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  Beijing (AFP) May 06, 2020 A cargo capsule that was part of a key test in China's space programme experienced an "anomaly" Wednesday during its return trip, the space authority said. The cargo capsule was launched Tuesday aboard a new type of carrier rocket along with a prototype spacecraft, and the latter is expected to return to Earth on Friday. The launch is a major test of China's ambitions to operate a permanent space station and send astronauts to the Moon. But "an anomaly occurred today during the return" ... read more |
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Long March-5B rocket enables China to construct space stationWenchang (XNA) May 07, 2020 Construction of China's space station moves a step closer with the successful maiden flight of its new large carrier rocket, the Long March-5B, on Tuesday. The Long March-5B was specially deve ... more  
21 SW enlisted keep critical USSF asset training churning during worldwide pandemicBeale AFB CA (AFNS) May 05, 2020 One of the 21st Space Wing Operations Group's smallest geographically separated units has been the lynchpin keeping the Air Force's Upgraded Early Warning Radar system operational. Twenty-Firs ... more  
Astronauts Leave "Microbial Fingerprint" on Space StationMoffett Field CA (SPX) May 07, 2020 When a new crew member arrives on the International Space Station, the population of humans living in space changes - of course. But so, too, does the population of microbes. Countless types of micr ... more  
Digipen student project heading to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocketRedmond WA (SPX) May 07, 2020 In the near future, a box weighing just one pound and measuring 128 cubic inches will be launched 100 kilometers into the sky on-board Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle. Minutes later, it will ... more |
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Toys that inspired NASA innovationsWashington DC (SPX) May 06, 2020 "Scientists go through their toy bins all the time for inspiration." Phil West, NASA spokesman, 2000 Baby toys and Martian landers may not be connected thoughts for most people, but toys have ... more 
Mission Impossible to Mission Control: Tom Cruise to film in spaceLos Angeles (AFP) May 6, 2020 Tom Cruise will film his next Hollywood blockbuster on location - 250 miles up in the air and orbiting the Earth once every 90 minutes. ... more 
NASA builds on investments in US small business' beneficial technologiesMoffett Field CA (SPX) May 06, 2020 NASA has selected 139 proposals for follow-on funding though the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The Phase II awards will provide approximately $104 million to 124 small ... more 
Airbus and Xenesis sign payload contract for Bartolomeo Platform on ISSHouston TX (SPX) May 06, 2020 Airbus and Xenesis have signed a contract for a payload slot on the International Space Station (ISS) Bartolomeo platform for the demonstration of their Xen-Hub optical communication space terminal. ... more  
Mind-controlled arm prostheses that 'feel' are now a part of everyday lifeGothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Apr 30, 2020 For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study in the New England Journal of Medicine ... more |
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 Study reveals how spaceflight affects risk of blood clots in female astronauts 
NASA Scientist Flies Technology on a Dozen High-Profile MissionsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 05, 2020 Scientists and engineers can spend their entire careers developing technologies and maybe, if they're lucky, fly them on a handful of missions. NASA scientist and innovator Nikolaos Paschalidis must ... more  |
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Express satellites to be launched on 30 July, Proton-M repairs to end in JuneMoscow (Sputnik) May 05, 2020 Telecommunications satellites Express-80 and Express-103 will be launched on 30 July, the Proton-M carrier rocket needed for the launch will be repaired by June, a space industry source said. ... more 
MDA receives contract to support robotic operations on the International Space StationBrampton, Canada (SPX) May 05, 2020 MDA reports it has received a contract worth CAD $190 million to support robotic operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2020 to 2024. MDA has provided Logistics and Sustaining Engi ... more  
Telemedicine on the frontline in SpainParis (ESA) May 01, 2020 Space technology is in action in Barcelona, Spain, as emergency responders employ two ESA-supplied telemedicine devices to triage and treat urgent patients. Offering ultrasound, laryngoscopy a ... more  
Boeing presents first Loyal Wingman drone aircraft to AustraliaWashington DC (UPI) May 06, 2020 Boeing announced Tuesday it has presented its first unmanned aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force. ... more 
Firefly Aerospace achieves AS9100 Quality Certification and readies for first Firefly Alpha launchCedar Park TX (SPX) May 07, 2020 Firefly Aerospace reports it has secured AS9100 quality certification as it advances from developmental to production phase ahead of the inaugural flight of its Alpha launch vehicle later this year. ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) May 06, 2020 
Air Force Research Laboratory researchers Drs. Robert Bedford, Luke Bissell, Chandriker Dass and Michael Slocum are finding practical applications for the curious phenomena that occur in quantum materials. Until the late 1990s, the properties - or even the existence - of such materials seemed little more than theoretical. But, what is a quantum material?
Once upon a time, the science of ph ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) May 04, 2020 
Northrop Grumman Corporation is rapidly working on developing and fielding a gatewayONE prototype, an open system enabling translation and communication across platforms, in support of the Advanced Battle Management family of Systems (ABMS).
Under the contract, awarded by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's C3I and Networks Directorate, Northrop Grumman is providing engineeri ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 30, 2020 
As European governments plan their phased recoveries from the lockdown states triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the positioning delivered through satellite navigation is becoming more important than ever before. Location is a key requirement when attempting to monitor and map the spread of a disease and satnav is one of the main tools supporting this.
Since the outbreak of the coronaviru ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 06, 2020  Raytheon was awarded a $325 million contract for repair of the Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared System in the F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft for the Navy Tuesday, according to the Pentagon.
The ATFLIR is a multi-sensor electro-optical targeting pod used to provide navigation and targeting for military aircraft in adverse weather and using precision-guided munitions such as lase ... more |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) May 04, 2020 
Army researchers predict quantum computer circuits that will no longer need extremely cold temperatures to function could become a reality after about a decade.
For years, solid-state quantum technology that operates at room temperature seemed remote. While the application of transparent crystals with optical nonlinearities had emerged as the most likely route to this milestone, the plausi ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 05, 2020 
Russia will launch its first Arktika-M satellite for monitoring the Arctic climate and environment at the end of the year, General Director of the Lavochkin aerospace company Vladimir Kolmykov said.
"As of now, the number one Arktika-M spacecraft has been developed and is undergoing radio-electronic testing ... the launch is planned for the end of 2020", Kolmykov said, adding that the seco ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) May 6, 2020 
A host of celebrities and scientists including Madonna, Robert de Niro and a clutch of Nobel Prize winners have called for radical change in the world rather than "a return to normal" after the coronavirus lockdowns.
Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett, Jane Fonda, Marion Cotillard and Monica Bellucci also added their names to the open letter published in the French daily Le Monde pleading for an ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 06, 2020  A cargo capsule that was part of a key test in China's space programme experienced an "anomaly" Wednesday during its return trip, the space authority said.
The cargo capsule was launched Tuesday aboard a new type of carrier rocket along with a prototype spacecraft, and the latter is expected to return to Earth on Friday.
The launch is a major test of China's ambitions to operate a pe ... more |
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 Falls Church VA (SPX) May 05, 2020 
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a business of Raytheon Technologies, are partnering to pursue a U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).
This strategic partnership will offer the MDA an interceptor solution that will support the warfighter and MDA's efforts to rapidly deploy a system that complements and strengthe ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Apr 30, 2020 
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the third and final test of its next-generation long-range missile designed for the Army's Precision Strike Missile program, the company announced on Thursday.
According to Lockheed, the test took place at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and follows successful tests conducted in December and March.
"Today's PrSM test, a highly st ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) May 05, 2020 
Here's a new chapter in the story of the miniaturisation of machines: researchers in a laboratory in Singapore have shown that a single atom can function as either an engine or a fridge. Such a device could be engineered into future computers and fuel cells to control energy flows.
"Think about how your computer or laptop has a lot of things inside it that heat up. Today you cool that with ... more |
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 Brampton, Canada (SPX) May 05, 2020 
MDA reports it has received a contract worth CAD $190 million to support robotic operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2020 to 2024. MDA has provided Logistics and Sustaining Engineering (L&SE) services to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and its international partners since the start of the ISS, which this year will celebrate 20 years of continuous habitation by humans.
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 06, 2020  Boeing announced Tuesday it has presented its first unmanned aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force.
The Loyal Wingman is the first aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years, and is the company's largest investment in a drone outside of the United States, according to the company.
"This is a truly historic moment for our country a ... more |
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