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  Houston TX (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 NASA introduced to the world on Friday the first U.S. astronauts who will fly on American-made, commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station - an endeavor that will return astronaut launches to U.S. soil for the first time since the space shuttle's retirement in 2011. "Today, our country's dreams of greater achievements in space are within our grasp," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "This accomplished group of American astronauts, flying on new spacecraft developed by ... read more |
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Top Five Technologies Needed for a Spacecraft to Survive Deep SpaceKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 When a spacecraft built for humans ventures into deep space, it requires an array of features to keep it and a crew inside safe. Both distance and duration demand that spacecraft must have sys ... more 
Blend of novices, veterans to fly on first private US spaceshipsTampa (AFP) Aug 4, 2018 NASA on Friday named the first nine astronauts who will fly to space on Boeing and SpaceX vehicles in 2019 - a mix of novices and veterans who are tasked with restoring America's ability to send humans into orbit. ... more  
Navy Satellite System Receives Green Light for Expanded Operational UseSan Diego CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2018 The US Navy reports that its next generation narrowband satellite communication system has been approved for expanded operational use by U.S. Strategic Command. The authorization paves the way ... more  
Laser Communications Demonstrated From Cubesats For The First TimeEl Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) announced a milestone with the Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) mission. The laser communication system, carried by the two low-Eart ... more |
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First SLS Core Stage flight hardware complete, ready for joiningHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 01, 2018 The first major piece of core stage hardware for NASA's Space Launch System rocket has been assembled and is ready to be joined with other hardware for Exploration Mission-1, the first integrated fl ... more 
Space tourism economics - financing and regulating trips to the final frontierLondon, UK (The Conversation) Jul 30, 2018 American engineer and businessman Dennis Tito paid US$20m in 2001 to become the world's first official space tourist. He travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) on a Russian Soyuz capsule ... more  
NATO to revamp Albanian air base: PMTirana (AFP) Aug 5, 2018 NATO plans to modernize an air base in Albania, giving the organization its first such site in the western Balkans, according to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. ... more  
UK could develop independent satellite system after leaving EULondon (Sputnik) Aug 03, 2018 The Guardian has reported that the UK law enforcement and military will continue to access the encrypted signal of the Galileo satellite system post-Brexit. According to the sources, the EU ch ... more 
Russia Grants Kazakhstan Access to Military Satellite SignalMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 06, 2018 Kazakhstan now has access to a frequency of Russia's Glonass global navigation system used by the military to guide high-precision weaponry, a Kazakh space agency official told Sputnik. "Kazak ... more |
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 China's newest micro-rocket has fast production cycle 
India Working on Augmenting Power of Electric Propulsion for Heavier SatellitesNew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 03, 2018 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started work on developing an electric propulsion system (EPS) with a higher thrust level, which can reduce the dependence on chemical propellant, t ... more  |
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NASA Selects US Firms to Provide Commercial Suborbital Flight ServicesEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2018 NASA's Flight Opportunities Program has selected four companies to integrate and fly technology payloads on commercial suborbital reusable platforms that carry payloads near the boundary of space. ... more 
BAE Systems receives order for Black Hawk GPS display unitsWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2018 The U.S. Army chose BAE Systems to provide touch-screen computer displays for ASN-128 Doppler GPS units aboard Black Hawk helicopters. ... more 
Boeing receives contract for French E-3F AWACS upgradesWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2018 Boeing has received a $9.9 million modification to an existing contract for French Air Force E-3F Airborne Warning and Control Systems. ... more 
Hamilton Sundstrand wins contract for Osprey repairWashington (UPI) Jul 26, 2018 Hamilton Sundstrand has received a $64.8 million contract for repair of constant frequency generators aboard MV-22 and CV-22 aircraft. ... more 
Boeing receives $186.2 million order for F/A-18 spare partsWashington (UPI) Aug 1, 2018 Boeing has received a $186.2 million order against a five-year contract with one five-year option for F/A-18 aircraft spare parts. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 03, 2018 
Testing tools and technologies for refueling and repairing satellites in orbit won't be the only demonstration taking place aboard the International Space Station during NASA's next Robotic Refueling Mission 3, or RRM3.
Like its QWIP predecessor, SLS is a large-format detector. The arrays are fabricated on a semiconductor wafer. The wafer's surface consists of hundreds of alternating, very ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 03, 2018 
The US Navy reports that its next generation narrowband satellite communication system has been approved for expanded operational use by U.S. Strategic Command.
The authorization paves the way for Navy and Marine Corps early-adopter commands to use the system on deployment as early as this fall, primarily in the Pacific theater.
The Navy's on-orbit, five-satellite constellation - the ... more |
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 London (Sputnik) Aug 03, 2018 
The Guardian has reported that the UK law enforcement and military will continue to access the encrypted signal of the Galileo satellite system post-Brexit.
According to the sources, the EU chief Brexit negotiator is contemplating an offer to the UK that will give London an advantage over the use of the encrypted service compared to other third-party nations.
Radio Sputnik has discus ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 1, 2018 
Boeing has received a $186.2 million order against a five-year contract with one five-year option for F/A-18 aircraft spare parts.
Work on the contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Missouri and is expected be completed by June 28, 2024. The order will be provided for by fiscal 2018 through 2024 Navy working capital funds.
The F/A-18 seri ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 30, 2018 
An international group of researchers has achieved the world's first multi-qubit demonstration of a quantum chemistry calculation performed on a system of trapped ions, one of the leading hardware platforms in the race to develop a universal quantum computer.
The research, led by University of Sydney physicist Dr Cornelius Hempel, explores a promising pathway for developing effective ways ... more |
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 Taiyuan, China (SPX) Aug 03, 2018 
China on Tuesday launched Gaofen-11, an optical remote sensing satellite, as part of the country's high-resolution Earth observation project.
The Gaofen-11 satellite was launched on a Long March 4B rocket at 11 am Beijing Time from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. It was the 282nd flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket.
The satellite can be used ... more |
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 Santiago (AFP) Aug 3, 2018 
Chile made history on Friday when it became the first country in South America to ban the commercial use of plastic bags.
"I want to share with you the joy that as of today we're enacting the law," said President Sebastian Pinera at a public ceremony in the centre of Santiago, after which he handed out cloth bags to passers-by.
Large businesses have six months to phase out the use of pla ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2018 
China is expanding its presence in Latin America filling the gap left by the US, Argentinian foreign studies analyst Gustavo Cardozo told Sputnik. Besides solidifying its positions on the continent, China is seeking to become a major space power, according to the analyst.
China's space base in Argentina's Patagonia is making Washington feel unease amid Beijing's consistent expansion in Lat ... more |
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 Bucharest (AFP) Aug 1, 2018 
Romania's defence minister on Wednesday faced calls to resign after he said the US missile defence system in the south had ballistic missiles, apparently confirming Russian concerns of a security threat near its border.
"How could president (Vladimir) Putin be thrilled that we have the military base at Deveselu with ballistic missiles", Mihai Fifor said Tuesday during a live interview with a ... more |
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) July 30, 2018  Yemen's Huthi rebels are still arming themselves with ballistic missiles and drones that "show characteristics similar" to Iranian-made weapons, a report by a UN panel of experts has found.
In a confidential report to the Security Council, a copy of which was seen by AFP on Monday, the panel said it "continues to believe" that short-range ballistic missiles and other weaponry were transferre ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 
Rice University researchers have found that fracture-resistant "rebar graphene" is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene.
Graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon. On the two-dimensional scale, the material is stronger than steel, but because graphene is so thin, it is still subject to ripping and tearing.
Rebar graphene is the nanoscale analog of rebar (reinforcement bar ... more |
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 Shanghai (AFP) Aug 5, 2018  The little robotic waiter wheels up to the table, raises its glass lid to reveal a steaming plate of local Shanghai-style crayfish and announces in low, mechanical tones, "Enjoy your meal."
The futuristic restaurant concept is the latest initiative in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's push to modernise service and retail in a country where robotics and artificial intelligence are increasing ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 26, 2018 
In recent years, robotics experts have taken a page from the traditional Japanese practice of origami and come up with light and flexible - and highly innovative - robots and drones. Two types of origami-inspired structures have emerged: rigid structures that have a certain weight-bearing capacity but that break if that capacity is exceeded, and flexible yet resilient structures that cannot carr ... more |
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