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  Orlando FL (UPI) Feb 18, 2020 SpaceX launched its fifth batch of Starlink satellites from Florida at 10:05 a.m. EST Monday, growing the Starlink constellation in orbit to more than 300. The Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 satellites into a cloudy sky from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. SpaceX missed recovering the first-stage booster from the launch aboard a ship. "It did make a soft landing in the water... so it does look like it may be in one piece," SpaceX engineer Jessie Anderson said. ... read more |
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NASA science and cargo head to Space StationWashington DC (SPX) Feb 17, 2020 A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with about 7,500 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 3:21 p.m. EST Saturday f ... more 
US negotiating to buy one or two seats on SoyuzMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 17, 2020 The United States is negotiating to buy one or two seats on upcoming Russian Soyuz flights to the International Space Station (ISS) to ensure the continued presence of US astronauts on it, a Nationa ... more 
Source reveals timeline for US first launch of manned vehicle to ISS after nearly decade-long hiatusMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 17, 2020 The United States is expected to send the nation's first manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) since 2011, according to a source in the Russian space and rocket industry. ... more  
Four BeiDou satellites start operation in networkBeijing (XNA) Feb 17, 2020 Four satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) have recently passed tests in orbit and started operation in the network, according to China's Satellite Navigation System Management ... more |
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Artemis I progresses toward launchWashington DC (SPX) Feb 13, 2020 The flight hardware has been built, the launch facilities are ready, and NASA and its industry partners are checking off final milestones for the launch that will put America on the path to landing ... more 
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 |
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 Space and Missile Systems Center awards Northrop Grumman $253.6 million for Protected Tactical SATCOM acquisition  
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  |
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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  
First CMV-22B Osprey plane delivered to U.S. NavyWashington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2020 The U.S. Navy and Boeing announced the delivery of its first tiltrotor CMV-22B Osprey-variant aircraft on Monday. ... more  
WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern designsDurham NC (SPX) Feb 17, 2020 Biomedical engineers from Duke University have demonstrated that, despite significant advancements in protection from ballistics and blunt impacts, modern military helmets are no better at protectin ... more 
Oshkosh Defense nabs $407.3M to procure JLTVs for ArmyWashington DC (UPI) Feb 14, 2020 Oshkosh Defense was awarded a $407.3 million contract modification to procure joint light tactical vehicles for the U.S. Army, the Pentagon announced Friday. ... more 
Questions over fate of Saudi crew in Yemen jet crashRiyadh (AFP) Feb 16, 2020 The fate of the crew of a Saudi warplane that crashed in Yemen remained uncertain Sunday after Iran-linked Huthi rebels claimed to have shot down the aircraft. ... 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 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, Innovat ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 17, 2020 
Four satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) have recently passed tests in orbit and started operation in the network, according to China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office.
The four satellites include the 41st, 49th, 50th and 51st satellites of the BDS family.
The 41st BDS satellite, launched on Nov. 1, 2018, is operating in geostationary orbit, and t ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) Feb 16, 2020 
The fate of the crew of a Saudi warplane that crashed in Yemen remained uncertain Sunday after Iran-linked Huthi rebels claimed to have shot down the aircraft.
The Riyadh-led military coalition fighting the rebels said the two officers ejected from the plane before it crashed in northern Al-Jawf province Friday but that the rebels opened fire at them "in violation of international humanitari ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 12, 2020 
Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have created artificial atoms in silicon chips that offer improved stability for quantum computing.
In a paper published in Nature Communications, UNSW quantum computing researchers describe how they created artificial atoms in a silicon 'quantum dot', a tiny space in a quantum circuit where electrons are used as qubits (or quantum bits), the basic units ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 17, 2020 
Sensors are usually thought of in terms of physical devices that receive and respond to electromagnetic signals - from everyday sensors in our smartphones and connected home appliances to more advanced sensors in buildings, cars, airplanes and spacecraft.
No physical sensor or aggregation of electronic sensors, however, can continuously and globally detect disturbances that take place on o ... 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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 Brussels (AFP) Feb 16, 2020 
Amid fears of a Big Brother-style society ruled by machines, the EU will urge authorities and companies to think hard before rolling out facial recognition technology.
But the bloc, which will make a much-anticipated announcement this week on the role of artificial intelligence (AI), will stop short of imposing an outright ban, a top official said.
On Wednesday, the European Commission w ... 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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