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April 15, 2020
ROCKET SCIENCE
Russia space chief spars with Elon Musk over launch pricing



Moscow (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. "Instead of honest competition on the market for space launches, they are lobbying for sanctions against us and use price dumping with impunity," Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter. Rogozin, who is often outspoken on Twitter and previously engaged in online banter with Elon Musk, on Friday raised the issue during a meeting w ... read more

AEROSPACE
NASA develops unique materials for the next generation of aircraft
Cleveland 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
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA advances food-in-space technology
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2020
NASA is prepared to plant new varieties and bigger quantities of food in gardens on the International Space Station as part of its planned Moon to Mars program. ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
Exolaunch signs with SpaceX for Falcon 9 rideshare mission
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 15, 2020
Exolaunch, a German rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, signed a Launch Services Agreement with SpaceX to launch small satellites on a Falcon 9 as part of SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Long spaceflights affect astronaut brain volume
Oak Brook IL (SPX) Apr 15, 2020
Extended periods in space have long been known to cause vision problems in astronauts. Now a new study in the journal Radiology suggests that the impact of long-duration space travel is more far-rea ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE
Russia positions S-500 as game changer for missile defense
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 14, 2020
Last month, a subsidiary of S-500 maker Almaz-Antey confirmed that multiple components of the next generation air defence system had been developed and tested, with the completed complex to start te ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Technique offers path for biomanufacturing medicines during space flights
Troy NY (SPX) Apr 14, 2020
An instrument currently aboard the International Space Station could grow E. coli bacteria in space, opening a new path to bio-manufacturing drugs during long term space flights. Research published ... more
ROBO SPACE
Robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus
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. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA awards propellants and life support services contract
Germantown MD (SPX) Apr 10, 2020
NASA has awarded a contract to AECOM Management Services Inc. of Germantown, Maryland, to support the agency's need for propellants and life support services for NASA and NASA-sponsored payloads. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
RocketShip delivers Delta IV Heavy boosters at VAFB
Vandenberg AFB CA (AFNS) Apr 14, 2020
A United Launch Alliance barge, carrying Delta IV Heavy booster cores, second stage and payload faring, docked and delivered the rocket body parts April 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. ... more
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AEROSPACE
NASA looks to university teams to advance aviation technology
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 14, 2020
NASA has selected five teams led by university faculty and students to examine a range of technical areas in support of the agency's aeronautics research goals. Known as the University Leaders ... more
AEROSPACE
Boeing completes first flight of F-15QA for Qatar
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 14, 2020
Boeing announced Tuesday that it has successfully completed the first flight of the F-15QA fighter during a 90-minute mission from the Lambert International Airport in St. Louis. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Pentagon awards $5.2B in contracts for face masks, other medical supplies
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 09, 2020
The Department of Defense awarded $5.2 billion in contracts for various aspects of coronavirus response - including face masks, alternate care centers and unspecified coronavirus-related response - Thursday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DoD to spend $133M for 39M N95 masks under Defense Production Act order
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2020
The Defense Department began executing a $133 million project to make N95 masks, its first coronavirus-related order under the Defense Production Act. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Russia will cut space launch prices by 30 percent in response to SpaceX predatory pricing
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 servic ... more


Rocket Lab completes electron mid-air recovery test

ROCKET SCIENCE
Three Proton-M rockets returned to factory over quality control issues
Moscow (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
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AEROSPACE
Germany to replace most Tornado jets with Eurofighters: report
Berlin (AFP) April 10, 2020
Germany will replace most ageing Tornado fighter-bomber jets in its air force fleet with Eurofighter aircraft but buy a share of the replacements from US manufacturer Boeing, media reported Friday. ... more
AEROSPACE
Boeing resumes production of P-8, KC-46 military planes
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2020
Boeing Co. restarted production of the P-8 and KC-46 military planes on Monday after a two-week shutdown caused by coronavirus concerns. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
General Dynamics nabs $55.9M to make missile tubes for U.S., Britain
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. ... more
MILTECH
Amid COVID-19 hurdles, AFRL develops "jump kits" to rapidly enable operations
Rome 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
AEROSPACE
Lockheed awarded $14.9M for work on F-35s for Navy, Air Force, partners
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2020
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $14.9 million contract modification Friday for work on the F-35 for the the Navy, Air Force and some non-Pentagon participants, according to the Department of Defense. ... more
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Now metal surfaces can be instant bacteria killers
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 13, 2020
Bacterial pathogens can live on surfaces for days. What if frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs could instantly kill them off? Purdue University engineers have created a laser treatment method that could potentially turn any metal surface into a rapid bacteria killer - just by giving the metal's surface a different texture. In a study published in the journal Advanced Materi ... more
+ Spacecraft is designed to survive fire, surfs its own wave
+ Swinging for the Space Fence
+ General Atomics opens new spacecraft development and test facility in Colorado
+ Scientists in Japan develop decomposable plastic
+ Supporting small airports using virtual reality
+ Russian cosmonauts begin 3D bioprinting experiment on ISS
+ Scientists synthesize world's most complex microparticle
US Space Force pens $1B in contracts for unjammable modems
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
+ 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
+ Lockheed Martin selects SEAKR Wolverine mission processor for Protected Tactical SATCOM
+ 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


Wireless network helps scientists track small animals
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2020
Researchers have developed a wireless network capable of tracking small animals tagged with sensors. The new technology - described Thursday in the journal PLOS Biology - could help scientists compile tracking data for local populations of small animals without relying on heavy transmitters and satellite communication systems. Automated tracking methods have made it much easier ... more
+ Gladiator introduces tiny integrated GNSS-Inertial Navigation Systems
+ USSF reschedules next GPS launch
+ China to launch last satellite for BeiDou navigation system in May
+ L3Harris Technologies passes PDR for experimental satellite navigation program
+ China's BeiDou satellites help precise fertilizer distribution
+ Contingency Operations Program and GPS III SV02 Receives Operational Acceptance from USSF
+ SMC prepares GPS Next Generation OCX for Operations
NASA develops unique materials for the next generation of aircraft
Cleveland 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 experimental aircraft, all designed to increase efficiency and reliability, while decreasing weight and cost. NASA engineers are developing innovative new materials that can be used to manufacture be ... more
+ NASA looks to university teams to advance aviation technology
+ Germany to replace most Tornado jets with Eurofighters: report
+ Boeing completes first flight of F-15QA for Qatar
+ Boeing resumes production of P-8, KC-46 military planes
+ Lockheed Martin awarded $167.5M for 48 LRASMs for Air Force
+ $675M F-35 support deal for South Korea approved by State Department
+ GE Aviation nabs $9.7M for T-64 support for Super Stallion
A key development in the drive for energy-efficient electronics
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
+ Stretchable supercapacitors to power tomorrow's wearable devices
+ To tune up your quantum computer, better call an AI mechanic
+ PIPES researchers demonstrate optical interconnects to improve performance of digital microelectronics
+ 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


CryoSat still cool at 10
Paris (ESA) Apr 09, 2020
This week marks 10 years since a Dnepr rocket blasted off from an underground silo in the remote desert steppe of Kazakhstan, launching one of ESA's most remarkable Earth-observing satellites into orbit. Tucked safely within the rocket fairing, CryoSat had a tough job ahead: to measure variations in the height of Earth's ice and reveal how climate change is affecting the polar regions. Car ... more
+ Hanley Wood and Meyers Research announce acquisition of satellite imagery company Bird.I
+ How NASA is Helping the World Breathe More Easily
+ Satellites providing clear picture of greenhouse gases
+ Cloud brightening won't curb global warming
+ Unusual ozone hole opens over the Arctic
+ New aerial image dataset to help provide farmers with actionable insights
+ China launches new remote sensing satellites
NASA satellite data show 30 percent drop in air pollution over Northeast US
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2020
Over the past several weeks, NASA satellite measurements have revealed significant reductions in air pollution over the major metropolitan areas of the Northeast United States. Similar reductions have been observed in other regions of the world. These recent improvements in air quality have come at a high cost, as communities grapple with widespread lockdowns and shelter-in-place orders as ... more
+ Activists concerned over increase in waste smuggling in Romania
+ Bangladesh's water teeming with drugs, chemicals, study says
+ Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
+ Toxic mineral selenium to blame for spinal deformities in California Delta fish
+ Scientists discover plastic-eating microbe
+ Scientists identify best trees for fighting roadside pollution
+ Opening plastic packaging generates microplastics, study says


Parachutes guide China's rocket debris safely to earth
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
+ China to launch IoT communications satellites named after Wuhan
+ China's experimental manned spaceship undergoes tests
+ 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
Russia positions S-500 as game changer for missile defense
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 14, 2020
Last month, a subsidiary of S-500 maker Almaz-Antey confirmed that multiple components of the next generation air defence system had been developed and tested, with the completed complex to start testing with the military later this year. The S-500 is not just a conventional air and missile defence system, but an anti-space weapon whose introduction will fundamentally change Russia's air d ... more
+ Iran warns US after Patriot deployment to Iraq
+ US deploys Patriot air defence system to Iraq
+ Lockheed awarded $932.8M to make THAADs for U.S., Saudi Arabia
+ 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


General Dynamics nabs $55.9M to make missile tubes for U.S., Britain
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
+ Lockheed nabs $818.2M to produce JASSMs for Air Force, allies
+ Raytheon awarded $641.3M for work on Tomahawks for Navy
+ 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
Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormones
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2020
Scientists have developed a way to remotely control the release of adrenal hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. Previous studies have linked problems with the regulation of hormones from the adrenal gland with mental health disorders, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The new research, detailed in the journal Science Advances, could help scientists investig ... more
+ New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
+ 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


Robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus
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
+ Autonomous Solutions and Phantom Auto Partner to Deploy Unmanned Yard Trucks
+ Crisis brings robots to medical frontline: researchers
+ Stanford engineers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot
+ Thai hospitals deploy 'ninja robots' to aid virus battle
+ Soft robot, unplugged
+ Help NASA design a robot to dig on the Moon
+ Small robots practice scouting skills for future Moon missions


Sky Sapience introduces tethered UAV platform HoverMast
Yokneam, Israel (SPX) Apr 14, 2020
Sky Sapience introduces its newest generation tethered UAV platform, HoverMast- Lite (HM-L1 and HM-L3.) Designed to function as smaller, light-weight versions of their flagship HoverMast platform, the HM-L systems will be used in tandem with small robotic vehicles participating in the RCV/SMET programs. The HM-L systems maintain the impressive capabilities of the original HoverMast product ... more
+ AFRL gives warfighters new weapons system
+ Boeing nabs $84.7M to build 3 more MQ-25s for Navy
+ SUGUS kicks off, a European project for integrating drones into the airspace
+ New research improves drone detection
+ 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
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