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  Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 16, 2020 Spaceflight Inc has announced that it will be flying its next generation orbital transfer vehicle, Sherpa-FX, on a fully dedicated rideshare mission with SpaceX. The mission, called SXRS-3 by Spaceflight, is scheduled to launch on a Falcon 9 no earlier than December 2020. Spaceflight has contracted 16 spacecraft for this mission from organizations including iQPS, Loft Orbital, HawkEye 360, NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology program, Astrocast, and the University of South Florida Institute of Appli ... read more |
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Southern Launch prepares for lift off In South AustraliaCanberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2020 The development of small satellite technologies (SmallSats) has ushered in an era of dynamic and responsive space systems. Hundreds, and soon thousands, of these small platforms will be launched int ... more  
NASA touts Russia ties as Rogozin dismisses Artemis as politicalMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 16, 2020 As multiple nations have unveiled ambitious plans to take humanity back to the Moon, earlier this month the Trump administration unveiled its so-called 'Artemis Accords' principles for Moon explorat ... more 
Astronauts conclude third spacewalk on historic SpaceX missionWashington DC (UPI) Jul 16, 2020 NASA's latest spacewalk at the International Space Station concluded on Thursday with two astronauts replacing more aging batteries. ... more  
Tianwen 1 probe to soon blast off for MarsBeijing (XNA) Jul 16, 2020 Tianwen 1, a Chinese Mars probe, has been transported to Hainan province, where it is set to be launched atop a Long March 5 carrier rocket in the coming days, according to the China Academy of Spac ... more |
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Northrop Grumman Short Range Air Defense System to counter aerial threatsHuntsville FL (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation's Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as the interim command and control system for f ... more 
Astronauts add expertise, refine space station science in orbitHouston TX (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 When NASA astronaut Serena M. Aunon-Chancellor tested the operation of a sextant aboard the International Space Station, she quickly realized that using the centuries-old navigation instrument while ... more 
Firebird completes successful multi-day capability demonstration flightsSan Diego CO (SPX) Jul 16, 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed a series of mission focused engagements, including integration and testing of Overwatch Imaging's TK-9 Earthwatch sensor. The sensor was integrated in ... more 
Britain buys General Atomics' Protector drone in $81M dealWashington DC (UPI) Jul 15, 2020 San Diego-based General Atomics will build three Protector drones for Britain in an $81 million deal, the British Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday. ... more  
Air Force anticipates virtual reality trainer for B-52 pilotsWashington DC (UPI) Jul 14, 2020 The Air Force hopes to adopt a virtual reality trainer to help B-52 Stratofortress student-pilots train for combat. ... more |
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 U.S. pilot safely ejects from A-29 Super Tucano in Afghanistan crash 
Navy's first black female fighter pilot earns her wingsWashington DC (UPI) Jul 10, 2020 The U.S. Navy acknowledged that Lt. Madeline Swegle completed training and will become its first black female tactical jet pilot in a July 31 ceremony. ... more  |
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Soyuz Launches From Kourou to Resume in October, German Aerospace Centre SaysMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 13, 2020 The launch of the Russian Soyuz carrier rocket with the Falcon Eye-2 satellite from the Kourou Space Centre is planned for October, the German Aerospace Centre has confirmed. The launch was in ... more 
China's newest carrier rocket fails in debut missionJiuquan, China (XNA) Jul 13, 2020 The debut mission of Kuaizhou 11, the newest in China's carrier rocket fleet, failed on Friday, according to its maker. The rocket blasted off at 12:17 pm at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Cente ... more  
British army to cut armored vehicles acquired for war in AfghanistanWashington DC (UPI) Jul 13, 2020 The British army intends to cull massive armored trucks using during the war in Afghanistan because, officials say, they have no practical purpose now, a plan revealed this month indicates. ... more 
NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts perform habitability test of Crew Dragon capsuleWashington (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2020 NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who piloted the Crew Dragon, International Space Station Commander Chris Cassidy, and Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin performed the one-hour habitabili ... more 
New electric propulsion chamber explores the future of space travelEl Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 Deep inside a laboratory at The Aerospace Corporation's El Segundo campus, scientists are recreating the vacuum of space here on Earth. Aerospace's electric propulsion lab specializes in testi ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2020 
The Deep Space Network is NASA's interplanetary switchboard that enables constant communications with our robotic spacecraft. In March, one of the network's largest antennas - Deep Space Station 43 (DSS-43) in Canberra, Australia - began undergoing much-needed upgrades.
Forty-eight years old and 70 meters (230 feet) wide, the dish recently received a new X-band frequency cone. Inside the c ... more |
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 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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 Los Angeles AFB CA (AFNS) Jul 13, 2020 
On June 26, the United States Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center awarded three separate Rapid Prototyping agreements to Collins Aerospace, Raytheon Intelligence and Space and Technology Advancement Group, Inc. for a total of $41.1 million.
The firm-fixed price agreements are for the development of a basic working prototype of the Joint Modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 14, 2020 
China said Tuesday it would impose sanctions on US defence group Lockheed Martin, days after the United States approved a potential $620 million upgrade package for missiles to Taiwan - fuelling tensions between the countries.
The possible foreign military sale involves Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles, and would be the island's latest purchase from the US to boost its defence capabil ... more |
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 Chandler AZ (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 
Space radiation scorches circuits, eats electronics and tortures terabytes. It is the single greatest threat to systems that operate in or travel through space. But does a rocket that will operate in a radiation-filled environment for no more than 12 hours really need the same expensive radiation hardened flight computer as a satellite that will operate in geosynchronous orbit for 15 years? Nort ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 
How did the chemical makeup of our planet's core shape its geologic history and habitability?
Life as we know it could not exist without Earth's magnetic field and its ability to deflect dangerous ionizing particles from the solar wind and more far-flung cosmic rays. It is continuously generated by the motion of liquid iron in Earth's outer core, a phenomenon called the geodynamo.
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 Cox'S Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) July 12, 2020 
At least 20 turtles were dead and dozens more were rescued Sunday after being entangled in plastic waste washed ashore on one of the world's longest beaches in Bangladesh, officials and conservationists said.
Locals said waves of waste - mostly plastic bottles, fishing nets and buoys - floated ashore late Saturday. They spotted turtle carcasses among the sand dunes early Sunday.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 16, 2020 
Tianwen 1, a Chinese Mars probe, has been transported to Hainan province, where it is set to be launched atop a Long March 5 carrier rocket in the coming days, according to the China Academy of Space Technology.
The academy said in a statement on Tuesday that the spacecraft is now undergoing prelaunch preparations at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang before setting out on China' ... more |
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 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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 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 |
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 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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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 16, 2020 
Wouldn't we all appreciate a little help around the house, especially if that help came in the form of a smart, adaptable, uncomplaining robot? Sure, there are the one-trick Roombas of the appliance world. But MIT engineers are envisioning robots more like home helpers, able to follow high-level, Alexa-type commands, such as "Go to the kitchen and fetch me a coffee cup."
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 Huntsville FL (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as the interim command and control system for future Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) procurements.
The decision follows the findings of a service board established by the DOD's Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUA ... more |
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