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  Melbourne, Australia (The Conversation) Jan 23, 2018 In the early years of the 20th century a Russian scientist - now known as the father of astronautics and rocketry - wrote a fable exploring what life in space might be like in the future. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) suggested that, by 2017, war and conflict would be eliminated by a world government. He also proposed this as the year humanity would acquire the technology to travel beyond the Earth. That's 60 years after this happened in reality. So now that 2017 has been and gone, just ... read more |
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Orion Spacecraft Recovery Rehearsal UnderwayKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 23, 2018 NASA's new deep space exploration systems will send crew 40,000 miles beyond the Moon, and return them safely home. After traveling through space at 25,000 miles per hour, the Orion spacecraft will ... more  
ISRO hopes GSAT-11 is the last Indian satellite to be launched by a foreign space agencyNew Delhi (IANS) Jan 23, 2018 If things pan out as intended, the 5.7-tonne GSAT-11 will be most probably the last heavy Indian satellite to be launched by a foreign space agency, according to K. Sivan, Chairman of the Indian Spa ... more 
Italy's First Female Astronaut: 'No Room for Conflicts in Space'Rome (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2018 While Earth is seized by geopolitical tensions and friction, up in space there are endless possibilities to work together for more important common goals, such were the conclusions during a recent c ... more  
China Focus: The making of heroes - the women and men of China's space programBeijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2018 Taikonaut Zhang Xiaoguang prepared for 15 years to go into space. Zhang, one of the 14 pilots recruited as China's first batch of taikonauts, was 32 when he joined the Taikonaut Corps of Peopl ... more |
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Backgrounder: China's six manned space missionsBeijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2018 Since the establishment of the Taikonaut Corps of the People's Liberation Army in 1998, Chinese taikonauts have completed six manned spaceflights, conducted over 100 scientific experiments and orbit ... more  
NASA Tests New Alloy to Fold Wings in FlightEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2018 NASA has successfully applied a new technology in flight that allows aircraft to fold their wings to different angles while in the air. The recent flight series, which took place at NASA's Arm ... more 
Challenges and research for an evolving aviation systemWashington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2018 A comprehensive aviation safety system as envisioned by NASA would require integration of a wide range of systems and practices, including building an in-time aviation safety management system (IASM ... more 
China to select astronauts for its space stationBeijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2018 China will begin selection for the next generation of astronauts who will train to work on the country's planned space station, according to Monday's China Daily. Yang Liwei, deputy director o ... more 
Space agency to pick those with the right stuffBeijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2018 China will begin its selection process this year for the next generation of astronauts who will train to work on the country's planned space station, a senior official said. Yang Liwei, deputy ... more  
A miniaturized origami-inspired robot combines micrometer precision with high speedBoston MA (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 Because of their high precision and speed, Delta robots are deployed in many industrial processes, including pick-and-place assemblies, machining, welding and food packaging. Starting with the first ... more 
Rocket Lab successfully sends rocket into orbitWellington, 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, ... more |
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 China to launch first student satellite for scientific education 
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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Army researchers make explosive discoveryAberdeen Proving Ground, MD (SPX) Jan 23, 2018 Scientists from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory found a solution to a significant challenge in making high-energy explosives. They safely improved th ... more 
Arianespace to launch SES-14 and Al Yah 3 for SES and YahsatKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 19, 2018 For its first launch of 2018, Arianespace will use an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana to launch the SES-14 and Al Yah 3 satellites for operators SES and Yahsat (Al Yah S ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 test advances exploration effortsStennis Space Center, MS (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 This week, NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne hot-fired an RS-25 engine in a test that marked another milestone toward the first crewed flight of the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) while laying groundw ... more 
Elementary, my dear machine intelligenceParis (ESA) Jan 19, 2018 Artificial intelligence already helping astronauts on the International Space Station is also providing a promising approach for solving crimes. In an era of security concerns across Europe, the sma ... more  
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 |
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 Australia lifesaving drone makes first rescue 
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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 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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 Boston MA (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 
Because of their high precision and speed, Delta robots are deployed in many industrial processes, including pick-and-place assemblies, machining, welding and food packaging. Starting with the first version developed by Reymond Clavel for a chocolate factory to quickly place chocolate pralines in their packages, Delta robots use three individually controlled and lightweight arms that guide a pla ... 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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