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  Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2020 China's first Mars exploration mission has been named Tianwen-1, announced the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday, China's Space Day. The name comes from the long poem "Tianwen," meaning Questions to Heaven, written by Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC), one of the greatest poets of ancient China. In "Tianwen," Qu Yuan raised a series of questions in verse involving the sky, stars, natural phenomena, myths and the real world, showing his doubts about some traditional concepts and t ... read more |
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Russian 'Victory Rocket' cargo flight docks at ISSMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2020 The cargo rocket MS-14 will deliver food, medical supplies, fuel and other equipment to the International Space Station, along with a flash drive containing the names of the Soviet soldiers who took ... more 
Russian cargo capsule docks with ISSMoscow (AFP) April 25, 2020 A Russian cargo capsule with 2.5 tons of supplies docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday after the fastest such trip yet from earth, the national space agency Roscosmos said. ... more  
Dream Chaser spaceplane set to get wingsSparks NV (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader owned by Eren and Fatih Ozmen, uncrated both wings for its Dream Chaser spaceplane this month at the company's Loui ... more  
US Space Force awards L3Harris Technologies $500 Million IDIQ contract for anti-jam satellite modemMelbourne FL (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 The U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded L3Harris Technologies a five-year, $500 million ceiling, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract - with an ... more |
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Japanese astronaut prepares for flight aboard SpaceX's Crew DragonSchriever AFB CO (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 Four 50th Wing Staff Agency Airmen attended a SpaceX briefing on its latest developments and future travel plans to the International Space Station, by Soichi Noguchi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Ag ... more 
Getting Down to Earth with CAVES in SpaceParis (ESA) Apr 23, 2020 NASA astronaut Jessica Meir rocks her CAVES shirt on board the International Space Station. Jessica was the first woman to participate in ESA's underground astronaut training programme in 2016. It m ... more  
Fast-track training for pilots who never leave the groundMelbourne FL (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 Explosive growth in the use of drones or remotely piloted aircraft for commercial and military operations has increased the demand for trained operators, and the U.S. Air Force has turned to L3Harri ... more  
Iran receives signals from Noor satellite: commanderTehran (XNA) Apr 26, 2020 Several stations across Iran have received signals from the Noor 1 (Light 1) satellite that was launched into space on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency reported on Friday, quoting commander of the Isla ... more 
Boeing nabs $75.1M for Super Hornet service life modificationWashington DC (UPI) Apr 24, 2020 Boeing received a $75.1 million contract Friday to support the F/A-18E-F Super Hornet service life modification program, according to the Pentagon. ... more |
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Australia, New Zealand mark Anzac Day with driveway vigilsSydney (AFP) April 25, 2020 Australians and New Zealanders held dawn Anzac Day vigils from the isolation of their own driveways on Saturday to honour their armed forces, as parades were cancelled and ceremonies closed to the public due to the coronavirus. ... more  |
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Lockheed nabs $147.6M for MK41 componentsWashington DC (UPI) Apr 23, 2020 Lockheed Martin was awarded a $147.6 million contract modification for components for the Navy's MK 41 Vertical Launching System for the United States and three allies, the Pentagon announced Thursday. ... more 
Northrop Grumman's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile continues to protect the US NavyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation $165 million for Lot 9 full rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) in March. Assets will include all-u ... more 
Firefly Aerospace and Spaceflight sign launch services agreementCedar Park TX (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 Firefly Aerospace, Inc., a leading provider of economical and dependable launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services, and Spaceflight Inc., the leading launch services and mission management ... more 
Air Force awards $258.7M to Dataminr for push alerts systemWashington DC (UPI) Apr 23, 2020 The Air Force has awarded Dataminr with a five-year, $258.7 million contract to develop a system of push alerts, the Pentagon announced Thursday. ... more  
Future Army vehicles could see an improvement in structural materialsAberdeen 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
A 30th birthday is a big milestone for anyone, and a spacecraft is no exception. Tomorrow, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 30th year in space, but it didn't get to this point without having to overcome its fair share of challenges. Over the years, it has not only been fixed, but continuously upgraded to make it the discovery-producing machine that it is today.
Servicing (refueling, fi ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
The U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded L3Harris Technologies a five-year, $500 million ceiling, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract - with an initial delivery order of $30.6 million - for the Air Force and Army Anti-jam Modem (A3M).
A3M provides the Department of the Air Force and Army with a secure, wideband, anti-jam satellite commu ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 
Your phone's GPS, the WiFi in your house and communications on aircraft are all powered by radio-frequency waves, or RF waves, which carry information from a transmitter at one point to a sensor at another. The sensors interpret this information in different ways. For example, a GPS sensor uses the angle at which it receives an RF wave to determine its own relative location. The more precisely i ... more |
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 Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 
Explosive growth in the use of drones or remotely piloted aircraft for commercial and military operations has increased the demand for trained operators, and the U.S. Air Force has turned to L3Harris for solutions to that challenge. Traditional live-flight training approaches are time consuming, expensive and can tie up valuable resources.
Last year, the U.S. Air Force tasked L3Harris with ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
Quantum computing is increasingly becoming the focus of scientists in fields such as physics and chemistry, and industrialists in the pharmaceutical, airplane, and automobile industries. Globally, research labs at companies like Google and IBM are spending extensive resources on improving quantum computers, and with good reason.
Quantum computers use the fundamentals of quantum mechanics t ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 22, 2020 
Earth can sometimes feel like the last place you'd want to be. Indeed, a number of explorers have devised inventive ways to move civilization off this planet.
It's no surprise: The promise of a better life in the mysterious beyond can be seductive. But the fact is the more we learn about out there the more we realize how special it is here. The first astronauts to look from space back at E ... more |
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 Plymouth UK (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
A pioneering technique to detect plastics floating on the sea surface, led by scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, has been published this week in Scientific Reports.
Earth observation scientists analysed data from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellites to develop this new approach, which demonstrates for the first time that aggregated patches of plastics floating in coasta ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2020 
China's first Mars exploration mission has been named Tianwen-1, announced the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday, China's Space Day.
The name comes from the long poem "Tianwen," meaning Questions to Heaven, written by Qu Yuan (about 340-278 BC), one of the greatest poets of ancient China.
In "Tianwen," Qu Yuan raised a series of questions in verse involving the sky ... 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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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation $165 million for Lot 9 full rate production (FRP) of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) in March. Assets will include all-up round missiles and captive air training missiles for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales.
"AARGM provides the U.S. Navy and allies unmatched protection to detect and defeat surface-to-air ... 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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 San Clemente CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
Teams from Swift Tactical Systems, in partnership with its Japanese counterpart, Swift-Xi, both subsidiaries of Swift Engineering, completed personnel search and rescue and animal identification missions as part of a contract with Okayama Prefecture in Japan.
The proof of concept program validates Swift's unmanned aerial systems and capabilities under unique scenarios. First, the team's ab ... more |
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