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  Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 14, 2018 SpaceX on Thursday announced a new plan to launch a tourist around the Moon using its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), a massive launch vehicle that is being designed to carry people into deep space. "SpaceX has signed the world's first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle - an important step toward enabling access for everyday people who dream of traveling to space," the company said on Twitter. SpaceX gave no further details, but said more information would follow on ... read more |
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Russian space industry source says no new leaks found at ISSMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 14, 2018 The space crew at the International Space Station (ISS) has not found any new holes caused by an alleged drilling impact at the Soyuz spacecraft docked to the ISS, a source in the rocket and space i ... more  
MarCO makes space for small explorersPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 14, 2018 Twenty years ago, CubeSats - a class of boxy satellites small enough to fit in a backpack - were used by universities as a teaching aid. Simpler, smaller and cheaper than traditional satellites, the ... more 
Bidding farewell to a space industry workhorseSacramento CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 The upcoming launch of a NASA ice monitoring satellite, ICESat-2, will be the last for United Launch Alliance's (ULA) medium-lift Delta II rocket, whose reliability made it a workhorse for civil, mi ... more 
UCLA students launch project that's out of this worldLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 Five years ago, a group of UCLA undergrads came together with a common goal - to build a small satellite and launch it into space. In the years since, more than 250 students - many of whom are now U ... more |
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Lockheed Martin preps ground support for GPS 3 sats and M-Code opsDenver CO (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 Once the next-generation GPS III satellites begin launching later this year, a series of updates to the current ground control system from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will help the U.S. Air Force ga ... more  
Artificial synaptic device simulating the function of human brainSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 A research team led by Director Myoung-Jae Lee from the Intelligent Devices and Systems Research Group at DGIST has succeeded in developing an artificial synaptic device that mimics the function of ... more 
Champagne in space: Zero-G bottle lets tourists drink bubblyParis (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 Future space tourists may be able to toast the view from orbit with fine champagne, after designers came up with a high-tech bottle made for knocking back bubbly in zero gravity. ... more 
Exploring the Solar System? You may need to pack an umbrellaMoffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2018 Gearing up for its first flight test, NASA's Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology, or ADEPT, is no ordinary umbrella. ADEPT is a foldable device that opens to make a round, rigid heat shi ... more 
5 Hazards of Human SpaceflightHouston TX (SPX) Sep 12, 2018 A human journey to Mars, at first glance, offers an inexhaustible amount of complexities. To bring a mission to the Red Planet from fiction to fact, NASA's Human Research Program has organized hazar ... more |
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Marine Corps Embraces High-Throughput Satellites to Complete Military OperationsMcLean VA (SPX) Sep 10, 2018 Communications have always played a vital role in U.S. Marine Corps operations, but that role has grown increasingly important as technology has evolved. Today's high-throughput satellites (HTS) emp ... more  |
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Russian Cosmonauts Asked to Look For Proof to Unravel Soyuz Hole Origin Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 10, 2018 Russian cosmonauts at the International Space Station (ISS) have been asked to look for any evidence that could help figure out the origin of a mysterious hole in the Soyuz ship docked to the statio ... more 
A Flexible Modem Interface to Enable Roaming Across Multiple Satellite PlatformsMcLean VA (SPX) Sep 10, 2018 Most space-based military communications travel over commercial satellites, and the need for more capacity and capabilities increases every year. For that reason, the U.S. Air Force Space and Missil ... more 
Antenova offers ultra-small GNSS active antenna module for difficult locationsHatfield, UK (SPX) Sep 10, 2018 ntenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for connected devices and the Internet of Things, is now shipping its latest module for tiny positioning devices - the RADIONOVA M20047-1 ... more  
Japan successfully tests ballistic missile defense systemWashington (UPI) Sep 13, 2018 The Japanese destroyer JS Atago, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin have tested an upgraded Aegis Combat System Ballistic Missile Defense system for the Japanese navy. ... more 
Arianespace's Vega to orbit THEOS-2 for Thailand's GISTDAEvry, France (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 Arianespace reports it will orbit THEOS-2, the very-high-resolution Earth observation optical satellite for Thailand, under the terms of a turnkey contract between Airbus Defence and Space and the G ... more |
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger (1887-1961), one of the giants of contemporary science, considered "entanglement" the most interesting property in quantum mechanics. In his view, it was this phenomenon that truly distinguished the quantum world from the classical world.
Entanglement occurs when groups of particles or waves are created or interact in such a way that the quantum state o ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Sep 10, 2018 
Communications have always played a vital role in U.S. Marine Corps operations, but that role has grown increasingly important as technology has evolved. Today's high-throughput satellites (HTS) empower commanders to make informed decisions faster, making satellite communications a strategic asset during missions-and increasing the Marine Corps' reliance on advanced satellite technologies.
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 Hatfield, UK (SPX) Sep 10, 2018 
ntenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for connected devices and the Internet of Things, is now shipping its latest module for tiny positioning devices - the RADIONOVA M20047-1. This is an active antenna module for GNSS applications in the 1559-1609 MHz satellite bands using GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO or BeiDou.
The M20047-1 antenna module comprises an SMD antenna with bui ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2018 
Amid farmlands on the outskirts of Beijing, a massive construction site rising above the horizon bustles with activity as 8,000 workers build a new mega airport.
Aimed at easing the passenger load of Beijing's other two airports, Daxing International Airport is scheduled to become operational in June 2019, said Li Jianhua, vice chairman of Beijing City Planning New Airport Construction.
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 Saint Louis MO (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is the first to successfully record environmental data using a wireless photonic sensor resonator with a whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) architecture.
The photonic sensors recorded data during the spring of 2017 under two scenarios: one was a real-time measurement of air temperature over 12 hours, and the other was an aerial mapping ... more |
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 Mainz, Germany (SPX) Sep 13, 2018 
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences have managed to make a breakthrough when it comes to dealing with the extremely ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbon Freon 11. Their findings could make a major contribution to protecting the endangered ozone layer.
Freon 11 is a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC). These substances were previously ... more |
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 Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 11, 2018 
Most EU countries fail to meet the bloc's air quality standards and more than 1,000 Europeans die prematurely each day, ten times more than in road accidents, a watchdog said Tuesday.
The European Court of Auditors (ECA), the European Union body which scrutinises how the bloc spends its budget, said pollution's toll on health in Bulgaria and other eastern European countries was even worse th ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2018 
Engineers have successfully tested the propulsion system of China's planned space station lab capsules, a key step in its space station program.
Weighing 66 tonnes, the space station will comprise a core module and two lab capsules. The propulsion system will determine whether lab capsules can move in space.
Engineers designed 36 engines for the propulsion system with four to adjust ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2018  The Japanese destroyer JS Atago, the U.S. Navy, U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin have tested an upgraded Aegis Combat System Ballistic Missile Defense system for the Japanese navy.
The Japanese Flight Test Mission-05 exercise on Sept. 11 successfully intercepted a separating target simulating a ballistic missile warhead, Lockheed announced on Thursday.
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 Telemba, Russia (AFP) Sept 12, 2018 
Russia showcased its most sophisticated air defence system on Wednesday, using it to repel a mock attack from the sky as part of what it describes as its largest-ever military drills.
The wargames involved its state-of-the-art S-400, Russia's latest generation surface-to-air defence system, which is considered by NATO countries to pose a threat to their aircraft.
The exercise on the Tele ... more |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 04, 2018 
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic "building blocks" from which stable structures formed.
The findings, reported in Nature Communications, provide insights that may improve design of 2D materials for fast-charging energy-storage and electronic devices.
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 Delft, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 
A novel insect-inspired flying robot, developed by TU Delft researchers from the Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory (MAVLab), is presented in Science (14 September 2018). Experiments with this first autonomous, free-flying and agile flapping-wing robot - carried out in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research - improved our understanding of how fruit flies control aggressive escape manoeu ... more |
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 Miami FL (SPX) Sep 14, 2018 
Last year's hurricane season was a benchmark year for the role of drones in emergency management. Harvey, Irma, and Maria all had varying characteristics that served well to showcase the benefits that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) can provide for response and recovery operations.
However, the well-documented - and publicized - success of those efforts is now likely to create a new probl ... more |
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