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January 08, 2020
SPACE TRAVEL
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

AEROSPACE
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
SPACE TRAVEL
Have Space Suit Will Travel
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
SPACE MEDICINE
UNC expert helps treat astronaut's blood clot during NASA mission
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
AEROSPACE
AFRL camber morphing wing takes flight
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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SPACE MEDICINE
First reported occurrence and treatment of spaceflight medical risk in orbit
New Orleans LA (SPX) Jan 06, 2020
Serena Aunon-Chancellor, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is the lead author of a paper describing a previously u ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China tests micro propulsion technology for space-based gravitational wave detection
Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2020
Chinese space engineers have tested a micro propulsion technology on a recently launched satellite, which could be used in future space-based gravitational wave detection. Experts from the Chi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA prepares Artemis I SLS rocket stage for move to Pegasus Barge
New Orleans LA (SPX) Jan 06, 2020
Teams at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans moved the core stage, complete with all four RS-25 engines, for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to Building 110 for final shipping pr ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Cubesat for studying distant planets goes quiet
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 06, 2020
Mission operators at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have lost contact with the ASTERIA satellite, a briefcase-sized spacecraft designed to study planets outside our solar ... more
DRAGON SPACE
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). Th ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
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
SPACE TRAVEL
Indonesia Negotiating Launch of 1st Indigenous Astronaut with Russia's Roscosmos
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
DRAGON SPACE
China launches powerful rocket in boost for 2020 Mars mission
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
SPACE TRAVEL
SMAC in the DARQ: five trends shaping tech in 2020
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
SPACE TRAVEL
Christina Koch sets record for longest space flight by a woman
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

GPS NEWS
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 en ... more
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AEROSPACE
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
AEROSPACE
Air Force completes first mission with new command-and-control system
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
MISSILE NEWS
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. ... more
AEROSPACE
For the safety of our pilots
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
MILTECH
A wearable air conditioner without needing electricity
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
+ Sustainable supply of minerals and metals key to a low-carbon energy future
+ A new way to make chemicals by copying nature's tricks
+ Nanoscale sensors see how high pressure affects materials
+ Lasers learn to accurately spot space junk
+ New nano-barrier for composites could strengthen spacecraft payloads
+ Northrop Grumman lands $1B contract for F-16 AESA radars
+ Solving the challenges of long duration space flight with 3D Printing
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
+ Airbus' marks 50 years in Skynet secure satellite communications for UK
+ Lockheed Martin gets $3.3B contract for communications satellite work
+ GenDyn nets $783M for next-gen Navy MUOS operations
+ 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


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
+ China Focus: China to complete Beidou-3 satellite system in 2020
+ China's Beidou navigation system to provide unique services
+ Satnav watching over rugby players
+ US Congress green lights India's NavIC as regional satellite navigation system
+ Russia postpones Glonass-M launch From Plesetsk over carrier problems
+ China launches two more BeiDou satellites for GPS system
+ Russia to launch glass sphere into space before new year to obtain accurate Earth data
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
+ AFRL camber morphing wing takes flight
+ Future Navy, Marine Corps aircraft spending estimated at $11 billion per year
+ F-35As at Hill AFB reach full warfighting capability
+ Research in 2019 Enables Future Aviation Advances
+ Air Force completes first mission with new command-and-control system
+ For the safety of our pilots
+ Boeing tapped to provide technical services on aircraft in U.S., Kuwait
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
+ New method gives robust transistors
+ Computing with molecules: A big step in molecular spintronics
+ In leap for quantum computing, silicon quantum bits establish a long-distance relationship
+ Japan lifts curbs on export of key chip material to S. Korea
+ Scientists see defects in potential new semiconductor
+ Transistors can now both process and store information
+ A platform for stable quantum computing, a playground for exotic physics


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
+ Climate signals detected in global weather
+ Scientists find iron 'snow' in Earth's core
+ NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Environmental Satellite Mission
+ China improves space-based observation of Earth
+ NASA eBook reveals insights of Earth seen at night from space
+ Model offers clearer understanding of factors that influence monsoon behavior
+ China releases first 3D images based on Earth observation satellite
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
+ Going meme: Thai shoppers get creative after plastic bag ban
+ Bangladesh court orders government to ban single-use plastics
+ With purifiers and lawsuits, Pakistanis fight back against smog
+ Cities are expanding outward, not upward -- an unsustainable pattern
+ India leads world in pollution linked deaths: study
+ Spain river littered with dead fish after waste plant fire
+ Household dust hosts toxic chemicals from LCD screens


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
+ China launches powerful rocket in boost for 2020 Mars mission
+ China's Xichang set for 20 space launches in 2020
+ China sends six satellites into orbit with single rocket
+ China launches satellite service platform
+ China plans to complete space station construction around 2022: expert
+ China conducts hovering and obstacle avoidance test in public for first Mars lander mission
+ Beijing eyes creating first Earth-Moon economic zone
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
+ Syrian defences fire on 'hostile missiles' from Israel: state media
+ Moscow lifts veil on missile attack warning system
+ Germany in talks with Lockheed, MBDA for missile defense program
+ Israel and Czech Republic sign $125 mn missile defence deal
+ Turkey didn't buy Russian defence system 'to keep in box': FM
+ Pompeo: Turkey test of Russian defense system 'concerning'
+ Turkey tests Russian missile defences despite US threats


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
+ Boeing awarded $265.2M modification to GMD missile upgrade contract
+ Russia's Avangard hypersonic missile system has entered service
+ Raytheon nabs $768.3M contract to provide AMRAAMs to foreign partners
+ Russia says first Avangard hypersonic missiles enter service
+ Lockheed Martin's precision strike missile successful in first flight test
+ Raytheon receives $28.9M to repair SM-2, SM-6 missiles
+ Russia to create new radar field against cruise missiles
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
+ New production method for carbon nanotubes gets green light
+ Creating a nanoscale on-off switch for heat
+ Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
+ SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles
+ 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


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
+ AI-powered avatar at tech show touted as 'artificial human'
+ Samsung unveils AI-powered digital avatar
+ 2020 FIRST Robotics Kickoff Event Returns to Rocket City Jan. 4
+ Space history is made in this NASA robot factory
+ Church of England questions ethics of investment in AI
+ Insects' drag-based flight mechanism could improve tiny flying robots
+ Researchers call for harnessing, regulation of AI


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
+ Lockheed Martin and Canadian UAVs to improve unmanned beyond visual line of sight operations
+ Inmarsat Government bulk orders airborne satcom terminals from Orbit CS
+ US proposes remote ID requirement for drones
+ French military kills 33 terrorists in Mali in its first drone strike
+ France deploys armed drones in Sahel anti-jihadist fight
+ AFRL completes two and a half-day ultra leap
+ Safer navigation through enhanced predictive paths powered by UAV Navigation
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