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  Beijing (XNA) Jul 30, 2020 The 55th and last satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has commenced operation in the network after completing in-orbit tests and network access evaluations, according to a statement from China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office Wednesday. Launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on June 23, the satellite is a geostationary earth orbit satellite of the BDS 3 system, which has been offering basic navigation services to countries and regions along the Belt ... read more |
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South Korea given green light for solid-propellant rocketsWashington DC (UPI) Jul 29, 2020 South Korea has been permitted to develop solid-fuel space rockets after missile guidelines were revised with the United States. Kim Hyun-chong, South Korea's deputy national security adviser ... more  
Explore how space supports daily life around the worldParis (ESA) Jul 30, 2020 Did you know that ESA works with businesses, non-profit organisations and policy-makers to improve life on Earth? We have launched a new interactive tool that you can use to explore many of the proj ... more 
ESA Astronauts Maurer and Pesquet continue training at JSCHouston TX (ESA) Jul 30, 2020 ESA astronauts Matthias Maurer and Thomas Pesquet train for their upcoming missions to the International Space Station at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, USA. A refresher for Thomas an ... more  
Quest advances to recreate sun's energy on earthSaint-Paul-Les-Durance, France (AFP) July 28, 2020 Fourteen years after receiving the official go-ahead, scientists on Tuesday began assembling a giant machine in southern France designed to demonstrate that nuclear fusion, the process which powers the sun, can be a safe and viable energy source on Earth. ... more |
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Eglin AFB readies for testing of upgraded F-15 fighter planeWashington DC (UPI) Jul 29, 2020 Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is preparing for testing of the F-15EX fighter plane, an upgraded version of the F-15, the U.S. Air Force announced on Wednesday. ... more  
Pandemic won't stop smallsat market takeoff to average 1,000 smallsats to be launched per year over 2020sParis, France (SPX) Jul 27, 2020 In the 6th edition of its latest research titled "Prospects for the Small Satellite Market", Euroconsult forecasts that two mega-constellations will account for half of the smallsats to be launched ... more  
Northrop Grumman to provide key electronic warfare capabilities for AC MC-130J aircraftRolling Meadows IL (SPX) Jul 30, 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to provide the prime mission equipment for the Sierra Nevada Corporation-led AC/MC-130J Radio Frequency Countermeasure (RFCM) program. Northrop G ... more  
Iran says fires missiles from underground in Gulf war gamesTehran (AFP) July 29, 2020 Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launched ballistic missiles from "the depths of the Earth" on Wednesday during the last day of military exercises near sensitive Gulf waters. ... more 
India receives first Dassault Rafale fighter planesWashington DC (UPI) Jul 29, 2020 The first five of 36 purchased Dassault Rafale fighter planes purchased by the Indian air force arrived at Ambala Air Station, India, on Wednesday. ... more |
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VTOL demonstration at JEB Little Creek showcases REALL TechnologyJEB Little Creek VA (SPX) Jul 29, 2020 Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and the U.S. Transportation ... more  |
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Cubesats get close: proximity operation with interesting implicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2020 With some technical panache, one of The Aerospace Corporation's CubeSats maneuvered itself within 22 meters of its sibling CubeSat and snapped a series of photos while orbiting at 17,000 miles per h ... more 
The Heartbeat of InnovationWashington DC (SPX) Jul 24, 2020 New innovative products breed new innovative production processes. Nowhere is that more prevalent than at Northrop Grumman. Designing, developing and manufacturing unique aircraft is in the company' ... more  
Land exposed to extreme coastal flooding to double due to climate changeWashington DC (UPI) Jul 30, 2020 The amount of coastal land at risk of extreme flooding due to climate change is expected to double in size over the next 80 years, according to a new study. ... more 
AFLCMC Awards Skyborg ContractWright-Patterson AFB OHw (SPX) Jul 27, 2020 The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded multiple indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri; General Atomics Aeronautical System ... more 
VSR700 prototype performs first autonomous free flightMarignane, France (SPX) Jul 29, 2020 The prototype of Airbus Helicopters' VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS) has performed its first free flight. The VSR700 performed a ten minute flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 27, 2020 
Thermosets, which include epoxies, polyurethanes, and rubber used for tires, are found in many products that have to be durable and heat-resistant, such as cars or electrical appliances. One drawback to these materials is that they typically cannot be easily recycled or broken down after use, because the chemical bonds holding them together are stronger than those found in other materials such a ... more |
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 Rolling Meadows IL (SPX) Jul 30, 2020 
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to provide the prime mission equipment for the Sierra Nevada Corporation-led AC/MC-130J Radio Frequency Countermeasure (RFCM) program.
Northrop Grumman's RFCM system utilizes the latest in antenna, amplifier and electronics technology. This technology provides superior situational awareness and better enables aircraft survivability in operatio ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 30, 2020 
The 55th and last satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has commenced operation in the network after completing in-orbit tests and network access evaluations, according to a statement from China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office Wednesday.
Launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on June 23, the satellite is a geostationary earth orbit satellite o ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) July 29, 2020 
The first five Rafale fighter jets bought from France in a multi-billion-dollar deal landed in India on Wednesday, and the defence minister used their arrival to launch a veiled warning to neighbouring China over territorial tensions.
A water-cannon guard of honour greeted the five jets when they landed at the Ambala air base in Haryana state.
India has bought 36 Rafale fighters from Fr ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 30, 2020 
MIT researchers have introduced a quantum computing architecture thatcan perform low-error quantum computations while also rapidly sharing quantum information between processors. The work represents a key advance toward a complete quantum computing platform.
Previous to this discovery, small-scale quantum processors have successfully performed tasks at a rate exponentially faster than that ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 30, 2020 
Methane may not be as abundant in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, but with a global warming potential many times greater than carbon dioxide, monitoring and controlling industrial emissions of this potent gas is imperative to helping combat climate change.
GHGSat is a New Space initiative that draws on Copernicus Sentinel-5P data for mapping methane hotspots - and its Claire satellite ha ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 28, 2020 
Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to human health".
The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) said that as the world races to find a vaccine to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, air pollution would continue to cause billions of peo ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 24, 2020 
With the carrier rocket Long March-5 lifting off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on Thursday, China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 has embarked on its maiden voyage to brave the challenge of orbiting, landing and deploying a rover on the red planet in one single mission.
"Tianwen," the name of China's Martian exploration project, comes from the long poem "Tianwen," meaning Heavenly Questi ... 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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 Tehran (AFP) July 29, 2020 
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launched ballistic missiles from "the depths of the Earth" on Wednesday during the last day of military exercises near sensitive Gulf waters.
The launches came a day after the Guards struck a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier with volleys of missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of world oil output.
The Iranian manoeuvr ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2020 
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.
The team, led by scientists at JILA, reported its new feat of wafer-thinness this week in the journal Physical Review Materials. The group's target, a film just 5 nanometers thick, is the thinnest material ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 28, 2020 
DARPA's Subterranean (SubT) Challenge focuses on discovering innovative approaches to map, navigate, and search complex underground environments across three diverse subdomains: human-made tunnels, urban underground, and natural cave systems. Two previous scored events - Tunnel and Urban Circuits - featured both Virtual and Systems Competitions.
DARPA has made the difficult decision to pro ... more |
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 JEB Little Creek VA (SPX) Jul 29, 2020 
Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (EXWC), U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) successfully completed a proof-of-concept vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) demonstration on July 13, 2020.
With NAVFAC EXWC at the helm as the demonstration lead, the join ... more |
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