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  Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 09, 2020 NASA changed its mind and decided not to buy a seat on Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to deliver its astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) in the spring of 2021, according to Roscosmos' 2019 annual report. In May, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine announced that the option of acquiring a seat on the Soyuz MS-18 manned spacecraft, which would be launched in April 2021, is being considered. In August, a source in the space industry said that for the first time in the history of the ISS, a crew cons ... read more |
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Gilmour Space to launch Space Machines Company on first Eris rocketGold Coast, Australia (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 Australian rocket company, Gilmour Space Technologies, has secured the first customer for its maiden Eris rocket launch in 2022. Space Machines Company has contracted to launch a 35-kilogram (kg) sp ... more 
Backbone of a spacecraft for missions to deep spaceParis (ESA) Sep 09, 2020 This structure is the frame and base for the European Service Module, part of NASA's Orion spacecraft that will return humans to the Moon. Built in Turin, Italy, at Thales Alenia Space, this i ... more  
Gut microbes could allow space travelers to stay healthy on long voyagesWashington DC (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 Spending long periods of time in space can wreak havoc on space traveler health, including negative effects on metabolism, bone and muscle health, gastrointestinal health, immunity and mental health ... more  
D-Orbit launches its first ION Satellite CarrierMenlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 D-Orbit, a portfolio company of the vertically integrated Noosphere Ventures, founded by entrepreneur Max Polyakov, delivered its first ION Satellite Carrier and successfully tested the orbital tran ... more |
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Prolonged microgravity exposure doesn't cause loss of brain tissueWashington DC (UPI) Sep 04, 2020 Long-term space travel can have a variety of effects on the physiology of astronauts. New research suggests prolonged exposure to microgravity does cause parts of the brain to reorganize itself, but does not trigger neurodegeneration, the loss of brain tissue. ... 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 
Boeing's Starliner makes progress ahead of flight test with astronautsKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 31, 2020 NASA and Boeing continue to make progress toward the company's second uncrewed flight test of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft prior to flying astronauts to the International Space Station as part o ... 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  
AFRICOM begins B-52 training missions in North AfricaWashington DC (UPI) Sep 08, 2020 U.S. Strategic Command started B-52 interoperability training missions in support of U.S. Africa Command in North Africa on Monday. ... more |
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Soyuz-5 rocket program to start in 2021Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 07, 2020 Developers will start making the Soyuz-5 rocket (Irtysh) that Russia is planning in order to replace Ukraine's Zenit launch vehicles in mid-2021, General Director of Russian Space Rocket Centre Prog ... more  |
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Rocket Lab Launches First In-house Designed and Built Photon SatelliteLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 Space systems company Rocket Lab has launched its first in-house designed and built operational satellite, cementing the company's evolution from a launch provider to an end-to-end space solutions c ... more 
Rocket Lab Granted FAA Operator License for Missions from Launch Complex 2Long Beach CA (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 Rocket Lab, a space systems company and global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has been granted a five-year Launch Operator License by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Elect ... more 
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 
Plasma propulsion for small satellitesParis (ESA) Sep 07, 2020 A test firing of Europe's Helicon Plasma Thruster, developed with ESA by SENER and the Universidad Carlos III's Plasma and Space Propulsion Team (EP2-UC3M) in Spain. This compact, electrodeless and ... more 
HyperScout 2 is in spaceKourou, 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 ... 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 (UPI) Sep 08, 2020 
U.S. Strategic Command started B-52 interoperability training missions in support of U.S. Africa Command in North Africa on Monday.
According to AFRICOM, the B-52s have participated in an initial mission with four Moroccan F-16s.
"Conducting these missions alongside our African partners shows the strategic reach of our joint force and our collective commitment to preventing malig ... more |
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 Sendai, Japan (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 
Quantum bits, or qubits, can hold quantum information much longer now thanks to efforts by an international research team. The researchers have increased the retention time, or coherence time, to 10 milliseconds - 10,000 times longer than the previous record - by combining the orbital motion and spinning inside an atom.
Such a boost in information retention has major implications for infor ... more |
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 Gilbert AZ (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), the first instrument for NOAA's next polar-orbiting weather satellite, arrived at Northrop Grumman's spacecraft facility in Gilbert, Arizona, last week to be integrated with Joint Polar Satellite System 2 (JPSS-2).
The third satellite of the JPSS series, NOAA's JPSS-2 is preparing for launch in 2022 to continue the critical flow of wea ... more |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) Sept 7, 2020 
In the EU, 13 percent of deaths are linked to pollution, said a new report published on Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which stressed the current pandemic put environmental health factors in the spotlight.
Europeans are constantly exposed to environmental risks like air pollution, noise and chemicals, and the Covid-19 pandemic provides an example of the links between "huma ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Sep 07, 2020 
The Chinese reusable experimental spaceship has successfully returned to Earth having spent two days in the orbit, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
The reusable spaceship was launched this past Friday on a Long March 2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi Desert.
While little has so far been known about the reusable capsule, Xinhua said t ... 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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 Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2020 
"Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells from common causes of damage.
Oxidative stress occurs in our bodies when cells lose the natural balance of electrons in the molecules that we are made of. This is a common and constant occurrence ... 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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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Sep 04, 2020 
In conjunction with the Department of Defence, University of South Australia material scientists have developed a range of lightweight panels that can change colour on demand, allowing drones to match their appearance to the background colours of the sky.
Ever since the French had the bright idea of using hydrogen balloons for military surveillance in the late 18th century, aviation capabi ... more |
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