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October 05, 2020
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA science and cargo on route to ISS on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission



Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with nearly 8,000 pounds of scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, commercial products, and other cargo after launching at 9:16 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. The spacecraft launched on an Antares rocket from the Virginia Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad 0A at Wallops and is scheduled to arrive at the space station around 5:20 a.m. Mon ... read more

ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX aborts GPS satellite launch from Florida
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 02, 2020
SpaceX scrubbed the launch of the U.S. military's latest model of Global Positioning System satellite from Florida on Friday night 2 seconds before the planned liftoff, just as the engine ignition sequence was beginning. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russian ISS module to be filled with confetti to find microscopic air leak
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 05, 2020
A small air leak was registered aboard the International Space Station late last year. By August of 2020, the leak became significantly larger, prompting the station's crew to isolate inside the Rus ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ISS Crew instructed to resolve air leak issue before mission change in Mid-October
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 05, 2020
The current expedition on the International Space Station (ISS) has been tasked with fixing the air leak in the Russian Zvezda module before the arrival of the next crew later in mid-October, accord ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Elon Musk to visit 2 SpaceX launch sites in Florida following tech scrubs
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 05, 2020
After the second recent cancellation of a Falcon 9 rocket launch, Musk apparently wants to see for himself what is going wrong, as his goal is to increase the total number of launch missions to 48 i ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
Russian Cosmonauts to test new system extracting water from urine on ISS
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 05, 2020
The urine-reclaming system helps decrease the amount of water that needs to be shipped to the ISS via cargo spacecraft. Russian cosmonauts on board of the International Space Station are getti ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Simulated satellite rendezvous at ESA
Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
A camera closes in on a detailed model satellite, to simulate the extreme 'guidance navigation and control' (GNC) challenge of rendezvousing with an uncooperative target, such as a derelict satellit ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Earth-imaging and scientific payloads arrive for Arianespace's Vega mission in November
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
Both spacecraft arrived in French Guiana last week, delivered by a chartered Antonov AN-124 cargo jetliner that touched down at Cayenne's Felix Eboue Airport. They were transported by road to the Sp ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
MUSC researchers test brain stimulation in zero gravity
Charleston SC (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
"It's exciting. I love this stuff!" said Bashar Badran, Ph.D. "This is so fun." Not many researchers get the chance to float, weightless, 32,000 feet above the Earth. Medical University of South Car ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
ESA and GomSpace sign contract for continuation of the GOMX-5 mission
Aalborg East, Denmark (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
GomSpace A/S and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to continue the development of the GOMX-5 mission. focused on demonstrating new nanosatellite capabilities in space, particula ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
How Aerospace Corp supports the satellites helping wildfire responders save lives
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
A single spark in remote wilderness can ignite massive fires that devastate surrounding communities, destroying homes and taking lives. Emergency personnel and the public rely on satellites high abo ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Astronauts close to finding source of air leak at Space Station
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 01, 2020
NASA says astronauts on the International Space Station are closing in on the source of a small air leak that had been growing in size. Astronauts first became aware of a leak at the station m ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russia to launch two new modules to Space Station in April, September 2021
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 01, 2020
Russia, for the first time in 11 years, plans to launch two new modules to the International Space Station (ISS) in April and September 2021, a source in the rocket and space industry told Sputnik. ... more
ROBO SPACE
Subterranean Challenge Identifies Qualified Teams for Cave Circuit Virtual Competition
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2020
DARPA's Subterranean (SubT) Challenge will host its Cave Circuit Virtual Competition, which focuses on innovative solutions to map, navigate, and search complex, simulated cave environments November ... more
MILTECH
New Army field manual recommends midday naps
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 01, 2020
The Army released a new field manual Thursday that officially embraces midday naps to help improve performance. ... more


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DRAGON SPACE
Eighteen new astronauts chosen for China's space station mission
Beijing (XNA) Oct 01, 2020
The third batch of Chinese astronauts has been selected for the nation's coming space station mission, the China Manned Space Agency said on Thursday morning. The 18 new astronauts - 17 men an ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Six-month mission will test limits of SpaceX Dragon, astronauts say
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 30, 2020
Four astronauts who plan to travel into space Oct. 31 say the six-month mission will test the limits of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA awards launch services contract for IMAP mission
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 30, 2020
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, which incl ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Factory Augsburg signs agreement with Andoya Space for maiden flight
Augsburg, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2020
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA), a participation of space technology company OHB SE, will be establishing a launch site for a micro launcher together with Norwegian company Andoya Space. The two pa ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
AgniKul Cosmos partners with Alaska Aerospace to launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex
Kodiak Island AK (SPX) Sep 30, 2020
Alaska Aerospace Corporation and India-based AgniKul Cosmos are pleased to announce they have signed a memorandum of agreement to test launch the Agnibaan launch vehicle from the Pacific Spaceport C ... more
UAV NEWS
Wacky indoor Amazon drone takes on privacy skeptics
Washington (AFP) Oct 2, 2020
It could be the wackiest product yet from Amazon - a tiny indoor drone which buzzes around people's homes as a security sentry. ... more
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Satellite Industry Association releases space traffic management recommendations and white paper
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced the release of a number of recommendations addressing the issue of space traffic management, with the goal of supporting a long-term sustainable and safe space environment for commercial satellites and spacecraft. The recommendations were included in a SIA White Paper titled "The Future of Space and Space Traffic Coordination and Management ... more
+ Kongsberg awarded contract for mobile communication satellite
+ How intense and dangerous is cosmic radiation on the Moon
+ NASA looks to advance 3D Printing construction systems for the Moon and Mars
+ AFRL repairs next generation composite materials with light
+ The most sensitive optical receivers yet for space communications
+ Ultrasensitive microwave detector developed
+ Secretive Big Data firm Palantir makes low-key stocks debut
Isotropic Systems and SES GS to trail next-gen multi-beam antenna technologies for US forces
Reston VA (SPX) Sep 30, 2020
SES Government Solutions (SES GS), a fully-owned affiliate of SES, and Isotropic Systems, a leading developer of transformational broadband terminal technologies, has announced a two-phased antenna evaluation contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, working in close collaboration with the U.S. Army Research Engineering Team, for tests of Isotropic Systems' multi-beam terminal over S ... more
+ Swedish Space Corporation to cease assisting Chinese companies operate satellites
+ Creating cross-domain kill webs in real time
+ AEHF-6 protected communications satellite completes on-orbit testing
+ Air Force Research Laboratory Tracks Sporadic E
+ Lockheed Martin to build Mesh Network of 10 smallsats
+ Lockheed, York nab $281.6M for new military satellite network
+ New US Space Force technology beats satellite jamming attempts in recent test


Fourth GPS 3 Satellite Encapsulated Ahead of Launch
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 30, 2020
The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations Florida facility on Sept. 21 in preparation for its upcoming launch on Sept. 29 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The 15-minute launch window opens at 9:55 p.m. EDT. Encap ... more
+ Government to explore new ways of delivering 'sat nav' for the UK
+ Tech combo is a real game-changer for farming
+ Launch of Russia's Glonass-K satellite postponed until October
+ GPS 3 receives operational acceptance
+ Air Force navigation technology satellite passes critical design review
+ Software upgrades for Beidou to continue
+ Beidou's eye can help spot and stop rampant illegal mining
State Department approves $14B sales of F-35s, F-18s to Switzerland
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 01, 2020
The State Department approved the possible sales - for $14 billion - of 80 military aircraft to Switzerland this week. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency issued two separate press releases relating to the deals this week: one announcing a possible $6.58 billion deal to sell 40 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft to Switzerland, and another announcing the possible $7.452 billion sa ... more
+ Lockheed, Pentagon agree on $70.6M settlement over F-35 parts problems
+ USS Ross runs air defense exercises with NATO F-16s
+ Singapore Airlines drops 'flights to nowhere' after outcry
+ Integrated Battle Station upgrades finished on B-1B bombers
+ U.S. Marine F-35Bs land on deck of carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
+ U.S. Air Force gets into gaming with 'Command Clash' competition
+ Airbus reveals new zero-emission concept aircraft
China chip giant SMIC shares sink on US export controls
Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 28, 2020
Shares in China's biggest chipmaker tumbled Monday on reports that the United States had imposed export controls on the company, the latest salvo in the countries' battle for technological dominance. In a new blow for China's advanced tech ambitions, the US Commerce Department reportedly ordered companies to seek permission before selling equipment to Semiconductor Manufacturing Internationa ... more
+ Scientists pave way for carbon-based computers
+ U.S., Britain partner on research into sensor information processing
+ SoftBank Group selling Arm to NVIDIA for up to $40 billion
+ New technology lets quantum bits hold information for 10,000 times longer than previous record
+ Pentagon: It's time to bring microelectronics manufacturing to the U.S.
+ Artificial materials for more efficient electronics
+ Spin, spin, spin: researchers enhance electron spin longevity


Satellite use AI to process EO imagery in-flight
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 05, 2020
Ubotica Technologies announced that its Artificial Intelligence technology has successfully enabled the first ever hardware-accelerated AI inference of Earth Observation images on an in-orbit satellite. This historic event has been achieved onboard Pi-sat-1, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Artificial Intelligence (AI) demonstration cubesat that was launched on a Vega rocket on September ... more
+ Monitoring trucks and trade from space
+ Satellogic announces global consortium of geospatial imagery
+ China sends two environmental monitoring satellites into space
+ New research on how planetary forces shape the Earth's surface
+ First group of Gaofen pictures are clearest ever
+ First AI image from space with HyperScout
+ MethaneSAT completes critical design review, moves into production phase
Smart shopping can reduce exposure to chemicals called endocrine disruptors
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 30, 2020
Consumers who read labels and do their best to buy products without harmful chemicals aren't wasting their time - new research suggests smart shopping pays in the form of reduced exposure. In a new study, published Wednesday in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, researchers surveyed consumers to find people who avoid products with specific endocrine disrupto ... more
+ Pay firefighting bill before leaving, Sri Lanka tells stricken oil tanker
+ Rio Tinto hit with human rights claims over Bougainville mine
+ Sri Lanka returns containers of illegal waste to Britain
+ Senegalese town fights losing battle against trash
+ Mauritius takes stock of oil spill two months later
+ Mercury concentrations in Yukon River fish could surpass EPA criterion by 2050
+ Study: Cleanup, management won't save ecosystems from plastic pollution


Eighteen new astronauts chosen for China's space station mission
Beijing (XNA) Oct 01, 2020
The third batch of Chinese astronauts has been selected for the nation's coming space station mission, the China Manned Space Agency said on Thursday morning. The 18 new astronauts - 17 men and one woman - are in three groups: seven will become spacecraft pilots, another seven will turn into spaceflight engineers, and the last four will be mission payload specialists, the agency said in a ... more
+ NASA chief warns Congress about Chinese space station
+ China's new carrier rocket available for public view
+ China sends nine satellites into orbit by sea launch
+ Chinese spacecraft launched mystery object into space before returning to Earth
+ China's reusable spacecraft returns to Earth after 2 days
+ Mars-bound Tianwen 1 hits milestone
+ China's Mars probe over 8m km away from Earth
US Army wants electronic jammer weapon with missile defense capabilities
Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 01, 2020
US Army officials unveiled plans on Tuesday for a vehicle-mounted electronic jamming system that will uniquely have the ability to jam incoming projectiles, fouling their targeting in the moments before impact. At the Army's CEMAlite conference on Tuesday, three Army colonels discussed a new electronic warfare system they hope to employ in the coming years to disrupt enemy weapons systems ... more
+ Lockheed Martin selected to integrate missile warning onto EGS via FORGE
+ Japan's Abe urges stronger defences to face missiles
+ Advanced Patriot missile fails in live-fire test
+ Russia testing news S-500 Systems, mass production on the way
+ Lockheed nets $18.8M to support Japan's Aegis Ashore system
+ IBCS engages advanced tactical ballistic missile and cruise missile during rigorous test
+ US Japan to build network of satellites to detect missile launches


General Dynamics nabs $1.2B for Army's short-range air defense system
Washington DC (UPI) Oct 01, 2020
General Dynamics was awarded a $1.2 billion contract this week to deliver a short-range air defense system to the Army. The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, covers production of the Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense, which expected for deliver by September 2025. The new IM-SHORAD will be mounted on a Stryker A1 platform and provide soldiers with ... more
+ Iran Guards unveil new naval ballistic missile
+ Israel tests new sea-to-sea missile
+ USS Antietam conducts Tomahawk strike exercise near Guam
+ Putin says Russia was forced to create hypersonic weapons after US withdrew from treaty
+ DARPA's air-breathing hypersonic missiles ready for free-flight tests
+ Lockheed Martin awarded $183M contract for HIMARS launchers
+ Harpoon missile firing sinks ship in Hawaiian naval exercise
Nano particles for healthy tissue
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
+ Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic composites
+ Scientists open new window into the nanoworld
+ The smallest motor in the world
+ Crystalline 'nanobrush' clears way to advanced energy and information tech
+ Transporting energy through a single molecular nanowire
+ To make an atom-sized machine, you need a quantum mechanic
+ Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormones


Subterranean Challenge Identifies Qualified Teams for Cave Circuit Virtual Competition
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2020
DARPA's Subterranean (SubT) Challenge will host its Cave Circuit Virtual Competition, which focuses on innovative solutions to map, navigate, and search complex, simulated cave environments November 17. Previously, DARPA held Tunnel Circuit and Urban Circuit events featuring both Virtual and Systems (physical) Competitions in which teams demonstrated their autonomy, networking, perception, and m ... more
+ First tests for landing the Martian Moons eXploration Rover
+ Helping robots avoid collisions
+ Teams demonstrate swarm tactics in fourth major OFFSET Field Experiment
+ Technology developed for Lunar landings makes self-driving cars safer on Earth
+ Light processing improves robotic sensing, study finds
+ U.S. Navy selects Lockheed Martin to deliver large unmanned surface vessel study
+ DoD to start live fighter trials with AI pilots by 2024, Esper says


Turkey, Iran deploy 'game-changing' drones in north Iraq
Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Oct 1, 2020
Turkey and Iran are increasingly adopting "game-changing" drones as their weapon of choice against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, prompting fears for the safety of civilians and stoking geopolitical tensions. "Not a day goes by without us seeing a drone," said Mohammad Hassan, mayor of Qandil, the mountainous Iraqi stronghold of Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). "They f ... more
+ Wacky indoor Amazon drone takes on privacy skeptics
+ MQ-4C Triton deployed, quickly became an 'invaluable asset'
+ New MS-177 and upgraded AN/ASQ-230 sensors will enhance intelligence collection
+ Robopilot unmanned air platform returns to flight
+ Army funding research to allow drones to run on multiple fuel sources
+ General Atomics nets $7.4B MQ-9 Reaper contract with U.S. Air Force
+ France sees joint European drone project launched this year
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