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  Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 DARPA has established a new partnership with U.S. industry to jointly develop and deploy advanced robotic capabilities in space. The agency has signed an Other Transactions for Prototypes agreement with Space Logistics, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, as its commercial partner for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program. The RSGS program's objective is to create a dexterous robotic operational capability in geosynchronous orbit that can ext ... read more |
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SpaceX Dragon heads to Space Station for Monday dockingHouston TX (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 11:50 p.m. EST Friday. Dragon will deliver more than 4,300 pounds of NASA cargo and science inves ... more  
Safe crops as a dietary supplement to assist long-distance space missionsWashington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 Astronauts in space live on processed, pre-packaged space rations such as fruits, nuts, chocolate, shrimp cocktails, peanut butter, chicken, and beef to name a few. These have often been sterilized ... more 
NASA update on Starliner flight test reviewWashington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 The joint NASA and Boeing Independent Review Team formed following the anomalies during the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test as a part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program has completed its ... more 
NASA: Boeing software team had too much power over Starliner capsuleWashington DC (UPI) Mar 06, 2020 Boeing's software team had too much influence over final decisions regarding the company's Starliner capsule, a top NASA administrator said Friday. ... more |
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Gastronauts: Developing food ready for the next space raceBrighton UK (SPX) Mar 06, 2020 For the new space race, astronauts and space tourists will want to eat a little better than the corn beef sandwiches, applesauce and high-calorie cubes of protein, fat and sugar consumed by NASA sci ... more 
An astronaut's guide to applying to be an astronautHouston TX (SPX) Mar 06, 2020 About every four years, NASA accepts applications for a new class of astronauts. We in the astronaut office are thrilled and excited it is that time again! As someone who just went through this proc ... more 
Bartolomeo external platform to expand commercial usage of the ISSKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 05, 2020 Its days on Earth are numbered - the external platform Bartolomeo is currently waiting for its launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida inside a SpaceX Drag ... more 
Black Arrow marks 50 years since one and only UK satellite launchLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 05, 2020 Fourth March 1970 was a unique day in British space history when the Black Arrow rocket took to the sky from a launch pad in Australia. The successful launch still represents the only British rocket ... more  
RUAG Space celebrated 700 satellite separationLinkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 05, 2020 The 700th satellite separation was celebrated with the Swedish space minister Matilda Ernkrans in Linkoping, Sweden, where RUAG is producing its separation systems. In February RUAG Space has succes ... more |
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Syrian air defence responds to 'Israeli missiles': state mediaDamascus (AFP) March 5, 2020 Syrian air defence responded to Israeli missiles targeting the south and centre of the country, state media said early Thursday. ... more  |
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US approves anti-tank missile sale to PolandWashington (AFP) March 4, 2020 The US government on Wednesday approved the sale to Poland of Javelin anti-tank missiles, the weapon system at the center of the Ukraine scandal that led to President Donald Trump's impeachment. ... more  
Beijing to beef up support for Beidou-related industryBeijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2020 The Beijing municipal government has released a three-year plan to promote the innovation and development of industries related to the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. Beijing will foster b ... more  
New material could turn clothing into a health monitorHouston TX (SPX) Mar 05, 2020 Researchers have reported a new material, pliable enough to be woven into fabric but imbued with sensing capabilities that can serve as an early warning system for injury or illness. The mater ... more 
'It's like you have a hand again': An ultra-precise mind-controlled prostheticAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 05, 2020 In a major advance in mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees, University of Michigan researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive ... more  
Pentagon announces $2.4B sale of 8 Boeing KC-46 aircraft to IsraelWashington DC (UPI) Mar 05, 2020 The Pentagon announced this week that the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of up to eight Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling tankers and associated equipment to Israel for $2.4 billion. ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 8, 2020 
For people hunkering down due to the coronavirus epidemic, the tech sector has become their new best friend with an array of lifestyle solutions making "social distancing" easier.
Those wanting to avoid crowds can have meals delivered from restaurants, stream blockbuster films, socialize online with friends, and work remotely.
The latest tech-inspired lifestyle solutions are gaining trac ... more |
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 Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 19, 2020 
Lockheed Martin's third satellite based on the modernized LM 2100 bus launched from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket and is traveling to its transfer orbit for a series of in-orbit tests before operations are handed over to Sky Perfect JSAT Corporation. JCSAT-17 will provide flexible mobile communications services to users in Japan and the surrounding region. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2020 
The Beijing municipal government has released a three-year plan to promote the innovation and development of industries related to the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.
Beijing will foster breakthroughs in key and core technologies, and create a sound ecology for Beidou-related industries via cultivating competitive enterprises, according to the plan.
The total output value of the ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 06, 2020 
Boeing received an $800 million contract modification in support of lot 11 P-8A aircraft for the Navy, the Department of Defense announced.
The contract funds procurement of long-lead material for 18 18 P-8A Lot 11 aircraft - eight for the U.S. Navy, four for New Zealand and six for South Korea.
The P-8A is a multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft used for anti-submarine warfare ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 3, 2020 
US manufacturing and technology group Honeywell said Tuesday it will bring to market "the world's most powerful quantum computer" aimed at tackling complex scientific and business challenges.
The company said it had achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, which uses subatomic particles to speed up processing, and would launch the new computers within three months. It released a scienti ... more |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 
Kleos Space told SpaceDaily.com that the Brazilian Government agency Agencia Nacional do Petroleo, Gas Natural e Biocombustiveis - ANP is to evaluate Kleos data at no cost for three months commencing at the time the relevant data set is made available, after which the cost for continuation is subject to final licence negotiation (Pre-Order).
Speaking about the Pre-Order by a Brazilian Gove ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 06, 2020 
Plastics are being ingested by amphipods living in one of the deepest places on Earth, the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench.
Amphipods, sometimes called hoppers, are tiny shrimp-like crustaceans. Though they are found in all aquatic environs, the majority of the roughly 9,900 known species are found in the ocean.
Recently, scientists found a new species living in the Mariana Trench ... more |
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 Nanjing (XNA) Feb 21, 2020 
China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday for a maritime space monitoring mission.
It is the first voyage of the ship this year.
Before the end of the Spring Festival, the mission members were gathered and quarantined on the ship to prevent the novel coronavirus infection. They completed the prepa ... more |
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 Damascus (AFP) March 5, 2020 
Syrian air defence responded to Israeli missiles targeting the south and centre of the country, state media said early Thursday.
"Our air defence confronted an Israeli missile attack in the southwest of Quneitra province" in the south and also in a central region, SANA news agency said.
The short statement released after midnight did not provide details on the targets. Quneitra province ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) March 4, 2020 
The US government on Wednesday approved the sale to Poland of Javelin anti-tank missiles, the weapon system at the center of the Ukraine scandal that led to President Donald Trump's impeachment.
The Pentagon said the order, authorized by the State Department, was for 79 Javelin missile launchers and 189 missiles worth $100 million.
Poland's conservative government has stepped up its effo ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 
Through a technique known as DNA origami, scientists have created the fastest, most persistent DNA nano motor yet. Angewandte Chemie published the findings, which provide a blueprint for how to optimize the design of motors at the nanoscale - hundreds of times smaller than the typical human cell.
"Nanoscale motors have tremendous potential for applications in biosensing, in building synthe ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2020 
DARPA has established a new partnership with U.S. industry to jointly develop and deploy advanced robotic capabilities in space. The agency has signed an Other Transactions for Prototypes agreement with Space Logistics, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, as its commercial partner for the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program.
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 Ankara (AFP) March 1, 2020 
Turkish drone strikes in Syria's northwestern Idlib province killed 19 government soldiers on Sunday, a war monitor reported, as tensions soared between Damascus and Ankara.
The 19 died in strikes on a military convoy in the Jabal al-Zawiya area and a base near Maaret al-Numan city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The report came hours after Turkey shot down two Syrian warp ... more |
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