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January 31, 2020
MICROSAT BLITZ
Iran breaks monopoly of know-how to launch satellites



Tehran, Iran (IRNA) Jan 29, 2020
Iran broke the monopoly of nine states over know-how to launch satellites, spokesman for Ministry of Defense Aerospace Organization Ahmad Hosseini said on Tuesday. Ahmad Hosseini made the remarks in an interview about launching Zafar satellite. Military missiles and satellite rockets have two very different use in terms of system design and system integration. Ballistic missiles are used in hostility and should be capable of operating quickly and with high mobility, but satellites are for civilia ... read more

SPACE MEDICINE
From Antarctica to space: telemedicine at the limit
Paris (ESA) Jan 31, 2020
ESA is working with Argentina to test telemedicine device Tempus Pro in the harsh conditions of Antarctica as Europe prepares for its next phase of human exploration in space. The development ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Voyager 2 engineers working to restore normal operations
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 30, 2020
Engineers for NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft are working to return the mission to normal operating conditions after one of the spacecraft's autonomous fault protection routines was triggered. Mul ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches fourth batch of 60 Starlink satellites
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jan 29, 2020
SpaceX has launched a Falcon 9 carrying it's fourth batch of 60 Starlink satellites. Launch was 9:06 a.m. Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The satellites were successfully deployed a little over one hour after launch. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Russian Space Agency confirms plans to launch nuclear-powered space tug by 2030
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 29, 2020
The secrecy-laden project, in development since 2010, is intended to facilitate the transportation of large cargoes in deep space, including for the purpose of creating permanent bases on other plan ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
New research launching to station aboard Northrop Grumman's 13th Resupply Mission
Melissa Gaskill for ISS News
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 30, 2020 Investigations studying tissue culturing, bone loss and phage therapy will be launching, along with more scientific experiments and supplies, to the International Spac ... more
ENERGY TECH
Nuclear waste turned into 'near-infinite powerful' batteries to potentially boost spacecraft might
Bristol 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
UAV NEWS
AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test
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 de ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Iran makes six satellites to put into orbit
Tehran, Iran (SPX) Jan 28, 2020
Mohammad-Javad Azari-Jahromi made the remarks through a twitter message on the threshold of putting Zafar 1 and 2 satellites into orbit in coming days. Speed of production has accelerated, so ... more
AEROSPACE
NASA creates technologies to gather Great Observatory Science from a balloon
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 29, 2020
NASA Scientist Al Kogut has found a way to do Hubble Space Telescope-class science from a relatively inexpensive scientific balloon and is well on the way to proving the concept. If he succeeds, the ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
NASA selects first commercial destination module for International Space Station
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 28, 2020
NASA has selected Axiom Space of Houston to provide at least one habitable commercial module to be attached to the International Space Station as the agency continues to open the station for commerc ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
US awaits Iraq's okay to deploy Patriots to protect troops
Washington (AFP) Jan 30, 2020
The United States is awaiting a green light from the Iraqi government to deploy Patriot missile defense systems to protect US troops from Iranian missile attacks, Pentagon chief Mark Esper said Thursday. ... more
ROBO SPACE
OFFSET Swarm Systems Integrators Demonstrate Tactics to Conduct Urban Raid
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 31, 2020
In its third field experiment, DARPA's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program deployed swarms of autonomous air and ground vehicles to demonstrate a raid in an urban area. The OFFSET progr ... more
ROBO SPACE
Progressing Towards Assuredly Safer Autonomous Systems
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 31, 2020
The sophistication of autonomous systems currently being developed across various domains and industries has markedly increased in recent years, due in large part to advances in computing, modeling, ... more
MILTECH
US plans to relax restrictions on landmines
Washington (AFP) Jan 30, 2020
The US government plans to relax restrictions on the army's use of anti-personnel mines, reversing an Obama-era commitment that more than 160 countries have signed up to, and which aims to limit injuries to civilians, US media reported Thursday. ... more


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DRAGON SPACE
China to launch more space science satellites
Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2020
China plans to launch more space science satellites in the coming three to four years, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The satellites will be used to detect electromagnetic ... more
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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
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 ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
First Spacebus Neo satellite launched
Paris (ESA) Jan 17, 2020
Ariane 5's first launch of 2020 has delivered two telecom satellites, Konnect and GSAT-30, into their planned transfer orbits. Arianespace announced liftoff at 21:05 GMT (22:05 CET, 18:05 local time ... more
AEROSPACE
National Technologies nets $104.9 million for Marine One support
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 28, 2020
National Technologies Associates received a $104.9 million contract to provide support for the Presidential Helicopters Program Office, Helicopter Marine Squadron One and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Twenty-One, the Department of Defense announced. ... more
AEROSPACE
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. receives $80M for C-20 and C-37 maintenance
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 28, 2020
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. received an $80.1 million modification to sustain the C-20 and C-37 fleet for the AIr Force, Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. ... more
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NASA scientists tap virtual reality to make a scientific discovery
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 30, 2020
NASA scientists using virtual reality technology are redefining our understanding about how our galaxy works. Using a customized, 3D virtual reality (VR) simulation that animated the speed and direction of 4 million stars in the local Milky Way neighborhood, astronomer Marc Kuchner and researcher Susan Higashio obtained a new perspective on the stars' motions, improving our understanding o ... more
+ Two satellites just avoided a head-on smash. How close did they come to disaster?
+ As seen in movies, new meta-hologram can be used as a communication tool
+ Two defunct satellites narrowly miss collision: officials
+ 'Satellite Collision is a Clear and Present Danger' - Professor
+ Tethers Unlimited reports successful operation of space-debris removal device
+ AFRL, Partners Develop Innovative Tools To Accelerate Composites Certification
+ Suspected space debris breaks into pieces over Southern California
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
+ Galileo now replying to SOS messages worldwide
+ Using artificial intelligence to enrich digital maps
+ 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
NASA creates technologies to gather Great Observatory Science from a balloon
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 29, 2020
NASA Scientist Al Kogut has found a way to do Hubble Space Telescope-class science from a relatively inexpensive scientific balloon and is well on the way to proving the concept. If he succeeds, the technology he's developing under the Balloon-borne Cryogenic Telescope Testbed (BOBCAT) effort could prove potentially revolutionary for cosmologists and other scientists who need to collect far-infr ... more
+ Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. receives $80M for C-20 and C-37 maintenance
+ National Technologies nets $104.9 million for Marine One support
+ Russian space industry proposes fleet of airships for critical mission
+ 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing receives first F-35C
+ CMV-22B Osprey completes first flight in Texas
+ Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner
+ The chance to be greater
Coupled quantum dots may offer a new way to store quantum information
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 30, 2020
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have for the first time created and imaged a novel pair of quantum dots - tiny islands of confined electric charge that act like interacting artificial atoms. Such "coupled" quantum dots could serve as a robust quantum bit, or qubit, the fundamental unit of information for a quantum computer. Moreover, ... more
+ NRL researchers' golden touch enhances quantum technology
+ Dutch tech firm caught in US-China row
+ 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


Agreement on data utilization of earth observation satellite with FAO
Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Jan 27, 2020
FAO will bolster the scale and scope of its geospatial monitoring toolkit thanks to collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that will expand the capacity of FAO's accessible platforms for forestry and land-use assessments. A three-year agreement signed last week will enhance the access of FAO member states and other users to JAXA data sets and more "ground-truthing ... more
+ Artificial intelligence to rebuild Iraq via second phase of the UNOSAT challenge
+ Ozone-depleting substances caused half of late 20th-century Arctic warming, says study
+ QinetiQ to play key role in maximising European capabilities in operational earth observation
+ NASA, Partners name ocean studying satellite for noted Earth scientist
+ Capella Space unveils new satellite design for EO platform
+ Kleos and Geollect sign Channel Partner and Integrator Agreement
+ Clouds as a factor influencing the climate
France cracks down on plastic waste, destruction of unsold clothes
Paris (AFP) Jan 30, 2020
The French parliament on Thursday passed a law forbidding retailers from destroying unsold clothes and banning single-use plastic containers by 2040, part of the government's efforts to reduce waste. The bill adopted by the Senate, after being cleared by the lower house National Assembly last week, bans fast-food restaurants from serving food that is not for takeaway in plastic containers be ... more
+ Vegan meals and old tuxedos: Hollywood red carpets go green
+ Red Sea huge source of air pollution, greenhouse gases: study
+ Researchers to conduct major Japan ocean microplastics survey
+ Faced with high smog levels, Milan to ban cars on Sunday
+ Moscow admits building highway via radioactive site
+ Bangladesh tears down building seen as symbol of corruption
+ China's zero-waste activists fight overconsumption


China to launch more space science satellites
Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2020
China plans to launch more space science satellites in the coming three to four years, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The satellites will be used to detect electromagnetic signals associated with gravitational waves, solar eruption activities, astronomy and the interaction between solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere. Four new missions include the Gravitation ... more
+ China's space station core module, manned spacecraft arrive at launch site
+ China to launch Mars probe in July
+ 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
US awaits Iraq's okay to deploy Patriots to protect troops
Washington (AFP) Jan 30, 2020
The United States is awaiting a green light from the Iraqi government to deploy Patriot missile defense systems to protect US troops from Iranian missile attacks, Pentagon chief Mark Esper said Thursday. Iran launched 11 missiles at a US air base at Ain al-Assad and another at a base in Erbil on January 8 in retaliation for the killing days earlier of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a US ... more
+ 'Over in under a minute': commander divulges how quickly moscow's defences can thwart missile attack
+ 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


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
Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
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
+ Nanobubbles in nanodroplets
+ 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


OFFSET Swarm Systems Integrators Demonstrate Tactics to Conduct Urban Raid
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 31, 2020
In its third field experiment, DARPA's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program deployed swarms of autonomous air and ground vehicles to demonstrate a raid in an urban area. The OFFSET program envisions swarms of up to 250 collaborative autonomous systems providing critical insights to small ground units in urban areas where limited sight lines and tight spaces can obscure hazards, as we ... more
+ Progressing Towards Assuredly Safer Autonomous Systems
+ Spider-Man-style robotic graspers defy gravity
+ Anatomy of a Rover: The Mechanics of a Winning Student Vehicle Design
+ 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


AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test
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
+ Navy's first MQ-4C Triton drones arrive in Guam
+ Researchers develop new bio-inspired wing design for small drones
+ Quantum technologies are changing the face of unmanned aircraft communications
+ Trump details Soleimani's end in UAV attack
+ 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
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