, engines
+ BAE nets $2.7B for APKWS guidance units for rocket upgrades
+ State Dept. approves sale of laser aircraft defense system to Qatar
SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles
Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too. The new ... more
+ Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules
+ Flexible, wearable supercapacitors based on porous nanocarbon nanocomposites
+ Scientists create a nanomaterial that is both twisted and untwisted at the same time
+ Physicists create world's smallest engine
+ DNA origami joins forces with molecular motors to build nanoscale machines
+ DARPA Announces Microsystems Exploration Program


Flexible yet sturdy robot is designed to 'grow' like a plant
Boston MA (SPX) Nov 11, 2019
In today's factories and warehouses, it's not uncommon to see robots whizzing about, shuttling items or tools from one station to another. For the most part, robots navigate pretty easily across open layouts. But they have a much harder time winding through narrow spaces to carry out tasks such as reaching for a product at the back of a cluttered shelf, or snaking around a car's engine parts to ... more
+ Chinese researchers design novel flying robot
+ Robots 'not evil' says Boston Dynamics as humanoids go viral
+ New soft-muscled RoboBee is accident proof
+ On the way to intelligent microrobots
+ Teams Complete SubT Challenge Virtual Tunnel Circuit
+ Human reflexes keep two-legged robot upright
+ Two-legged robot mimics human balance while running and jumping


GMV presents dronelocus for the safety and management of USpace
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 08, 2019
Growing from its participation in the European DOMUS project, and designed to come up with a response to the growing number of civil unmanned aircrafts likely to be sharing the airspace in the near future, the technology multinational GMV has developed the U-Space suite dronelocus , which integrates a Tracking Service and an Emergency Management Service. U-Space is the set of new services ... more
+ Mosquito courting strategies could inspire quieter drones
+ Israeli drone overflying Lebanon targeted by missile: army
+ US Interior Department grounds Chinese-made drones
+ Drones help map Iceland's disappearing glaciers
+ Swarm of tiny drones explores unknown environments
+ RedTail LiDAR Systems unveils innovative 3D mapping solution at Commercial UAV EXPO
+ Most complete exploration of fly landing maneuvers to advance future robots
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