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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 31, 2020 Rocket Lab, a space systems company and the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has successfully launched its 14th Electron mission and deployed a single microsatellite for Capella Space. The mission was Rocket Lab's fourth this year and takes the company's total number of satellites deployed to 54. The 'I Can't Believe It's Not Optical' mission launched from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula at 03:05 UTC, 31 August 2020. Electron successfully deployed a s ... read more |
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New launch opportunity begins on Sept 1 for small sats missionKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Sep 01, 2020 Arianespace has decided to resume launch preparation operations for vega-c-features-small-spacecraft-mission-service-chart Flight VV16, aiming for a launch window between September 1 and September 4 ... more  
Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients' vital signsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 01, 2020 During the current coronavirus pandemic, one of the riskiest parts of a health care worker's job is assessing people who have symptoms of Covid-19. Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospi ... more  
New US Space Force technology beats satellite jamming attempts in recent testMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2020 The US Space Force announced on Monday it had completed its first test of a new anti-jamming system that would help the Pentagon's satellite network operate while its signals are under attack. ... more  
Prop plane boasts speed of a jet, fuel efficiency of a car at fraction of costMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2020 Otto Aviation's Celera 500L could carry six business passengers at 450 mph at around 20 miles per gallon thanks to a new high-efficiency piston engine. A new space-aged propeller plane could o ... more |
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Ball Aerospace completes small satellite, Green Fuel MissionBoulder CO (SPX) Aug 25, 2020 Ball Aerospace has successfully completed on-orbit testing of NASA's Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM), which included ASCENT, a non-toxic, high-performance propellant developed by the Air Fo ... more  
Russian cosmonaut sheds light on how ISS crew deals with suspected air leakMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 25, 2020 Russian cosmonaut Ivan Wagner recently noted that the crew has everything it needs and can engage in physical training and Earth observation experiments. As the current crew of the Internatio ... more 
Safety of SpaceX suits an 'open question' says Russian designerMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 25, 2020 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft lifted off on 30 May 2020, marking the first US space launch in a decade since the suspension of the Space Shuttle Program. The ... more 
Air Force uses mobile operations center for B-2 bomber for first timeWashington DC (UPI) Aug 31, 2020 The U. S. Air Force Global Strike Command has set up its first overseas mobile operations center for B-2 stealth bomber missions, the branch announced Monday. ... more  
Lockheed nets $18.8M to support Japan's Aegis Ashore systemWashington DC (UPI) Aug 26, 2020 Lockheed Martin won an $18.8 million modification contract for planning and risk reduction of the Aegis Ashore defense system in Japan. ... more |
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Pentagon slams Chinese missile launches in South China SeaWashington (AFP) Aug 27, 2020 The US Defense Department said Thursday that Chinese test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were threatening peace and security in the region. ... more  |
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DARPA's Gremlins Program completes second flight test in demonstration seriesWashington DC (SPX) Aug 27, 2020 After meeting several primary objectives during risk reduction flights at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah in late July, DARPA's Gremlins program now is targeting additional tests of it ... more 
Student research team develops hybrid rocket engineUrbana IL (SPX) Aug 31, 2020 In a year defined by obstacles, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student rocket team persevered. Working together across five time zones, they successfully designed a hybrid rocket engin ... more 
SpaceX launches satellite for Argentina into polar orbitOrlando FL (UPI) Aug 31, 2020 SpaceX launched a satellite for Argentina's space agency from Florida on Sunday evening that will monitor weather and agricultural conditions. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with the SAOCOM 1B s ... more  
Eglin AFB, Fla., opens center for PTSD, brain, pain condition treatmentWashington DC (UPI) Aug 28, 2020 The U.S. Air Force's first Intrepid Spirit Center, a privately funded post-traumatic stress disorder treatment center, opened this week at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. ... more 
Could injectable microrobots one day run in your veins?London (AFP) Aug 26, 2020 Scientists have created an army of microscopic four-legged robots too small to see with the naked eye that walk when stimulated by a laser and could be injected into the body through hypodermic needles, a study said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 31, 2020 
NASA has selected five proposals for concept studies of missions to help improve understanding of the dynamics of the Sun and the constantly changing space environment with which it interacts around Earth. The information will improve understanding about the universe as well as offer key information to help protect astronauts, satellites, and communications signals - such as GPS - in space.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 31, 2020 
The US Space Force announced on Monday it had completed its first test of a new anti-jamming system that would help the Pentagon's satellite network operate while its signals are under attack.
At Los Angeles Air Force Base in California in June, the Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully implemented a new anti-jamming capability on the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 18, 2020 
Global acceptance and application of China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System will gather momentum on the back of further integration with telecom technologies like 5G and the internet of things, company executives and experts said.
Their comments came after Beidou started offering full-scale global services on July 31. More importantly, navigation technologies are increasingly intertwin ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 29, 2020  Otto Aviation's Celera 500L could carry six business passengers at 450 mph at around 20 miles per gallon thanks to a new high-efficiency piston engine.
A new space-aged propeller plane could overtake business jets at a fraction of the running costs.
California-based Otto Aviation claims its prototype Celera 500L can cruise at 450 mph, with a continental range of 4,500 miles.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 20, 2020 
The U.S. government must entice companies to do more microelectronics manufacturing in the United States, the Pentagon's undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment said Thursday.
During a prerecorded "fireside chat" at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Electronics Resurgence Initiative summit, Ellen Lord said the fact that most microelectronics are manufactured offshor ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Sep 01, 2020 
According to a recent research, in the coming years, the global growth of this segment will exceed 11% per year. Climate change, environmental protection, disaster monitoring - these are only a few of many areas where satellite imaging is used. As the technology develops, the quality of images is constantly improving and the cost of getting them is falling, analysts predict a dynamic growth of t ... more |
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 Port Louis, Mauritius (AFP) Aug 29, 2020 
Tens of thousands of Mauritians protested Saturday in the capital Saint-Louis over the government's handling of a giant oil spill off its pristine Indian Ocean coast.
The Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio crashed into a reef off southeastern Mauritius last month spewing more than 1,000 tonnes of oil into waters that are home to mangrove forests and endangered species.
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 31, 2020 
China's Tianwen 1 Mars probe had traveled 100 million kilometers as of Friday morning, according to the China National Space Administration.
The administration said in a statement that the spacecraft was in good condition and several of its mission payloads had completed self-examination and sent scientific data back to ground control.
By Friday morning, the robotic probe had flown a ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 26, 2020 
The U.S. Army's most advanced Patriot missile misfired during a major test of the Army's Integrated Battle Command System, an Army official confirmed.
A hit-to-kill Patriot Advanced Capability-2 Guided Enhanced Missile was used against a cruise missile target last week in alive-fire exercise at the Army's White Sands, N. M., Missile Range, but failed, Col. Phil Rottenborn, IBCS project ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2020 
The US Defense Department said Thursday that Chinese test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were threatening peace and security in the region.
Confirming reports that Beijing's forces launched as many as four ballistic missiles during military exercises around the Paracel islands, the Pentagon said the move called into question China's 2002 commitment to avoiding provocat ... 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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 Boston MA (SPX) Sep 01, 2020 
During the current coronavirus pandemic, one of the riskiest parts of a health care worker's job is assessing people who have symptoms of Covid-19. Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital hope to reduce that risk by using robots to remotely measure patients' vital signs.
The robots, which are controlled by a handheld device, can also carry a tablet that allows doctors to ask ... more |
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 Tehran, Iran (Sputnik) Sep 01, 2020 
Iran's Ministry of Defense is investing in its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to ensure it remains one of the top countries in combat drone development, according to state media.
According to the Jerusalem Post, Iran has produced several lines of drones, such as the Ababil series, the Mohajer, the Karrar and the Fotros. The Karrar, for instance, is a jet-powered target drone manu ... more |
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