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March 28, 2020
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Hackers take on Raw Galileo challenge



London (ESA) Mar 27, 2020
Hackers came together online at the Raw Galileo 24-hour hackathon over the weekend to develop innovative solutions that leverage Galileo raw measurements for use on Android-based mobile devices. Organized by the University of Nottingham and the European GNSS Agency (GSA) as a part of the FLAMINGO project, the hackathon challenged the participants to develop solutions addressing two key challenges, enticing them with a prize pot of EUR 6000. In the first of these, the FLAMINGO Navigation Challenge, ... read more

GPS NEWS
Final Steps Underway To Operationalize Ultra-Secure, Jam-Resistant GPS M-Code Signal
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Mar 27, 2020
The final steps to fully-enable the ultra-secure, jam-resistant Military Code (M-Code) signal on the Global Positioning System (GPS) are now underway. As part of the U.S. military's effort to ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Russian Space Agency says will change 2020 launch schedule due to COVID-19 outbreak
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 27, 2020
The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos will adapt its planned launch schedule for this coming year in light of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic that has caused the suspension of satellite production ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Construction of Russian National Space Center to be finished in Moscow in 2023
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 27, 2020
The construction of the Russian National Space Centre on the territory of the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in Moscow is set to be finished in 2023, according to the Roscosmo ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
AEHF-6 Satellite Actively Communicating With U.S. Space Force
Schriever 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
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ROCKET SCIENCE
AEHF-6 launch marks 500th flight of Aerojet Rocketdyne's Rl10 engine
Cape 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
ROBO SPACE
Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchers
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. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Revisiting decades-old Voyager 2 data, scientists find one more secret
Greenbelt 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
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX parachute test aborted weeks before planned manned launch - report
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 26, 2020
SpaceX and Boeing are in a race to develop the next manned capsule to take US astronauts to the International Space Station. At the moment, NASA and other Western space agencies depend on Russian So ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Coronavirus pandemic will not cause delays in ISS crew return says Roscosmos
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 26, 2020
Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday that it sees no need to delay the return of the International Space Station (ISS) crew to Earth due to the coronavirus pandemic and the clo ... more
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UAV NEWS
New research improves drone detection
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 ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Lockheed Martin selects SEAKR Wolverine mission processor for Protected Tactical SATCOM
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 PT ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China's experimental manned spaceship undergoes tests
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 ... more
ENERGY TECH
A landmark plan for realizing fusion energy and advancing plasma science
Plainsboro 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
ROCKET SCIENCE
Pentagon tests hypersonic glide body in Hawaii
Washington 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


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Boeing's first manned Starliner to be launched to ISS on 31 August
Moscow (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
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NASA suspends work on Moon rocket due to virus
Washington (AFP) March 20, 2020
NASA said it has suspended work on building and testing the rocket and capsule for its Artemis manned mission to the Moon due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the community. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
New Spinoff publication shares how NASA innovations benefit life on Earth
Pasadena 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
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Space missions support whole-of-government approach during COVID-19 pandemic
Arlington VA (AFNS) Mar 27, 2020
Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force and Commander, United States Space Command said Friday the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command are maintaining all m ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
AEHF-6 satellite completes protected satellite constellation
Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Mar 27, 2020
The Advanced Extremely High Frequency vehicle number six launched March 26, completing the planned protected satellite program. The 4th Space Operations Squadron maintains and commands the pro ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
US Space Force launches first mission despite coronavirus
Washington (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
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Flat-panel technology could transform antennas, wireless and cell phone communications
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
+ Airbus completes In Orbit Commissioning of CHEOPS
+ Neural networks facilitate optimization in the search for new materials
+ USSF announces initial operational capability and operational acceptance of Space Fence
+ Print sprint: Bosnians 3D print face-shields to combat coroanvirus
+ Online gaming booms as virus lockdowns keep millions at home
+ Creating custom light using 2D materials
+ Raytheon awarded $17 million for dual band radar spares for USS Ford
Lockheed Martin selects SEAKR Wolverine mission processor for Protected Tactical SATCOM
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
+ AEHF-6 Satellite Actively Communicating With U.S. Space Force
+ AEHF-6 satellite completes protected satellite constellation
+ Sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite ready for launch
+ Army scientists create quantum sensor that covers entire radio frequency spectrum
+ Northrop Grumman awarded $48.2M for MUOS satellite systems for Navy
+ Space and Missile Systems Center's multi-manifest satellite vehicle ready for integration on AEHF-6 mission
+ L3Harris nabs $383.2M to provide man pack radio systems for Marines


Hackers take on Raw Galileo challenge
London (ESA) Mar 27, 2020
Hackers came together online at the Raw Galileo 24-hour hackathon over the weekend to develop innovative solutions that leverage Galileo raw measurements for use on Android-based mobile devices. Organized by the University of Nottingham and the European GNSS Agency (GSA) as a part of the FLAMINGO project, the hackathon challenged the participants to develop solutions addressing two key challenge ... more
+ Final Steps Underway To Operationalize Ultra-Secure, Jam-Resistant GPS M-Code Signal
+ Small, precise and affordable gyroscope for navigating without GPS
+ Calling for GNSS apps to support COVID-19 emergency response and recovery
+ Chinese smartphone-maker debuts device with embedded ISRO navigation system
+ China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite
+ Beijing to beef up support for Beidou-related industry
+ Regulators move to fine telecoms for selling location data
Harper Construction awarded $57.M for Hangar 95 renovation, other projects
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. In December t ... more
+ First Marine F-35C squadron certified as 'safe for flight'
+ Boeing shuts down KC-46, P-8 plants for two weeks because of COVID-19
+ Nikki Haley exits Boeing board, saying she opposes US bailout
+ Boeing CEO sees fresh demand in China for planes
+ Wealthy flock to private jets as pandemic spreads and airlines tank
+ Delta warns of 80% revenue drop as US carriers fear doom
+ AFRL and industry team demonstrates first ever 200-LB thrust class low-cost engine
PIPES researchers demonstrate optical interconnects to improve performance of digital microelectronics
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
+ Semiconductors can behave like metals and even like superconductors
+ New error correction method provides key step toward quantum computing
+ The ink of the future in printed electronics
+ A small step for atoms, a giant leap for microelectronics
+ Bristol scientists demonstrate first non-volatile nano relay operation at 200C
+ A talented 2D material gets a new gig
+ Integrating electronics onto physical prototypes


Air quality picking up in quarantined countries
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. NO2 is mainly produced ... more
+ Air pollution in Italy falls since start of lockdown
+ Copernicus Sentinel-1 studies rice fields across Vietnam
+ New satellite-based algorithm pinpoints crop water use
+ Emissions of several ozone-depleting chemicals are larger than expected
+ Observing phytoplankton via satellite
+ India Planning Launch of 10 Earth Observation Satellites by March 2021
+ COVID-19: nitrogen dioxide over China
Scientists discover plastic-eating microbe
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 27, 2020
Scientists in Germany have identified a new strain of bacteria that breaks down the chemical building blocks of polyurethane, or PU, a polymer used to make a variety of plastic materials. In effect, the bacteria eats plastic's essential compounds. Researchers detailed their discovery this week in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology. "The bacteria can use these compounds as a so ... more
+ Scientists identify best trees for fighting roadside pollution
+ Opening plastic packaging generates microplastics, study says
+ Study suggests LEGO bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
+ Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
+ Toxic mineral selenium to blame for spinal deformities in California Delta fish
+ First-time direct proof of chemical reactions in particulates
+ McDonald's to scrap plastic in UK 'Happy Meal' toys


China's experimental manned spaceship undergoes tests
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
+ China's Long March-7A carrier rocket fails in maiden flight
+ China's Yuanwang-5 sails to Pacific Ocean for space monitoring mission
+ Construction of China's space station begins with start of LM-5B launch campaign
+ China Prepares to Launch Unknown Satellite Aboard Long March 7A Rocket
+ China's Long March-5B carrier rocket arrives at launch site
+ China to launch more space science satellites
+ China's space station core module, manned spacecraft arrive at launch site
Lockheed awarded $932.8M to make THAADs for U.S., Saudi Arabia
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
+ Missile Defense Agency's Long Range Discrimination Radar closer to delivery
+ Arrows of misfortune as US Missile Defence needs upgrading
+ Syrian air defence responds to 'Israeli missiles': state media
+ Syrian air defence responds to 'Israeli missiles': state media
+ BAE wins $188.2M Navy contract for AEGIS system engineering, testing
+ Turkey says might receive US missiles over Syria threat
+ Raytheon completes first antenna array for anti-hypersonic sensor


Raytheon awarded $641.3M for work on Tomahawks for Navy
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 27, 2020
Raytheon Missile Systems received two contracts totaling $641.3 million Friday for work on Tomahawk Missiles for the Navy, according to the Department of Defense. The Tomahawk cruise missile launches from ships and submarines and can strike targets precisely from 1,000 miles away, according to Raytheon. The Block IV has a data link that allows it to switch targets while in flight ... more
+ Raytheon nabs $2.1B for work on Standard Missile-3 Block IB rounds
+ Raytheon, Aerojet announce $1B deal for Standard Missile projects
+ Raytheon nabs $392.4M for tactical missiles
+ Russia's Zircon hypersonic missile to be test-launched from underwater
+ Lockheed Martin's PrSM demonstrates pinpoint accuracy in second US Army flight test
+ US approves anti-tank missile sale to Poland
+ Russia successfully test fires Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile
New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
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
+ Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
+ Nanobubbles in nanodroplets
+ New production method for carbon nanotubes gets green light
+ A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale
+ Creating a nanoscale on-off switch for heat
+ Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter
+ SMART discovers breakthrough way to look at the surface of nanoparticles


Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchers
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
+ Soft robot, unplugged
+ Stanford engineers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot
+ Thai hospitals deploy 'ninja robots' to aid virus battle
+ Help NASA design a robot to dig on the Moon
+ Small robots practice scouting skills for future Moon missions
+ High School students vie for a win in robotics competition
+ A flexible brain for AI


New research improves drone detection
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
+ SUGUS kicks off, a European project for integrating drones into the airspace
+ Skyryse introduces automation flight operating system FlightOS
+ Hughes awarded contract by GA-ASI to connect US Army's Gray Eagle UAV with future SatComs
+ Turkish drones kill 19 Syrian government soldiers as tensions soar
+ Navy installs ODIN laser weapon system to counter aerial drones
+ Ground-breaking solar powered unmanned aircraft makes first flight
+ UAV's Flight Control Solutions compatible with Trimble's UAS1
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