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  Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) May 14, 2020 Defence and Gold Coast company Gilmour Space Technologies have joined forces to work together on space technologies under a new strategic agreement. The leading hybrid rocket launch provider is developing lower-cost, reliable and dedicated rockets to launch small satellites into low earth orbits. The new partnership between Defence Science and Technology and Gilmour Space will research defence-related technologies including propulsion, materials and avionics technologies, to help develop a t ... read more |
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Bipartisan space launch legislation introducedWashington DC (SPX) May 13, 2020 As we pass the 59th Anniversary of the first American human space flight launch that saw Alan Shepard pilot the famous Freedom 7 capsule as part of the Mercury program, U.S. Representatives Bill Pos ... more  
JAXA HTV-9 spacecraft carries science, technology to ISSHouston TX (SPX) May 14, 2020 A Japanese cargo spacecraft loaded with experiment hardware, supplies and spare parts is scheduled to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan to the International Space Station at ... more 
Roscosmos confirms signing contract for NASA Astronaut's flight to ISSMoscow (Sputnik) May 14, 2020 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos confirmed the signing of a contract with NASA for the flight of an astronaut onboard Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) and ... more  
China's Kuaizhou rocket industrial park partially operationalWuhan, China (XNA) May 14, 2020 Kuaizhou rocket industrial park, which is based in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has been partially put into operation, according to China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC). Aft ... more |
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NASA Funds Artemis Student Challenges to Inspire Space ExplorationWashington DC (SPX) May 08, 2020 NASA will award nearly $2.4 million to universities as part of the Artemis Student Challenges, a bold new initiative to inspire the next generation - the Artemis Generation. The six universities rec ... more 
Three types of rockets to shoulder construction of China's space stationBeijing (XNA) May 07, 2020 China's new large carrier rocket Long March-5B made its maiden flight on Tuesday, sending the trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship and a cargo return capsule for test into space. ... 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  
IBCS Goes AgileFalls Church VA (SPX) May 14, 2020 A year ago, after the U.S. Department of Defense called for a movement to Agile development methodologies, one of the Northrop Grumman IBCS software teams was part of a pilot program with the U.S. A ... more  
Boeing scores deals to deliver more than 1,000 missiles to SaudiWashington (AFP) May 14, 2020 Boeing has been awarded two contracts worth more than $2 billion for the delivery of more than 1,000 air-to-surface and anti-ship missiles to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Wednesday. ... more |
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 China's tracking ship Yuanwang-5 back from rocket monitoring mission 
Marshall team prepares for upcoming Commercial Crew LaunchHuntsville AL (SPX) May 13, 2020 A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station ... more  |
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New Orbital Transports Small Satellite Catalog provides complete support for mission successChicago IL (SPX) May 14, 2020 Orbital Transports, Inc. announced that it has debuted the Small Satellite Catalog on its website. By bringing the entire small satellite supply chain online, Orbital Transports is able to offer har ... more 
Soyuz-7 for Sea Launch to be equipped with new Fregat-SBU Upper StageMoscow (Sputnik) May 13, 2020 The Soyuz-7 rocket for blastoffs from the Sea Launch floating spaceport is planned to be equipped with the new Fregat-SBU upper stage, the director-general of the upper stage developer - Lavochkin R ... more  
New BeiDou satellite starts operation in networkBeijing (XNA) May 14, 2020 The 45th satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has started operation in the network after completing in-orbit tests, according to the Satellite Navigation System Management Offic ... more 
Pryer Aerospace signs long-term agreement with Blue Origin to support New Glenn Heavy-Lift Launch VehicleTulsa OK (SPX) May 14, 2020 Pryer Aerospace has signed a multi-year contract with Blue Origin. Under this contract, Pryer will provide large complex machined parts and leading edge structures for New Glenn, Blue Origin's massi ... more  
GAO audit: Lack of parts slowing F-35 productionWashington DC (UPI) May 13, 2020 The F-35 fighter plane program is behind schedule and over budget, with production slowed by the lack of key parts, a General Accountability Office audit said. ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) May 12, 2020 
A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University suggests that a material consisting of a polymer compound embedded with bismuth trioxide particles holds tremendous potential for replacing conventional radiation shielding materials, such as lead.
The bismuth trioxide compound is lightweight, effective at shielding against ionizing radiation such as gamma rays, and can be man ... more |
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 Falls Church VA (SPX) May 14, 2020 
A year ago, after the U.S. Department of Defense called for a movement to Agile development methodologies, one of the Northrop Grumman IBCS software teams was part of a pilot program with the U.S. Army. The experience and results were well received and, last November, the Army awarded a $70 million, 28-month contract to transform the entire IBCS software development process to an Agile framework ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 14, 2020 
The 45th satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has started operation in the network after completing in-orbit tests, according to the Satellite Navigation System Management Office.
The satellite will provide services in place of the 3rd BeiDou satellite, a geostationary earth orbit satellite of the BDS-2 system. The replacement will help reinforce the BDS-2 system and s ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 8, 2020 
The United States has approved a $2.3 billion deal on attack helicopters for Egypt, but an official insisted Friday that Washington was still pressing on human rights concerns.
President Donald Trump's administration informed Congress on Thursday that it has given the green light to the package to refurbish 43 Apache helicopters.
R. Clarke Cooper, the State Department official in charge ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 12, 2020 
Once unimaginable, transistors consisting only of several-atom clusters or even single atoms promise to become the building blocks of a new generation of computers with unparalleled memory and processing power. But to realize the full potential of these tiny transistors - miniature electrical on-off switches - researchers must find a way to make many copies of these notoriously difficult-to-fabr ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) May 14, 2020 
Sen, a British space company establishing a video streaming service to provide real-time and timely Ultra-High Definition (UHD) video of Earth, and Momentus, a provider of in-space transportation services for satellites, has announced a contract for the orbital deployment of Sen's first satellite, with an option to launch a further four satellites for Sen in 2022.
"Our EarthTV constellatio ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) May 12, 2020 
While walking in Beirut during the coronavirus lockdown recently, Omar Frangieh was struck by the number of face masks and gloves littering the Lebanese capital.
The photographer, concerned that contaminated waste could itself transmit the disease, took 200 photos of discarded personal protective equipment and posted them in a Facebook album he titled "Invaders in Beirut".
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) May 14, 2020 
Kuaizhou rocket industrial park, which is based in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has been partially put into operation, according to China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC).
After it is fully operational, the park is expected to be capable of completing the assembly and testing for 20 solid-fuelled carrier rockets annually.
With construction beginning in May 2017, the ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 08, 2020 
Boeing was awarded a $128.5 million modification to its Ground-based Midcourse Defense development and sustainment contract Thursday, according to the Pentagon.
The deal modifies a contract awarded in 2018 for upgrades to the GMD, which is the United States' ballistic missile defense system.
The modification increases the total value of the contract from $11.2 billion to $11.3 billio ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 14, 2020  Boeing has been awarded two contracts worth more than $2 billion for the delivery of more than 1,000 air-to-surface and anti-ship missiles to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
A first contract, worth $1.97 billion, is for the modernization of SLAM ER cruise missiles as well as delivery of 650 new missiles "in support of the government of Saudi Arabia," it said.
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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) May 11, 2020 
Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently towards a reaction centre, where it is converted into a useful form for the organism. Scientists have been using this as inspiration to learn how to transport energy efficiently in, for example, molecular electronics. Physicist Richard Hildner from the University of Groningen and his colleagues have investigated energy transport ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 05, 2020 
In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing workers over the last few decades. But to what extent, really? Some technologists have forecast that automation will lead to a future without work, while other observers have been more skeptical about such scenarios.
Now a study co-authored by an MIT professor puts firm numbers on the trend, finding a very real impact - although one tha ... more |
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 Patuxent River MD (SPX) May 11, 2020 
The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar.
"The AN/ZPY-8 radar significantly increases Fire Scout's detection and tracking of targets. The ability to simultaneously employ multiple modes supports U.S. Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements," s ... more |
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