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  London UK (SPX) Mar 27, 2020 In view of these difficult times when the Coronavirus 'Covid-19' is threatening lives and the economic future of many, the ACCESS.SPACE Alliance, which represents the small satellite sector and its stakeholders, expresses its worries and concerns on the effects of the current crisis for our members and the wider Space ecosystem. Since Covid-19 has become a global pandemic, the NewSpace ecosystem, including some of our members, are facing the following challenges in their day-to-day operations: ... read more |
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US Space Force launches first mission despite coronavirusWashington (AFP) March 26, 2020 The United States Space Force launched its first national security mission Thursday, sending an ultra-secure military communication satellite into orbit even as the coronavirus pandemic paralyzes much of the country. ... more 
AEHF-6 launch marks 500th flight of Aerojet Rocketdyne's Rl10 engineCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 27, 2020 The successful March 26 launch of the U.S. Space Force's sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rock ... more  
Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchersWashington (AFP) March 25, 2020 Robots are expected to demonstrate their value for "dirty and dangerous" medical tasks in the fight to quell the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said Wednesday. ... more  
Revisiting decades-old Voyager 2 data, scientists find one more secretGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 Eight and a half years into its grand tour of the solar system, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft was ready for another encounter. It was Jan. 24, 1986, and soon it would meet the mysterious seventh plane ... more |
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A landmark plan for realizing fusion energy and advancing plasma sciencePlainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 23, 2020 Creating and controlling on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars is a key goal of scientists around the world. Production of this safe, clean and limitless energy could generate ele ... more 
Pentagon tests hypersonic glide body in HawaiiWashington DC (UPI) Mar 20, 2020 The Army and Navy, under supervision of the Missile Defense Agency, jointly tested a hypersonic glide body at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii this week, according to the Department of Defense. ... more 
An astronaut's tips for living in space or anywhereHouston TX (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 One thing astronauts have to be good at: living in confined spaces for long periods of time. Here are some tips for all who find yourself in a similar scenario. Nearly 20 years successfully li ... more 
Boeing's first manned Starliner to be launched to ISS on 31 AugustMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 24, 2020 The first manned spacecraft of the Boeing company, called Starliner, will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on 31 August, a source in the Russian space and rocket industry said. ... more 
Tiny double accelerator recycles energyHamburg, Germany (SPX) Mar 23, 2020 A team of DESY scientists has built a miniature double particle accelerator that can recycle some of the laser energy fed into the system to boost the energy of the accelerated electrons a second ti ... more |
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 NASA suspends work on Moon rocket due to virus 
New Spinoff publication shares how NASA innovations benefit life on EarthPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 19, 2020 As NASA pushes the frontiers of science and human exploration, the agency also advances technology to modernize life on Earth, including drones, self-driving cars and other innovations. NASA's ... more  |
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NASA, SpaceX plan return to human spaceflight from U.S. soil in mid-MayOrlando FL (UPI) Mar 20, 2020 NASA and SpaceX officially announced the nation's return to human spaceflight from U.S. soil is planned for mid-May. The announcement late Wednesday was expected, as the first flight with astr ... more  
AEHF-6 Satellite Actively Communicating With U.S. Space ForceSchriever AFB CO (SPX) Mar 27, 2020 The first national security launch for the U.S. Space Force and the final satellite to build out the protected communications constellation is now connected. The sixth Lockheed Martin-built Ad ... more  
Raytheon, Aerojet announce $1B deal for Standard Missile projectsWashington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2020 Raytheon Missile Systems announced Thursday that it has made a $1 billion, five-year strategic deal to buy propulsion systems from Aerojet Rocketdyne for Standard Missile projects. ... more  
In virus fight, Singapore may jail people who stand closeSingapore (AFP) Mar 27, 2020 Singaporeans could be jailed for up to six months if they intentionally stand close to someone else, under tough new rules announced Friday to halt the spread of the coronavirus. The city-stat ... more  
SUGUS kicks off, a European project for integrating drones into the airspaceMadrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 GMV has been awarded the SUGUS project (Solution for E-GNSS USpace Service), which aims to speed up the takeup of GNSS and Galileo in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) segment. SUGUS, an 18-month, 4 ... more |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory are reinventing the mirror, at least for microwaves, potentially replacing the familiar 3-D dishes and microwave horns we see on rooftops and cell towers with flat panels that are compact, versatile, and better adapted for modern communication technologies.
"Our new reflectors offer lightweight, low-profile alternatives to conventional antennas ... more |
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 Centennial CO (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 
SEAKR Engineering has been selected to join Lockheed Martin's team to help design and build a prototype payload for the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical Satellite Communications (SATCOM), or PTS, program.
PTS is a next-generation capability connecting warfighters with more agile and jam-resistant SATCOM. The complete system will deploy a constellation of dedicated geostationary satell ... more |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 
A small, inexpensive and highly accurate gyroscope, developed at the University of Michigan, could help drones and autonomous cars stay on track without a GPS signal.
"Our gyroscope is 10,000 times more accurate but only 10 times more expensive than gyroscopes used in your typical cell phones. This gyroscope is 1,000 times less expensive than much larger gyroscopes with similar performance ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2020 
Harper Construction was awarded a $57.2 million contract for multiple construction projects for the Navy in Yuma, Ariz., the Department of Defense announced Thursday.
The contract funds the renovation and addition of Hangar 95, the new construction of an aircraft parking apron and a parking facility at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, according to the Pentagon.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 
Under DARPA's Photonics in the Package for Extreme Scalability (PIPES) program, researchers from Intel and Ayar Labs have demonstrated early progress towards improving chip connectivity with photons - or light. Signaling over optical fibers enables the internet today and optical transceivers are ubiquitous in data centers, yet digital systems still rely upon the movement of electrons over metal ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 22, 2020 
Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change.
Images by the US space agency NASA are clear, in February the concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) fell dramatically in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, passing from an indicator that was red/orange to blue.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2020 
A pair of scientists in Britain have developed a new framework for selecting the best trees for fighting roadside air pollution.
To build their framework, Yendle Barwise and Prashant Kumar, scientists at the University of Surrey's Global Center for Clean Air Research, surveyed the scientific literature on the impacts of green infrastructure on air pollution.
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 25, 2020 
A trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is being tested at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The experimental spacecraft is scheduled to launch with no crew in mid to late April on the maiden flight of the Long March-5B carrier rocket, a variant of the Long March-5, ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 24, 2020 
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $932.8 million contract modification for the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor missiles for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Defense announced.
The deal exercises options contract originally awarded in March 2017 and increases the contract's total value to $6.3 billion.
The ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 20, 2020 
The Navy awarded Raytheon a $392.4 million contract modification for production and delivery of tactical missiles for the Air Force, Navy and a variety of foreign governments, the Pentagon announced.
The deal modifies an earlier contract, awarded in September 2018, for repair of Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X Tactical and Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs).
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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 (AFP) March 25, 2020 
Robots are expected to demonstrate their value for "dirty and dangerous" medical tasks in the fight to quell the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said Wednesday.
An editorial in Science Robotics noted that robots can help with telemedicine, decontamination, handling of hazardous waste and monitoring compliance with voluntary quarantines.
"Historically, robots have been developed to take ... more |
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 Espoo, Finland (SPX) Mar 19, 2020 
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, are widely used in mapping, aerial photography, rescue operations, shipping, law enforcement, agriculture, among other things. Despite great potential for improving public safety, use of drones can also lead to very undesirable situations, such as privacy and safety violations, or property damage. There is also the highly concerning matte ... more |
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