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  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Mar 17, 2020 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to fully implement the measures decided by the French government, launch campaigns underway at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana have been suspended. These launch preparations will resume as soon as allowed by health conditions. This exceptional measure is designed to protect the health of employees and the local population, while also maintaining the security needed to prepare for scheduled launches. Arianespace, French space ... read more |
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Rocket Lab's next mission to launch satellites for NASA, NRO and Australian universityLong Beach CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2020 Rocket Lab, a space technology company and the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has announced that its next mission will deploy payloads for the National Aeronautics and Space Admi ... more  
Help NASA design a robot to dig on the MoonKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 17, 2020 Digging on the Moon is a hard job for a robot. It has to be able to collect and move lunar soil, or regolith, but anything launching to the Moon needs to be lightweight. The problem is excavators re ... more  
Pathways toward realizing the promise of all-solid-state batteriesSan Diego CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2020 When it comes to batteries, there are always areas for improvement: the race is on to develop batteries that are cheaper, safer, longer lasting, more energy dense, and easily recyclable. In a ... more 
SpaceX aborts Sunday launch from Florida at last momentCape Canaveral FL (UPI) Mar 15, 2020 SpaceX aborted a Sunday morning launch of its sixth cluster of 60 Starlink satellites from Florida after already pushing the launch back by one day. ... more |
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Kleos finalises launch preparations at launch siteLuxembourg (SPX) Mar 13, 2020 Kleos Space has told SapceDaily.com that the mission team will be travelling to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Chennai, India from the 18th March, to carry out the final preparation steps prior t ... more 
NASA's SLS moon rocket is 30 percent over budget, report saysWashington DC (UPI) Mar 10, 2020 NASA's effort to build the Space Launch System rocket to transport people to the moon by 2024 is at least 30 percent over budget and two years behind schedule, an Inspector General's report said Tue ... more  
Orbion and Xplore partner to accelerate deep space explorationHoughton MI (SPX) Mar 10, 2020 Orbion Space Technology told SpaceDaily that it has formed a partnership with Xplore Inc to provide "Space As A Service". Orbion will deliver its plasma propulsion system to Xplore for upcoming missions. ... more 
Life support upgrades arrive at station, improve reliability for Moon, Mars MissionsHuntsville AL (SPX) Mar 10, 2020 NASA delivered upgraded life support hardware to the International Space Station March 9 aboard SpaceX's 20th resupply mission. Improving life support with reliable systems will help enable hu ... more 
Trisept completes Cubesat integration for NASA ELaNa 32 Andesite MissionChantilly VA (SPX) Mar 10, 2020 TriSept Corporation, a leading provider of launch integration, management and brokerage services for commercial and government missions, has told SpaceDaily it has completed the integration activity ... more |
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 Space and Missile Systems Center's multi-manifest satellite vehicle ready for integration on AEHF-6 mission 
Iodine as alternative propellant for electric propulsionFriedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Mar 16, 2020 iFACT (iodine Fed Advanced Cusp field Thruster) project was successfully launched in Friedrichshafen, Germany in January 2020. Funded by the European Commission as part of its Horizon 2020 Programme ... more  |
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GAO: F-35 central logistics system 'does not work properly,' needs redesignWashington DC (UPI) Mar 16, 2020 The central logistics system of the F-35 fighter plane needs a complete redesign, the General Accounting Office said on Monday after an investigation. ... more  
Navy awards $74M in contracts for BLU 111 warhead assembliesWashington DC (UPI) Mar 13, 2020 The Air Force awarded three contracts Friday for additional procurement of BLU 111 Engineering Change Proposal warhead assemblies. ... more  
Chinese smartphone-maker debuts device with embedded ISRO navigation systemNew Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2020 In October 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) developed an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System - equivalent to the US Global Positioning System (GPS). The operational name o ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne installs rocket motor casting bell as Camden rocket motor facility nears completionCamden AR (SPX) Mar 13, 2020 Aerojet Rocketdyne has installed a steel casting bell to support production of large solid rocket motors, marking an important milestone for completion of its Engineering, Manufacturing and Developm ... more 
Beyond human toll, coronavirus could shake up global politicsWashington (AFP) March 13, 2020 Thousands of people have died, the US response has infuriated European allies, and China has gone on a propaganda offensive. The new coronavirus is shaping up to be a cataclysmic event with far-reaching consequences in global politics. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2020 
L3Harris Technologies has introduced a new small satellite reflector antenna that will help decrease the size, weight and overall time to produce smallsats.
Lighter and more compact than legacy designs, the new Smallsat Perimeter Truss (SPT) leverages L3Harris' advanced Perimeter Truss design, while optimizing its mass to make the unit lighter and smaller to package onto small satellites. ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (AFNS) Mar 17, 2020 
The Space and Missile Systems Center's Launch Enterprise Mission Manifest Office delivered a fully tested and integrated multi-manifest small satellite vehicle, known as TDO-2, to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station March 6 for integration on the Advance Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)-6 mission.
AEHF-6, slated for liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket, will mark the fina ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2020 
In October 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) developed an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System - equivalent to the US Global Positioning System (GPS). The operational name of the Indian geo-navigation network is NavIC.
On Thursday, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched its latest mobile device series - the Redmi Note 9 - in India, priced between $175 - $215 appr ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 09, 2020 
B-2 stealth bombers deployed to Portugal for training and integration into the European theater of operations, the U.S. European Command on Monday confirmed.
A U.S. Air Force task force including B-2 strategic bombers and KC-10 refueling planes left the United States and arrived on Monday at Lajes Field in Portugal's Azores Islands, Eucom said in a statement.
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 Research Triangle Park NC (SPX) Mar 13, 2020 
An Army project devised a novel approach for quantum error correction that could provide a key step toward practical quantum computers, sensors and distributed quantum information that would enable the military to potentially solve previously intractable problems or deploy sensors with higher magnetic and electric field sensitivities.
The approach, developed by researchers at Massachusetts ... more |
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 Konstanz, Germany (SPX) Mar 11, 2020 
Second attempt - the German-Russian International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space (ICARUS) experiment, which is installed on the International Space Station (ISS), will be put into operation on 10 March 2020. Originally planned for July 2019, the start of the experiment was postponed due to a technical malfunction.
This joint project between the Russian space agency Roscosmos a ... more |
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) March 10, 2020 
Abu Dhabi announced Tuesday it aims to ban the use of single-use plastic bags in the United Arab Emirates capital by 2021.
The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) said a new policy "will make Abu Dhabi free of single-use plastic bags by 2021", in a statement carried by the official Emirati news agency, WAM.
The policy "aims to... eliminate the use of avoidable single-use plastic and non ... 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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 Clear AK (SPX) Mar 11, 2020 
The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program has completed delivery of the first ten antenna panels to Clear, Alaska, that will make up the first of the system's two radar antenna arrays.
Lockheed Martin continues to successfully achieve all program milestones as it works towards delivering the radar to MDA in 2020. The system will serve as a critical s ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 12, 2020 
The Zircon, a scramjet-powered maneuverable anti-ship cruise missile capable of accelerating to speeds of up to 11,100 km an hour, is one of half-a-dozen or so strategic systems being developed by Russia's military to help ensure global strategic stability.
The 3M22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missile will undergo testing from aboard the K-560 Severodvinsk submarine, a source in the military ... 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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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 17, 2020 
Digging on the Moon is a hard job for a robot. It has to be able to collect and move lunar soil, or regolith, but anything launching to the Moon needs to be lightweight. The problem is excavators rely on their weight and traction to dig on Earth. NASA has a solution, but is looking for ideas to make it better. Once matured, robotic excavators could help NASA establish a sustainable presence on t ... more |
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 Germantown, MD (SPX) Mar 12, 2020 
Hughes Network Systems has told SpaceWar.com that it has been awarded a Data Link Modernization (DLM) contract by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to provide new dvanced satellite communications (SATCOM) systems for the U.S. Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
Under the contract, Hughes will provide advanced, ruggedized HM400 modems that integrate wit ... more |
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