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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 05, 2018 Russia's Roscosmos space corporation and its Chinese counterparts signed a number of agreements on space cooperation last month during a summit between Presidents Putin and Xi. The agreements followed a deal signed in March on Russian-Chinese cooperation in the exploration of the moon and outer space, and the creation of joint orbital groups. A delegation from China's National Space Administration is set to hold talks with Roscosmos on the possibility of creating a jointly-run orbital station, Spu ... read more |
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Airbus and United Nations team up for universal access to spaceVienna, Austria (SPX) Jul 05, 2018 Airbus and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the UNISPACE+50 conference celebrating half a century of international co ... more 
'2001: A Space Odyssey,' 50 Years LaterWashington DC (SPX) Jul 05, 2018 It was 50 years ago the sci-fi epic "2001: A Space Odyssey" by author Arthur C. Clarke and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, opened in theaters across America to mixed reviews. The almost three-hour long f ... more  
Rough terrain? No problem for beaver-inspired autonomous robotBuffalo NY (SPX) Jul 04, 2018 Autonomous robots excel in factories and other manmade spaces, but they struggle with the randomness of nature. To help these machines overcome uneven terrain and other obstacles, University a ... more  
New experimental results from the largest and most sophisticated stelleratorWashington DC (SPX) Jul 04, 2018 An international team of scientists is running tests on the largest and most sophisticated stellerator, the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment. This complex machine is housed at the Max-Planck-Instit ... more |
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Atomic movie of melting gold could help design materials for future fusion reactorsMenlo Park CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have recorded the most detailed atomic movie of gold melting after being blasted by laser light. The insights they gain ... more  
NASA Tests Solar Sail for CubeSat that Will Study Near-Earth AsteroidsHuntsville AL (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, a small satellite designed to study asteroids close to Earth, performed a successful deployment test June 28 of the solar sail that will launch on Exploration Missi ... more 
NanoRacks Brings 40 Students Experiments to Space Station, New Commercial CustomersCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 Early this morning, Dragon, the spacecraft from the fifteenth SpaceX contracted resupply mission, berthed with the International Space Station carrying one of NanoRacks' largest educational missions ... more  
China to develop new series of carrier rockets: expertBeijing (XNA) Jul 03, 2018 China aims to develop a new series of small, medium, large and heavy-lift Long March carrier rockets by 2030 to meet the demands of its space operations, according to an expert. The capacity o ... more 
'Flying brain' blasts off on cargo ship toward space stationTampa (AFP) June 29, 2018 A ball-shaped artificial intelligence robot nicknamed the "flying brain" because it is trained to follow and interact with a German astronaut blasted off Friday toward the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship. ... more |
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 China Rising as Major Space Power 
Dragon delivers some ICEParis (ESA) Jul 02, 2018 The newly installed International Commercial Experiments service - ICE Cubes for short - facility providing commercial access to microgravity will soon receive the first experiment cubes after the s ... more  |
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Maverick entrepreneur's space rocket fails at blast offTokyo (AFP) June 30, 2018 A rocket developed by a maverick Japanese entrepreneur and convicted fraudster exploded shortly after liftoff Saturday, in a major blow to his bid to send Japan's first privately backed rocket into space. ... more 
Dawn's Engines Complete Firing, Science ContinuesPasadena CA (JPL) Jul 02, 2018 Mission controllers have turned off the industrious ion engines on NASA's Dawn spacecraft for the last time and do not expect to turn them back on again, if everything goes as planned for the rest o ... more  
Orbital tapped for Coyote supersonic sea skimming targets for NavyWashington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 Orbital Sciences Corp. has been awarded a $52 million modification to a previously awarded contract to acquire 18 Lot 12 full rate production of the GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target and the steel needed for the GQM-163A SSST program of the U.S. Navy. ... more 
India's Domestic SatNav System Hits Major Roadblock Ahead of Commercial ReleaseNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 03, 2018 The Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) - India's indigenous navigation and positioning system - has confronted unforeseen challenges ahead of its commercial rollout slated for the next few ... more  
GE contracted for F414 engine support on Super Hornet, Growler aircraftWashington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 General Electric has been awarded a contract for support of the F414 engine, found in the Super Hornet and Growler aircraft. ... more |
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 Toulouse, France (SPX) Jun 26, 2018 
Since the start of the space age, mankind has left its mark on the orbital pathways overhead...and not always for the better. Today, some 7,000 tonnes of artificial debris - a mass equivalent to the Eiffel Tower - orbit the planet.
This detritus, ranging from remnants of defunct or broken-up spacecraft to discarded rocket stages, whizzes by at a dizzying 8 km per second - a speed at which ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Jun 14, 2018 
Industrial revolutions leave no sector or industry untouched, and the fourth industrial revolution is no different. We are witnessing the rapid transformation that's blurring the line between the physical and digital worlds through artificial intelligence, machine to machine communications, and the Internet of Things-technologies that are touching every aspect of our lives. For the government an ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 03, 2018 
NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, a small satellite designed to study asteroids close to Earth, performed a successful deployment test June 28 of the solar sail that will launch on Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1). The test was performed in an indoor clean room at the NeXolve facility in Huntsville, Alabama.
NEA Scout is a six-unit CubeSat that relies on an innovative solar sail for propulsion ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 
General Electric has been awarded a contract for support of the F414 engine, found in the Super Hornet and Growler aircraft.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, comes under a $37 million modification to an existing contract for the repair, replacement and general support of 773 F414 engines for the F/A-18E and F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fighter aircraft. ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Jul 04, 2018 
There are limits to how accurately you can measure things. Think of an X-ray image: it is likely quite blurry and something only an expert physician can interpret properly. The contrast between different tissues is rather poor but could be improved by longer exposure times, higher intensity, or by taking several images and overlapping them. But there are considerable limitations: humans can safe ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 04, 2018 
These two images of Lake Superior and surrounding area show the first data downlinked from the CubeSat Multispectral Observation System (CUMULOS) cameras.
The image on the left, taken by a short-wavelength infrared camera, captures a larger area of the lake and shows strong contrast between land and water features.
The narrower field of view image on the right taken by the payload's ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 3, 2018 
Seattle has become the first major US city to ban plastic straws and utensils in its eateries, a victory for environmentalists that will be tough to replicate elsewhere in the United States.
After targeting plastic bags, environmentalists have set their sights on plastic drinking straws as a public enemy, highlighting the gap between their brief moment of utility and the enduring impact they ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 02, 2018 
China is fast becoming a major space power as both its technology and launching frequency of satellites are improving at a rapid rate.
China became the world's fifth country to send a satellite into space in 1970. So far, a total of 400 satellites have been launched and over 200 are currently in service.
A large family of satellites has been formed in China, covering the fields of co ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2018 
The United States may sell five AEGIS Weapons Systems to Spain, the State Department announced Tuesday.
The deal, which would cost about $860.4 million, requires the approval of Congress before it can be finalized.
The Government of Spain has requested to buy the five AEGIS Weapons Systems MK7 and a variety of other weapons and technologies that come with it - including five shi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 3, 2018 
Orbital Sciences Corp. has been awarded a $52 million modification to a previously awarded contract to acquire 18 Lot 12 full rate production of the GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea Skimming Target and the steel needed for the GQM-163A SSST program of the U.S. Navy.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, also includes work on the SSST program for Japan and Israel. Wo ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be used to detect single biomolecules.
The researchers harnessed the power of polaritons, particles that blur the distinction between light and matter. This ultra ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 04, 2018 
In nature, cockroaches can survive underwater for up to 30 minutes. Now, a robotic cockroach can do even better. Harvard's Ambulatory Microrobot, known as HAMR, can walk on land, swim on the surface of water, and walk underwater for as long as necessary, opening up new environments for this little bot to explore.
This next generation HAMR uses multifunctional foot pads that rely on surface ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 27, 2018 
Raytheon Co. has been awarded a contract to produce a Low Cost UAV Swarming Technology, or LOCUST, Innovative Naval Prototype.
The deal, announced by the Navy Tuesday, comes under a $29 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the LOCUST Innovative Naval Prototype.
Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 25, 2020.
LOCUST can launc ... more |
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