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  Paris (ESA) Jul 17, 2018 ESA is calling for ideas that will shape the future of space transportation services - to space, in space and returning from space. "The changing world we live in requires a space agency to anticipate. Now is the time for ESA to reach out to our citizens in the Member States and listen to their ideas and take them on board Europe's greatest adventure," commented Jan Worner, ESA Director General. This call for ideas is part of ESA's drive to encourage open innovation from industry and individ ... read more |
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NanoRacks completes external Cygnus deployment, 6 more cubesats in orbitDulles VA (SPX) Jul 17, 2018 esterday evening, NanoRacks successfully deployed six CubeSats from the Company's CubeSat deployer mounted on the outside of the Cygnus spacecraft. This brings the overall count to 223 small satelli ... more 
GomSpace and AISTECH sign new agreementAalborg, Denmark (SPX) Jul 17, 2018 GomSpace A/S - a subsidiary of GomSpace Group AB and the Spanish company AISTECH have signed a contract for a total value of approx. 1.4 milion EUR. The first part of the contract, for 6 stand ... more 
Lockheed Martin to help UK Space Agency build first commercial spaceportFarnborough UK (SPX) Jul 17, 2018 The UK Space Agency has selected Lockheed Martin to help implement its vision for the UK Spaceflight Programme, an innovative initiative to create a world-leading commercial launch market that grows ... more 
Indian space agency IRSO tests new engine to launch bigger payloadsNew Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 17, 2018 On Sunday the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully conducted a ground test of its high-thrust version of the Vikas Engine that will enhance payload capability of the space agency's ... more |
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Scientists Can Now Recycle Water, Air, Fuel, Making Deep Space Travel PossibleMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 16, 2018 According to a new study, scientists have cracked one of most challenging obstacles to deep space travel: how to ensure that astronauts have enough fuel, air and water for the trip. Their proposed m ... more 
First space tourist flights could come in 2019Washington (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. ... more  
PRSS-1 Satellite in Good ConditionJiuquan, China (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 China launched two satellites for Pakistan on a Long March-2C rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:56 a.m. Monday. The PRSS-1 is China's first optical remot ... 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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 CTSi flight tests prototype navigation system to replace GPS in highly contested environments for US Navy
Astrocast signs contract with GomSpace Sweden to deliver propulsion systemsAalborg, Denmark (SPX) Jul 13, 2018 GomSpace Sweden - a subsidiary of GomSpace Group AB, has received an order from Astrocast to deliver a propulsion system for each of the 10 nanosatellites composing the first orbital plane of the ne ... more  |
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Love navigated by BeidouBeijing (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. ... more 
NASA and Peanuts Worldwide to Collaborate on Deep Space Learning ActivitiesWashington DC (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 NASA and Peanuts Worldwide are joining forces to collaborate on educational activities that share the excitement of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with the next generation of explo ... more  
US wants Turkey to buy Patriot missiles, not Russian systemWashington (AFP) July 16, 2018 The United States is trying to persuade NATO partner Turkey to purchase the Patriot surface-to-air missile system, a US official said Monday, instead of rival Russian equipment. ... more 
Scotland chosen as site for first British space portLondon (SPX) July 16, 2018 The UK Space agency said Sunday that it had chosen a peninsula on Scotland's north coast as the site of the country's first space port. ... more 
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 |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Jul 12, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has embraced a 3-D printed titanium dome for satellite fuel tanks so big you can't even put your arms around it. The 46-inch- (1.16-meter-) diameter vessel completed final rounds of quality testing this month, ending a multi-year development program to create giant, high-pressure tanks that carry fuel on board satellites.
The titanium tank consists of three parts welded tog ... 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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 Farnborough, United Kingdom (AFP) July 16, 2018  Britain sought to project an image of aerospace prowess long after it leaves the European Union, at the Farnborough airshow on Monday, as Airbus and Boeing announced a raft of deals and issued optimistic outlooks for the global industry.
China's Sichuan Airlines said it will be buying 10 A350 long-haul planes with a list price of $2.8 billion, while India's Vistara signed a letter of intent ... more |
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 College Park, MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2018 
Transistors are tiny switches that form the bedrock of modern computing; billions of them route electrical signals around inside a smartphone, for instance.
Quantum computers will need analogous hardware to manipulate quantum information. But the design constraints for this new technology are stringent, and today's most advanced processors can't be repurposed as quantum devices. That's bec ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 
For the last several decades, Geoscientists have been intrigued by a potential link between erosion rates at the Earth's surface and changes in global climate. What was the cause and what the effect remained unclear. However, a new study now calls into question the link itself.
A team of researchers from the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, the University Potsdam, Uni ... 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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 Jiuquan, China (SPX) Jul 16, 2018 
China launched two satellites for Pakistan on a Long March-2C rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:56 a.m. Monday.
The PRSS-1 is China's first optical remote sensing satellite sold to Pakistan and the 17th satellite developed by the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) for an overseas buyer.
After entering orbit, the PRSS-1 is in good condition ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) July 14, 2018 
Saudi Arabia on Saturday intercepted a missile fired from rebel-held territory in neighbouring Yemen, where a Riyadh-led coalition is fighting the insurgents, state media said.
A coalition statement published by the state-run SPA news agency said the ballistic missile had been fired from the northern Yemeni province of Saada towards the southern Saudi city of Najran. No casualties were repor ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2018  The State Department has approved the possible sale of AIM-120 C7 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Denmark under a foreign military sale.
Denmark has requested a purchase of 28 of the missiles and one spare guidance section. The potential contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, includes spare parts, testing equipment and technical support. The estimated cost of the progra ... more |
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 Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jul 17, 2018 
The struggle to keep drinks cold during the summer is a lesson in classical phase transitions. To study phase transitions, apply heat to a substance and watch how its properties change. Add heat to water and at the so-called "critical point," watch as it transforms into a gas (steam). Remove heat from water and watch it turn into a solid (ice).
Now, imagine that you've cooled everything do ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2018  Machine learning (ML) systems today learn by example, ingesting tons of data that has been individually labeled by human analysts to generate a desired output. As these systems have progressed, deep neural networks (DNN) have emerged as the state of the art in ML models. DNN are capable of powering tasks like machine translation and speech or object recognition with a much higher degree of accur ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) July 11, 2018 
Israel fired a Patriot missile on Wednesday to intercept what initial findings showed was an unarmed Syrian drone that may have been on an intelligence mission, the army said.
It was not clear if the unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, strayed across Syria's ceasefire line with Israel unintentionally.
"UAV from Syria intercepted by Patriot missile, causing sirens in Golan and Emek HaYarden ... more |
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