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  Wellington, NZ (AFP) Jan 21, 2018 Aerospace company Rocket Lab said Sunday it had successfully fired a rocket into orbit for the first time from its New Zealand launch base. "Electron is orbital. Successful payload deployment," the company tweeted. The Electron rocket, named "Still Testing", took off from Mahia, on the east coast of the North Island, at 2.45pm (0145 GMT) on Sunday and reached orbit eight minutes later. The 17-metre-long (55ft 7in) carbon-fibre rocket is carrying three satellites into space - one to ta ... read more |
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China to launch first student satellite for scientific educationNanjing Beijing (XNA) Jan 19, 2018 China's first nano-satellite with primary and middle school students involved in the development and building process will be launched into space Friday. The satellite, named after late Premie ... more  
ASU engineer showcases NASA research for CongressTempe AZ (SPX) Jan 18, 2018 To help NASA better explore outer space, Yuji Zhao headed to Capitol Hill with NASA's best and brightest collaborators in academia to talk space tech with U.S. Congress members. Zhao, an assis ... more 
NASA picks up where it left off in 2017, tests RS-25 Flight ControllerStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Jan 18, 2018 NASA engineers picked up this year where they left off in 2017, conducting a certification test of another RS-25 engine flight controller on Jan. 16, 2018, on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Cen ... more 
Columbus: 10 years a labParis (ESA) Jan 18, 2018 In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue... In 2008 another Columbus sailed into space. Next month, Europe's Columbus laboratory achieves 10 years in orbit. Circling our planet at 28 800 km/h, t ... more |
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US Air Force's newest SBIRS missile warning satellite responding to commandsBuckley AFB CO (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 The U.S. Air Force's 460th Space Wing is now "talking" with the fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite after its successful launch from Cape Canaveral ... more 
Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII amid N. Korea threatTokyo (AFP) Jan 22, 2018 Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II, amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme. ... more  
Bell-Boeing receives $35 million contract to upgrade V-22 OspreysWashington (UPI) Jan 19, 2018 Hardware and software upgrades for the V-22 Osprey aircraft are included in a $34.9 million contract awarded to Bell-Boeing JPO, the Defense Department has announced. ... more  
Australia lifesaving drone makes first rescueSydney (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 A pair of Australian swimmers on Thursday became the first people to be rescued in the ocean by a drone when the aerial lifesaver dropped a safety device to distressed teens caught in rough seas. ... more  
France, Italy, Britain renew arms contract with EurosamWashington (UPI) Jan 18, 2018 France, Italy and Britain have renewed a contract for five years with Eurosam, the manufacturer of anti-air missiles, its owners announced on Thursday. ... more 
India to buy guns worth $553 mn for border troopsNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 16, 2018 India will buy more than 160,000 guns worth $553 million for troops on its disputed, high-altitude borders, the defence ministry said Tuesday. ... more 
First C-130J Super Hercules arrives in FranceWashington (UPI) Jan 16, 2018 France has welcomed its first C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a ceremony at Orleans-Bricy Air Base. ... more |
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 Airbus delivers first upgraded Tiger helicopter to French armed forces 
Terma awarded $44M contract to equip F-16s with 3D audioWashington (UPI) Jan 18, 2018 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Terma North America Inc. a $44.3 million contract to equip F-16 aircraft with a 3D audio system. ... more 
Pentagon awards contract to Gulfstream for service on C-20, C-37Washington (UPI) Jan 12, 2018 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Gulfstream Aerospace a contract for two different twin-engine, turbofan aircraft used for transporting high-ranking government and Defense Department officials. ... more 
U.S., Australia contract for support of P-8A PoseidonWashington (UPI) Jan 10, 2018 Naval Air Systems Command awarded Boeing a contract for services in support of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, an anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare aircraft and maritime patrol platform. ... more |
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Lockheed awarded $7.5M contract to move F-35 support to FloridaWashington (UPI) Jan 18, 2018 Lockheed Martin has received a $7.47 million contract to move an F-35 support center for three partner nations from Fort Worth, Texas, to Eglin Air Force Base in northwest Florida. ... more 
Rockwell Collins contracted by Navy for E-2D training systemWashington (UPI) Jan 11, 2018 The U.S. Navy awarded Rockwell Collins with a contract for integrated training systems for the Northrop Grumman-manufactured E-2D Hawkeye, an all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning aircraft. ... more  
Israel says India to restart talks on missile salesJerusalem (AFP) Jan 17, 2018 India is to restart talks with Israel over a cancelled deal to buy anti-tank missiles, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday. ... more  
10 Syrians die of cold trying to flee into Lebanon: officialsBeirut (AFP) Jan 19, 2018 Ten Syrians have died trying to flee their war-torn country into neighbouring Lebanon after they were caught in a fierce snowstorm, the Lebanese army and civil defence said Friday. ... more 
Assad regime promotes Syria as a 'tourist' destinationMadrid (AFP) Jan 20, 2018 It is over a year since Bashar al-Assad's regime, with the help of Russian air strikes and barrel bombs, pounded the rebel-held east of Aleppo into submission. ... more 
Fukushima operator releases fresh images of reactor wreckageTokyo (AFP) Jan 20, 2018 The operator of Fukushima's crippled nuclear power plant has released fresh images of the wreckage inside a damaged reactor, showing broken metal parts and debris that could be melted fuel. ... more  
Siberian chemists have improved hydrogen sensorsKrasnoyarsk, Russia (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 A group of scientists from the Siberian Federal University (SFU, Krasnoyarsk, Russia) and the Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry (NIIC, Novosibirsk, Russia) combined the useful properties of ... more |
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US 'erred' in supporting WTO membership for China, Russia: USTRWashington (AFP) Jan 19, 2018 China and Russia have shown no intention of living up to World Trade Organization rules and Washington should not have supported their membership in the global trade body, the Trump administration said Friday. ... more 
Hazardous contamination found around lead battery recycling plants in 7 African countriesSan Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Extensive lead contamination was found in lead battery recycling plants and surrounding communities in seven African countries. The contamination levels in soil ranged up to 14% lead with average co ... more 
China economy rebounds in 2017 with 6.9% growthBeijing (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 China's economy grew a forecast-beating 6.9 percent in 2017, picking up steam for the first time since 2010 despite its battles against a massive debt and polluting factories, official data showed Thursday. ... more |
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 Xichang, China (XNA) Jan 15, 2018 
China on Friday sent twin satellites into space on a single carrier rocket to help its BeiDou system provide navigation and positioning services to countries along the Belt and Road by late 2018.
The Long March-3B carrier rocket took off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan at 7:18 a.m.
The twin satellites are coded as the 26th and 27th satelli ... more |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Jan 15, 2018 
U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists developed ways to improve collaboration between humans and artificially intelligent agents in two projects recently completed for the Autonomy Research Pilot Initiative supported by the Office of Secretary of Defense. They did so by enhancing the agent transparency, which refers to a robot, unmanned vehicle, or software agent's ability to convey to humans ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Jan 18, 2018 
A pair of Australian swimmers on Thursday became the first people to be rescued in the ocean by a drone when the aerial lifesaver dropped a safety device to distressed teens caught in rough seas.
Australia is leading the use of the technology in surf lifesaving, with dozens of drones being trialled on beaches around the country.
In what is believed to be a world-first drone surf rescue, ... more |
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