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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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Honeywell expands navigation options for precise data in areas without GPSPhoenix AZ (SPX) Jul 17, 2020 Honeywell is introducing the HGuide n380, a new inertial navigation system that communicates position, orientation and velocity of an object - such as an autonomous vehicle or unmanned aerial vehicl ... more  
Leveraging microgravity to improve medical diagnosticsKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 17, 2020 What if a single drop of blood were all that is needed to provide reliable medical diagnostics in any setting on-or even off-Earth? This week, NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken, who ... more 
From the Moon to Mars: China's march across spaceBeijing (AFP) July 14, 2020 After sending humans into orbit and landing a probe on the Moon, China is aiming for another milestone in its space ambitions with the launch of a Mars rover next week. ... more  
Pocket-sized German satellite maker shoots for starsFrankfurt Am Main (AFP) July 15, 2020 Holding its own against aerospace giants like pan-European Airbus Space or French-Italian Thales Alenia, German minnow OHB has carved out a space as a national champion in satellite building. ... more  
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 |
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Alion to provide support to USAF for spectrum managementWashington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2020 Alion Science and Technology reports it has been awarded a $51M task order to provide radio spectrum studies, measurements, transitions, certification, and licensing for the Air Force Spectrum Manag ... more  |
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AFRL tests cruise missile prototype Gray WolfEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2020 The 416th Flight Test Squadron recently completed a round of tests of the Air Force Research Laboratory's "Gray Wolf" prototype cruise missile at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Gray Wolf ... 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 
U.S. pilot safely ejects from A-29 Super Tucano in Afghanistan crashWashington DC (UPI) Jul 10, 2020 An Afghan light attack plane crashed in northern Afghanistan, with its U.S. Air Force pilot safely ejecting before the crash, U.S. and Afghan officials said. ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2020 
Alion Science and Technology reports it has been awarded a $51M task order to provide radio spectrum studies, measurements, transitions, certification, and licensing for the Air Force Spectrum Management Office (AFSMO). This task order is also being co-sponsored by the Army Research Lab (ARL) and the Department of Defense-Chief Information Office (DoD-CIO).
Alion will conduct studies and m ... more |
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 Phoenix AZ (SPX) Jul 17, 2020 
Honeywell is introducing the HGuide n380, a new inertial navigation system that communicates position, orientation and velocity of an object - such as an autonomous vehicle or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) - even when global navigation satellite signals are unavailable. Smaller, lighter and lower-priced than previous Honeywell inertial navigation systems, the HGuide n380 is built using Honeywell ... 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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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jul 17, 2020 
The 416th Flight Test Squadron recently completed a round of tests of the Air Force Research Laboratory's "Gray Wolf" prototype cruise missile at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
Gray Wolf is a DoD-directed prototype production and demonstration of low-cost, subsonic and networked collaborative cruise missiles. The missiles are designed to launch in a swarm to target enemy integrated ai ... 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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