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  Washington (AFP) July 13, 2018 The two companies leading the pack in the pursuit of space tourism say they are just months away from their first out-of-this-world passenger flights - though neither has set a firm date. Virgin Galactic, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, and Blue Origin, by Amazon creator Jeff Bezos, are racing to be the first to finish their tests - with both companies using radically different technology. - Moments of weightlessness - Neither Virgin nor Blue Origin's passengers will find t ... read more |
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Boeing, SpaceX unlikely to make manned flights to ISS in 2019Washington (AFP) July 12, 2018 Boeing and SpaceX are unlikely to be able to send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, according to a US government audit report, resulting in a possible gap in the US presence on the spacecraft. ... more 
Multiple Launches in Two Weeks: Maximizing Vehicle PayloadWashington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2018 To maximize use of launch vehicle performance during its 2019 Launch Challenge, DARPA has released a request for information (RFI) seeking payload ideas from the space community. It is anticipated t ... more  
IntelsatOne FlexAir Coming This Summer for Government Aircraft OperationsMcLean, VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 The technology we have brought to market with our new Intelsat EpicNG high-throughput satellites is changing the way we deliver capabilities and services to our government customers. Unlike wi ... more 
Intelsat General Delivers Programming For American Forces NetworkMcLean, VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 From its remote beginning as a single Army radio station in Alaska in the early 1940s, the American Forces Network (AFN) has grown into a global operation delivering radio and television programs to ... more |
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Lockheed contracted for Aegis missile defense developmentWashington (UPI) Jul 10, 2018 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems Division has been awarded a contract modification for continued development of the next iteration of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system. ... more 
Experimental Spaceplane Program Successfully Completes Engine Test SeriesWashington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2018 DARPA's Experimental Spaceplane (XSP) advances toward its goal for rapid turnaround and on-demand launch with the completion of a test series that put the spaceplane's AR-22 Experimental Spaceplane ... more  
PPPL diagnostic is key to world record of German fusion experimentPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 When Germany's Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) fusion facility set a world record for stellarators recently, a finely tuned instrument built and delivered by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton P ... more 
Space Station Shrinks Fluorescence Microscopy ToolHouston TX (SPX) Jul 11, 2018 Honey, I shrunk the microscope! A miniaturized fluorescence microscope makes it possible to observe changes in living cells in microgravity. Future observations of astronauts' cells could tell scien ... more 
Making oxygen from water may pave way for long-distance space travelWashington (UPI) Jul 10, 2018 Scientists have converted water into oxygen and hydrogen under microgravity conditions using only a semiconductor and sunlight. The technology could make long-distance space travel possible. ... more |
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Testing Refines Requirements for Deep Space Habitat DesignHouston TX (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 NASA performed tests the week of June 25 at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to help engineers refine NASA's requirements for the design of a deep space habitat, one of several elements ... more  |
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Orion Jettison Motor Ready for Crew Escape System TestSacramento CA (SPX) Jul 10, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne recently passed a key milestone in preparation for the Ascent Abort Test (AA-2) next year with the successful casting of the Jettison Motor for the Lockheed Martin-built Orion spa ... more 
Aurora Launch Services established in Alaska To provide responsive launch servicesAnchorage AK (SPX) Jul 09, 2018 Alaska Aerospace has launched Aurora Launch Services as a wholly-owned subsidiary to offer low cost launch services to both commercial and government customers worldwide. Based in Anchorage, Alaska, ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne demonstrates 24-Hour turnaround of AR-22 EngineStennis MS (SPX) Jul 11, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully fired its AR-22 booster rocket engine an unprecedented 10 times in 240 hours at NASA Stennis Space Center, demonstrating the feasibility of rapidly recycling the engi ... more  
China readying for space station era: Yang LiweiBeijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2018 China is accelerating its timetable for a space station, with the core capsule expected to be launched in 2020, says Yang Liwei, director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office and the country ... more 
Russian cargo ship docks at ISS in record timeMoscow (AFP) July 10, 2018 A Russian cargo vessel took just three hours and 40 minutes to reach the International Space Station on Tuesday, Roscosmos space agency said, smashing the record flight time by two hours. ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2018 
A station was unsuccessfully launched as a part of the USSR's space exploration program and has been orbiting the Earth ever since, but the station's deterioration is bringing its "homecoming" closer with each passing year.
The Kosmos 482 interplanetary station, which was unsuccessfully sent towards Venus in 1972 by the USSR, may crash land on Earth between 2023 and 2025, astronomer and co ... more |
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 McLean, VA (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 
The technology we have brought to market with our new Intelsat EpicNG high-throughput satellites is changing the way we deliver capabilities and services to our government customers.
Unlike wide-beam satellites, these new HTS platforms use power-concentrated spot beams to deliver signals reaching small mobility terminals and allowing users to leverage satellite connectivity at higher data ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 12, 2018 
They provide positioning and navigation to vehicles, ships, shared bicycles and drones, as well as tracking wild animals, and China's Beidou satellites have also guided a young couple to love.
Ten years ago, Cui Bo, a designer for the Beidou power system, wrote a poem lauding those dedicated to space exploration to mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of the China Academy of Space Tec ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for overhaul of the B-2 stealth bomber's defense management system.
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, comes under a $28.6 million firm-fixed price delivery order for work on the aircraft's defense system.
The defense management system is designed to allow pilots of the aircraft to recognize and avoid threats. The ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 6, 2018 
A US court on Friday imposed the maximum fine of $1.5 million of Chinese firm Sinovel for stealing trade secrets from an American company producing wind turbines, the Justice Department said.
The decision comes on the day Washington unleashed 25 percent import tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese products to punish the country for what President Donald Trump has said is the rampant theft of Ame ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 12, 2018 
Following months of tests and careful evaluation, the first data on air pollutants from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite have been released. These first maps show a range of trace gases that affect air quality such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone.
Launched on 13 October 2017, Sentinel-5P is the first Copernicus satellite dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere. It is part ... more |
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 Singapore (AFP) July 10, 2018 
Lighting up will soon get tougher in Singapore, with the government planning to roll out 300 high definition thermal cameras to catch and fine illegal smokers.
The city-state already has some of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws and smoking is banned in most public places, with errant puffers handed a fine of up to Sg$1,000 ($740) if caught. E-cigarettes are also banned outright.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 10, 2018 
China is accelerating its timetable for a space station, with the core capsule expected to be launched in 2020, says Yang Liwei, director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office and the country's first astronaut.
Yang told Chinese media recently that the two experiment modules of the space station will be sent into space in 2021 and 2022. Three or four manned missions and several carg ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 10, 2018 
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems Division has been awarded a contract modification for continued development of the next iteration of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system.
The deal, announced Monday by the Pentagon, comes under a $15 million cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to an existing contract. With the modification, the total value of the contract, for developme ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 
The NATO Seasparrow Project Office has performed a successful flight test of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile Block 2, the U.S. Navy announced.
The ESSM intercepted a BQM-74E drone target on July 5. The test is the first to use Raytheon's new Block 2 active guidance seeker-head, Navy officials said.
Raytheon received a $77 million contract in support of the program in May for furth ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Jul 5, 2018 
Cheetah 3, a robot designed by engineers at MIT, can run, jump and climb across complex terrain, avoiding obstacles along the way - all without the benefit of sight.
Researchers have dubbed the robot's technological abilities "blind locomotion."
Robots with similar maneuverability rely on cameras or some other kind of sensor to "see" the world, but Cheetah 3 is effectively blind ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 9, 2018 
A MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter finished its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado, U.S. Navy officials said.
The crew of the Coronado and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, or VX-1, conducted combat simulations to evaluate the Fire Scout on target identification, intelligence and surface warfare, the results of which will help the Na ... more |
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