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  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 02, 2020 DARPA has selected three performers to develop technologies and solutions for the Underminer program that would surpass current commercial drilling capabilities. Underminer aims to demonstrate the feasibility of rapidly constructing tactical tunnel networks to provide secure logistics infrastructure to pre-position supplies or resupply troops as they move through an area. Teams from General Electric Research Center and Colorado School of Mines will focus on development of an integrated solution fo ... read more |
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Ball Aerospace delivers Cryostat to University of Arizona for NASA balloon missionBoulder CO (SPX) Apr 03, 2020 Ball Aerospace recently delivered a cryostat to the University of Arizona for NASA's Galactic/Extragalactic Ultralong-Duration Balloon Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory (GUSTO), a long-duration ba ... more  
Hypersonic surfing at ESAParis (ESA) Apr 02, 2020 Simulating the test flight of a hypersonic glider, being developed through the international HEXAFLY-INT collaboration, involving partners across Europe, Russia, Australia and Brazil and supported b ... more  
Wireless network helps scientists track small animalsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2020 Researchers have developed a wireless network capable of tracking small animals tagged with sensors. ... more 
L3Harris Technologies passes PDR for experimental satellite navigation programMelbourne FL (SPX) Apr 03, 2020 L3Harris Technologies has reached a major milestone in the U.S. Air Force's Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) project - passing the preliminary design review that defines the spacecraft's pa ... more |
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NASA Adds Shannon Walker to First Operational Crewed SpaceX MissionKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 NASA has assigned astronaut Shannon Walker to the first operational crewed flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on a mission to the International Space Station. Walker will join NASA as ... more  
Five MIT payloads deployed on the International Space StationBoston MA (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 Five research payloads from the MIT Media Lab's Space Exploration Initiative were recently deployed on the International Space Station for a 30-day research mission. Scientists, designers, and artis ... more 
SpaceX parachute test aborted weeks before planned manned launch - reportMoscow (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 
Coronavirus pandemic will not cause delays in ISS crew return says RoscosmosMoscow (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  
Boeing nabs $84.7M to build 3 more MQ-25s for NavyWashington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2020 Boeing received an $84.7 million contract modification this week to produce three MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Navy. ... more |
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Gladiator introduces tiny integrated GNSS-Inertial Navigation SystemsSnoqualmie WA (SPX) Apr 02, 2020 Gladiator Technologies' low noise MEMS inertial sensor and systems technology coupled with VELOX high speed processing are now integrated with a 72 channel GNSS receiver to provide a compact GNSS - ... more  |
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Iran warns US after Patriot deployment to IraqTehran (AFP) April 1, 2020 Iran warned the US Wednesday that it was leading the Middle East to disaster in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic after it deployed Patriot air defence missiles to Iraq. ... more 
Class of 2020 graduation date moved upUS Air Force Academy CO (SPX) Apr 02, 2020 The Class of 2020 is pleased to announce their graduation event on April 18 culminating their four years at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The class is planning an event six weeks ahead of schedu ... more  
Lockheed nabs $818.2M to produce JASSMs for Air Force, alliesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 01, 2020 Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $818.2 million contract for production of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles for the U.S. Air Force and allied militaries, according to the Pentagon. ... more 
Bechtel awarded $1.2B to destroy mustard weapons at Pueblo plantWashington DC (UPI) Apr 01, 2020 Bechtel National received a $1.2 billion contract extension this week to destroy surplus chemical weapons stored at the U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot in Colorado. ... more 
US warns time running out for virus evacuationsWashington (AFP) April 1, 2020 The United States warned Wednesday that it may soon not be able to repatriate additional citizens caught overseas in the coronavirus pandemic after bringing home more than 30,000. ... more |
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 Braunschweig, Germany (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has successfully tested the conversion of its 3D printers. Where models for aerospace research are usually produced, medical protective equipment can be manufactured during the Coronavirus crisis.
The review was prompted by a request from the European Commission for assistance in the production of urgently needed ... more |
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 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 protected satellite constellation and will fully integrate AEHF-6 into their family.
"AEHF satellites were engineered to provide global, secure, survivable, jam-resistant communications for the Ame ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 03, 2020 
L3Harris Technologies has reached a major milestone in the U.S. Air Force's Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) project - passing the preliminary design review that defines the spacecraft's path to delivery and allows the program to move to the next phase of development.
NTS-3 is an experimental program examining ways to improve the resiliency of the military's positioning, navigatio ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 03, 2020 
Ball Aerospace recently delivered a cryostat to the University of Arizona for NASA's Galactic/Extragalactic Ultralong-Duration Balloon Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory (GUSTO), a long-duration balloon mission that will map out parts of the Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud galaxies to determine the life cycle of interstellar gas, witness the formation and destruction of star-forming clouds ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 01, 2020 
A high-end race car engine needs all its components tuned and working together precisely to deliver top-quality performance. The same can be said about the processor inside a quantum computer, whose delicate bits must be adjusted in just the right way before it can perform a calculation. Who's the right mechanic for this quantum tuneup job? According to a team that includes scientists at the Nat ... 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 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.
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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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 Baghdad (AFP) March 30, 2020 
The United States has deployed Patriot air defence batteries to Iraqi bases to protect American troops recently targeted by Iranian missiles, US and Iraqi military sources told AFP Monday.
Washington and Baghdad had been negotiating the placement of the defence system since January, when Tehran fired ballistic missiles at the western Iraqi base of Ain al-Asad, which hosts American and other ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 01, 2020 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $818.2 million contract for production of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles for the U.S. Air Force and allied militaries, according to the Pentagon.
Under the contract Lockheed will produce 360 Lot 17 JASSM-Extended Range missiles, 40 Lot 17 Foreign Military Sales JASSM-ER missiles and 390 Lot 18 JASSM-ER missiles.
The deal is funded in pa ... 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 (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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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2020 
Boeing received an $84.7 million contract modification this week to produce three MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft for the U.S. Navy.
The deal, announced by both Boeing and the Pentagon Thursday, brings the number of refueling drones Boeing is producing for the Navy to seven.
"We're honored to have the Navy's confidence in our system design and performance that is evident ... more |
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