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UK Govt to acquire OneWeb satellite constellation London, UK (SPX) Jul 05, 2020 The Government has today (3 July) led a successful bid to acquire OneWeb, which develops cutting-edge satellite technology in the UK and in the US. The move signals the Government's ambition for the UK to be a pioneer in the research, development, manufacturing, and exploitation of novel satellite technologies through the ownership of a fleet of Low Earth orbit satellites. Business Secretary Alok Sharma confirmed that the Government will invest $500million and take a significant equity share ... read more |
Satellite-carrying rocket 'lost' after New Zealand launch Wellington (AFP) July 5, 2020 A commercial rocket carrying seven satellites was "lost" after take-off Sunday from a New Zealand launch pad, the owner Rocket Lab said. ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 The group of associate professor Hitoshi Tamura and others of the National Institute of Natural Sciences (NINS) National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) first applied topology optimization techn ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 The research team of Assistant Professor Masahiko Sato and Professor Yasushi Todo of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) has succeeded usi ... more Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 A challenge to creating fusion energy on Earth is trapping the charged gas known as plasma that fuels fusion reactions within a strong magnetic field and keeping the plasma as hot and dense as possi ... more |
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Japan will reorient missile defense posture as Aegis Ashore is suspended London, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 Japan's announcement on the suspension of the deployment of Aegis Ashore missile defense systems marks a potential shift in the country's security strategy. The turning point depends on the substitu ... more Denver CO (SPX) Jul 01, 2020 After a successful launch this afternoon, the third Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. The satellite has separated from its rocket and is using ... more Washington DC (SPX) Jul 01, 2020 NASA has selected 409 technology proposals for the first phase of funding from the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The contr ... more Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 01, 2020 The flight computers and avionics of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's core stage for the Artemis I mission were powered on and have completed a thorough systems checkout. The test used Gree ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 Advanced Rockets Corporation (ARC) report it has been granted a Space Vehicle Systems patent featuring a unique architecture for multiple applications, including space launch, national defense, and ... more |
Iran reports 'accident' at nuclear site, warns enemies Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 Due to the persistence of exceptionally unfavorable winds at altitude over the Guiana Space Center, Vega Flight VV16 - originally scheduled for June 18, 2020 - was repeatedly postponed, despite full ... more |
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DLR and Mozilla are researching technologies for voice control of robots Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 There is no room for error when controlling satellites or operating the Columbus Laboratory on the International Space Station. Every single working step and command follows an established procedure ... more Washington DC (UPI) Jun 29, 2020 GM Defense was awarded a $214.3 million contract to build the U.S. Army's first Infantry Squad Vehicles, the Defense Department announced. ... more New Delhi (AFP) July 2, 2020 India's defence ministry Thursday signed off on the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets and upgrades to 59 others worth $2.4 billion, amid rising tensions with nuclear-armed neighbour China. ... more Washington DC (UPI) Jul 02, 2020 Sierra Nevada Corp. won a $700 million contract this week to supply Radio Frequency Countermeasure systems for U.S. Special Operations Command, according to the Pentagon. ... more New Delhi (XNA) Jul 01, 2020 India's first manned space mission "Gaganyaan," planned for 2022, will take place on schedule and won't be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister for Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh said ... more |
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The lightest shielding material in the world Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 Electric motors and electronic devices generate electromagnetic fields that sometimes have to be shielded in order not to affect neighboring electronic components or the transmission of signals. High-frequency electromagnetic fields can only be shielded with conductive shells that are closed on all sides. Often thin metal sheets or metallized foils are used for this purpose. However, for m ... more |
UK Govt to acquire OneWeb satellite constellation London, UK (SPX) Jul 05, 2020 The Government has today (3 July) led a successful bid to acquire OneWeb, which develops cutting-edge satellite technology in the UK and in the US. The move signals the Government's ambition for the UK to be a pioneer in the research, development, manufacturing, and exploitation of novel satellite technologies through the ownership of a fleet of Low Earth orbit satellites. Business S ... more |
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GPS 3 satellite on route to orbital slot under own propulsion Denver CO (SPX) Jul 01, 2020 After a successful launch this afternoon, the third Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite is now headed to orbit under its own propulsion. The satellite has separated from its rocket and is using onboard power to climb to its operational orbit, approximately 12,550 miles above the Earth. GPS III Space Vehicle 03 (GPS III SV03) is responding to commands from U.S. Space Force and Lockheed ... more |
Lockheed Martin Delivers F-35 Distributed Mission Training Capability Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 Lockheed Martin, the Joint Program Office and the U.S. Air Force successfully connected the F-35, F-22, F-16 and E3 Sentry in a highly contested simulated environment during a Distributed Mission Training final acceptance test at Nellis AFB, Nevada. This simulated training event was the first time these platforms were connected virtually. Additional platforms such as the F-15 can also connect in ... more |
New research advances Army's quest for quantum networking Research Triangle Park NC (SPX) Jun 26, 2020 Two U.S. Army research projects advance quantum networking, which will likely play a key role in future battlefield operations. Quantum networks will potentially deliver multiple novel capabilities not achievable with classical networks, one of which is secure quantum communication. In quantum communication protocols, information is typically sent through entangled photon particles. It is ... more |
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Six new missions for the Europe's Copernicus program Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 Sentinel satellites are at the heart of Copernicus, Europe's largest Earth observation programme. Sentinels are already reliably and continuously providing large amounts of data on the state of the climate, vegetation and oceans. Now, six more 'Earth Guardians', the High Priority Candidate Missions (HPCM), are being added. "At the Space 19+ European Space Agency (ESA) Council Meeting at Mi ... more |
Russia mining giant stops waste discharge at Arctic plant Moscow (AFP) June 28, 2020 Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel said on Sunday it had stopped the discharge of wastewater from one of its Arctic facilities, one month after an unprecedented fuel leak nearby sparked a state of emergency. The incident occurred at the Talnakh enrichment plant near the Arctic city of Norilsk, the company said, when liquids used to process minerals were "discharged from a reservoir". " ... more |
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China's tracking ship wraps up satellite launch monitoring Beijing (XNA) Jun 25, 2020 Yuanwang-6 - China's space-tracking ship, Yuanwang-6, has completed maritime monitoring for the last satellite launch of the country's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday. The satellite, the 55th of the BeiDou family, was launched at 9:43 am (Beijing Time) on Tuesday. It was sent into the preset orbit by a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang S ... more |
Japan will reorient missile defense posture as Aegis Ashore is suspended London, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 Japan's announcement on the suspension of the deployment of Aegis Ashore missile defense systems marks a potential shift in the country's security strategy. The turning point depends on the substitute for Aegis Ashore. The country is now considering pre-emptive strike capabilities as a possibility, targeting missile launchers in North Korea first instead of intercepting incoming missiles. Interc ... more |
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Senate offers more funding for hypersonic weapons tracking Washington DC (UPI) Jun 26, 2020 The U.S. Senate's defense bill adds $120 million to the Defense Department's space-based anti-hypersonic weapons program, despite no request for an increase. The Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, a constellation of satellites dedicated to locating the firing and direction of enemy missiles capable of achieving 5,000 miles-per-hour speeds, is a part of the Defense Departmen ... more |
The smallest motor in the world Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL. "This brings us close to the ultimate size limit for molecular motors," explains Oliver Groning, head of the Functional Surfaces Research Group at Empa. The motor measures less than one nanometer - in other words it is around 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a ... more |
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DLR and Mozilla are researching technologies for voice control of robots Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 03, 2020 There is no room for error when controlling satellites or operating the Columbus Laboratory on the International Space Station. Every single working step and command follows an established procedure and is documented. The German Space Operations Center (GSOC) at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is developing the voice transmission software openvocs in ... more |
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Embention Partners with Sagetech to achieve full situation awareness in unmanned flight White Salmon WA (SPX) Jul 01, 2020 Sagetech Avionics, the world's leading developer and manufacturer of miniature aviation transponders, announced a partnership with Embention, a leading supplier of critical components for unmanned vehicles. Adding Sagetech's transponders to its other aviation solutions, enables Embention to offer its customers full certified situational awareness during the piloting of UAVs. "We're thrille ... more |
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