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  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2020 According to Roscosmos chief, the market price of a SpaceX launch is about $60 million but NASA pays between 1.5 and 4 times more for it. Russia will slash the price of its space launch services by 30 percent to counter what it sees as dumping by Elon Musk's SpaceX company, the head of Russia's state space agency Roscosmos said Friday. "Our pricing policy is our response to the dumping policy of US companies that are funded from the budget," Rogozin said in his report to President Putin. ... read more |
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Three Proton-M rockets returned to factory over quality control issuesMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2020 Russian space agency Roscosmos recently introduced more stringent quality control measures in a bid to reduce the amount of defective components and equipment in both the commercial and state space ... more 
Rocket Lab completes electron mid-air recovery testLong Beach CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2020 Rocket Lab, a space systems company and the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has successfully completed a mid-air recovery test - a maneuver that involves snagging an Electron test ... more  
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, crewmates arrive safely at ISSHouston TX (SPX) Apr 10, 2020 NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts arrived Thursday for their mission aboard the International Space Station, temporarily restoring the orbiting laboratory's population to six p ... more 
Pandemic delays New Zealand launch of three US Intel satellitesLong Beach CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2020 Satellite launch company Rocket Lab announced earlier this week it had been forced to delay the launch of three US intelligence satellites from its New Zealand launch facility after that country ord ... more |
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AFRL gives warfighters new weapons systemWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 08, 2020 The Air Force Research Laboratory has set up the Air Force's first high-energy laser weapon system overseas for a 12-month field assessment. The Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experime ... more 
Space station crew blast off despite virus-hit build upAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 9, 2020 A three-man crew blasted off to the International Space Station on Thursday, leaving behind a planet overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. ... more 
Bartolomeo connected to ColumbusParis (ESA) Apr 09, 2020 The first European external commercial facility on the International Space Station arrived at its new home last week: the Columbus laboratory module. Bartolomeo, named after the younger brothe ... more 
NASA astronaut scheduled for launch to space station ThursdayWashington DC (UPI) Apr 08, 2020 NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy is scheduled to travel to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan early Thursday morning with two Russian cosmonauts. ... more 
NASA, SpaceX team up for emergency egress exerciseKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 08, 2020 Safety is a top priority as NASA and SpaceX prepare for liftoff of the company's second demonstration flight test (Demo-2), the first flight to carry astronauts to the International Space Station on ... more |
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 USSF reschedules next GPS launch 
No press, no family: Space crew set for launch during pandemicAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 8, 2020 A three-man space crew finished preparations on Wednesday for a mission to the International Space Station, which is going ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic. ... more  |
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Russia space chief spars with Elon Musk over launch pricingMoscow (AFP) April 11, 2020 The head of Russia's space agency on Saturday accused Elon Musk's SpaceX of predatory pricing for space launches, which is pushing Russia to cut its own prices. ... more  
NASA develops unique materials for the next generation of aircraftCleveland OH (SPX) Apr 09, 2020 As NASA looks to the future of flight, the agency is investing in technologies aimed at changing the aviation industry as we know it. These developments vary from basic materials to full-scale exper ... more  
General Dynamics nabs $55.9M to make missile tubes for U.S., BritainWashington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2020Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2020 General Dynamics was awarded a $55.9 million contract modification to manufacture missile tubes for the United States and Britain, the Department of Defense announced Friday. ... more  
Robots may become heroes in war on coronavirusSan Francisco (AFP) April 9, 2020 Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus. ... more  
Amid COVID-19 hurdles, AFRL develops "jump kits" to rapidly enable operationsRome NY (SPX) Apr 13, 2020 With vast numbers of businesses and organizations re-calibrating day-to-day operations, organizations across the Department of Defense and the intelligence community are adopting new technologies ra ... more |
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 Peterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 09, 2020 
The 20th Space Control Squadron Detachment 4 at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama manages a fence. But not just any fence. A Space Fence. I know what you're thinking...is it actually a giant fence in space? Kind of...yes, and kind of no. It's a radar. On the ground. And now it's operational.
The Space Fence is made up of a ground-based sensor that broadcasts constant bands of energy (like fence po ... 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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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2020 
The United States Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has decided to reschedule the launch of GPS III SV03 (GPS III-3) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to minimize the potential of COVID-19 exposure to the launch crew and early-orbit operators.
The current GPS constellation is healthy, allowing for a strategic pause to ensure the health and safety of our force without ... more |
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 Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 
Changing demands among future passengers and developing trends in the global aviation market are resulting in the need for new, agile cabin designs and fuselage concepts. As such, aeronautics research is placing a stronger emphasis on the digitalisation of the aircraft cabin. The recently launched InDiCaD (Innovative Digital Cabin Design) project is establishing the technical foundation for crea ... more |
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 Durham NC (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 
Researchers at Duke University and Michigan State University have engineered a novel type of supercapacitor that remains fully functional even when stretched to eight times its original size. It does not exhibit any wear and tear from being stretched repeatedly and loses only a few percentage points of energy performance after 10,000 cycles of charging and discharging.
The researchers envi ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 08, 2020 
Clouds form when water vapor condenses around particles in the atmosphere. Some scientists have speculated that fossil fuel emissions and other types of air pollution will help seed bigger, brighter clouds - clouds that will reflect sunlight and slow global warming.
However, new research suggests the phenomenon known as "cloud brightening" is likely to be counteracted by sea salt.
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 Fieni, Romania (AFP) April 12, 2020 
Peacocks may not be the first thing visitors expect to see at a cement plant.
But a factory in the Romanian town of Fieni has built a spacious aviary for the birds in a bid to convince the public of its environmental credentials.
The idea was the brainchild of the plant's technical director Cristian Voinitchi who said he wanted to show people that even though the factory - which belongs ... more |
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 Beijing (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 launch of a Long March-3B rocket carrying a satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, a booster was equipped with parachutes and control devices.
After the booster separated from the rocke ... 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 10, 2020Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2020 
General Dynamics was awarded a $55.9 million contract modification to manufacture missile tubes for the United States and Britain, the Department of Defense announced Friday.
The deal modifies a $5 billion contract awarded in 2017 for work on Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.
The contract is part of a joint missile compartment program agreement between the United State ... 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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 San Francisco (AFP) April 9, 2020 
Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus.
One team of robots temporarily cared for patients in a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the COVID-19 outbreak began.
Meals were served, temperatures taken and communications handled by mac ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 08, 2020 
The Air Force Research Laboratory has set up the Air Force's first high-energy laser weapon system overseas for a 12-month field assessment. The Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) Office located here is leading the project.
"The receiving combatant command will utilize this system as an operational asset against small unmanned aircraft systems for the durat ... more |
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