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  Tampa (AFP) May 21, 2018 Food for astronauts, new space gardening gear and experiments to test extreme cold and how cement forms in weightlessness blasted off Monday to the International Space Station aboard Orbital ATK's unmanned Cygnus spacecraft. The white Antares rocket, emblazoned with a US flag, rumbled and roared into the dark night sky over Wallops Island, Virginia at 4:44 am (0844 GMT). The spacecraft is carrying 7,800 pounds (3,500 kilograms) of cargo on the ninth of a series of launches by Orbital ATK, unde ... read more |
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US May Order Russian Soyuz Spacecraft to Fly Astronauts to ISS in 2020 - SourceMoscow (Sputnik) May 21, 2018 The United States intends to order the manufacture of Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to fly its astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2020 due to a delay in production of the US-made com ... more  
Russia May Renew 'Satan' Missile Launches to Place Satellites In OrbitMoscow (Sputnik) May 21, 2018 Russia may renew launches of the Voevoda (NATO reporting name Satan) intercontinental ballistic missiles to place spacecraft into orbit, a source in the Russian space industry told Sputnik. In ... more  
Vector marks 2 years working with DARPATucson AZ (SPX) May 17, 2018 Vector, a microsatellite launch company comprised of new-space and enterprise software industry veterans from SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, Sea Launch and VMware, reports it ha ... more  
Autonomous glider can fly like an albatross, cruise like a sailboatBoston MA (SPX) May 18, 2018 MIT engineers have designed a robotic glider that can skim along the water's surface, riding the wind like an albatross while also surfing the waves like a sailboat. In regions of high wind, t ... more |
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Missile Defense Agency contracts for Aegis 6.0 modeling supportWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for services in support of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system. ... more 
MIT researchers develop virtual-reality testing ground for dronesBoston MA (SPX) May 18, 2018 Training drones to fly fast, around even the simplest obstacles, is a crash-prone exercise that can have engineers repairing or replacing vehicles with frustrating regularity. Now MIT engineer ... more  
Simple equation directs creation of clean-energy catalystsLincoln NB (SPX) May 15, 2018 New guidelines laid down by Nebraska and Chinese researchers could steer the design of less costly, more efficient catalysts geared toward revving up the production of hydrogen as a renewable fuel. ... more 
UAE Astronaut to Fly to ISS Instead of US Businessman - SourceMoscow (Sputnik) May 18, 2018 In April 2019, a professional cosmonaut from the United Arab Emirates may fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft, instead of a US businessman who intended to ... more 
US spacewalkers swap, check coolers 'Leaky' and 'Frosty'Tampa (AFP) May 16, 2018 A pair of American astronauts completed a successful spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday to swap and check on two external cooling boxes, nicknamed "Leaky" and "Frosty," NASA said. ... more |
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Science Launching to Space Station Looks Forward and BackHouston TX (SPX) May 17, 2018 Some of the earliest human explorers used mechanical tools called sextants to navigate vast oceans and discover new lands. Today, high-tech tools navigate microscopic DNA to discover previously unid ... more 
US indirectly confirms existence of Russia's hypersonic weaponsWashington DC (Sputnik) May 17, 2018 Sources with direct knowledge of US intelligence reports say Russia is on the brink of developing a maneuverable, hypersonic nuclear-capable glider warhead that no US system can defeat. The so ... more 
NASA's emerging microgap cooling to be tested aboard New ShepardGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 16, 2018 An emerging technology for removing excessive, potentially damaging heat from small, tightly packed instrument electronics and other spaceflight gear will be demonstrated for the first time during a ... more  
Robot teaches itself how to dress peopleAtlanta GA (SPX) May 15, 2018 More than 1 million Americans require daily physical assistance to get dressed because of injury, disease and advanced age. Robots could potentially help, but cloth and the human body are complex. ... more 
Tiny Satellite's First Global Map of Ice CloudsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 16, 2018 Looking at Earth from the International Space Station, astronauts see big, white clouds spreading across the planet. They cannot distinguish a gray rain cloud from a puffy white cloud. While satelli ... more |
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Chinese rewrite record, live 370 days in self-contained moon labBeijing (XNA) May 16, 2018 Chinese volunteers have completed a one-year test living in a simulated space lab in Beijing, setting a new record for the longest stay in a self-contained cabin. Four students, two males and ... more |
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Space technologies to protect Shaolin heritageBeijing (XNA) May 16, 2018 It was a strange sight: a group of monks from the Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese kung fu, walking through the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (ALVT), producer of China's Long March ... more 
Israel builds 'missile net' on border to protect airportJerusalem (AFP) May 18, 2018 Israel has built a unique "missile net" to defend a new airport, as part of a newly-completed segment of its eastern border barrier, a military official said Friday. ... more 
General Atomics to retrofit MQ-9 Reaper dronesWashington DC (UPI) May 17, 2018 General Atomics was awarded a contract on Wednesday by the Defense Department to retrofit MQ-9 Reaper drones. ... more  
IAP Worldwide Services tapped for satellite systemsWashington (UPI) May 18, 2018 IAP Worldwide Services Inc. was awarded a contract for satellite systems. ... more 
Saudi says intercepts new missile fired from YemenRiyadh (AFP) May 21, 2018 Saudi air defences on Monday intercepted a ballistic missile over southern city Jizan fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said. ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) May 15, 2018 
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm that is building centimeter-accurate GPS technology to power a world of autonomous vehicles, has announced the latest firmware upgrade to its flagship product Piksi Multi GNSS Module.
This marks the fifth major point release to Piksi Multi and is available free of charge to Swift customers. The firmware release also enhances Duro, the rugge ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) May 15, 2018 
More than 1 million Americans require daily physical assistance to get dressed because of injury, disease and advanced age. Robots could potentially help, but cloth and the human body are complex.
To help address this need, a robot at the Georgia Institute of Technology is successfully sliding hospital gowns on people's arms. The machine doesn't use its eyes as it pulls the cloth. Instead, ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 18, 2018 
MIT engineers have designed a robotic glider that can skim along the water's surface, riding the wind like an albatross while also surfing the waves like a sailboat.
In regions of high wind, the robot is designed to stay aloft, much like its avian counterpart. Where there are calmer winds, the robot can dip a keel into the water to ride like a highly efficient sailboat instead.
The r ... more |
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