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January 23, 2020
SPACE TRAVEL
Indian astronauts to begin training in Russia for country's first manned space mission



New Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020
India's space agency the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is gearing up for its week-long space mission worth $1.31 billion. Four astronauts have been shortlisted from the Indian Air Force after a series of tests conducted in India and Russia. ISRO Chief K. Sivan said on Wednesday that four shortlisted astronauts would be sent to Russia for an 11-month training program by the end of January, in preparation for India's first crewed space mission - 'Gaganyaan' - scheduled for January 2022. ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Russia to supply US with six RD-180 rocket engines this year
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020
Russian rocket engine manufacturer NPO Energomash plans to ship six RD-180 rocket engines to the United States this year, government procurement website data shows. The RD-180 engines will be ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's space-tracking vessels back from missions
Beijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2020
Space-tracking ship Yuanwang 3 and Yuanwang 7 returned to the port of the China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Controlling Department after completing three monitoring missions, the Science and Tec ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
US Army and Air Force team up for multi-domain operations
White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Jan 22, 2020
Two U.S. Air Force F-35s were integrated with the U.S. Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), providing an airborne sensor capability to successfully detect, track and ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA awards contract for intelligent systems research
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2020
NASA has selected Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, LLC, a KBRwyle business unit, of Greenbelt, Maryland, for a contract for intelligent systems research and development support services at the agenc ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
EU announces funding for Ariane 6 and other space-tech
Paris (AFP) Jan 21, 2020
The European Union on Tuesday announced 200 million euros ($222 million) of funding for the Ariane 6 rocket launcher and for small and medium-sized space technology companies. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's space station core module, manned spacecraft arrive at launch site
Wenchang (XNA) Jan 22, 2020
A core module prototype of China's space station and a prototype of China's new-generation manned spacecraft arrived at the launch site in south China's Hainan Province after a week of ocean and rai ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Meir, Koch complete battery swaps to upgrade station power systems
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 22, 2020
At 1:33 p.m. EST, Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Christina Koch of NASA concluded their third spacewalk together. During the six hour and 58-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronaut ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
DARPA Awards Lockheed Martin Hypersonic OpFires Phase 3 Contract
Orlando FL (SPX) Jan 17, 2020
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $31.9 million contract for the Operational Fires (OpFires) Phase 3 Weapon System Integration program. OpFi ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Gremlins program completes first flight test for X-61A vehicle
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2020
DARPA's Gremlins program has completed the first flight test of its X-61A vehicle. The test in late November at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah included one captive-carry mission aboar ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Exquadrum-Dynetics team test full-scale OpFires rocket
Adelanto CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2020
Exquadrum has completed the hot-fire test of the revolutionary new rocket being developed to accomplish the DARPA Operational Fires (OpFires) advanced tactical weapon system mission objectives. The ... more
AEROSPACE
The chance to be greater
Wright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Jan 15, 2020
Air Force Capt. Joshua Lee knew as a kid that he wanted to be part of the U.S. military. "I always wanted to be in the military. My dad was in the Coast Guard for 21 years, so I have always kn ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA, SpaceX complete final major flight test of crew spacecraft
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2020
NASA and SpaceX completed a launch escape demonstration of the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket Sunday. This was the final major flight test of the spacecraft before it begins ca ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Collins Aerospace to supply critical subsystems for NASA's Orion spacecraft
Windsor Locks CT (SPX) Jan 20, 2020
Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to provide critical subsystems to support production of NASA's Orion spacecraft fleet for A ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Operational Fires Program Advances to Phase 3, Targets System Development and Integration
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 17, 2020
The joint DARPA/U.S. Army Operational Fires (OpFires) program is moving into Phase 3 to further develop and integrate ongoing propulsion system designs into a missile system, including the launcher, ... more


Boeing: Starliner capsule can return to flight with minimal work

SPACE TRAVEL
Jessica Meir, Christina Koch complete first 2020 spacewalk
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2020
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the first spacewalk of 2020 on Wednesday, spending more than six hours conducting battery repair work on the International Space Station's Port-6 truss. ... more
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MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Protecting wideband RF systems in congested electromagnetic environments
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2020
Today's electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is a scarce resource that is becoming increasingly congested and contested as friendly, unfriendly, and neutral entities vie for available spectrum resources at ... more
AEROSPACE
Russian space industry proposes fleet of airships for critical mission
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020
Although the use of airships declined significantly by the mid-20th century thanks to the ever-increasing capabilities of airplanes, this unique form of aerial transportation technology has enjoyed ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
'Over in under a minute': commander divulges how quickly moscow's defences can thwart missile attack
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020
The Russian capital's air and missile defence system is one of the most sophisticated in the world, and includes a dense layer of anti-aircraft missile launchers, interceptor systems, and a unique t ... more
TRADE WARS
Lack of transparency in China's Belt and Road projects: EU firms
Beijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2020
A lack of information and transparency are top barriers for European companies seeking involvement in China's Belt and Road Initiative, according to a survey published Thursday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Spinlaunch receives additional $35M from investors
Long Beach, CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2020
Jonathan Yaney, Founder and CEO of SpinLaunch, Inc., has announced that the company has received an additional investment of $35 million for continued development of the world's first kinetic launch ... more
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Study reveals unexpected rise in potent greenhouse gas
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 21, 2020
Scientists had expected the levels of HFC-23, a type of hydrofluorocarbon and a potent greenhouse gas, to drop in the latest global survey of greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, atmospheric concentrations of HFC-23 are rising. HFC-23 is the byproduct of the production of HCFC-22, another hydrofluorocarbon that is commonly used in cooling systems in developing economies. India and China a ... more
+ NASA-funded space radiation studies could save astronauts' lives
+ NASA funds AnalySwift, Purdue tech to speed up composite deployable structure design
+ Slow light to speed up LiDAR sensors development
+ Nestle to invest 2bn Swiss francs in recycled plastics
+ No need to dig too deep to find gold
+ Scientists film chemical bond making, breaking
+ Four nations to be protected with Lockheed Martin's next generation radar
US Army and Air Force team up for multi-domain operations
White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Jan 22, 2020
Two U.S. Air Force F-35s were integrated with the U.S. Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), providing an airborne sensor capability to successfully detect, track and intercept near simultaneous air-breathing threats in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The December 2019 test marked the first time F-35s were used as sensors during an IBCS live ... more
+ Protecting wideband RF systems in congested electromagnetic environments
+ General Dynamics receives $730M for next-gen satcom system
+ 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


China's international journal Satellite Navigation launched
Beijing (XNA) Jan 22, 2020
A new English publication offering scientific research in the field of satellite navigation has just been launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Springer Nature. The peer-reviewed academic journal "Satellite Navigation" is online in an open-access format, according to the joint sponsor Aerospace Information Research Institute of the CAS Tuesday. The journal aims to report ne ... more
+ FAA warns military training exercise could jam GPS signals in southeast, Caribbean
+ China Focus: China to complete Beidou-3 satellite system in 2020
+ China's Beidou navigation system to provide unique services
+ From airport approaches to eCall in cars in 10 years with EGNOS
+ 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
The chance to be greater
Wright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Jan 15, 2020
Air Force Capt. Joshua Lee knew as a kid that he wanted to be part of the U.S. military. "I always wanted to be in the military. My dad was in the Coast Guard for 21 years, so I have always known the military lifestyle. I knew I wanted to join, but I didn't know which branch to go into," said Lee. "Part of me wanted to join the Coast Guard to honor my dad, and the other part wanted to join ... more
+ Russian space industry proposes fleet of airships for critical mission
+ Leonardo nets $176.5M for 32 TH-37A helicopters for Navy
+ CMV-22B Osprey completes first flight in Texas
+ Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner
+ Boeing, Navy complete first Super Hornet flight with upgraded sensor
+ Air France-KLM chief warns carbon taxes could backfire
+ Ukraine says Iran to hand over downed jet's black boxes
Dutch tech firm caught in US-China row
The Hague (AFP) Jan 17, 2020
Dutch computer chip machine manufacturer ASML found itself on Friday at the centre of a row between Beijing and Washington over the delivery of a hi-tech system to China. ASML has been waiting since June for Dutch government approval to deliver one of its machines to an unnamed Chinese client amid US concerns that the "highly sensitive" technology could have military uses. The US and Chi ... more
+ Generation and manipulation of spin currents for advanced electronic devices
+ Nano antennas for data transfer
+ Growing strained crystals could improve performance of perovskite electronics
+ New method gives robust transistors
+ Paving the way for spintronic RAMs: A deeper look into a powerful spin phenomenon
+ Computing with molecules: A big step in molecular spintronics
+ In leap for quantum computing, silicon quantum bits establish a long-distance relationship


China's first civilian HD mapping satellite in service for eight years
Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2020
China's first civilian high-definition mapping satellite Ziyuan III 01 has celebrated its 8th birthday in orbit. Despite its five-year design life, it continues to collect data, the Ministry of Natural Resources said Wednesday. Since it was launched in January 2012, the satellite has sent back 3D data covering 79 million square kilometers of the globe as of Dec. 31, 2019. It ha ... more
+ Kleos and Geollect sign Channel Partner and Integrator Agreement
+ Capella Space unveils new satellite design for EO platform
+ Clouds as a factor influencing the climate
+ Farewell to the Eu CROPIS mission
+ Shocked meteorites provide clues to Earth's lower mantle
+ Aeolus winds now in daily weather forecasts
+ Evolving landscape added fuel to Gobi Desert's high-speed winds
China's zero-waste activists fight overconsumption
Beijing (AFP) Jan 21, 2020
Parcels piled high at sorting centres and drivers speeding down bike lanes to deliver takeout lunches are ubiquitous sights in urban China, where e-commerce and delivery apps have taken over everyday life. But the growing embrace of consumerism is generating mountains of waste: The nation will produce as much as 500 million tonnes of waste annually by 2030, the World Bank warns, up from just ... more
+ New obstacles ahead in China's pollution fight: report
+ Bangladesh factories ordered shut to save key river
+ Bangladesh tears down building seen as symbol of corruption
+ Egypt village turns a profit on used tyres
+ China targets takeout containers in bid to reduce plastic waste
+ Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste
+ Heating woes fuel Balkan smog crisis


China's space station core module, manned spacecraft arrive at launch site
Wenchang (XNA) Jan 22, 2020
A core module prototype of China's space station and a prototype of China's new-generation manned spacecraft arrived at the launch site in south China's Hainan Province after a week of ocean and rail transport, the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) announced Monday. The core module will take part in joint rehearsals with the Long March-5B carrier rocket at the Wenchang Space La ... more
+ China's space-tracking vessels back from missions
+ China may have over 40 space launches in 2020
+ 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
'Over in under a minute': commander divulges how quickly moscow's defences can thwart missile attack
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020
The Russian capital's air and missile defence system is one of the most sophisticated in the world, and includes a dense layer of anti-aircraft missile launchers, interceptor systems, and a unique tetrahedral truncated pyramid radio-radar station so powerful it can detect space debris. In the event of an enemy attack, Moscow's air defences would intercept and destroy enemy missile targets ... more
+ Lockheed nabs $114M deal to deliver Patriot missiles to UAE
+ 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'


New footage shows Iranian missiles hitting Ukraine plane
Washington (AFP) Jan 15, 2020
New video footage has emerged showing two Iranian missiles tearing through the night sky and hitting a Ukrainian passenger plane, sending the aircraft down in flames and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. The projectiles were fired 30 seconds apart and explain why the plane's transponder was not working as it hurtled to the ground - it was disabled by the first strike, before bei ... more
+ Raytheon awarded $9M to maintain HARM weapons for Morocco, Turkey, U.S.
+ Iran's 'catastrophic mistake': Speculation, pressure, then admission
+ 'Surviving was a miracle': Iran's missile attack on Iraq base
+ Ace Electronics nabs $64.4M for Tomahawk control system upgrades
+ 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
Nanobubbles in nanodroplets
Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2020
A team headed by Professor Frank Stienkemeier at Freiburg's Institute of Physics and Dr. Marcel Mudrich, professor at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, has observed the ultrafast reaction of nanodroplets of helium after excitation with extreme ultraviolet radiation (XUV) using a free-electron laser in real time. The researchers have published their findings in the latest issue of Nature Commu ... more
+ New production method for carbon nanotubes gets green light
+ A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale
+ 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


Anatomy of a Rover: The Mechanics of a Winning Student Vehicle Design
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 17, 2020
NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge isn't for the faint of heart. The critical thinking that goes into designing rovers and the hours spent building them require dedication from teams of students from high schools, colleges and universities around the world. The 26th annual challenge, managed by the Office of STEM Engagement at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabam ... more
+ Team builds the first living robots
+ Can sea star movement inspire better robots?
+ Raytheon tapped for self-evaluating machine learning system
+ Robo-crib highlights infant safety at technology show
+ Scientists develop gentle, microscopic hands to study tiny, soft materials
+ 2020 FIRST Robotics Kickoff Event Returns to Rocket City Jan. 4
+ AI-powered avatar at tech show touted as 'artificial human'


Trump details Soleimani's end in UAV attack
Washington (AFP) Jan 18, 2020
Cameras "miles in the sky", a countdown and then "boom": US President Donald Trump has recounted the final moments of Iran's powerful General Qasem Soleimani in an American drone strike. Trump delivered the account Friday night to Republican Party donors gathered at his Florida residence Mar-a-Lago for a fundraising dinner, US media said. CNN on Saturday broadcast an audio recording in w ... more
+ As Iran missiles battered Iraq base, US lost eyes in sky
+ Moths' flight data helps drones navigate complex environments
+ F-16 shoots down drone at Eglin AFB in cruise missile defense test
+ 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
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