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  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. Soundings constitute one important way to observe the high-altitude atmosphere. This kind of observational data helps with analyzing and studying the atmospheric circulation and improving the accuracy of weather forecasts. In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become ideal atmospheric soun ... read more |
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NASA, SpaceX to Launch First Astronauts to Space Station from U.S. Since 2011Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew ... more 
US Rocketry Chief Offers Novel Explanation for Why America Continues to Buy Russia's RD-180 EnginesMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 17, 2020 Nearly a decade after the decommissioning of the Space Shuttle programme, NASA and its allies continue to depend on Russian Soyuz rockets to take crews to the International Space Station. Meanwhile, ... more 
NASA announces first SpaceX crewed flight for May 27Washington (AFP) April 17, 2020 A SpaceX rocket will send two American astronauts to the International Space Station on May 27, NASA announced on Friday, the first crewed spaceflight from the US in nearly a decade. ... more  
Astronauts land back on Earth transformed by pandemicAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 17, 2020 Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut on Friday made a safe return from the International Space Station to find a "different planet," transformed by the coronavirus pandemic. ... more |
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NASA looks to university teams to advance aviation technologyWashington 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  
NanoAvionics and Mexican Space Agency Introduce a Nanosatellite Pilot Project for Future Space MissionsColumbia IL (SPX) Apr 20, 2020 Nanosatellite manufacturer and mission integrator NanoAvionics, together with the Mexican Space Agency (AEM) and students from the Polytechnic University of Atlacomulco will develop the first nanosa ... 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 
NASA Successfully Tests Telemetry Signal on Agency's First All-Electric X-planeEdwards 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  
Russia ready to talk hypersonic weapons with USWashington 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 a ... more |
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Dialogue With US on Hypersonic Weapons Impossible Without Discussing Antimissile Systems - MoscowMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 17, 2020 Russia cannot have a dialogue with the US on new Russian hypersonic weapons without a thorough discussion of US hypersonic projects, its plans to create a global anti-missile system and to deploy we ... more  |
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Exolaunch signs with SpaceX for Falcon 9 rideshare missionBerlin, 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  
Long spaceflights affect astronaut brain volumeOak 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 movementHong 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. ... more 
Akima Logistics awarded $385M for work on C-21Washington 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 
Self-powered X-ray detector to revolutionize imaging for medicine and securityLos 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 |
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 Cologne, Germany (SPX) Apr 15, 2020 
Camera systems that monitor airports remotely offer many new possibilities for air traffic control and airport operators. However, the costs of purchasing, installing and maintaining the latest remote monitoring technology make it impracticable for airfields with a low volume of traffic and revenue.
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has teamed up ... 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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 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 |
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 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 track mission-critical data during flight.
This data will be received on the ground during X-57's flight tests, where it will be monitored in real time by the project team during flight operation ... more |
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 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 |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 15, 2020 
Look around. Can you see the air? No? Luckily, many of NASA's Earth-observing satellites can see what the human eye can't - including potentially harmful pollutants lingering in the air we breathe. From the vantage point of space, these satellites help us measure and track air pollution as it moves around the globe and have contributed significantly to our decades-long quest for cleaner air.
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 St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 16, 2020 
A telltale signature of a cookstove, commonly used to prepare food or provide heat by burning wood, charcoal, animal dung or crop residue, is the thick, sooty smoke that rises from the flames. Its remnants, black stains left on the walls and clothes and in the lungs of the people - usually women - who tend to the stoves, are a striking reminder of the hazards the stoves pose both to human health ... 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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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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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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 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 |
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