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Indian delicacies for astronauts selected for country's first manned mission New Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 08, 2020 India is preparing its manned space mission Gaganyaan, a seven-day operation scheduled for January 2022. The $1.31 billion mission was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day address to the nation on 15 August 2019. Indian astronauts scheduled to fly into space as part of Mission "Gaganyaan" will need to eat, and the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) in the southern Indian city of Mysore has been tasked with creating astronaut-friendly food such as Veg Pulav, Eg ... read more |
OSM Aviation Academy to train pilots on eflyers for Quantum Air Denver CO (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 Quantum Air and OSM Aviation Group announced that Quantum has chosen OSM Aviation Academy as a preferred pilot training partner pursuant to a comprehensive agreement. A Quantum-branded pilot t ... more Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 To put it simply, a space suit is a garment worn by a space traveler for the purpose of safely supporting life in the harsh environment of space while allowing the wearer to perform many desired fun ... more Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Jan 06, 2020 "My first reaction when NASA reached out to me was to ask if I could visit the International Space Station (ISS) to examine the patient myself," said Stephan Moll, MD, UNC School of Medicine blood c ... more Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 The Air Force Research Laboratory recently completed the successful flight demonstration of a game-changing camber morphing wing technology that could significantly increase aircraft range and perfo ... more |
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Solar sail in earth orbit is big breakthrough for China Beijing (XNA) Jan 01, 2020 The Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA) announced on Thursday that China's first solar sail, SIASAIL-I, has successfully verified a number of key technologies in orbit, a big breakthrough in Chin ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 01, 2020 Indonesia is in talks with Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos on sending its first domestic astronaut to space, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin said. "We have started negotia ... more Beijing (AFP) Dec 27, 2019 China Friday launched one of the world's most powerful rockets in a major step forward for its planned mission to Mars in 2020. ... more London (AFP) Dec 26, 2019 In 2020, will the wow factor return to consumer hardware? Will blockchain and 5G punch into the mainstream? Or will the world unify against Big Tech's tax-avoiding practices? ... more Washington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2019 NASA astronaut Christina Koch set the record Saturday for the longest single space flight by a woman at 289 days. Koch, 40, surpassed the record set by Peggy Whitson, who spent 288 consecutive ... more |
Future Navy, Marine Corps aircraft spending estimated at $11 billion per year Paris (ESA) Dec 24, 2019 The Galileo satellite navigation system has been providing Initial Services for three years now. Meanwhile Europe's other satnav system has marked its tenth anniversary: EGNOS has been delivering en ... more |
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Boeing tapped to provide technical services on aircraft in U.S., Kuwait Washington DC (UPI) Dec 19, 2019 Boeing Aerospace Operations has been awarded a contract to provide technical services in support of several aircraft programs for the U.S. Navy and the government of Kuwait, the Department of Defense has announced. ... more Washington (UPI) Jan 6, 2019 A squadron at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma completed its first live mission using the AN/TYQ-23A information system, the U.S. Air Force announced. ... more (UPI) Jan 7, 2019 Ace Electronics received a five-year, $64.4 million contract for an upgrade of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System for the Navy, the Pentagon has announced. ... more Dayton OH (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 The inaugural Physiological Episodes Mitigation Technology Summit and Industry Day, hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing, was held Dec. 17-18 at the Wright Brot ... more Columbia MO (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 One day, soldiers could cool down on the military battlefield - preventing heat stroke or exhaustion - by using "wearable air conditioning," an on-skin device designed by engineers at the University ... more |
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Ceramic materials that are IR-transparent Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Dec 30, 2019 Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) teamed up with colleagues from Institute of Chemistry (FEB RAS), Institute for Single Crystals (Ukraine), and Shanghai Institute of Ceramics (Chinese Academy of Sciences) to develop Y2O3-MgO nanocomposite ceramics with uniform distribution of two phases, microhardness over 11 GPa, and average grain size of 250 nm. It capable of transmitting o ... more |
General Dynamics receives $730M for next-gen satcom system 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. General Dynamics ... more |
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From airport approaches to eCall in cars in 10 years with EGNOS Paris (ESA) Dec 24, 2019 The Galileo satellite navigation system has been providing Initial Services for three years now. Meanwhile Europe's other satnav system has marked its tenth anniversary: EGNOS has been delivering enhanced positioning to users across our continent, including safety-critical services such as aircraft landings for a growing number of European airports. The purpose of the European Geostationar ... more |
OSM Aviation Academy to train pilots on eflyers for Quantum Air Denver CO (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 Quantum Air and OSM Aviation Group announced that Quantum has chosen OSM Aviation Academy as a preferred pilot training partner pursuant to a comprehensive agreement. A Quantum-branded pilot training program will be established at OSM Aviation Academy and the agreement includes a commitment by OSM to refer a steady supply of pilots trained to FAA commercial standards. Quantum Air has commi ... more |
Paving the way for spintronic RAMs: A deeper look into a powerful spin phenomenon Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2019 Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology explore a new material combination that sets the stage for magnetic random access memories, which rely on spin - an intrinsic property of electrons - and could outperform current storage devices. Their breakthrough published in a new study describes a novel strategy to exploit spin-related phenomena in topological materials, which could spur several ad ... more |
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PhD centre will nurture new leaders in Earth observation Leeds UK (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 A new centre will enable 50 fully-funded PhD researchers to harness satellite data to tackle global environmental challenges. The Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science (SENSE) will bring together expertise in satellite remote sensing, climate change, and advanced data science to nurture the next generation of Earth observation researchers. Through a 2.2m pound investment ... more |
Scientists genetically engineer pollution-free poplar tree Washington (UPI) Jan 7, 2019 Scientists have engineered poplar trees to not harm air quality, according to a new study. Like palms and eucalyptus trees, poplars emit isoprene. Their leaves produce the highly volatile chemical in response to stress, like rising temperatures and drought. The chemical triggers the production of other protective compounds. Because the leaves produce so much isoprene and the molecules a ... more |
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China may have over 40 space launches in 2020 Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2020 China's aerospace industry will see a busy year in 2020, with the number of space launches expected to exceed 40, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The highlights of the space activities include the launch of China's first Mars probe, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe, which is expected to bring moon samples back to Earth, the final step of China's current ... more |
Lockheed nabs $114M deal to deliver Patriot missiles to UAE Washington (UPI) Dec 31, 2019 Lockheed Martin has received a $114 million contract to accelerate delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles to United Arab Emirates through the Foreign Military Sales program, according to the Department of Defense. The Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target, or Patriot, missile program is an air-defense guided missile system with long-range, medium-to-high-altitude and ... more |
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Ace Electronics nabs $64.4M for Tomahawk control system upgrades (UPI) Jan 7, 2019 Ace Electronics received a five-year, $64.4 million contract for an upgrade of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System for the Navy, the Pentagon has announced. The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, funds production and delivery of manufacturing kits, spare parts and testing for the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System, or TTWCS, for the Maritime Strike Tomah ... more |
A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale New York NY (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 Researchers at Columbia University and University of California, San Diego, have introduced a novel "multi-messenger" approach to quantum physics that signifies a technological leap in how scientists can explore quantum materials. The findings appear in a recent article published in Nature Materials, led by A. S. McLeod, postdoctoral researcher, Columbia Nano Initiative, with co-authors Dm ... more |
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Scientists develop gentle, microscopic hands to study tiny, soft materials Champaign IL (SPX) Dec 30, 2019 Handling very soft, delicate items without damaging them is hard enough with human hands, let alone doing it at the microscopic scale with laboratory instruments. Three new studies show how scientists have honed a technique for handling tiny, soft particles using precisely controlled fluid flows that act as gentle microscopic hands. The technique allows researchers to test the physical lim ... more |
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F-16 shoots down drone at Eglin AFB in cruise missile defense test Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2019 An Air Force squadron shot down a subscale drone from an F-16 Fighting Falcon targeting pod in a cruise missile defense test, the Air Force announced. "This proof of concept can have implications for homeland defense missions, combined defense of the Arabian Gulf and beyond," Col. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing Commander, said Thursday in a statement. "I am exceptionally proud of the efforts of ... more |
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