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  Washington DC (UPI) Oct 16, 2020 The anticipated return to deep space in 2024 for the first time in nearly 50 years brings a unique set of challenges that only one spacecraft on the planet currently can meet, officials with Lockheed Martin said at a global space event this week. Life support and radiation shielding systems on NASA's Orion spacecraft, built by Lockheed, make it qualified for deep space missions - those beyond low-Earth orbit where the International Space Station is situated, said Shelby Hopkins, senior systems ... read more |
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Air leak rate at Russia's ISS Zvezda module halves after crack sealed with tapeMoscow (Sputnik) Oct 19, 2020 The air leak rate in the Russian Zvezda module of the International Space Station has halved after the crack in the intermediate compartment was sealed with tape, according to the crew's communicati ... more 
Twenty years of human presence on Space StationHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 19, 2020 Join us for the most out-of-this-world work out as NASA celebrates 20 years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station. Lace up your running shoes and get outside, hop on the tr ... more  
ESA's force-feedback rover controlled from a nation awayParis (ESA) Oct 13, 2020 A controller in Germany operated ESA's gripper-equipped Interact rover around a simulated moonscape at the Agency's technical heart in the Netherlands, to practice retrieving geological samples. At ... more  
DARPA project strives for off-road unmanned vehicles that react like humansWashington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2020 The self-driving car industry has made great autonomy advances, but mostly for well-structured and highly predictable environments. In complex militarily-relevant settings, robotic vehicles have not ... more |
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All engines for Ariane 6 complete qualification testsParis (ESA) Oct 16, 2020 All three engines developed to power Europe's future Ariane 6 rocket have completed extensive tests - the P120C solid rocket motor for the boosters, the Vulcain 2.1 engine for the core stage and the ... more 
Draper signs agreement to provide software for Stratolaunch's hypersonic vehicleCambridge MA (SPX) Oct 16, 2020 Precision guidance and navigation is critical to success and safety in spaceflight. Today, as Stratolaunch builds its next generation vehicle for hypersonic flight test, it will be guided by flight ... more 
DoD establishes hypersonics center at Naval Surface Warfare CenterWashington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2020 The Pentagon established a Joint Hypersonics Transition Office Systems Engineering Field Activity at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Ind., on Thursday. ... more 
Lockheed Martin Adds Three Industry Partners To OpFires TeamOrlando FL (SPX) Oct 16, 2020 As Lockheed Martin continues the work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance the unique hypersonic technologies of its Operational Fires (OpFires) program, the company ... more 
Final hot firing proves P120C booster for Ariane 6Paris (ESA) Oct 11, 2020 The qualification model of the P120C motor configured for Ariane 6, has been static fired on the test stand at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana in a final test to prove its readiness for flight. ... more |
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 China passes export law protecting national security, covering tech
Oxygen supply fails on Russian segment of ISS, crew not in dangerMoscow (AFP) Oct 15, 2020 The oxygen supply system has failed in a module on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) but the crew is in no danger, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Thursday. ... more  |
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Kleos Space's launch team arrive in India for final preparations before launchLuxembourg (SPX) Oct 19, 2020 Kleos Space S.A, a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, confirms that their team mission experts have arrived in Chennai, India in preparation for the launc ... more  
U.S. approves sale of missile defense system to RomaniaWashington DC (UPI) Oct 16, 2020 The United States cleared Romania to purchase coastal defense missiles in a $300 million deal, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Friday. ... more  
Optimum Technologies to providce Northrop Grumman with protected tactical satcom payload structuresLeesburg VA (SPX) Oct 19, 2020 Optimum Technologies, LLC (OpTech) has been selected by Northrop Grumman to design and develop Protected Tactical Satcom Payload structures in support of an on-orbit demonstration for the U.S. Space ... more 
Lockheed Martin poised to deliver on national priority for Homeland DefenseBethesda VA (SPX) Oct 19, 2020 Lockheed Martin teamed with Aerojet Rocketdyne on a proposal to compete for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) contract for The Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Lockheed Martin is offering an ... more  
US condemns Turkey over reported test of Russian systemIstanbul (AFP) Oct 16, 2020 The United States on Friday condemned NATO ally Turkey after it reportedly carried out its first test of a highly advanced Russian air defence system in defiance of US warnings. ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 15, 2020 
Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale"), the market-leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, has closed its Series E round with additional funding of U.S. $51 million from a group of investors led by aSTART Co., Ltd. ("aSTART"). This latest round brings the total investment raised to U.S. $191 million and makes Astroscale the most funded on-orbit services and logistics company global ... more |
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 Leesburg VA (SPX) Oct 19, 2020 
Optimum Technologies, LLC (OpTech) has been selected by Northrop Grumman to design and develop Protected Tactical Satcom Payload structures in support of an on-orbit demonstration for the U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center.
Under Phase 1 of the contract, OpTech will be supporting Northrop Grumman's payload development efforts through the preliminary design review. Subseque ... more |
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 Harbin (XNA) Oct 11, 2020 
Despite being affected by three typhoons and the COVID-19 epidemic, Song Jilin's 20 hectares of rice on the Qixing farm, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, embraced a bumper harvest this year.
There was a lack of hands during the spring plowing season because of the epidemic, but the unmanned rice transplanters equipped with China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) helped out ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 15, 2020 
The Air Force on Thursday recognized three bases for progress on sustainment initiatives intended to increase aircraft readiness.
The sustainment initiatives were the result of the secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force's 2019 direction to develop a better framework to improve the readiness of weapon systems and sustainment operations, according to the Air Force.
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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 19, 2020 
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a uniquely quantum effect in erasing information that may have significant implications for the design of quantum computing chips. Their surprising discovery brings back to life the paradoxical "Maxwell's demon", which has tormented physicists for over 150 years.
The thermodynamics of computation was brought to the fore in 1961 when R ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Oct 14, 2020 
Finnish New Space leader ICEYE has announced access to ICEYE's Public Archive, containing nearly 18,000 images from ICEYE satellites. The ICEYE Public Archive includes radar imagery in various imaging modes taken with ICEYE's SAR satellite constellation between mid-2019 and now. The ICEYE Public Archive consists of preview images from around the world, which are released under CC BY-NC 4.0 licen ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 14, 2020  The contents of rural trash heaps outside several ancient Negev settlements suggest farmers during the Roman Imperial Period and Late Antiquity, between the 1st and 10th centuries AD, used livestock dung for fertilizer and as a main fuel source.
For the study, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, researchers analyzed trash mounds outside of Shivta, Elusa and Nessana, agrarian se ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 13, 2020 
Southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center will carry out 10 space launches including the Chang'e 5 lunar probe by the end of March next year, a center official said on Monday.
The center will carry out launch missions twice a month on average, with a minimum interval of five days, said Zhang Xueyu, director of the launch center.
The country on Monday sent its new optical remo ... more |
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 Bethesda VA (SPX) Oct 19, 2020 
Lockheed Martin teamed with Aerojet Rocketdyne on a proposal to compete for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) contract for The Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
Lockheed Martin is offering an interceptor designed from the ground up as an all-up-round to address all elements of environmental survivability from day one. Our partner Aerojet Rocketdyne will power our primary propulsion to addr ... more |
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 Camden AK (SPX) Oct 16, 2020 
Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered the 5,000th solid rocket flight motor for the Stinger missile system from its Solid Rocket Motor Center of Excellence in Camden, Arkansas, following a transition of the program from Gainesville, Virginia in 2005.
"Aerojet Rocketdyne's reliable propulsion has powered the Stinger missile system for more than three decades; we're proud of our role helping to p ... 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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 Paris (ESA) Oct 13, 2020 
A controller in Germany operated ESA's gripper-equipped Interact rover around a simulated moonscape at the Agency's technical heart in the Netherlands, to practice retrieving geological samples. At the same time a smaller Germany-based rover interacted with ESA's rover as if together at the same site - in a dress rehearsal for a robotic test campaign to the Moon-like volcanic slopes of Mount Etn ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2020 
The self-driving car industry has made great autonomy advances, but mostly for well-structured and highly predictable environments. In complex militarily-relevant settings, robotic vehicles have not demonstrated operationally relevant speed and aren't autonomously reliable.
While vehicle platforms that can handle difficult terrain exist, their autonomy algorithms and software often can't p ... more |
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