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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2020 The Aerospace Corporation has plunged into the future of space and wants to take you along for the ride. In its most recent release, Pathfinder's Guide to the Space Enterprise, Aerospace dives into the possibilities of the future of space, exploring potential convergence points across seven key themes that could shape the final frontier. The map is designed to take readers on a visceral wild ride through the unknown of space, exploring potential new "jewels of space" and inspiring players from acr ... read more |
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Be a Space Traffic ControllerBethesda MD (SPX) Sep 22, 2020 In the not-too-distant future an international regulatory and enforcement agency may be looking for Space Traffic Controllers to fill hundreds of positions for well-trained professionals. It i ... more  
Rocket Lab completes final dress rehearsal for first Electron mission from US soilWallops Island VA (SPX) Sep 21, 2020 Rocket Lab, a leading satellite manufacturer and launch provider, has successfully completed a wet dress rehearsal of the Electron vehicle at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at the Mid-Atlantic R ... more 
General Atomics delivers nuclear thermal propulsion concept to NASASan Diego CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2020 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has delivered a design concept of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) reactor to power future astronaut missions to Mars for a NASA-funded study. The ... more  
SSTL demonstrates new GNSS-R capabilitiesGuildford UK (SPX) Sep 21, 2020 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully demonstrated GNSS-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) from its 18kg DoT-1 satellite. SSTL has pioneered the new field of GNSS-R with successful payloads on ... more |
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NASA technology enables precision landing without a pilotWashington DC (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 Some of the most interesting places to study in our solar system are found in the most inhospitable environments - but landing on any planetary body is already a risky proposition. With NASA plannin ... more 
Small leak of ammonia detected at US Segment of ISSMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 18, 2020 A small leak of ammonia has been detected at the US segment of the International Space Station (ISS), Roscosmos confirmed to Sputnik, adding that the incident poses no threat to crew members. ... more  
DoD to start live fighter trials with AI pilots by 2024, Esper saysWashington 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. ... more 
NASA's 2021 Student Launch Competition OpensHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 15, 2020 It actually IS rocket science for the student participants in NASA's Student Launch competition - one of seven NASA Artemis Student Challenges. Every year, NASA challenges middle school, high ... more 
Air Force destroys surrogate cruise missile in hypervelocity projectile testWashington DC (UPI) Sep 15, 2020 The Pentagon on Tuesday released video showing the rapid detection and destruction of surrogate Russian cruise missiles as part of a test of a new weapons system. ... more |
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"Mighty Mice" in space could lead to new therapies for muscle and bone loss on EarthKennedy 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 prolong ... more  |
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Swedish Space Corporation to cease assisting Chinese companies operate satellitesMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 22, 2020 Beijing will soon lose the ability to access its weather and earth-monitoring satellites via ground station locations affiliated with the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) in Sweden, Chile and Austral ... more  
Putin says Russia was forced to create hypersonic weapons after US withdrew from treatyMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 21, 2020 by Ilya Tsukanov Russia unveiled half a dozen cutting edge strategic weapons systems, including the Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic missile and the ICBM-launched Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle, ... more 
Creating cross-domain kill webs in real timeWashington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2020 Two DARPA-developed technologies - a novel decision aid for mission commanders and a rapid software integration tool - played a critical role in the recent Air Force demonstration of the Advanced Ba ... more 
Teams demonstrate swarm tactics in fourth major OFFSET Field ExperimentWashington DC (SPX) Sep 21, 2020 Two Swarm Systems Integrators - Northrop Grumman Mission Systems and Raytheon BBN Technologies - are creating swarm systems architectures, advanced interfaces, and virtual and physical swarm testbed ... more  
General Atomics nets $7.4B MQ-9 Reaper contract with U.S. Air ForceWashington DC (UPI) Sep 18, 2020 A $7.4 billion contract between the U.S. Air Force and General Atomics, announced this week, will field MQ-9 Reaper drones faster, the Air Force said. ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 15, 2020  In a time of quarantines and online learning, guided strolls along the surface of Mars are especially appealing. These tours are possible with Access Mars, a free virtual reality experience of the Red Planet, with interactive landmarks and narration by a NASA scientist, using the Planetary Data System (PDS).
PDS is a long-term archive of digital data products returned from NASA's planetary ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 22, 2020 
Beijing will soon lose the ability to access its weather and earth-monitoring satellites via ground station locations affiliated with the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) in Sweden, Chile and Australia.
"The geopolitical situation has changed since these contracts were signed in the early 2000s. We have to assess where we can do business and it's harder for us to make that assessment regard ... 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 17, 2020 
The Air Force is preparing to announce that an aircraft can push out software updates to warfighters while in flight, a top Pentagon official said this week.
"We're working on pretty cool announcements coming in the next few weeks with the ability to update the software of a jet while flying," Nicolas Chaillan, chief software officer for the U.S. Air Force, said. "So that's the kind of ... 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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 Luxembourg (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 
Kleos Space, a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company is pleased to provide an update on the Kleos Scouting Mission launching on the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) PSLV-C49 Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota Range in India (SHAR).
The Company has been informed (by NSIL via Spaceflight Inc.) that the launch of the ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2020  Even if countries fund massive cleanup efforts and dramatically improve waste management infrastructure, two studies published Thursday in the journal Science suggest it won't be enough to save Earth's ecosystems from plastic pollution.
"We simply make too much plastic waste to handle with current waste management infrastructure, and eventually we are going to run out of land to put lan ... more |
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 Shanghai (XNA) Sep 18, 2020 
Spacecraft enthusiasts can catch a glimpse of a newly developed commercial Chinese rocket at the ongoing China International Industry Fair in Shanghai.
The medium-sized carrier rocket was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology affiliated to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is 59 meters long, with a take-off thrust of about 500 tonnes and a tak ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 17, 2020 
As part of the U.S. Space Force's effort to build a more flexible, resilient and survivable missile early warning system, while also reducing long-term sustainment and operations costs, control of our nation's advanced infrared surveillance satellites will soon be integrated via the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) onto the next-generation ground system, the Government-own ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 21, 2020 
by Ilya Tsukanov
Russia unveiled half a dozen cutting edge strategic weapons systems, including the Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic missile and the ICBM-launched Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle, in 2018, in response to US efforts to build a missile shield, and the general beefing up of NATO forces on Russia's western borders.
Russia had no choice but to pursue the development of nuclear ... 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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 Paris (AFP) Sept 16, 2020 
France is confident that a deal on developing a joint European military drone project will be signed this year, after the conclusion of tough price negotiations with manufacturers, the defence ministry said Wednesday.
"A few small details" still need to be worked out, but "we're rather optimistic about this project," an official in Defence Minister Florence Parly's office said.
The Eurod ... more |
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