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Crew of Soyuz MS-10 lands in Kazakhstan after launch failure![]() Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 11, 2018 A Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft atop a Soyuz FG rocket manned by a team of two cosmonauts was set to deliver a team to the International Space Station (ISS). Chief of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin has commented on the Soyuz MS-10 emergency landing, saying that the Soyuz crew had landed safely and everyone was alive. "The crew has landed. All are alive," Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter. ... read more |
United Launch Alliance building rocket of the future with industry-leading strategic partnershipsCentennial CO (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 United Launch Alliance's (ULA) next-generation rocket - the Vulcan Centaur - is making strong progress in development and is on track for its initial flight in mid-2020. The Vulcan Centaur rocket de ... more
Pentagon awards over $1Bln for development of new rocket launch systemsWashington DC (Sputnik) Oct 11, 2018 The US Department of Defense said in a press release on Wednesday that it has awarded more than $1 billion in contracts for launch system and rocket propulsion prototypes. The Defense Departme ... more
Crew of Soyuz rocket survive emergency landing after engine problemMoscow (AFP) Oct 11, 2018 The two-man crew of a Soyuz rocket made a successful emergency landing Thursday after an engine problem on lift-off to the International Space Station, in a major setback for the beleaguered Russian space industry. ... more
UN is only option in multilateral discussion of outer spaceLondon UK (Sputnik) Oct 11, 2018 Analysts have warned that the global space race is becoming more and more competitive. Peter Diamandis, Chairman of the X-Prize Foundation told the portal Axios that tycoons and political leaders ar ... more |
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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
Air Force designates GO1 hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60AWright-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 Res ... more
DARPA Selects Teams to Explore Underground Domain in Subterranean ChallengeWashington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 The world beneath us leaves much to be discovered. These uncharted environments pose immense challenges to military and emergency personnel as they respond to threats from adversaries or natural dis ... 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
NanoSat hyperspectral camera delivers data after one year of space weather and a solar stormHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 VTT's hyperspectral imager continues to observe the earth on board the Aalto-1 nanosatellite. For hyperspectral imagers it is unique to reach such a small size and weight, and also to prove a capabi ... more |
![]() NASA, UAE Space Agency sign arrangement for cooperation in human spaceflight
NanoRacks announces industry team supporting winning NASA LEO commercialization proposalBremen, Germany (SPX) Oct 11, 2018 In August 2018, NanoRacks was one of 13 companies selected by NASA to study the future of commercial human spaceflight in low-Earth orbit, including long-range opportunities for the International Sp ... more |
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Trump report bemoans Pentagon reliance on Chinese partsWashington (AFP) Oct 5, 2018 The US military relies far too heavily on China and other nations to provide vital components for its weapons and equipment, a new White House study has found. ... more
Russia accuses US of running bio arms lab in GeorgiaMoscow (AFP) Oct 4, 2018 Russia on Thursday accused the United States of secretly producing and testing biological weapons including anthrax and plague in ex-Soviet Georgia in violation of international legislation. ... more
GenDyn awarded $392M for Stryker vehicle upgradesWashington (UPI) Oct 8, 2018 General Dynamics has received two contracts worth a total of $392 million for upgrades to the Stryker A1 meant to improve their durability against mines and improvised explosive devices. ... more
Raytheon, Saab announce new Carl-Gustaf munition for U.S. ArmyWashington (UPI) Oct 5, 2018 Raytheon announced it will demonstrate a new guided munition for the U.S. Army's shoulder-launched Carl-Gustaf system, a man-portable weapon system built by Saab. ... more
Fire and explosions erupt at Ukraine arms depotKiev (AFP) Oct 9, 2018 Some 12,000 people were evacuated after a fire and a series of explosions at an arms depot containing thousands of tonnes of ammunition in the north of Ukraine early Tuesday, authorities said. ... more |
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Metal leads to the desired configuration Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 10, 2018
Scientists at the University of Basel have found a way to change the spatial arrangement of bipyridine molecules on a surface. These potential components of dye-sensitized solar cells form complexes with metals and thereby alter their chemical conformation. The results of this interdisciplinary collaboration between chemists and physicists from Basel were recently published in the scientific jou ... more |
Multi-domain command and control is coming 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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Boeing to provide technical work on JDAM GPS-guided bombs 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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Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Agree To Reduced F-35 Price in New Production Contract Fort 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.
For the eleventh consecutive year, the cost of an F-35A was lowered. The F-35A unit price including aircraft, engine and fee, is $89.2 million. This represents a 5.4 percent reduction from the $ ... more |
Study demonstrates new mechanism for developing electronic devices 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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High-res data offer most detailed look yet at trawl fishing footprint around the world Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 10, 2018
About a quarter of the world's seafood caught in the ocean comes from bottom trawling, a method that involves dragging a net along the ocean's shelves and slopes to scoop up shrimp, cod, rockfish, sole and other kinds of bottom-dwelling fish and shellfish. The technique impacts these seafloor ecosystems, because other marine life and habitats can be killed or disturbed unintentionally as nets sw ... more |
Increase in plastics waste reaching remote South Atlantic islands London, UK (SPX) Oct 11, 2018
The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is 10 times greater than it was a decade ago, according to new research published (8 October) in the journal Current Biology.
Scientists investigating plastics in seas surrounding the remote British Overseas Territories discovered they are invading these unique biologically-rich regions. This includes areas t ... more |
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China launches Centispace-1-s1 satellite 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 |
Lockheed Martin selects payload providers for OPIR missile warning system 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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Lockheed to provide Hellfire II missiles for the Netherlands, Japan 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 |
Big discoveries about tiny particles 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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No more Iron Man: submarines now have soft, robotic arms 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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Air Force designates GO1 hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A 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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