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Starliner to go to ISS without crew in November, crewed flight set for next year Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 02, 2020 Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will refly its uncrewed test mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in November of this year, while the first crewed flight is planned for April 2021, a space source said. "The second flight of the Starliner spacecraft to the ISS without crew is expected in mid-November 2020, while the first flight with crew - in April 2021", the source said. In April, Boeing announced that it was going to refly its uncrewed orbital flight test after problems during it ... read more |
Preparations resume for Vega's upcoming mission with 53 small satellite passengers Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 02, 2020 The launch campaign has resumed for Arianespace's next mission, which will be the proof-of-concept flight with the Vega launcher's "ride-share" configuration - known as the Small Spacecraft Mission ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 02, 2020 On May 30, a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft launched from the historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station as part of SpaceX's second demon ... more Houston TX (SPX) Jun 02, 2020 NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday aboard the first commercially built and operated American spacecraft to carry humans to orbit, ... more Washington (AFP) May 31, 2020 NASA astronauts entered the International Space Station on Sunday after a landmark 19-hour journey on the first crewed US spacecraft in nearly a decade, a triumph for SpaceX and private enterprise. ... more |
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Advanced Air and Missile Defense, in the hands of soldiers Falls Church VA (SPX) May 28, 2020 It's a cold December morning at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, and two surrogate cruise missile targets have just been launched, one after the other. They are flying separate courses among ... more San Diego CA (SPX) May 27, 2020 Citadel Defense, a proven innovator in full spectrum counter drone solutions, has released new software incorporating deepfake neural networks to protect against adversarial spoofing tactics. This c ... more Surrey UK (SPX) May 22, 2020 Researchers from the University of Surrey have revealed their new biodegradable motion sensor - paving the way for implanted nanotechnology that could help future sports professionals better monitor ... more Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (SPX) May 29, 2020 Lobachevsky University scientists in collaboration with their colleagues from Russia, Italy, China and the United States have proposed the concept of a memristive neurohybrid chip to be used in comp ... more Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) May 30, 2020 A SpaceX rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts was headed for the International Space Station on Saturday on the first ever crewed flight by a private company, ushering in a new era in space travel. ... more |
Elon and Gwynne, the pair who made SpaceX Paris (ESA) May 29, 2020 ESA's largest antenna test facility remains operational despite the COVID-19 pandemic, performing pre-flight testing for the latest satellite in a constellation to serve the internet of things. ... more |
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SpaceX astronaut launch: here's the rocket science it must get right Birmingham UK (The Conversation) May 28, 2020 Two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, will make history by travelling to the International Space Station in a privately funded spacecraft, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon ... more Washington DC (UPI) May 29, 2020 Doug Liman will direct Tom Cruise in the first narrative feature film to be shot in space. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Tuesday that Liman, 54, will direct Cruise, 57, in the new movie fil ... more Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) May 27, 2020 The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Aerospace Systems Directorate celebrates the tenth anniversary of the X-51A's longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight, May 26, 2020. ... more Bremen, Germany (SPX) May 27, 2020 The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus for the construction of the third European Service Module (ESM) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft. The contract is worth aro ... more Merritt Island, United States (AFP) May 27, 2020 NASA begged tourists to watch the SpaceX launch online, but space fans are still showing up in Florida. It would have been pretty good news for Brenda Mulberry - if she'd had some SpaceX T-shirts to sell them. ... more |
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Class of stellar explosions found to be galactic producers of lithium Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 02, 2020 A team of researchers, led by astrophysicist Sumner Starrfield of Arizona State University (ASU), has combined theory with both observations and laboratory studies and determined that a class of stellar explosions, called classical novae, are responsible for most of the lithium in our galaxy and solar system. The results of their study have been recently published in the Astrophysical Jour ... more |
UK nears final stage of Skynet satellite contract competition London, UK (Sputnik) May 26, 2020 Britain's Ministry of Defense will soon launch the final stage of a competition to manage ground station capabilities for Skynet, a military communications satellite network which provides strategic communication services to the British Armed Forces and NATO. According to a report by C4ISRNET, the invitation to industry consortia to "negotiate documents" was expected to occur last week. Ho ... more |
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Harnessing space to save lives at sea Prague, Czech Republic (SPX) May 25, 2020 The migration crisis in recent years has thrown into focus the fact that current technological solutions are simply not capable of saving the lives of all those who get lost at sea. A number of search and rescue services and other state authorities are increasingly using drones to make surveillance operations more efficient. However, drones usually have very limited flight time which is not suff ... more |
Sirkorsky awarded $17.9M modification for work on the H-53K Washington DC (UPI) May 28, 2020 Sikorsky was awarded a $17.9 million contract modification Thursday for work on the H-53K helicopter. Under the modification Sikorsky, a division of Lockheed Martin, will provide logistics, program management, training, configuration management and sustaining engineering support for the H-53K system. The CH-53K King Stallion, which has been in development since 2006, is a cargo h ... more |
DARPA Selects Teams to Increase Security of Semiconductor Supply Chain Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2020 As Internet of Things (IoT) devices rapidly increase in popularity and deployment, economic attackers and nation-states alike are shifting their attention to the vulnerabilities of digital integrated circuit (IC) chips. Threats to IC chips are well known, and despite various measures designed to mitigate them, hardware developers have largely been slow to implement security solutions due t ... more |
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Calling for ideas for next Earth Explorer Paris (ESA) May 26, 2020 As part of ESA's continuing commitment to realise cutting-edge satellite missions to advance the scientific understanding of our planet and to show how new technologies can be used in space, a new Call for Earth Explorer mission ideas has been released. The Call invites scientists working in Earth observation to submit ideas for ESA's 11th Earth Explorer mission. Our planet works as ... more |
Bulgarian minister charged over illegal waste imports from Italy Sofia (AFP) May 30, 2020 Bulgaria's deputy environment minister Krassimir Zhivkov has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in illegally importing harmful waste from Italy and burning it, prosecutors said Saturday. Italian and Bulgarian authorities had been investigating two Bulgarian brothers operating in their countries. They own a recycling business and deal with dangerous waste such as batteries, lead a ... more |
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China space program targets July launch for Mars mission Beijing (AFP) May 25, 2020 China is targeting a July launch for its ambitious plans for a Mars mission which will include landing a remote-controlled robot on the surface of the red planet, the company in charge of the project has said. Beijing has invested billions of dollars in its space programme in an effort to catch up with its rival the United States and affirm its status as a major world power. The Mars mis ... more |
Advanced Air and Missile Defense, in the hands of soldiers Falls Church VA (SPX) May 28, 2020 It's a cold December morning at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, and two surrogate cruise missile targets have just been launched, one after the other. They are flying separate courses among the jagged San Andres and Sacramento mountains toward soldiers in a U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense unit at a test site called TAC-2 - Tactical Command Post 2. These sophisticated targets pre ... more |
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Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System now has ground-to-ground capability Washington DC (UPI) Jun 01, 2020 A ground-to-ground test of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket, normally launched from the air, was a success, BAE Systems announced on Monday. The tests were conducted at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona, with APKWS rockets fired from a launcher built specifically for ground vehicles by Missouri-based Arnold Defense and Electronics LLC. The U.S. Navy al ... more |
Transporting energy through a single molecular nanowire 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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The concept of creating brain-on-chip revealed Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (SPX) May 29, 2020 Lobachevsky University scientists in collaboration with their colleagues from Russia, Italy, China and the United States have proposed the concept of a memristive neurohybrid chip to be used in compact biosensors and neuroprostheses. The concept is based on the existing and forward-looking solutions at the junction of neural cellular and microfluidic technologies that make it possible to grow a ... more |
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Citadel Defense launches Deepfake AI to prevent drone attacks on military and government assets San Diego CA (SPX) May 27, 2020 Citadel Defense, a proven innovator in full spectrum counter drone solutions, has released new software incorporating deepfake neural networks to protect against adversarial spoofing tactics. This capability helps U.S. and allied forces combat growing enemy tactics that attempt to confuse existing security intelligence equipment as electronic warfare escalates. Citadel was the first compan ... more |
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