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  Washington DC (UPI) Nov 30, 2019 Nov. 29 (UPI) - Officials on Friday scrubbed launch of a satellite from New Zealand that spits out artificial shooting stars for expensive light shows in the sky. The satellite, built by Japan-based Astro Live Experiences, or ALE Co. Ltd., was packed on board an Electron rocket made by a new space company, Rocket Lab. The company tweeted just before the planned launch time that "We're standing down ... to conduct further tests on ground systems. ... The window remains open until 12 December. ... read more |
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SPACE19+: fundamental, ambitious decisions for the future of Europe's launchersParis, France (SPX) Nov 30, 2019 ArianeGroup, lead contractor and design authority for Ariane 6, and its subsidiary Arianespace, which markets and operates the Ariane 5, Ariane 6, Soyuz, Vega and Vega C launchers, welcome the impor ... more  
Russian Roscosmos Says Progress MS-12 Burns Up in Atmosphere After UndockingMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 30, 2019 Russia's Progress MS-12 cargo spacecraft, which undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) earlier on Friday, burned up as scheduled during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, with its deb ... more  
General Dynamics receives $730M for next-gen satcom systemFairfax VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $731.8 million cost-plus-award-fee and firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity sole-source contract for the Mobile User Objective ... more  
India opts for advanced Akash Prime Missile to 'protect' its airspace from China, PakistanNew Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2019 The Indian defence ministry claimed that by introducing the basic version of the Akash missile system, the country had saved $5.3 billion with more orders in the pipeline from the army and the India ... more |
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Roscosmos May Delay Progress MS-13 Cargo Spacecraft ISS Launch Due to Revealed ProblemsMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 26, 2019 Technical problems have been revealed in Russia's Progress MS-13 cargo spacecraft, scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 1, and although they have already bee ... more  
Hi Honey! NASA's Second Astrobee Wakes Up in SpaceMoffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano performed initial tests of the second Astrobee robot, named Honey, aboard the International Space Station. Astrobee is a free-flying robot system that ... more 
UAE eyes new frontiers with law to regulate space tourism, miningDubai (AFP) Nov 24, 2019 The United Arab Emirates, which sent its first astronaut into space this year and has plans to launch a probe to Mars, is looking at other new frontiers - space tourism and mining. ... more 
Boeing CST-100 Starliner takes next step for orbital flight testKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft that will launch to the International Space Station on the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) has taken a signifi ... more  
The AWACS, NATO's reconnaissance air wingBrussels (AFP) Nov 29, 2019 NATO is not an army in its own right, its member states provide the national forces that defend Europe under its banner. ... more |
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Army develops hearing protection for military working dogs(UPI) Nov 28, 2019 From Ephesian war dogs to Conan, the dog honored this week for her role in the capture of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, dogs have been members of the battlefield since ancient times. ... more  |
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Polish firm's drones, from lifesaver to invisible model, take to the skiesMikolow, Pologne (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 Silently the eight propellers of the Hermes V8MT drone begin to spin and the large yellow aircraft rises up, locates its direction and moments later disappears into the sky in southern Poland. ... more  
T-shirt generates electricity from temperature difference between body and surroundingsMalaga, Spain (SPX) Nov 25, 2019 Researchers of the Faculty of Science of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed a low-cost T-shirt that generates electricity from the temperature difference between the human body and the sur ... more 
Russia plans scientific projects for super heavy rocket apart from lunar landing - sourcesMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2019 The prospective super heavy-lift launch vehicle should be engaged in additional scientific projects apart from the planned Moon landing, aerospace industry sources said on Thursday. The decisi ... more 
UBC research highlights need to safeguard drones and robotic cars against cyber attacksVancouver, Canada (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 Robotic vehicles like Amazon delivery drones or Mars rovers can be hacked more easily than people may think, new research from the University of British Columbia suggests. The researchers, bas ... more  
Turkey didn't buy Russian defence system 'to keep in box': FMAnkara (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 Turkey on Wednesday rejected criticism from the United States over its testing of a newly-acquired Russian missile defence system. ... more |
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 Nijmegen, The Netherlands (SPX) Nov 30, 2019 
The three antennas on the Dutch-Chinese radio telescope, which is currently located behind the moon, have been unfolded. This was officially announced by the Dutch team. The Netherlands-China Low Frequency Explorer (NCLE) hung in space waiting for over a year. This was longer than initially planned, as the accompanying communications satellite had to assist a Chinese lunar lander for a longer ti ... more |
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 Fairfax VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $731.8 million cost-plus-award-fee and firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity sole-source contract for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) ground system sustainment. MUOS is a next-generation satellite communications system that provides secure voice and data communications for U.S. forces worldwide.
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 Xichang (XNA) Nov 25, 2019 
China launched two satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 8:55 a.m. Saturday.
Launched on a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket, the two satellites have entered their planned orbits. They are the 50th and 51st satellites of th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded contracts totaling $1.2 billion to deliver 63 more F-35As, in production Lots 14 and 15, for the U.S. Air Force and for the government of Australia.
The two modifications to previous contracts, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, cover F-35As and associated gear for Australia, as well as work to get ahead on Lot 15 F-35A production for the U. ... more |
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 Newark DE (SPX) Nov 27, 2019 
Many of the technologies we rely on, from smartphones to wearable devices and more, utilize fast wireless communications. What might we accomplish if those devices transmitted information even faster?
That's what Yuping Zeng, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Delaware, aims to discover. She and a team of researchers recently created a high-elec ... more |
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 Taiyuan, China (SPX) Nov 30, 2019 
China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi Province at 7:52 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time).
The satellite, Gaofen-12, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the 320th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.
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 Tehran (AFP) Nov 30, 2019 
Air pollution forced the closure of schools and universities in parts of Iran on Saturday, including Tehran, which was cloaked by a cloud of toxic smog, state media reported.
The young and elderly and people with respiratory illnesses were warned to stay indoors and sporting activities were suspended for the start of the working week in the Islamic republic.
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019 
A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum in Wuhan.
A common satellite operating business focuses on satellites rather than services, which ma ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Nov 27, 2019 
Turkey on Wednesday rejected criticism from the United States over its testing of a newly-acquired Russian missile defence system.
"You don't buy a product to keep it in a box," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a press conference.
Turkey's acquisition of the S-400 missile defence system from Russia this summer was met with consternation by its NATO allies and threats of sanctions ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2019 
The Indian defence ministry claimed that by introducing the basic version of the Akash missile system, the country had saved $5.3 billion with more orders in the pipeline from the army and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
India's defence ministry has given the nod to purchase a locally-made short range surface-to-air missile to protect its airspace along the border with China and Pakistan. The ... more |
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 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 |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2019 
European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano performed initial tests of the second Astrobee robot, named Honey, aboard the International Space Station. Astrobee is a free-flying robot system that includes three robots and a docking station for recharging, and will be used to test how robots can assist crew and perform caretaking duties on spacecraft.
After Parmitano unpacked and inspecte ... more |
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 Airport City, Israel (AFP) Nov 28, 2019 
In a fierce battle for market share against world superpowers China and the United States, Israel's drone industry likes to say it has a secret weapon - military experience.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used daily by Israel's military in and around its borders, whether dropping tear-gas canisters on Palestinian demonstrators, monitoring Hezbollah positions in Lebanon or striking Isla ... more |
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