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  Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 The U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center Development Corps signed a $253.6 million payload development award with Northrop Grumman for the first of up to four separate payload development awards for the Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) acquisition, Feb. 12. This effort, in alignment with SMC delivering warfighting capability at E.P.I.C. Speed (Enterprise, Partnership, Innovation, Culture and Speed), uses the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 804 - "Middle Tier ... read more |
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NASA expects thousands to apply for astronaut jobs ahead of moon missionsWashington DC (UPI) Feb 13, 2020 NASA expects thousands of astronaut applications after it starts to accept them March 2, with enthusiasm fueled by the much anticipated return to human spaceflight this year. ... more  
UAV's Flight Control Solutions compatible with Trimble's UAS1Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 UAV Navigation announced reports that its flight control solutions for Remotely Piloted Air Systems/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (RPAS/UAVs) are compatible with the Trimble UAS1, a high-precision Global ... more 
NASA selects four possible missions to study the secrets of the solar systemWashington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 NASA has selected four Discovery Program investigations to develop concept studies for new missions. Although they're not official missions yet and some ultimately may not be chosen to move forward, ... more  
Electric solid propellant - can it take the heat?Chicago IL (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 Electric solid propellants are being explored as a safer option for pyrotechnics, mining, and in-space propulsion because they only ignite with an electric current. But because all of these applicat ... more |
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Economical and environmentally friendly solutions on the commercial satellites marketWarsaw, Poland (SPX) Feb 12, 2020 We are observing a considerable increase in the demand for satellite systems around the world. Various independent sources forecast that the nano- and microsatellite market will grow from $1.5 billi ... more 
KBR wins $400M recompete to provide NASA Intelligent Systems ResearchHouston TX (SPX) Feb 12, 2020 KBR has been awarded a $400 million contract by NASA to provide intelligent systems research and development support services at the agency's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. KBR will p ... more 
Arianespace at the service of SKY Perfect JSAT and KARI with JCSAT-17 and GEO-KOMPSAT-2BKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 12, 2020 For its third flight of 2020, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center: JCSAT-17 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect J ... more 
Northrop postpones Antares rocket launch in Virginia on SundayWashington DC (UPI) Feb 11, 2020 Northrop Grumman postponed a cargo capsule launch to the International Space Station from Virginia at 5:44 p.m. EST Sunday. Northrop launch controllers announced an abort less than three minut ... more 
Multiple software errors doomed Boeing crew capsule testWashington (AFP) Feb 8, 2020 Multiple software issues and a poor radio link doomed a test flight of Boeing's crew capsule late last year, NASA said Friday, revealing for the first time a glitch that could have destroyed the spaceship on its re-entry. ... more |
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Northrop postpones Antares rocket launch in Virginia on SundayOrlando FL (UPI) Feb 09, 2020 Northrop Grumman postponed a cargo capsule launch to the International Space Station from Virginia at 5:44 p.m. EST Sunday. Northrop launch controllers announced an abort less than three minut ... more  |
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Third Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III satellite delivered to Cape CanaveralCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 The nation's third next-generation GPS III satellite - and the first delivered by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) to the new U.S. Space Force - has arrived in Florida for an expected April launch. ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne nets $12.1M for anti-hypersonic missile programWashington DC (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a $12.1 million contract - which could be worth up to $19.6 million - by the Defense Research Projects Agency for its Glide Breaker program. ... more  
Syrian air defence intercepts missile attack: state mediaDamascus (AFP) Feb 13, 2020 Syrian air defences intercepted missiles over the capital Damascus on Thursday, state media reported, without specifying the source of the attack. ... more  
Raytheon nabs $35.9M for work on Navy's over-the-horizon missile systemWashington DC (UPI) Feb 13, 2020 Raytheon has been awarded a $35.9 million contract modification to provide over-the-horizon weapon systems to the U.S. Navy, according to the Department of Defense. ... more  
Boeing awarded $99.9 million contract for AWACS for E-3 SentryWashington DC (UPI) Feb 13, 2020 Boeing has been awarded a $99.9 million contract for Block 40/45 production of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, the Pentagon announced Thursday. ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 
As NASA leads the way for human exploration at the Moon and beyond, space radiation is one of the biggest hazards crews face. In 2018, NASA signed an agreement with the Israel Space Agency (ISA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for an experiment to test the AstroRad radiation protection vest on Artemis I, the first flight test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft. Th ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 
On Feb. 3, the U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center's (SMC) fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) communications satellite was successfully transferred to Space Operations Command (SpOC).
After successful completion of AEHF-5 on-orbit testing, SMC transferred Satellite Control Authority to the SpOC with AEHF-5 now under the control of military operators located at S ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 
The nation's third next-generation GPS III satellite - and the first delivered by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) to the new U.S. Space Force - has arrived in Florida for an expected April launch.
On Feb. 5, the third Lockheed Martin-built GPS III space vehicle (GPS III SV03) was shipped to Cape Canaveral from the company's GPS III Processing Facility near Denver aboard a massive Air Force C-17 ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 13, 2020 
Boeing has been awarded a $99.9 million contract for Block 40/45 production of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, the Pentagon announced Thursday.
The contract funds the acquisition of supplies and services for the E-3 AWACS Block 40/45 upgrade.
The E-3F Sentry AWACS is a militarized Boeing 707/320 commercial airframe with a top-mounted 30-foot rotating dome arra ... more |
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 Research Triangle Park NC (SPX) Feb 11, 2020 
A material from a rare earth element, tellurium, could produce the world's smallest transistor, thanks to an Army-funded project.
Computer chips use billions of tiny switches called transistors to process information. The more transistors on a chip, the faster the computer.
A project at Purdue University in collaboration with Michigan Technological University, Washington University i ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) Feb 13, 2020 
Saudi Arabia is experiencing its coldest weather since 2016, meteorologists said Thursday, with overnight temperatures dropping below zero in the country's north over the past two days.
In Tarif, on the border with Jordan, the temperature hit minus 5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the weather services. It dropped to minus three in Hail further southeast, and minus 2 in ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 12, 2020 
The global cost of air pollution caused by fossil fuels is $8 billion a day, or roughly 3.3 percent of the entire world's economic output, an environmental research group said on Wednesday.
The report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Greenpeace Southeast Asia is the first to assess the global cost of air pollution specifically from burning oil, gas and coal. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 07, 2020 
China's Long March-5B carrier rocket arrived at the launch site in southern China's Hainan Province Wednesday after a week of ocean and rail transport, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The rocket will take part in a joint rehearsal with the prototype of the Chinese space station's core module at the Wenchang Space Launch Center. It is scheduled to make i ... more |
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 Damascus (AFP) Feb 13, 2020 
Syrian air defences intercepted missiles over the capital Damascus on Thursday, state media reported, without specifying the source of the attack.
"Our air defences intercepted hostile targets over the skies of Damascus," state agency SANA said.
It said the "missiles were launched from over the occupied Golan Heights".
Several missiles were intercepted before they could reach their ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 13, 2020 
Raytheon has been awarded a $35.9 million contract modification to provide over-the-horizon weapon systems to the U.S. Navy, according to the Department of Defense.
The deal, announced Wednesday by the Pentagon, funds the manufacture and delivery of encanistered missiles to loaded into launching mechanisms and a fire control suite, as well as mission support equipment, training equipmen ... 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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 Santa Monica CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 
U.S. Army convoys could be made safer for soldiers by implementing autonomous vehicle technology to reduce the number of service members needed to operate the vehicles, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation.
"The Army is interested in autonomous technology because if they can reduce the number of soldiers needed to run a convoy, they can keep soldiers safe," said Shawn McKay, ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 
UAV Navigation announced reports that its flight control solutions for Remotely Piloted Air Systems/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (RPAS/UAVs) are compatible with the Trimble UAS1, a high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver. The core benefits of Trimble's GNSS solution include centimeter-level precision and easy integration.
With over 15 years of expertise in providing a ... more |
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