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  Washington DC (UPI) Feb 03, 2020 U.S. launch company Rocket Lab launched a U.S. spy satellite from New Zealand on Thursday. "Successful Electron lift-off!" RocketLab tweeted on Friday afternoon in New Zealand. The company had experienced a few delays for the launch due to ground-level winds, but otherwise, the mission reportedly went off without any problems. It was Rocket Lab's first launch of 2020, from the firm's Launch Complex 1 is in New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. Rocket Lab opened a second launch complex in Virg ... read more |
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India plans to send 50 satellite launch vehicles into orbit within next 5 yearsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Feb 03, 2020 India's government space expenditure still lags behind that of the major players in the sector, such as the US, which spent about 13 times more than India in 2018, according to a report presented to ... more 
Elon Musk drops surprise techno trackLos Angeles (AFP) Jan 31, 2020 He is known as billionaire tech investor, inventor and space entrepreneur, and now Elon Musk is showing off another talent - for dance music. ... more  
NASA funds demonstration of assembly and manufacturing in spaceGreenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 03, 2020 NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies of Westminster, Colorado, to robotically assemble a communications antenna and manufacture a spacecraft beam in orbit. The technology d ... more  
From Antarctica to space: telemedicine at the limitParis (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 |
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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  
Space Force decommissions 26-year-old GPS satellite to make way for GPS 3 constellationSchriever AFB CO (SPX) Feb 03, 2020 The 2nd Space Operations Squadron decommissioned Satellite Vehicle Number-36, the second to last Block IIA satellite, Jan. 27. Capt. Collin Dart, 2nd SOPS assistant flight commander of GPS mis ... more 
Progressing towards assuredly safer autonomous systemsWashington DC (SPX) Feb 03, 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  
Poland inks $4.6bn deal for US fighter jetsWarsaw (AFP) Jan 31, 2020 Poland on Friday finalised an agreement to buy dozens of F-35 fighter jets from the US in a multi-billion dollar deal aimed at revamping its air force and further strengthening close ties with Washington. ... more  
Pentagon to roll back restrictions on land mine useWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2019 The United States is rolling back prohibitions on land mine use, the White House and Department of Defense announced Friday. ... more |
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Boeing lands $84.1M deal to integrate ADCP II boxes into F-15 platformWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2019 The Air Force has awarded Boeing with an $84.1 million contract to integrate the advanced display core processor into the F-15 platform, according to the Department of Defense. ... more  |
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Lockheed Martin receives $2.3B deal for helicopter parts maintenanceWashington (UPI) Jan 31, 2019 Lockheed Martin has received a $2.3 billion contract for parts maintenance for MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters for the U.S. Navy, the Department of Defense announced. ... more  
US awaits Iraq's okay to deploy Patriots to protect troopsWashington (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 
OFFSET Swarm Systems Integrators Demonstrate Tactics to Conduct Urban RaidWashington 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 
US plans to relax restrictions on landminesWashington (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 
41st Field Artillery Brigade conducts live fire exercise in GermanyWashington DC (UPI) Jan 29, 2020 The 2st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment of the 41st Field Artillery Brigade has conducted a live-fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, the Army announced. ... more |
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 Pohang, South Korea (SPX) Jan 29, 2020 
Hologram techniques are already used in our everyday life. A hologram sticker to prevent from counterfeiting money, Augmented Reality navigation projected in front mirror of a car to guide directions, and Virtual Reality game that allows a user to play in a virtual world with a feeling of live are just a few examples to mention.
Recently, thinner and lighter meta-hologram operating in forw ... 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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 Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Feb 03, 2020 
The 2nd Space Operations Squadron decommissioned Satellite Vehicle Number-36, the second to last Block IIA satellite, Jan. 27.
Capt. Collin Dart, 2nd SOPS assistant flight commander of GPS mission engineering, said the disposal of SVN-36 will allow for newer vehicles to take it's place.
"The main reason it was decommissioned was because, at this time, we're accepting a lot of the new ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 31, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has received a $2.3 billion contract for parts maintenance for MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters for the U.S. Navy, the Department of Defense announced.
The MH-60R - also called the 'Romeo' aircraft - has been operational since 2006. The helicopters are jointly built by Lockheed and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
According to Lockheed, MH-60R replaces the SH-60B Bravo and ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Feb 03, 2020 
It is well known that quantum properties of individual atoms can be controlled and manipulated by laser light. Even large clouds of hundreds of millions of atoms can be pushed into the quantum regime, giving rise to macroscopic quantum states of matter such as quantum gases or Bose-Einstein condensates, which nowadays are also widely used in quantum technologies.
An exciting next step is t ... more |
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 Bethlehem, PA (SPX) Jan 28, 2020 
While elected officials in the U.S. debate a proposed "Green New Deal" and U.S. President Donald Trump derides "prophets of doom" in Davos, environmental scientists continue to gather evidence about how changes to industry could mitigate the harms of climate change.
In a News and Views article in Nature Climate Change ("Cleaner Air is a Win-Win," 10.1038/s41558-019-0685-4) Lehigh Universit ... more |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 03, 2020 
NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies of Westminster, Colorado, to robotically assemble a communications antenna and manufacture a spacecraft beam in orbit. The technology demonstration is slated to take place on NASA's Restore-L spacecraft, designed to service and refuel a satellite in low-Earth orbit.
The Restore-L spacecraft will be modified to accommodate a pay ... 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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