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  Noordwijk, Netherlands (SPX) Feb 09, 2018 The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus have signed a commercial partnership (PPP) agreement for construction, launch and operations of the commercial "Bartolomeo" platform. Airbus' new external payload hosting facility will be attached to the European Columbus module of the International Space Station (ISS) from mid-2019. The agreement defines the roles and responsibilities of the two PPP partners, with Airbus investing around euro 40 million into the development, construction and launch of t ... read more |
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Army researchers develop new algorithms to train robotsAberdeen Proving Ground, MD (SPX) Feb 08, 2018 Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin have developed new techniques for robots or computer programs to learn how to perform tasks by interacting with ... more  
Chinese taikonauts maintain indomitable spirit in space exploration: senior officerBeijing (XNA) Feb 09, 2018 Chinese taikonauts have "maintained an indomitable spirit while carrying out space exploration," said Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Wednesday. Zhang made the ... more  
Is hydrogen the fuel of the future?Cambridge UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2018 As the race to find energy sources to replace our dwindling fossil fuel supplies continues apace, hydrogen is likely to play a crucial role in the future. Japan has already announced its inten ... more  
What's next for SpaceX?Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2018 In successfully sending the world's most powerful rocket into space, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has pulled off yet another spectacular gamble. ... more |
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Japan Successfully Launches World's Smallest Carrier RocketTokyo (Sputnik) Feb 07, 2018 TOKYO (Sputnik) - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Saturday carried out a successful launch of the world's smallest carrier rocket SS-520-5, according to live broadcast by JAXA. Th ... more  
Military innovation demands state-of-the-art satellite connectivity for maritime applicationsMcLean VA (SPX) Feb 07, 2018 The technologies military organizations use in the field and at sea are only as effective as the communications infrastructure working in the background. As the Office of Naval Research (ONR) accele ... more 
China launches first shared education satelliteJiuquan (XNA) Feb 06, 2018 China's first shared education satellite, Young Pioneer 1, carried by the Long March-2D rocket, was launched into space from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Friday afternoon. The 3-kg CubeSat ... more 
Cosmonauts position antennae wrong during record-long spacewalkWashington (UPI) Feb 5, 2018 A pair of Russian cosmonauts didn't set out to break the record for longest Russian spacewalk, but what seemed like a relatively straight forward mission turned out to be surprisingly complicated. ... more 
Northrop Grumman awarded $429M contract for Polar payloadsWashington (UPI) Feb 8, 2018 The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $428.8 million contract to Northrop Grumman for two payloads for the Enhanced Polar System's satellites. ... more |
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Army turns to Olin Corp. for small caliber ammoWashington (UPI) Jan 26, 2018 Olin Corporation was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for 5.56mm and 7.62mm small caliber ammunition cartridges. ... more  |
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Air Force awards Boeing $195M contract for JDAM tail kitsWashington (UPI) Feb 2, 2018 Boeing was awarded a contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, tail kits. ... more  
Lockheed Martin picks BAE Systems to modernize UAE's F-16 fleetWashington (UPI) Feb 8, 2018 Lockheed Martin has selected BAE Systems to modernize head-up displays in F-16 aircraft for the United Arab Emirates' armed forces. ... more 
Malaysia says no mystery over 'missing' MH370 search shipKuala Lumpur (AFP) Feb 8, 2018 Malaysia Thursday quashed rumours swirling after a ship searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared from tracking screens, saying it had simply made a refuelling stop in Australia and would resume the hunt. ... more 
Lockheed awarded contract for Taiwan F-16 program supportWashington (UPI) Feb 2, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for foreign military sales in support of the Taiwan F-16 Peace Phoenix Rising program. ... more 
Lockheed awarded $119M for support of Air Force F-35sWashington (UPI) Feb 6, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for air vehicle deployment spares in support of the Air Force's version of the F-35 Lightning II. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 09, 2018 
The Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration, or IMAGE, spacecraft was re-discovered in January 2018 after more than twelve years of silence. A powerhouse of magnetosphere and aurora research, the IMAGE mission was a key driver of studies of the Sun-Earth connection from its launch on March 25, 2000, until its last contact on Dec. 18, 2005.
Now a watchful citizen scientist, NAS ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Feb 06, 2018 
Flexible and continuous connectivity, especially in contested environments, is a critical priority for defence forces around the world. No nation in Europe can go it alone, so secure, interoperable communications networks are mandatory considering today's geopolitical realities.
For these reasons, on 13 November 2017 ministers from 23 member states signed a joint notification on the Perman ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 06, 2018 
The Galileo satellite navigation system, Europe's rival to the United States' GPS, has nearly 100 million users after its first year of operation, the French space agency CNES said Thursday.
The system, seen as strategically important to Europe, went live in December 2016, having taken 17 years at more than triple the original budget to get there.
Initial services offered only a weak sig ... more |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Feb 8, 2018 
Malaysia Thursday quashed rumours swirling after a ship searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared from tracking screens, saying it had simply made a refuelling stop in Australia and would resume the hunt.
The Seabed Constructor, hired in January for a fresh search for the missing plane, turned off its location transponder for three days without explanation early this month, sp ... more |
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 Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Feb 05, 2018 
In a paper published last week in the journal Nature Communications, researchers from the Department of Physics and the Department of Electronics Engineering at the UAB, and from the Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue University (USA), studied the heating of small current lines placed on top of a silicon substrate, simulating the behavior of current transistors.
This work shows how thes ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2018 
The ozone layer - which protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation - is recovering at the poles, but unexpected decreases in part of the atmosphere may be preventing recovery at lower latitudes.
Global ozone has been declining since the 1970s owing to certain man-made chemicals. Since these were banned, parts of the layer have been recovering, particularly at the poles.
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 Moscow (AFP) Feb 9, 2018 
Weary of local officials dismissing the deadly smog that covers their city, citizens of Siberia's industrial hub Krasnoyarsk decided to take action and monitor air quality themselves.
But they quickly came up against those same authorities in the remote region 4,200 kilometres (2,600 miles) east of Moscow.
Krasnoyarsk boasts dozens of factories as well as one of the world's biggest alum ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 09, 2018 
Chinese taikonauts have "maintained an indomitable spirit while carrying out space exploration," said Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, Wednesday.
Zhang made the remarks at a seminar while listening to reports delivered by Chinese taikonauts Jing Haipeng, Liu Yang and Deng Qingming about their work over the years.
The Taikonaut Corps of the People's Libe ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 09, 2018 
China is planning to develop a sea-based missile defense launcher after completing a successful intercept of a ballistic missile in space from a ground-based system earlier this week, according to the South China Morning Post.
"China's sea-based anti-missile system aims to defend both its territory and overseas interests, because sea-based defense systems will be set up wherever its warshi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 7, 2018 
Raytheon has been awarded a contract for research and development designs for multiple weapon systems owned by the company.
The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $44.6 million under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee, delivery order contract.
The agreement provides for "research and development design, development, studies, and technolog ... more |
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 Lemont IL (SPX) Feb 02, 2018 
Our bodies have a remarkable ability to heal from broken ankles or dislocated wrists. Now, a new study has shown that some nanoparticles can also "self-heal" after experiencing intense strain, once that strain is removed.
New research from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Stanford University has found that palladium nanoparticles can repair atomic dislo ... more |
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 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (SPX) Feb 08, 2018  Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Texas at Austin have developed new techniques for robots or computer programs to learn how to perform tasks by interacting with a human instructor. The findings of the study will be presented and published at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb. 2-7.
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 30, 2018 
The U.S. Air Force has awarded L-3 Link Simulation & Training an $8.2 million contract for retrofits on the Predator Mission Aircrew Training System simulators.
The new award, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, is a modification to a previous contract, which is now valued at $120,753,92.
The modified contract is for 40 retrofit communications kits and simulator seats ... more |
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