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  Singapore (AFP) Oct 9, 2018 British entrepreneur Richard Branson said he expects his Virgin Galactic company to conduct its first space flight "within weeks, not months" in comments broadcast Tuesday. Speaking to CNBC in Singapore, the billionaire Virgin founder said the company was "more than tantalisingly close" to launching its first mission to space, and that he himself hoped to briefly leave Earth within "months not years." "We will be in space with people not too long after that," he added. Branson's Virgin Galac ... read more |
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Japan space tourist says moon training 'shouldn't be too hard'Tokyo (AFP) Oct 9, 2018 Billionaire Japanese tycoon and future space tourist Yusaku Maezawa's training to go the moon should not be too tricky, he joked Tuesday, adding that he planned to use free time from his six-hour work day to squeeze it in. ... more  
No more Iron Man: submarines now have soft, robotic armsBoston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 The human arm can perform a wide range of extremely delicate and coordinated movements, from turning a key in a lock to gently stroking a puppy's fur. The robotic "arms" on underwater research subma ... more  
Lockheed prepares proposal for US Army's future attack reconnaissance aircraftWest Palm Beach FL (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 The Sikorsky S-97 Raider light tactical prototype helicopter is advancing rapidly through its flight test schedule, recently exceeding 200 knots at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center. Raider, de ... more  
Lockheed Martin selects payload providers for OPIR missile warning systemSunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon and a Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team to compete as potential mission payload providers for the U.S. Air Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrar ... more |
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Army researchers' technique locates robots, soldiers in GPS-challenged areasAdelphi MD (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have developed a novel algorithm that enables localization of humans and robots in areas where GPS is unavailable. According to ARL researchers ... more 
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Agree To Reduced F-35 Price in New Production ContractFort Worth TX (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin have finalized an $11.5 billion contract for the production and delivery of 141 F-35 aircraft at the lowest per aircraft price in program history. ... more  
Aerojet Rocketdyne Successfully Tests Hypersonic DMRJ EngineHampton VA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully tested a new dual-mode ramjet/scramjet (DMRJ) engine. When combined with a gas turbine engine as part of a turbine-based combined cycle propulsion (TBCC) system, this ... more  
Lockheed tapped for JASSM production for foreign military salesWashington (UPI) Oct 8, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been tapped for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile production, and test vehicles, for foreign military sales customers, though the Department of Defense did not specify what country was buying the missiles. ... more 
Lockheed to provide Hellfire II missiles for the Netherlands, JapanWashington (UPI) Oct 2, 2018 Lockheed Martin has received a $631.8 million foreign military sales contract to sell the Netherlands and Japan Hellfire II missiles. ... more |
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 Boeing to provide technical work on JDAM GPS-guided bombs 
Boeing awarded $9.2B contract for Air Force T-X trainer aircraftWashington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 Boeing has won the bidding contest for the Air Force's T-X Advanced Pilot Training program, with the service awarding it a $9.2 billion contract to provide up to 475 aircraft over the next two decades. ... more  |
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B-2 stealth bomber completes first Hawaii deploymentWashington (UPI) Oct 5, 2018 The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has completed its first deployment to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. ... more  
Cost of climate-linked disasters soars: UNGeneva (AFP) Oct 10, 2018 The economic cost of climate-related disasters hit $2.25 trillion over the last two decades, an increase of more than 250 percent compared to the previous 20 years, the UN said Wednesday. ... more 
Morocco navy says 615 migrants saved in weekend opsRabat (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 Morocco's Royal Navy said Monday its forces rescued 615 migrants from 31 boats that ran into trouble in the Mediterranean at the weekend while trying to reach Spain. ... more  
Abrikosov vortices help scientists explain inconsistencies in 'dirty' superconductors theoryMoscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 International team of physicists explained anomalous low temperature behavior of 'dirty' superconductors. These materials possess various non-trivial properties which make them necessary for quantum ... more 
A new path to solving a longstanding fusion challengeBoston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 A class exercise at MIT, aided by industry researchers, has led to an innovative solution to one of the longstanding challenges facing the development of practical fusion power plants: how to get ri ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018  The vast majority of computing devices today are made from silicon, the second most abundant element on Earth, after oxygen. Silicon can be found in various forms in rocks, clay, sand, and soil. And while it is not the best semiconducting material that exists on the planet, it is by far the most readily available. As such, silicon is the dominant material used in most electronic devices, includi ... more |
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 Washington DC (AFNS) Oct 01, 2018 
In his remarks during this year's Air Force Association's Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in National Harber, Maryland, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein explained the importance of Multi-Domain Command and Control in executing the nation's next fight.
In this fight, Goldfein said, the Air Force must master MDC2 to empower commanders to dominate the air, space, and cyber dom ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2018 
Boeinghas received a $45 million contract modification for technical services related to the Joint Direct Attack Munition, a kit that allows for bombs to be upgraded with precision guidance systems.
Boeing will provide JDAM studies and analysis, upgrades and other services under the modification, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
NASA Glenn researchers are going back to basics to probe deeper into the physics of high-altitude ice crystal icing.
Measuring the conditions that lead to a build-up of ice crystals inside an engine has been a challenge, according to researcher Peter Struk.
"You can't come in with probes to measure exact concentrations of water and ice particle sizes because you can't block the airfl ... more |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
The prevalence of electronic devices has transformed life in the 21st century. At the heart of these devices is the movement of electrons across materials. Scientists today continue to discover new ways to manipulate and move electrons in a quest for making faster and better functioning devices.
Scientists from the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit led by Prof. Keshav Dani at the Okinawa Insti ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
Scientists investigating how human-induced increases in atmospheric methane also increase the amount of solar energy absorbed by that gas in our climate system have discovered that this absorption is 10 times stronger over desert regions such as the Sahara Desert and Arabian Peninsula than elsewhere on Earth, and nearly three times more powerful in the presence of clouds.
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 Marseille (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 
The American captain of a massive cruise ship faces trial in Marseille on Monday accused of using fuel with sulphur levels above European limits, as the Mediterranean port city grapples with the polluting effect of its drive to increase boat tourism.
The Azura, capable of carrying more than 3,000 passengers, is one of the largest in the fleet operated by P&O Cruises, whose parent company Car ... more |
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 Jiuquan (XNA) Oct 01, 2018 
China launched its Centispace-1-s1 satellite on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:13 p.m. Saturday.
This is the second commercial launch by the Kuaizhou-1A rocket. The first launch in January 2017 sent three satellites into space.
The Kuaizhou-1A was developed by a rocket technology company under the China Aerospace Science and Industr ... more |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon and a Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team to compete as potential mission payload providers for the U.S. Air Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous (GEO) Block 0 missile warning satellite system.
This payload competition between Raytheon and Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace will be executed as part of the Ph ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 2, 2018  Lockheed Martin has received a $631.8 million foreign military sales contract to sell the Netherlands and Japan Hellfire II missiles.
Work on the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of September 2021. Army fiscal 2017 and 2018 foreign military sales and other procurement funds in the combined amou ... more |
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 Newark DE (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are still gaps in understanding the properties of these tiny plastic-like particles.
Now, Hojin Kim, a graduate student in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware, together with a team of collaborating scientists at the Max Planck ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2018 
The human arm can perform a wide range of extremely delicate and coordinated movements, from turning a key in a lock to gently stroking a puppy's fur. The robotic "arms" on underwater research submarines, however, are hard, jerky, and lack the finesse to be able to reach and interact with creatures like jellyfish or octopuses without damaging them.
Previously, the Wyss Institute for Biolog ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Oct 09, 2018 
The Air Force has designated the GOLauncher1 hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A. The vehicle is being developed by Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. under contract to the Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division.
It is an air-dropped liquid rocket, specifically designed for hypersonic flight research to mature technologies incl ... more |
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