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  Beijing (XNA) Aug 24, 2018 China will launch its first solid-propellant carrier rocket developed by a Chinese private company late this year. The ZQ-1 rocket was developed by Landspace, a Beijing-based rocket-maker. Its technicians are former state-owned aerospace industry workers. Carrying a small satellite, the rocket will be launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the company said Thursday. "If the launch mission can go well, the ZQ-1 will become China's first private carrier rocke ... read more |
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Interns create dynamic visualization of NASA's space-to-ground communications resourcesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 24, 2018 For the first time ever, people worldwide can get an inside look into what it takes to enable communications for nearly 40 NASA missions, thanks to a small team of college students. NASA's Nea ... more  
Scientists tame damaging plasma instabilities in fusion facilitiesPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 Before scientists can capture and recreate the fusion process that powers the sun and stars to produce virtually limitless energy on Earth, they must first learn to control the hot plasma gas that f ... more 
Heat shield install brings Orion spacecraft closer to spaceKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 During Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), an uncrewed Orion spacecraft will launch atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket and begin a three-week voyage in space, taking it about 40,000 miles beyond the M ... more 
GEOStar-3 mission success enabled by Aerojet Rocketdyne XR-5 Hall Thruster SystemSacramento CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne and Northrop Grumman together recently achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of electric propulsion orbit acquisition operations on the Al Yah 3 GEOStar- ... more |
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General Atomics receives contract for Gray Eagle dronesWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2018 General Atomics Aeronautical System has received an $11 million contract modification for engineering services in support of the Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system. ... more  
Northrop Grumman, DARPA test 100 gigabit transmissionsWashington (UPI) Aug 23, 2018 Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have developed a wireless transmission data link that can transmit 100 gigabits per second over more than 12 miles in a urban area. ... more  
Pentagon announces flight tests of new decoy planeWashington (AFP) Aug 23, 2018 The US military has successfully tested a new generation of flying decoy that tricks an enemy's air defenses into thinking it is a US or allied aircraft, the Pentagon said Thursday. ... more 
Insitu to provide RA-21 Blackjack UAVs to the Marine Corps and PolandWashington (UPI) Aug 22, 2018 Insitu was awarded a $54 million contract for Lot II RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Marine Corps and Poland. ... more 
Stratolaunch announces new launch vehiclesSeattle WA (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 Stratolaunch has announced its new family of launch vehicles that will enter regular service starting in 2020. The company's unique air-launch system will use the world's largest aircraft as a ... more |
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 Must do better: Japan eyes AI robots in class to boost English  
NATO receives delivery of U.S.-made precision-guided munitionsWashington (UPI) Aug 22, 2018 The NATO Support and Procurement Agency received its first order of precision-guided munitions acquired through a NATO program involving 11 members and partners. ... more  |
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Air Force declares second GPS III satellite ready to launchWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 The U.S. Air Force said its second GPS III satellite is built, completely tested and ready to launch. ... more 
Metal with memory: F-18 wing foldEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 Engineers from NASA's Glenn Research Center, NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center and Boeing have successfully used shape memory alloys (SMA) to move a full-sized wing section of an F/A-18 Hornet ... more 
US mobile network limits access to firefighters battling blazeLos Angeles (AFP) Aug 22, 2018 A US mobile network has come under criticism after severely limiting service to firefighters battling the biggest wildfire in California's history. ... more 
Lockheed awarded $356.3M for combat vehicle simulatorsWashington (UPI) Aug 22, 2018 Lockheed Martin has received a $356.3 million contract for modernization of the Close Combat Tactical Trainer Manned Module system for the U.S. Army. ... more 
General Dynamics contracted for advanced MQ-9 Reaper sensorsWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has received a $134.million contract to flight test advanced sensors for the MQ-9 series of unmanned aerial vehicles. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 
Soldiers on the battlefield or at remote bases often have to wait weeks for vital replacement parts. Now scientists report they have found a way to fabricate many of these parts within hours under combat conditions using water bottles, cardboard and other recyclable materials found on base as starting materials for 3D printing. They say this 'game-changing' advance could improve operational read ... more |
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 Herndon VA (SPX) Aug 20, 2018 
SSl/Maxar Technologies has been selected to help define next generation protected communications for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.
SSL will develop, test and analyze antenna subsystem prototypes through a contract with the Space Enterprise Consortium, managed by Advanced Technology International. The award highlights SSL's ability to contribute to U.S. leadership in ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
As the first Lockheed Martin-built GPS III satellite prepares to ship to the launch pad, the U.S. Air Force has declared that the second GPS III satellite is complete, fully tested and ready to launch.
The Air Force's "Available for Launch" declaration is the final acceptance of Lockheed Martin's second GPS III Space Vehicle (GPS III SV02) - declaring it technically sound and ready to laun ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
Engineers from NASA's Glenn Research Center, NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center and Boeing have successfully used shape memory alloys (SMA) to move a full-sized wing section of an F/A-18 Hornet.
The 300-pound wing section was removed from an F/A-18 at NASA Armstrong in Edwards, California, enabling the team to prove a full wing section could be folded using a newly developed nickel-ti ... more |
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 Minneapolis MN (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota has developed a new material that could potentially improve the efficiency of computer processing and memory. The researchers have filed a patent on the material with support from the Semiconductor Research Corporation, and people in the semiconductor industry have already requested samples of the material.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
Next month, NASA will launch into space the most advanced laser instrument of its kind, beginning a mission to measure - in unprecedented detail - changes in the heights of Earth's polar ice.
NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) will measure the average annual elevation change of land ice covering Greenland and Antarctica to within the width of a pencil, capturing 60 ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Aug 22, 2018 
In a small shop along one of Sydney's busiest streets, Sarah Freeman is encouraging Australians to slow down and break their addiction to fast fashion.
Shocked by the speed at which Australians buy and throw away cheap garments, she is trying to harness an ancient concept - libraries - to persuade shoppers to rent instead of purchase clothes.
"Today's society just seem to wear clothes ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 17, 2018 
China's moon lander and rover for the Chang'e-4 lunar probe, which is expected to land on the far side of the moon this year, was unveiled Wednesday.
Images displayed at Wednesday's press conference showed the rover was a rectangular box with two foldable solar panels and six wheels. It is 1.5 meters long, 1 meter wide and 1.1 meters high.
Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China's lun ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2018 
TOTE Services of Jacksonville, Fla., has received an $11 million contract for operation and maintenance of the Sea-Based X-Band Radar vessel.
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, will last one year with four-and-a-half years worth of possible options, which could bring the cumulative value of this contract to $65.3 million, the Pentagon said.
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 Tehran (AFP) Aug 13, 2018 
Iran unveiled a next generation short-range ballistic missile on Monday and vowed to further boost its capabilities, Iranian media said, at a time of rising tensions with the United States.
State broadcaster IRIB said the new Fateh Mobin missile had "successfully passed its tests" and could strike targets on land and sea.
"As promised to our dear people, we will not spare any effort to i ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2018 
Nanoparticle manufacturing, the production of material units less than 100 nanometers in size (100,000 times smaller than a marble), is proving the adage that "good things come in small packages."
Today's engineered nanoparticles are integral components of everything from the quantum dot nanocrystals coloring the brilliant displays of state-of-the-art televisions to the miniscule bits of s ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 
English-speaking AI robots will be helping out in some 500 Japanese classrooms from next year as the country seeks to improve its English skills among both children and teachers.
The education ministry plans a pilot project costing around 250 million yen ($227,000) to improve Japanese students' notoriously weak oral and written English, an official told AFP.
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has received a $134.million contract to flight test advanced sensors for the MQ-9 series of unmanned aerial vehicles.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract covers the development and integration of sensor systems into an MQ-9 for realistic testing in the continental U.S. and elsewhere.
Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is ... more |
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