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  Houston TX (SPX) Apr 07, 2020 Boeing has decided to fly a second uncrewed flight test as a part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Although no new launch date has been set, NASA has accepted the proposal to fly the mission again and will work side-by-side with Boeing to resume flight tests to the International Space Station on the company's CST-100 Starliner system. The agency's Commercial Crew Program is a unique approach to human spaceflight in which NASA provides a set of mission and safety requirements and private companie ... read more |
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US Space Force pens $1B in contracts for unjammable modemsWashington DC (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2020 The US Space Force (USSF) has awarded two $500 million contracts to develop and produce satellite communications modems secure from enemy jamming. On Monday, the USSF's Space and Missile Syste ... more  
AAC Clyde Space wins 8 MSEK order for commercial satelliteEdinburgh UK (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 AAC Clyde Space has won an 8 MSEK (642 000 pounds) order for a 6U satellite from Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), to be launched as part of the UK Space Launch Programme. The satellite will be included ... more 
Oita Partners with Virgin Orbit to establish first horizontal spaceport in AsiaLong Beach CA (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 Virgin Orbit, the California-based small satellite launch company, has announced a new partnership with Oita Prefecture to bring horizontal launch to Japan. With the support of regional partners ANA ... more  
NASA ground, marine teams integral to moving SLS rocket to padHuntsville AL (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 As NASA prepares for the first launch of Artemis I, the first mission of the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Moon, one team will be there every step of the way: ... more |
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Energy-harvesting design aims to turn Wi-Fi signals into usable powerBoston MA (SPX) Mar 31, 2020 Any device that sends out a Wi-Fi signal also emits terahertz waves -electromagnetic waves with a frequency somewhere between microwaves and infrared light. These high-frequency radiation waves, kno ... more  
China to launch last satellite for BeiDou navigation system in MayXichang (XNA) Apr 07, 2020 China is expected to launch the last satellite for its BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System in May from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The new satel ... more  
Boeing extends plant shutdowns in Washington stateWashington DC (UPI) Apr 06, 2020 Boeing Co. announced an extension of a production suspension in its Washington state facilities, and signaled that layoffs and buyouts could be coming, to help stem the spread of COVID-19. ... 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  
Parachutes guide China's rocket debris safely to earthBeijing (XNA) Apr 07, 2020 China has been testing high-tech parachutes to control rocket debris and make space launches safer, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT). During the March 9 launc ... more |
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 Autonomous Solutions and Phantom Auto Partner to Deploy Unmanned Yard Trucks
Boeing shutters Philadelphia-area facilities after employees test positive for COVID-19Washington DC (UPI) Apr 03, 2020 Boeing announced this week that it is suspending operations in the Philadelphia area for two weeks due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 30, 2020 
A radar system known as Space Fence, which can track material in space as small as 10 centimeters, is fully operational, the U.S. Space Force announced.
Using enhanced S-band radar, the Space Fence improves on previous capabilities of the Space Surveillance Network in tracking objects such as commercial and military satellites, depleted rocket boosters and space debris in low, medium, a ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2020 
The US Space Force (USSF) has awarded two $500 million contracts to develop and produce satellite communications modems secure from enemy jamming.
On Monday, the USSF's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) announced that L3Harris and Raytheon had each received $500 million contracts to develop Protected Tactical Waveform-capable modems for the US Army and the Department of the Air Force, ... 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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 Urbana IL (SPX) Apr 03, 2020 
In the final few minutes of a spacecraft landing it is moving at hypersonic speeds through many layers of atmosphere. Knowing the air density outside of the vehicle can have a substantial effect on its angle of descent and ability to hit a specific landing spot. But air density sensors that can withstand the harsh hypersonic conditions are uncommon.
A student from The Netherlands, working ... more |
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 Leeds UK (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 
Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat.
It involves exploiting the complex quantum properties of electrons - in this case, the spin state of electrons.
In a world first, the researchers - led by a team of physicists from the University of Leeds - have announced in the journal Scienc ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 
A dataset of large-scale aerial images produced by Intelinair, a spinout from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, aims to give farmers visibility into the conditions of their fields. The dataset, called Agriculture-Vision, will enable agricultural pattern analysis of aerial images, providing farmers with actionable insights into the performance of their crops to improve decision-maki ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 25, 2020 
Nearly 90 percent of the 200 cities beset by the world's highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and India, with most of the rest in Pakistan and Indonesia, researchers reported Tuesday.
Taking population into account, Bangladesh emerged as the country with the worst so-called PM2.5 pollution, followed by Pakistan, Mongolia, Afghanistan and India, according to the 2019 World Ai ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Apr 06, 2020 
China will launch the first two communications satellites for its space-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) project in mid to late April, with one satellite named after its birthplace Wuhan, according to the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC).
The rocket to send the satellites, Kuaizhou-1A, was developed by the Wuhan-based Sanjiang Group under the CASIC. Despite its proxim ... more |
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 Tehran (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.
Washington had been in talks with Baghdad about the proposed deployment since January but it was not immediately clear whether it had secured its approval or not.
Iran, which wields huge influence in its western neig ... 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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 Mendon UT (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 
A new fully unmanned yard truck solution combines the expertise of four companies: Autonomous Solutions, Phantom Auto, FANUC America Corporation, and Terberg
"The combination of these four leading companies brings an autonomy solution that has never been more needed in the logistics sector to lower costs and increase safety and efficiency." said Mel Torrie, founder and CEO of ASI.
A ... 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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