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April 17, 2020
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Russia ready to talk hypersonic weapons with US



Washington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow is open to holding talks with the United States on the development of advanced weapons, including hypersonic missiles. He said any discussions on the matter would include talks about the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and on weapons in outer space. "We are willing to engage in talks about new types of weapons, including hypersonic weapons, within the context of taking into account ... all the factors that have a bearing u ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
Scientific machine learning paves way for rapid rocket engine design
Austin TX (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
"It's not rocket science" may be a tired cliche, but that doesn't mean designing rockets is any less complicated. Time, cost and safety prohibit testing the stability of a test rocket using a physic ... more
ROBO SPACE
CIMON-2 makes its successful debut on the ISS
Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Apr 16, 2020
CIMON-2, the updated version of the CIMON astronaut assistant, developed and built by Airbus for the German Aerospace Center Space Administration (DLR), has now demonstrated its capabilities during ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Mapping Chernobyl fires from space
Paris (ESA) Apr 17, 2020
With an outbreak of wildfires recently threatening the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine, the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service has been activated and the Copernicus Sentinel-2 ... more
MILTECH
Future Army vehicles could see an improvement in structural materials
Aberdeen Proving Ground MD (SPX) Apr 16, 2020
Materials used for a Soldier's personal protection gear may be tough enough for vehicles too, according to a new Army study. Findings, released April 10 in the journal Polymer, show that polymers fi ... 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
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
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. ... 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
UAV NEWS
American Manufacturers Swift Tactical Systems and Silvus Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
Swift Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, and Silvus Technologies have entered into a strategic alliance. This collaboration combines Swift's world-class unmanned aircraft systems w ... more
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UAV NEWS
Citadel Defense Launches New AI and Machine Learning Software to Detect and Defeat Air, Land, and Sea Drones
San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
Citadel Defense, a trusted supplier of combat-proven counter drone technology to militaries, governments, and commercial organizations, has expanded their industry-leading AI solution to detect, ide ... more
UAV NEWS
Observing the atmosphere at high altitudes using unmanned aerial vehicles
Beijing, China (SPX) Apr 16, 2020
Severe weather conditions such as low air temperatures and strong winds often bring difficulties to scientific expeditions in Antarctica. Thus, monitoring and forecasting the weather is critical. So ... more
AEROSPACE
NASA Successfully Tests Telemetry Signal on Agency's First All-Electric X-plane
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2020
Recent ground testing on NASA's first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, successfully demonstrated the aircraft's ability to transmit its telemetry signal, allowing the team the capability to t ... 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


Apple data show dramatic impact of virus on movement

AEROSPACE
Akima Logistics awarded $385M for work on C-21
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2020
Akima Logistics Services was awarded a $385 million contract for work on the C-21 aircraft, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. ... more
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SPACE MEDICINE
Self-powered X-ray detector to revolutionize imaging for medicine and security
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Apr 14, 2020
A new X-ray detector prototype is on the brink of revolutionizing medical imaging, with dramatic reduction in radiation exposure and the associated health risks, while also boosting resolution in se ... more
AEROSPACE
Air Force selects Wisconsin, Alabama bases for F-35As
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 15, 2020
The Air Force announced Wednesday that it has selected Truax Field in Wisconsin and Dannelly Field in Alabama as its next two F-35A Lightning II locations for the Air National Guard. ... 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
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
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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
+ New clues to predict the risks astronauts will face from space radiation on long missions
+ New textile could keep you cool in the heat, warm in the cold
+ General Atomics opens new spacecraft development and test facility in Colorado
+ Supporting small airports using virtual reality
+ Russian cosmonauts begin 3D bioprinting experiment on ISS
+ Creating custom light using 2D materials
+ Raytheon awarded $17 million for dual band radar spares for USS Ford
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


Apple data show dramatic impact of virus on movement
Hong Kong (AFP) April 15, 2020
Apple has launched a new website that shows with striking graphs how the coronavirus pandemic has slammed the brakes on life around the world. The tool visualises the movement of people in dozens of major cities and countries around the world based on the number of requests made for directions on Apple Maps since January 13. It shows the dramatic drop in the number of users driving, walk ... 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
+ Wireless network helps scientists track small animals
+ China's BeiDou satellites help precise fertilizer distribution
+ Contingency Operations Program and GPS III SV02 Receives Operational Acceptance from USSF
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 Leadership Initiative (ULI), the project will provide a total of $32.8 million to the five teams during the next four years. "Each of these teams is working on important problems that definitely will h ... more
+ NASA Successfully Tests Telemetry Signal on Agency's First All-Electric X-plane
+ Air Force selects Wisconsin, Alabama bases for F-35As
+ Boeing completes first flight of F-15QA for Qatar
+ Akima Logistics awarded $385M for work on C-21
+ Taiwan virus aid sparks calls to rename China Airlines
+ Studying pterosaurs and other fossil flyers to better engineer manmade flight
+ Optimised flight routes for climate-friendly air transport
Pushing the limits of 2D supramolecules
Tampa FL (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
Scientists at the University of South Florida have reached a new milestone in the development of two-dimensional supramolecules - the building blocks that make areas of nanotechnology and nanomaterial advancement possible. Since the 2004 discovery of graphene, the world's thinnest (one-atom-thick) and strongest (200 times stronger than steel) material, researchers have been working to furt ... more
+ A key development in the drive for energy-efficient electronics
+ 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


NASA data aids ozone hole's journey to recovery
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 16, 2020
On Sept. 16, 1987, policymakers and scientists from around the world gathered at the International Civil Aviation Organization's headquarters in Montreal, preparing to take action on the day's most urgent topic: Depletion of the Earth's protective ozone layer. Two years before, researchers from the British Antarctic Survey had stunned the world with the first paper demonstrating that atmos ... more
+ The combined power of remote earth observations aboard ISS
+ NASA Reports Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Hit Record Low in March
+ CryoSat still cool at 10
+ Heavy iron isotopes leaking from Earth's core
+ 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
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
+ Soot may only be half the problem when it comes to cookstoves
+ 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


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


Russia ready to talk hypersonic weapons with US
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 16, 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Moscow is open to holding talks with the United States on the development of advanced weapons, including hypersonic missiles. He said any discussions on the matter would include talks about the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and on weapons in outer space. "We are willing to engage in talks about new types of weapons, inc ... more
+ General Dynamics nabs $55.9M to make missile tubes for U.S., Britain
+ 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
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


CIMON-2 makes its successful debut on the ISS
Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Apr 16, 2020
CIMON-2, the updated version of the CIMON astronaut assistant, developed and built by Airbus for the German Aerospace Center Space Administration (DLR), has now demonstrated its capabilities during initial tests on the International Space Station (ISS). The free-flying, spherical technology demonstrator with artificial intelligence (AI) showed off a number of its features during interactions wit ... more
+ Robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus
+ Robots ride to rescue as delivery risks rise
+ 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


American Manufacturers Swift Tactical Systems and Silvus Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 17, 2020
Swift Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Swift Engineering, and Silvus Technologies have entered into a strategic alliance. This collaboration combines Swift's world-class unmanned aircraft systems with Silvus' advanced MIMO communication systems for tactical applications. The commercial agreement will enable Swift to integrate the locally manufactured radios into its family of American mad ... more
+ Observing the atmosphere at high altitudes using unmanned aerial vehicles
+ Citadel Defense Launches New AI and Machine Learning Software to Detect and Defeat Air, Land, and Sea Drones
+ Sky Sapience introduces tethered UAV platform HoverMast
+ 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
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