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  Moscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2018 Beijing is open to other UN nations using the Chinese space station on an equal basis, Shi Zhongjun, China's ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, said Monday. "CSS belongs not only to China, but also to the world ... All [UN] countries, regardless of their size and level of development, can participate in the cooperation on an equal footing," Shi said, as quoted by the Xinhua news agency. According to the ambassador, public and private organizatio ... read more |
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Why bioelectrodes for energy conversion are not stableBochum, Germany (SPX) May 29, 2018 Researchers at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum have discovered why bioelectrodes containing the photosynthesis protein complex photosystem I are not stable in the long term. Such electrodes could be use ... more  
Student Hyperloop motor tested at ESAParis (ESA) May 28, 2018 Dutch students due to compete in Elon Musk's high-speed 'Hyperloop' challenge this July subjected their motor module to near-vacuum conditions within ESA's technical heart. The Delft Hyperloop ... more  
NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Mission Crew MembersHouston TX (SPX) May 29, 2018 NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch and Andrew Morgan have been assigned to spaceflights scheduled to launch in 2019. Both Koch and Morgan were selected as NASA astronauts in 2013. Koch has ... more 
Breath of Life: Russia Working on System to Turn Cosmonauts' Breath Into WaterMoscow (Sputnik) May 25, 2018 The new system works by extracting carbon dioxide from the air inside a space station or spacecraft and processing it into methane and water. The Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engi ... more |
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Russia to Create Rocket Production Holding on Basis of RoscosmosMoscow (Sputnik) May 25, 2018 Russia may create a new rocket production holding on the basis of the Roscosmos state corporation, space industry sources have told Sputnik. "There are plans to create a holding on the basis o ... more 
Yoyager's Golden Record may paint humans in a confusing wayMoscow (Sputnik) May 27, 2018 A historical record sent into outer space as a universal greeting card from humanity to alien life may in fact baffle any visitors and unintentionally create a hilarious image of humans. If the alie ... more  
NanoRacks Launches 15 CubeSats, New Commercial Customers, on Latest Space Station Cargo Resupply LaunchWallops Island, VA (SPX) May 30, 2018 Early this week Cygnus, the spacecraft from the ninth contracted resupply mission for Orbital ATK, berthed with the International Space Station carrying another satellite-filled NanoRacks mission. N ... more  
China to launch two BeiDou-2 backup satellitesHarbin (XNA) May 28, 2018 China will launch two backup satellites for BeiDou-2 in next two years to improve its performance. Backup satellites ensure the continuous stable operations of the system, said Ran Chengqi of ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Thrusters Help Deliver Cygnus to International Space StationRedmond WA (SPX) May 25, 2018 Maneuvering thrusters supplied by Aerojet Rocketdyne guided Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo spacecraft to its ninth successful berthing to the International Space Station May 24. The Cygnus arrived three ... more |
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 Lockheed taps BAE for F-35 readiness support  
Lockheed contracted for services, production on F-35Washington (UPI) May 25, 2018 Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for services in support of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. ... more  |
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MH370 search to end next week: Malaysian ministerKuala Lumpur (AFP) May 23, 2018 The search for flight MH370 will end next week, Malaysia's transport minister said Wednesday, more than four years after the plane disappeared and triggered one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. ... more 
L-3 tapped for TH-57 Sea Ranger supportWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 L-3 Communications has been awarded a contract by the Defense Department to maintain the TH-57 Sea Ranger, a U.S. Navy training helicopter. ... more 
Lockheed contracted for delivery of F-35 simulator softwareWashington DC (UPI) May 16, 2018 The U.S. Navy awarded a $24.1 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin for its F-35-in-a-box flight simulator program. ... more 
Boeing to redesign flight recorder technology for naval aircraftWashington (UPI) May 22, 2018 Boeing was awarded a contract by the Defense Department for services in support of F/A-18 A-F Hornets, Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers for the U.S. Navy and Australia. ... more 
Army contracts Lockheed for PAC-3 ground, test supportWashington (UPI) May 23, 2018 The U.S. Army has awarded a $46.6 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin for support on upgrades to the Patriot PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile launcher. ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) May 29, 2018 
It's a whole new way of thinking about sensors. The tiny fibers developed at EPFL are made of elastomer and can incorporate materials like electrodes and nanocomposite polymers. The fibers can detect even the slightest pressure and strain and can withstand deformation of close to 500% before recovering their initial shape. All that makes them perfect for applications in smart clothing and prosth ... more |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) May 22, 2018 
Lockheed Martin recently put its fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite through its paces in realistic simulations of its future launch experience. The satellite completed the tests successfully and is now in system-level testing in preparation for delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2019.
For the 39 days of Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVAC) testing, AEHF-5 was subjected to e ... more |
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 Harbin (XNA) May 28, 2018 
China will launch two backup satellites for BeiDou-2 in next two years to improve its performance.
Backup satellites ensure the continuous stable operations of the system, said Ran Chengqi of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, at the Ninth China Satellite Navigation Conference in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
BeiDou-2 has been in use for five and a half ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 23, 2018  The U.S. Army has awarded a $46.6 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin for support on upgrades to the Patriot PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile launcher.
The Maryland-based company will conduct ground and flight test support on the machinery in Dallas, Texas, according to the U.S. Defense Department. Lockheed Martin is expected to finish work by April 2022.
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) May 30, 2018 
An Aalto University study has provided new evidence that time crystals can physically exist - a claim currently under hot debate.
A time crystal is a structure that does not repeat in space, like normal three-dimensional crystals such as snowflakes or diamonds, but in time. In practice this means that crystals constantly undergo spontaneous change, breaking the symmetry of time by achievin ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2018 
Encircling Earth are two enormous rings - called the Van Allen radiation belts - of highly energized ions and electrons. Various processes can accelerate these particles to relativistic speeds, which endanger spacecraft unlucky enough to enter these giant bands of damaging radiation. Scientists had previously identified certain factors that might cause particles in the belts to become highly ene ... more |
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 Kathmandu (AFP) May 30, 2018 
Below skies darkened by thick black smoke, hundreds of thousands of brick kiln workers endure back-breaking labour and suffocating heat working in almost medieval conditions across South Asia.
But in one corner of the region, the need to rebuild after Nepal's devastating 2015 earthquake has presented an unexpected opportunity.
While much work remains to be done in improving working condi ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 30, 2018 
Beijing is open to other UN nations using the Chinese space station on an equal basis, Shi Zhongjun, China's ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, said Monday.
"CSS belongs not only to China, but also to the world ... All [UN] countries, regardless of their size and level of development, can participate in the cooperation on an equal footing," Sh ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) May 25, 2018 
Saudi air defences on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile over the southern city of Najran after it was fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, a Saudi-led military coalition said.
Debris from the missile landed in residential areas of Najran without causing casualties, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency.
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 Brussels (AFP) May 25, 2018 
The EU and NATO urged Russia on Friday to take responsiblity for the 2014 downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine after international investigators concluded that a missile which destroyed the plane came from a Russian military brigade.
The 28-nation European Union and the 29-country US-led military alliance issued statements on the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane hours afte ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) May 29, 2018 
Boron nitride nanotubes are primed to become effective building blocks for next-generation composite and polymer materials based on a new discovery at Rice University - and a previous one.
Scientists at known-for-nano Rice have found a way to enhance a unique class of nanotubes using a chemical process pioneered at the university. The Rice lab of chemist Angel Marti took advantage of the B ... more |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) May 30, 2018 
Research led by scientists from the University of Luxembourg has shown the potential of liquid crystal shells as enabling material for a vast array of future applications, ranging from autonomous driving to anti-counterfeiting technology and a new class of sensors.
Liquid Crystals, already widely used in flat-screen TVs, are materials that are in a state between solid and liquid. Prof Jan ... more |
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 Palmdale CA (SPX) May 23, 2018 
Lockheed Martin's Stalker eXtended Endurance (XE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) has been upgraded with a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. This new option gives users greater mission flexibility allowing them to operate the system in more austere locations.
The new VTOL option features a reduced logistics footprint and expands how and where the Stalker XE UAS may operate. Oth ... more |
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