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  Houston TX (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Veteran NASA astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore will join astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann for NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test, the inaugural crewed flight of the CST-100 Starliner launching to the International Space Station in 2021. Wilmore will take the place of Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson on the flight test as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Ferguson decided not to fly for personal reasons. Wilmore has been training side-by-side with the crew since being named the sole back ... read more |
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ISRO plans to launch new rocket before Dec 2020Chennai, India (IANS) Oct 08, 2020 The Indian space agency is working towards launching its new rocket 'Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)' before December 2020, said a senior official. He also said necessary tests to check ... more 
Testing a fiery reentry at DLRCologne, Germany (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 What would a satellite look like as it burns up in the atmosphere? Researchers attempted to duplicate this fiery fate for a bulky satellite electronics box using a plasma wind tunnel. Their go ... more 
Chief Engineer, Deborah Crane Talks Commercial Crew LaunchHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 Growing up on a small farm in Shawnee, Kansas, Deborah Crane, launch vehicle chief engineer for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, spent her days caring for animals, tending crops, and repairing anythi ... more 
NASA Student Launch program selects 46 teamsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 08, 2020 On Oct. 1, NASA announced the 46 teams, representing 20 states and Puerto Rico, selected to compete in the 2021 NASA Student Launch - one of seven Artemis Student Challenges. The eight-month c ... more |
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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  
Subterranean Challenge Identifies Qualified Teams for Cave Circuit Virtual CompetitionWashington 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 
From Thales to spaceTurin, Italy (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Meet the people behind the third European Service Module that will power and propel the next astronauts to land on the Moon in decades. The team at Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy pose with the ... more 
Georgia Southern University Shows Massive Tourism Boom for Spaceport CamdenWoodbine GA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Camden County and the Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research (CBAER) at Georgia Southern University has released a new study on the economic impact of space tourism on coastal Georgia. ... more 
NASA runs eight-part core stage Green Run Test for SLSBay St. Louis, MS (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Engineers at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, completed a simulated launch countdown sequence on Oct. 5 for the sixth test of the eight-part core stage Green Run test ser ... more |
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 ISS crew analyses dust movement to locate air leak in Russian Module 
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  |
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US Space Force contracts for 8 missile early warning satellitesMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 08, 2020 The US Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded two contracts on Monday to build eight satellites for its upcoming infrared missile detection constellation. However, these are just the f ... more  
Russia announces successful test of hypersonic missileWashington DC (UPI) Oct 07, 2020 Russia announced the successful test-firing of its Zircon hypersonic missile on Wednesday, striking a target 300 miles away after traveling at over 6,100 mph. ... more 
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites after string of scrubsOrlando FL (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 After repeated delays due to weather and other problems, SpaceX on Tuesday successfully launched a shipment of 60 Starlink communications satellites from Florida. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lift ... more 
Elon Musk commends Russia's Roscosmos for working on reusable space rocketMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 07, 2020 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has described the development of the Amur methane-powered rocket of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos as a "step in the right direction." Elon Musk wrote in a Twi ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne' new Large Solid Rocket Motor Facility opensCamden AK (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Aerojet Rocketdyne's new large solid rocket motor manufacturing facility is officially open for operations, highlighting the company's significant investments in the modernization and innovation of ... more |
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 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 |
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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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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 05, 2020 
GPS-enabled decoy eggs could help authorities track sea turtle egg poachers and disrupt illegal wildlife trade networks.
In a proof-of-concept study, published Monday in the journal Current Biology, researchers placed 3D-printed, GPS-enabled decoy eggs in the nests of endangered sea turtles in Central America.
Using the ingeniously named InvestEGGator, scientists were able to tra ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 06, 2020 
The May crash of an F-35A Lightning II at Florida's Eglin Air Force base was caused by the pilot trying to land at an excessive speed, and a flight control logic glitch that left its tail unresponsive, according to a new report.
According to the report, the pilot was also fatigued, causing "cognitive degradation" and was distracted at a critical point in the flight and lacked key unders ... more |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater use ability to current and near-term quantum computers, opening the way for applications to run past strict time limits that hamper many quantum calculations.
"Quantum computers have a limited time to perform calculations before their useful quantum nature, which we call coherence, breaks down," said Andrew Sornborger of th ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Researchers report a new compact low-cost hyperspectral projector system that provides both depth information and hyperspectral images. The new system could be useful for autonomous driving systems, machine vision in industrial robotics, agricultural monitoring of crops, and monitoring material surfaces for wear and corrosion.
"Our work enables fast 3D hyperspectral imaging in an efficient ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) Oct 7, 2020 
Checkout bags, straws and four other single-use plastic items will be banned in Canada by the end of 2021, the environment minister announced Wednesday, while acknowledging the nation is trailing Europe in recycling efforts.
The ban - which also targets stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery, and food ware made from hard-to-recycle plastics - is part of a broader plan to eliminate plastics w ... 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 08, 2020 
The US Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded two contracts on Monday to build eight satellites for its upcoming infrared missile detection constellation. However, these are just the first in what could become a vast network of thousands of satellites in orbit.
On Monday, the SDA awarded information technology firm L3Harris Technologies a $193.6 million contract and private s ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 07, 2020 
Russia announced the successful test-firing of its Zircon hypersonic missile on Wednesday, striking a target 300 miles away after traveling at over 6,100 mph.
The announcement came in a teleconference between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov, transcribed on the presidential website.
"At 7:15 am yesterday [Tuesday], the frig ... 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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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Oct 07, 2020 
The SkyVision team, a joint effort between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the state of Ohio, and industry partners, has been selected as the first-place winner in the Technology and Innovation (Hardware - Platform) category of this year's Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) Awards.
AUVSI made the announcement in an Oct ... more |
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