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  Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Sep 04, 2020 On 3 September 2020 at 03:51 CEST, a Vega launch vehicle carried two FSSCat nanosatellites into orbit, one of which houses the brand new HyperScout 2 instrument. This advanced remote sensing system has two unique aspects. Firstly, it is equipped with both a spectral channel operating at visible wavelengths and a multispectral channel operating in the thermal infrared. Secondly, it incorporates an ultra-low-power artificial intelligence accelerator to perform processing tasks that were previously only po ... read more |
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SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites from FloridaWashington DC (UPI) Sep 03, 2020 SpaceX launched 60 more of its Starlink satellites Thursday morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida - the 12th mission for the company's fledgling broadband Internet service. ... more  
Iran invests in advanced drone technologyTehran, 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. Acc ... more  
University of South Carolina, Navatek win contract to research Navy power and energy systemsColumbia SC (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 The US Office of Naval Research recently awarded the partnership of the University of South Carolina and Navatek LLC a $9.2 million contract for the research of power and energy systems and the deve ... more 
Northrop Grumman tests Space Launch System booster for ArtemisPromontory UT (SPX) Sep 03, 2020 NASA and Northrop Grumman Corporation have conducted a full-scale static fire test of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket motor, known as Flight Support Booster (FSB-1), in Promontory. Dur ... more |
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Engineers test Space Launch System rocket booster in UtahWashington DC (UPI) Sep 02, 2020 Engineers successfully performed a test fire of the Space Launch System rocket's full-scale booster on Wednesday afternoon. ... more 
Vega rocket launches from French GuianaKourou (AFP) Sept 3, 2020 Europe's Vega rocket returned to the skies on Wednesday from French Guiana in its first mission since a failed launch last year. ... more  
NASA seeks next class of Flight Directors for human spaceflight missionsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 NASA is looking for leaders for one of the best jobs on Earth for human spaceflight - including missions to the Moon - the position of flight director in mission control at the agency's Johnson Spac ... more  
DARPA's air-breathing hypersonic missiles ready for free-flight testsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 02, 2020 Captive carry tests of two hypersonic weapons have been completed, with their first free flights scheduled for later this year, according to DARPA and the U.S. Air Force. ... more  
Toward a machine learning model that can reason about everyday actionsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 01, 2020 The ability to reason abstractly about events as they unfold is a defining feature of human intelligence. We know instinctively that crying and writing are means of communicating, and that a panda f ... more |
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 Starship could attempt near-earth orbit test flight next year, Elon Musk says  
Lockheed, York nab $281.6M for new military satellite networkWashington DC (UPI) Sep 01, 2020 The Space Development Agency has awarded two contracts - totaling $281.6 million - to develop two sets of satellites that will serve as the communications backbone for a network designed to enable a range of advanced command and control systems. ... more  |
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University of South Carolina redefining aircraft production processColumbia SC (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 The University of South Carolina (UofSC) College of Engineering and Computing will transform the manufacturing and simulation processes used in aircraft production through a $5.7 million NASA grant. ... more  
U.S. Army receives its first armored multipurpose vehicle from BAEWashington DC (UPI) Sep 02, 2020 The first armored multipurpose vehicle, or AMPV, designed to replace Vietnam-era M113 tanks, has been delivered to the U. S. Army, builder BAE Systems announced. ... more 
Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environmentsAdelphi MD (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 A new, miniature, low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots in complex environments. In a collaborative effort between the U.S. A ... more 
Vega return to flight proves new rideshare serviceParis (ESA) Sep 03, 2020 Vega's return to flight today proves new launch service capabilities on an ESA-developed launch vehicle while ensuring continuity of Europe's guaranteed and independent access to space. This f ... 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 |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 02, 2020 
What looks like an engine made its way to space and back last November. While the hardware of the Perwaves experiment will not end up in your car, results from this research could lead to more efficient and carbon-free fuel in the future.
Perwaves, or Percolating Reaction-Diffusion Waves, set metal powder on fire to study how it burns in a chamber. This is done in weightless conditions bec ... more |
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 Littleton CO (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded a Tranche 0 contract of the Space Transport Layer to Lockheed Martin to demonstrate a mesh network of 10 small satellites that links terrestrial warfighting domains to space sensors - all launching in just two years.
The $187.5-million contract for Transport Layer's Tranche 0 is an initial test and demonstration phase, with two prime contractors b ... 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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 Washington DC (AFNS) Sep 02, 2020 
Today, less than 200 personnel assigned to the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities office rapidly develop capabilities to outpace and counter the increasing threats of adversaries.
Their primary focus incorporates cutting edge approaches to standard acquisition processes to produce capabilities for both the Department of Defense and the DAF, which includes the U.S. Air Force and ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2020 
As Internet of Things (IoT) devices rapidly increase in popularity and deployment, economic attackers and nation-states alike are shifting their attention to the vulnerabilities of digital integrated circuit (IC) chips.
Threats to IC chips are well known, and despite various measures designed to mitigate them, hardware developers have largely been slow to implement security solutions due t ... more |
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 Cambridge, Canada (SPX) Sep 04, 2020 
exactEarth Ltd. reports the successful launch of the ESAIL microsatellite. Developed under ESA's ARTES Partnership Project for global ship tracking, the ESAIL satellite was launched September 3rd onboard the Arianespace Vega (VV16) flight, from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
The satellite will undergo commissioning testing over the next few months and then will be brought int ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Sept 1, 2020 
Hundreds of litres of toxic wastewater have leaked into Paris' Seine River from a plant belonging to Franco-Swiss cement giant Lafarge-Holcim, local reports said, sparking outrage from French officials.
Lafarge acknowledged the spillage but insisted it had been the result of sabotage, rather than an intentional act by the company.
The contaminated liquid is composed of a mixture of cemen ... more |
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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 DC (UPI) Sep 02, 2020 
Captive carry tests of two hypersonic weapons have been completed, with their first free flights scheduled for later this year, according to DARPA and the U.S. Air Force.
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have each designed hypersonic missiles for a combined program of the Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept program ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Sep 04, 2020 
Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or "hairy nanoparticles" (HNP).
An HNP is a hybrid material consisting of a polymer shell bound to a solid nanoparticle core. The polymer - a chain of repeating molecules - forms the "hair" around the nanoparticle, which ... more |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Sep 02, 2020 
A new, miniature, low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots in complex environments.
In a collaborative effort between the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory and the University of Michigan, researchers developed a novel design approach that improves upon limitations of conventional ante ... 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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