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  Bremen, Germany (SPX) Jan 27, 2020 The Bartolomeo research platform, developed by Airbus for the International Space Station (ISS), has been delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. The move marks a further step towards something never before seen in space: with its planned launch in March, the European-built Bartolomeo is set to become the first commercial research platform to be attached to the ISS. Bartolomeo is funded by Airbus and will be operated with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA). The platform ... read more |
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Astronauts complete Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer repairs during spacewalkWashington DC (UPI) Jan 26, 2020 NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano completed repairs on the International Space Station's Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on Saturday during the third spacew ... more  
Northrup Grumman awarded $217.2M for BACN payload supportWashington DC (UPI) Jan 23, 2020 Northrop Grumman Systems was awarded a $217.2 million modification to provide operation and support for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node payload operations, the Pentagon has announced. ... more  
Spider-Man-style robotic graspers defy gravityWashington DC (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 Specially designed vacuum suction units allow humans to climb walls. Scientists have developed a suction unit that can be used on rough surfaces, no matter how textured, and that has applications in ... more  
Nuclear waste turned into 'near-infinite powerful' batteries to potentially boost spacecraft mightBristol UK (SPX) Jan 26, 2020 British university researchers have turned their attention to deserted nuclear power plants and the tonnes of waste they still house despite long ago having closed down. What they have stumbled upon ... more |
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Spacewalks, science and BeyondParis (ESA) Jan 24, 2020 Spacewalk season continues on the International Space Station. ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan are getting ready to step outside the Quest airlock for their fourth and ... more  
Fire at Firefly Aerospace interrupts rocket testWashington DC (UPI) Jan 23, 2020 Firefly Aerospace said Thursday that it is investigating a problem with a first-stage booster rocket that caused a fire during a test near Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. ... more  
China's space-tracking vessels back from missionsBeijing (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  
Russian space industry proposes fleet of airships for critical missionMoscow (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 
EU announces funding for Ariane 6 and other space-techParis (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 |
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Leonardo nets $176.5M for 32 TH-37A helicopters for NavyWashington DC (UPI) Jan 14, 2020 Leonardo subsidiary AgustaWestland will deliver 32 advanced helicopters for the U.S. Navy per a $176.5 million announced this week by the Department of Defense. ... more  |
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In Davos, the spectre of a tech cold warDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 23, 2020 China and the United States may have laid down their arms for now in a trade truce, but their technological rivalry is still raging, raising the spectre of a high tech cold war. ... more  
Galileo now replying to SOS messages worldwideParis (ESA) Jan 24, 2020 As well as providing global navigation services, Europe's Galileo satellite constellation is contributing to saving more than 2000 lives annually by relaying SOS messages to first responders. And fr ... more  
AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth testWright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Jan 27, 2020 The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle de ... more 
NASA awards contract for intelligent systems researchMoffett 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 
Indian astronauts to begin training in Russia for country's first manned space missionNew 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 ... more |
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 Kaliningrad, Russia (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
A researcher from Baltic Federal University together with his colleagues developed a composite material that can change its temperature and parameters under the influence of magnetic and electrical fields. Smart materials are safe for human health, and with these properties can be used to manufacture implants (or surface coating for them) that would work as sensors. The article was published in ... more |
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 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 |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
A model invented by researchers at MIT and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) that uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps could help improve GPS navigation.
Showing drivers more details about their routes can often help them navigate in unfamiliar locations. Lane counts, for instance, can enable a GPS system to warn drivers of diverging or merging lanes. Incorpo ... more |
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 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 something of a renaissance in recent years thanks to renewed interest in multiple countries, including Russia.
The Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center has proposed the creation of a fleet of ... more |
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 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 |
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 New York NY (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
A scientific paper published in 1985 was the first to report a burgeoning hole in Earth's stratospheric ozone over Antarctica. Scientists determined the cause to be ozone-depleting substances - long-lived artificial halogen compounds. Although the ozone-destroying effects of these substances are now widely understood, there has been little research into their broader climate impacts.
A stu ... more |
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 Dhaka (AFP) Jan 22, 2020 
Bangladesh authorities Wednesday began tearing down the headquarters of a powerful garment lobby long viewed as a symbol of corruption in a move hailed as a victory for the environmental movement.
The demolition of the 15-storey building in the capital Dhaka is set to be completed over six months using bulldozers as well as workers wielding hammers.
It came almost three years after the n ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 24, 2020 
China announced that it will launch its first Mars mission probe in July this year, China Youth Daily reported Thursday, adding that this is the first time the country disclosed the launch month of its Mars exploration program.
The Mars probe will be sent by the Long March-5 Y4 carrier rocket, said the newspaper, citing sources from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (C ... more |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over a wide temperature range using deep-sea osmolyte trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). This finding could open a new dimension in the application of artificial machines fabricated from biomolecular motors and other proteins.
Biomolecular motors are the smallest natural machines that keep living organisms dynamic. They can ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
Specially designed vacuum suction units allow humans to climb walls. Scientists have developed a suction unit that can be used on rough surfaces, no matter how textured, and that has applications in the development of climbing robots and robotic arms with grasping capabilities.
Traditional methods of vacuum suction and previous vacuum suction devices cannot maintain suction on rough surfac ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Jan 27, 2020 
The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle demonstrator Jan. 23, 2020, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
During the test event, the Valkyrie demonstrator's flight successfully met all of the test objectives, and the envelope was expanded be ... more |
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