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  Paris, France (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 The multi-launch contract with Spire - a company providing weather, maritime, and aviation data to public and private customers - will cover a significant number of CubeSats to be launched on Vega as part of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof Of Concept (POC) flight in 2019, as well as options on subsequent Vega flights. With more than 80 satellites placed in orbit during the past four years, Spire has quickly become an important leader in the New Space community. Built in-house by S ... read more |
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China's SatCom launch marketing not limited to business interestNew Delhi (Sputnik) Aug 09, 2018 A report by the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation says that the impeccable capacity of China's launch vehicles puts it in direct competition with the West. According to the report, ... more  
NASA announces new partnerships to develop space exploration technologiesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 NASA is partnering with six U.S. companies to develop 10 "tipping point" technologies that have the potential to significantly benefit the commercial space economy and future NASA missions, includin ... more  
Envistacom contracted for DAGRS GPS systemsWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2018 Envistacom has announced it has received a contract for the DAGRS handheld GPS navigation system that is used for many military purposes. ... more  
Hyperloop to build $500 million research centre in SpainMadrid (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 Virgin Hyperloop One, a US startup developing a near-supersonic rail transit system, has reached an agreement with Spanish state-owned rail infrastructure company Adif to build a $500 million research centre in Spain, its first in Europe, the two companies said Tuesday. ... more |
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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 
Growing US unease with China's new deep space facility in ArgentinaMoscow (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, ... more  
One dead, 11 wounded as Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missileRiyadh (AFP) Aug 9, 2018 Saudi Arabia shot down a missile fired by Yemen's Huthi rebels on Wednesday, with debris killing a Yemeni man and wounding 11 others, a Riyadh-led coalition fighting the insurgents said. ... more 
Lockheed receives contract for Aegis ballistic missile defenseWashington (UPI) Aug 08, 2018 Lockheed Martin has received a $15.8 million contract for materials and development support of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system. ... more |
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Raytheon tapped for AMRAAM missile supportWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2018 Raytheon Missiles Systems has received a $13.1 million modification to an existing contract for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile technical support. ... more  |
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China to launch space station Tiangong in 2022, welcomes foreign astronautsBeijing (Sputnik) Aug 08, 2018 China's space station Tiangong, or Heavenly Palace, is scheduled to launch in 2022. The facility, which is expected to adhere to similar standards as the International Space Station (ISS), will be o ... more  
Air Force completes initial proposal for light attack aircraft: WilsonWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2018 The Air Force has completed an initial proposal for its light attack aircraft from Sierra Nevada/Embraer and Textron Aviation as part of the second phase of the program. ... more 
Boeing contracted for KC-46 Pegasus risk reduction studyWashington (UPI) Aug 08, 2018 Boeing has received a $10 million contract for a risk reduction study on the KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft, the first of which is expected for delivery later this year. ... more 
7,000 small satellites to be launched over coming decadeParis, France (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 According to Euroconsult's latest report, Prospects for the Small Satellite Market, a significant expansion is underway in the smallsat market, both in terms of demand and systems' capabilities. Abo ... more 
Spanish jet accidentally fires missile above Estonia: defence ministryMadrid (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 Spain's defence ministry said Tuesday it has opened an investigation after one of its Eurofighter jets accidentally fired a missile in the skies over Estonia during a routine training mission. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
An exotic material poised to become the semiconductor of choice for power electronics - because it is far more efficient than silicon - is now being eyed for potential applications in space. Two NASA teams are examining the use of gallium nitride, a crystal-type semiconductor compound first discovered in the 1980s, and currently used in consumer electronics such as laser diodes in DVD readers. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 6, 2018 
Lockheed Martin Space Systems has received a $32 million modification to an existing contract for Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Vehicle 4.
The modification, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, provides for SV 4 operational resiliency phase one of the AEHF. Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, Calif., and is projected to be finished by January 2021.
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2018 
Envistacom has announced it has received a contract for the DAGRS handheld GPS navigation system that is used for many military purposes.
The contract, announced Tuesday by the company, is valued at up to $480 million over five years and covers both U.S. Army and Navy customers. The contract will include prototype design and other technical services to update the system.
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 6, 2018 
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has received a $185.6 modification to an existing contract for C-130J Super Hercules sustainment.
The work, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, comes under a cost-plus-incentive-fee modification issued by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.
Work will be performed in Marietta, Ga., and is expecte ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
Scientists are experimenting with narrow strips of graphene, called nanoribbons, in hopes of making cool new electronic devices, but University of California, Berkeley scientists have discovered another possible role for them: as nanoscale electron traps with potential applications in quantum computers.
Graphene, a sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a rigid, honeycomb lattice resembling chi ... more |
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 
Army researchers have designed a computer model that more effectively calculates the behavior of atmospheric turbulence in complex environments, including cities, forests, deserts and mountainous regions.
This new technology could allow Soldiers to predict weather patterns sooner using the computers at hand and more effectively assess flight conditions for aerial vehicles on the battlefiel ... more |
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 Olso, Norway (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 
Think summer holidays and you'll likely call up images of a beautiful beach or a glittering blue lake. But more and more lakes, rivers and coastal areas are plagued by an oversupply of nutrients that causes algae to grow at an explosive rate, which can eventually lead to water bodies that can't support aquatic life.
Scientists call this type of water pollution eutrophication, and it is an ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Aug 08, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has received a $15.8 million contract for materials and development support of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system.
The modification to a previous contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, increases the cumulative value of the contract to just under $2.9 billion.
The contract provides for materials and support for Aegis Ballistic Missile Def ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) Aug 7, 2018 
Spain's defence ministry said Tuesday it has opened an investigation after one of its Eurofighter jets accidentally fired a missile in the skies over Estonia during a routine training mission.
"A Spanish Eurofighter based in Lithuania accidentally fired a missile without causing any harm," the ministry said in a statement, adding that the incident happened Tuesday afternoon "in an area of so ... 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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 Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
Advances in computer-generated imagery have brought vivid, realistic animations to life, but the sounds associated with what we see simulated on screen, such as two objects colliding, are often recordings. Now researchers at Stanford University have developed a system that automatically renders accurate sounds for a wide variety of animated phenomena.
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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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