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  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 getting ready to test the effectiveness of a new experimental water recycling system. The new piece of equipment, designated SRV-U-RS and installed in the Rassvet module of the station, allows extracting water from humane urine, to be used for drinking. As Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner explained on Twi ... read more |
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Elon Musk to visit 2 SpaceX launch sites in Florida following tech scrubsMoscow (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 
Earth-imaging and scientific payloads arrive for Arianespace's Vega mission in NovemberKourou, 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  
MUSC researchers test brain stimulation in zero gravityCharleston 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  
Helping robots avoid collisionsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 George Konidaris still remembers his disheartening introduction to robotics. "When you're a young student and you want to program a robot, the first thing that hits you is this immense disappointmen ... more |
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ISS Crew instructed to resolve air leak issue before mission change in Mid-OctoberMoscow (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 
Astronauts close to finding source of air leak at Space StationWashington 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 
Russia to launch two new modules to Space Station in April, September 2021Moscow (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 
Simulated satellite rendezvous at ESANoordwijk, 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  
ESA and GomSpace sign contract for continuation of the GOMX-5 missionAalborg 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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 Eighteen new astronauts chosen for China's space station mission 
Six-month mission will test limits of SpaceX Dragon, astronauts sayWashington 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  |
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NASA awards launch services contract for IMAP missionWashington 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 Factory Augsburg signs agreement with Andoya Space for maiden flightAugsburg, 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 
AgniKul Cosmos partners with Alaska Aerospace to launch from the Pacific Spaceport ComplexKodiak 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  
New Army field manual recommends midday napsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 01, 2020 The Army released a new field manual Thursday that officially embraces midday naps to help improve performance. ... more 
GAO to investigate racism in Veterans AdministrationWashington DC (UPI) Oct 01, 2020 The Government Accountability Office plans to investigate claims of systemic racism within the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to lawmakers. ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 29, 2020 
The Chang'e-4 lunar lander touched down on the far side of the Moon on 3 January 2019, with a German instrument for measuring space radiation on board. Since then, the Lunar Lander Neutron and Dosimetry (LND) instrument has been measuring temporally resolved cosmic radiation for the first time. Earlier devices could only record the entire 'mission dose'.
In its current issue, the scientifi ... more |
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 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 |
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 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.
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 Taiyuan, China (XNA) Sep 29, 2020 
China has successfully launched two environmental monitoring satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on Sunday.
A Long March-4B rocket carrying the HJ-2A and HJ-2B satellites took off at 11:23 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the launch center.
They will replace the HJ-1A and HJ-1B, the previous generation of environmental monitoring satellite ... more |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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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 (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 |
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 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 |
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