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  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Sep 11, 2020 Findings from the "Mighty Mice" investigation on the International Space Station (ISS) may help "save the day" both for earthbound patients with muscle and bone loss as well as astronauts on prolonged spaceflight missions. This week, researchers from The Jackson Laboratory, UConn Health, and Connecticut Children's published an article in the journal PNAS detailing results from their rodent research investigation sponsored by the ISS U.S. National Laboratory. The mice studied on the ISS included re ... read more |
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LSI grant funds further UAH fusion propulsion researchHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 11, 2020 Fusion propulsion research to enable rapid deep space travel has landed a professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, a $143,000 inaugural ... more  
The future of electric aviation in AustraliaMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2020 Deakin University has released a white paper that evaluates the opportunities and next steps for Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) in Australia, focusing on electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTO ... more  
Chinese spacecraft launched mystery object into space before returning to EarthMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 11, 2020 The People's Republic successfully launched a reusable spacecraft into space atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert last Friday, with Chinese ... more  
Fiery Blast After Astra Rocket Launch Fail in KodiakMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 14, 2020 Founded in 2016, Astra is an space launch service based in Alameda, California. The company's stated goal is to construct smaller and more effective rockets to place satellites into orbit. Ast ... more |
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Air Force unveils 'e' class of digitally produced planes, weaponsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 14, 2020 Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett announced the "e" series designation of digitally engineered planes and satellites on Monday. ... more  
Air Force Research Laboratory Tracks Sporadic EKirtland AFB NM (SPX) Sep 10, 2020 Researchers at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in New Mexico, have discovered a new way to track and characterize a phenomenon called "Sporadic E" naturally occurring in the upper atmosphere, w ... more 
Airbus thinks goose tip could trim fuel consumptionParis (AFP) Sept 9, 2020 If planes flew in formation like wild geese they might use five to 10 percent less fuel, European aircraft maker Airbus said Wednesday as it signed up to test the idea. ... more  
Pentagon rescinds order to shut down Stars and StripesWashington DC (UPI) Sep 11, 2020 The Pentagon rescinded its order to close down the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the publication announced. ... more 
'Project Convergence' exercise tests Army's modernization effortsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 11, 2020 The U.S. Army's "Project Convergence" is underway in Arizona to integrate its various fighting capabilities into a unified force, its chief said on Friday. ... more |
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 India hails 'game-changer' French jets as China tensions soar 
10 F-35Bs fly to Britain for exercise with HMS Queen ElizabethWashington DC (UPI) Sep 10, 2020 Britain's new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has departed Portsmouth, England for a short cruise in anticipation of training drills with 10 F-35Bs from the United States. ... more  |
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Why India chose France's more expensive Rafale jets over Eurofighter TyphoonMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 11, 2020 The five Rafale jets recently inducted into the Indian Air Force are part of a larger delivery of 36 fighter jets that India has ordered from France at a price of $8.7 billion. The Indian Air ... more 
Air Force fixes battery testing failure in KC-135, C-130Washington DC (UPI) Sep 10, 2020 Airmen from Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Ohio and Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma have updated procedures for testing the condition of aircraft batteries on the KC-135 Stratotanker and C-130 Hercules. ... more  
NASA Search and Rescue partners with Australian Space Research CenterGreenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 NASA's Search and Rescue office has entered into a collaboration with the SmartSat Cooperative Research Center (CRC), a consortium of universities and other research organizations, partnered with in ... more  
ISS may need to evade US Military cubesatMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 14, 2020 The ISS underwent a Debris Avoidance Manoeuvre (DAM) this July after a threat of colliding with the remains of a Soviet-era satellite emerged. A DAM is not something out of the ordinary for the stat ... more 
Navy sailors train with Marines for CMV-22B OspreysWashington DC (UPI) Sep 14, 2020 Navy sailors joined Marines in training on the CMV-22B Osprey aircraft after the Navy received its first of 39 Ospreys, the Marines announced on Monday. ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Sep 11, 2020 
The Earth's magnetic field is trapping high energy particles. When the first satellites were launched into space, scientists led by James Van Allen unexpectedly discovered the high energy particle radiation regions, which were later named after its discoverer Van Allen Radiation Belts. Visualized, these look like two donut-shaped regions encompassing our planet.
Now, a new study led by res ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) Sep 10, 2020 
Researchers at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in New Mexico, have discovered a new way to track and characterize a phenomenon called "Sporadic E" naturally occurring in the upper atmosphere, where large structures of dense plasma form.
These plasma structures, which occur at mid latitude locations around the world, disrupt radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves (or simply "radio ... 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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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 11, 2020 
Deakin University has released a white paper that evaluates the opportunities and next steps for Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) in Australia, focusing on electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the passenger and freight context.
The latest instalment in the Deakin Mobility series, the study is a collaboration between the Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Inn ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 14, 2020  Japan's SoftBank Group said Monday it is selling British chip designer Arm to US firm NVIDIA for up to $40 billion, potentially creating a new giant in the industry but sparking an investigation by UK regulators and fears about the impact on jobs.
If approved, the deal will be one of the largest acquisitions anywhere in the world this year and propel NVIDIA to the forefront of the semiconduc ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Sep 11, 2020 
GHGSat, the global leader in high-resolution greenhouse gas monitoring from space, has successfully completed the first tranche of Series B funding, raising US$30m and more than doubling the total amount raised since GHGSat was founded to over US$55m. This latest funding has secured the growth trajectory of the company, enabling it to accelerate construction of its unique fleet of emissions dete ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 10, 2020  Island nations like the Seychelles are uniquely vulnerable to the barrage of plastic pollution pouring into the world's oceans, and research published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports suggests the cleanup bill is prohibitively expensive.
"The Indian Ocean is fringed with countries that have poor waste management infrastructure," lead researcher April Burt told UPI in an email. ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 11, 2020 
The People's Republic successfully launched a reusable spacecraft into space atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert last Friday, with Chinese media reporting the experimental spacecraft's successful return to Earth on Sunday.
The mysterious Chinese reusable spacecraft which made a trip into space last week launched an unknown object ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 11, 2020 
Japan must strengthen its ballistic missile defences, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, a potentially controversial proposition given the country's pacifist constitution, which limits its military capabilities.
Abe made the call despite being in the final days of his tenure, after deciding to resign for health reasons - a sign, analysts said, of the importance he attaches to the issue. ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 10, 2020 
The Pentagon plans to conduct live trials pitting tactical aircraft controlled by artificial intelligence against human pilots, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday.
He also said the United States' AI will be governed by ethics that power rivals like Russia and China lack, and will coordinate AI strategy with nearly a dozen democratic allies in a new partnership.
The comme ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 
Following a joint R and D program led by the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR and D), in the Israel Ministry of Defense, with leading drone developer, XTEND, and the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO), of the U.S. Department of Defense, an operational pilot program has been launched employing Sparrowhawk drones in the defense of U.S. Special Forces. The prog ... more |
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