|
|
|
  Paris (ESA) Apr 29, 2020 ESA has set up an 'open call' for proposals from European commercial entities for new services in the domain of space transportation to space, in space, returning from space, or any combination of these. This permanently open call is part of Boost! - ESA's Commercial Space Transportation Services Element 1 to support European economic operators in developing and deploying new commercial space transportation services. To be eligible, the economic operator should demonstrate that its space t ... read more |
 |
Solar One: A proposal for the first manned interstellar spaceshipLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 In a new paper, astronomer Alberto Caballero presents the concept and design of a beam-powered propulsion system that could become the first manned interstellar spaceship by the late-20s. Sola ... more 
NASA Test Directors eagerly await Artemis launchKennedy Space Center FL (SPXR) Apr 28, 2020 Before NASA's mighty Space Launch System (SLS) rocket can blast off from the agency's Kennedy Space Center to send the Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit, teams across the country conduct extensive t ... more  
SBIRS GEO-5 space vehicle enters critical thermal vacuum testingLos Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 The Space and Missile Systems Center's next Space Based Infrared System satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) reached a major milestone on its the road to launch when Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing began on April ... more  
Is it time for a 'new way of war?' What China's army reforms mean for the rest of the worldSydney, Australia (The Conversation) Apr 24, 2020 The ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu once said, "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." Looking at the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) today, it's ha ... more |
|
|
|
|
| Previous Issues | Apr 27 | Apr 24 | Apr 23 | Apr 22 |
|
|
|
|
|
 
Galileo Green Lane, easing pressure at the EU's internal bordersPrague, Czechia (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is working together with the European Commission (EC) on an app to facilitate the movement of goods and freight within the EU in support of the COVID-19 pandemic respo ... 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  
A new way to cool down electronic devices, recover waste heatNew York NY (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 Using electronic devices for too long can cause them to overheat, which might slow them down, damage their components or even make them explode or catch fire. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Nano ... 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  
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 |
|
 CASIS welcomes new NASA ISS National Lab program executive  
China's first Mars exploration mission named Tianwen-1Beijing (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 "Tianw ... more  |
|
|
|
US Military not sure if Iran's launch of 'military' satellite was successfulWashington DC (Sputnik) Apr 23, 2020 Tehran earlier announced that it had launched a new military satellite into low Earth orbit, after the country failed in several previous attempts to send a civilian-made device in space. Vice ... more 
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 
Northrop says it's on schedule with next-generation OmegA rocketOrlando FL (UPI) Apr 28, 2020 Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. is on schedule for testing of its next-generation rocket, the OmegA, despite the challenges of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, a company executive s ... more 
GPS celebrates 25th year of operationPeterson AFB CO (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 The Global Positioning System, better known as GPS, marks its 25th year of operation Apr. 27, 2020. On this date in 1995, the system reached full operational capability, meaning the system met ... more  
Singapore launches first drone delivery serviceSingapore (AFP) April 29, 2020 Singapore's first drone delivery service has begun by taking vitamins to a ship, with its operator saying Wednesday the devices are crucial in reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic. ... more |
|
|
 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
MIT researchers have developed a way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics, allowing them to create shirts or other garments that could be used to monitor vital signs such as temperature, respiration, and heart rate.
The sensor-embedded garments, which are machine washable, can be customized to fit close to the body of the person wearing them. The researchers envision tha ... more |
|
 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
DARPA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $5.8 million contract for the first phase of satellite integration on the Blackjack program.
Lockheed Martin will define and manage interfaces between Blackjack's bus, payload and Pit Boss - its autonomous, space-based command and data processor. Additional scope includes testbed validation of internal and external vehicle interfaces. Program work will p ... more |
|
|
 |
|
 Prague, Czechia (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is working together with the European Commission (EC) on an app to facilitate the movement of goods and freight within the EU in support of the COVID-19 pandemic response. The "Galileo Green Lane" app will ease the flow of freight through borders and enable the efficient transit of critical goods.
The COVID-19 outbreak represents a serious threat not only to ... more |
|
|
 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
DARPA's AlphaDogfight Trials Final event, originally scheduled for April, has been rescheduled for the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The third and final trial is now planned for Aug. 17-20, 2020, at AFWERX, the Air Force's innovation hub, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Eight teams were selected last year to compete in a virtual competition designed to demonstrate advanced artificial intellig ... more |
|
 Boston MA (SPX) Apr 24, 2020 
Artificial intelligence has become a focus of certain ethical concerns, but it also has some major sustainability issues. Last June, researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst released a startling report estimating that the amount of power required for training and searching a certain neural network architecture involves the emissions of roughly 626,000 pounds of carbon dioxide. T ... more |
|
|
 Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 23, 2020 
When John Romero, president of Owyhee Air Research (OAR), got into the business of wildlife research, he did so for the love of wildlife. Now, he says, "it's more a love of the work and the services we can provide."
The Nampa, Idaho-based company is on the forefront of wildlife study, wildfire containment and natural resource surveying using L3Harris aerial infrared technology.
OAR s ... more |
|
 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 |
|
|
 Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020 
China is constructing the largest steerable radio telescope in Asia with a 70-meter-diameter antenna to receive data from its first Mars exploration mission which is expected to be launched this year.
China aims to complete orbiting, landing and roving on the red planet in one mission, which has been named Tianwen-1.
The telescope, with an antenna the size of nine basketball courts, ... more |
|
 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
The Space and Missile Systems Center's next Space Based Infrared System satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) reached a major milestone on its the road to launch when Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing began on April 16 at Lockheed Martin's production facility in Sunnyvale, California.
SBIRS GEO-5 is a high-priority U.S. Space Force program that provides worldwide missile warning capability for the U.S. mili ... more |
|
|
 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 |
|
 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 |
|
|
 Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 29, 2020 
Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers developed the tiny walking "spinobots," powered by rat muscle and spinal cord tissue on a soft, 3D-printed hydrogel skeleton. While previous generations of biological robots, or bio-bots, could move forward by simple muscl ... more |
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
 Singapore (AFP) April 29, 2020 
Singapore's first drone delivery service has begun by taking vitamins to a ship, with its operator saying Wednesday the devices are crucial in reducing human contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
The use of drones is part of the city-state's drive to embrace technological innovation, as well as an effort to tackle a manpower shortage in a country of just 5.7 million.
The drone deliver ... more |
|
|
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2020 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
