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  Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 NASA has officially committed to a development timeline that will lead to the first flight of its X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft in just three years. This critical milestone comes after a rigorous review, Key Decision Point-C (KDP-C), that confirmed NASA's continued support of the X-59, in terms of funding, and established an achievable development timeline for NASA's first piloted, full-size X-plane in more than three decades. "This aircraft has the potential to transfor ... read more |
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UK Space Agency funds new experiments onboard the International Space StationLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 UK science will be launched into space to help tackle the effects of ageing, thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency, the Science Minister Sam Gyimah has announced. The minister unveiled cl ... more  
DLR is developing a reusable rocket engine for launching small satellitesBonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 Whether alone or in a constellation, small satellites weighing from just a few kilograms (nanosatellites) up to several hundred kilograms (micro- and minisatellites) are becoming increasingly techno ... more 
Portugal builds spaceport in the AzoresParis (ESA) Nov 20, 2018 One of the islands of the Azores archipelago, Santa Maria, may soon become a base for launching small satellites, unique in Europe (the spaceport will deal with launching only small satellites, unli ... more 
Russian space freighter docks with ISS in automatic modeMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 20, 2018 The Progress MS-10 space freighter docked on Sunday with the International Space Stations (ISS) in an automatic mode, the Mission Control Center said. On Friday, the Russian Soyuz-FG launch ve ... more |
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Space-inspired speed breeding for crop improvementNorwich UK (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 Technology first used by NASA to grow plants extra-terrestrially is fast tracking improvements in a range of crops. Scientists at John Innes Centre and the University of Queensland have improved the ... more 
Zero G Kitchen prepares to launch its first appliance to SpaceNew York NY (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 Zero G Kitchen LLC, a venture co-founded by Ian and Jordana Fichtenbaum, has announced the specifications and timing of the first appliance of its planned 'kitchen in space,' an open platform for fo ... more 
SPARC Research awarded contract for hypersonic airbreathing weapon propulsionWarrenton, VA (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 SPARC Research has announced that they have received a contract from Draper to provide propulsion design and analysis support for a future hypersonic interceptor weapon. The concept is based o ... more  
Finland summons Russian ambassador over GPS blocking claimsHelsinki (AFP) Nov 17, 2018 Finland has summoned Russia's ambassador to answer allegations that Moscow was behind the jamming of GPS signals in Lapland during recent NATO exercises, the foreign ministry in Helsinki confirmed Saturday. ... more 
Cygnus cargo ship launches to ISSWallops Flight Facility, United States (AFP) Nov 17, 2018 An unmanned Cygnus cargo ship blasted off Saturday toward the International Space Station, marking the second supply mission in 24 hours destined to carry food and supplies to the astronauts living in space. ... more |
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 Russia's Cargo Craft Blasts Off to Station for Sunday Delivery 
Poor weather delays US space cargo launch to SaturdayWashington (AFP) Nov 15, 2018 Windy weather pushed back until Saturday the planned launch of a US cargo ship loaded with supplies for astronauts living at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. ... more  |
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KazSTSat and VESTA due to lift-off on Spaceflight's SSO-A SmallSat Express MissionGuildford, UK (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 KazSTSat and VESTA, two small satellites designed and manufactured at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), are due to launch on Spaceflight's SSO-A SmallSat Express Mission on board a SpaceX Falc ... more 
SpaceX plans to launch 71 satellites at onceLos Angeles CA (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2018 SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket next week with 71 small satellites on it. The entire rocket was bought out by Spaceflight Industries, a company that bills itself as a ride sharing com ... more 
GHGSat selects Arianespace to launch GHGSat-C1 on VegaParis (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 Arianespace has been selected by GHGSat Inc. to launch the GHGSat-C1 satellite on the Vega launch vehicle as part of the Small Spacecraft Mission Service flight in 2019. Montreal, Canada-based ... more 
SpaceX launches communications satellite for Qatar on Falcon 9Cape Canaveral FL (Sputnik) Nov 16, 2018 A Japanese-made communications satellite owned by Qatar zoomed toward a geostationary orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida atop a Falcon 9 rocket built by the private aeros ... more  
CODE demonstrates autonomy and collaboration with minimal human commandsWashington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 In a recent test series at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, DARPA's Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program demonstrated the ability of CODE-equipped Unmanned Aerial Systems (UA ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 16, 2018 
What do astronauts, Pokemon, wildlife park rangers and surgeons all have in common? The answer is virtual and augmented reality, or VR and AR.
Usually associated with video games, this ultra-immersive technology is quickly being recognised for its real-world potential.
VR is a computer-generated environment that simulates physical presence and interaction, artificially creating senso ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 16, 2018 
The National Security Agency has certified Rockwell Collins AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) airborne radio for transmitting classified information up to Top Secret, the company has announced.
"This NSA certification is one of the final steps in getting our latest-generation airborne radio technology into the field," Troy Brunk, vice president and general manager of communication, navigation and e ... more |
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 Helsinki (AFP) Nov 17, 2018 
Finland has summoned Russia's ambassador to answer allegations that Moscow was behind the jamming of GPS signals in Lapland during recent NATO exercises, the foreign ministry in Helsinki confirmed Saturday.
Ambassador Pavel Kuznetsov "has been invited to the ministry on Monday to discuss the GPS issue," spokeswoman Hanna Paivarinta told AFP.
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila has said th ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
NASA has officially committed to a development timeline that will lead to the first flight of its X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft in just three years.
This critical milestone comes after a rigorous review, Key Decision Point-C (KDP-C), that confirmed NASA's continued support of the X-59, in terms of funding, and established an achievable development timeline for NASA's f ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
As new methods have become available for understanding and manipulating matter at its most fundamental levels, researchers working in the interdisciplinary field of materials science have been increasingly successful in synthesizing new kinds of materials.
Often the goal of researchers in the field is to design materials that incorporate properties that can be useful for performing specifi ... more |
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 Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Nov 16, 2018 
Research published in the respected journal Science presents observations made by NASA's four Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) satellites in the Earth's magnetotail. Two scientists from the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) in Uppsala are co-authors of the article. The lead author is from the University of New Hampshire in USA.
Magnetic reconnection is an energy conversion process im ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2018 
China will expand its ban on imports of solid waste, local media reported Monday, almost a year after its first curbs caused havoc in countries that sent their rubbish to the Asian giant.
The regulatory action - which expands the prohibition to 32 categories of solid waste from the 24 banned last year - will go into effect from December 31, according to official news agency Xinhua, citing ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 13, 2018 
The Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences released a smart solution for verifying the operational reliability of space equipment components on Friday.
The selection of space equipment components involves reliability verification, data collection, transmission and comparison.
The smart solution will help shorten the time to ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 2, 2018 
U.S. Army has signed a deal to supply the Romanian government with three Raytheon defense systems.
Romania will use the new Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems - the country's second order of the systems in the last two years - to deter any any threats to its borders.
The Patriot is a surface-to-air missile provides the "backbone" to the missile defense capabilities used by ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 16, 2018 
The Air Force has issued a $172 million contract for Lot 2 production of Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles from Lockheed Martin.
The order, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, provides for the production of 50 LRASMs with an estimated completion date of December 2021. The manufacturing and assembly will take place at the Lockheed Martin facility in Orlando, Fla.
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 Dresden, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 
A team of scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), in collaboration with researchers from Monash University Australia, has succeeded in significantly increasing the stability and biocompatibility of special light-transducing nanoparticles.
The team has developed the so-called "upconverting" nanoparticles that not only convert infrared light into UV-visible light, bu ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
In a recent test series at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, DARPA's Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) program demonstrated the ability of CODE-equipped Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) to adapt and respond to unexpected threats in an anti-access area denial (A2AD) environment.
The UASs efficiently shared information, cooperatively planned and allocated mission objectives, ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 15, 2018 
Alpha Unmanned Systems reports it has selected Robotic Skies, Inc. to develop and implement a global support plan for its current and future commercial UAVs, currently featuring the Alpha 800 unmanned helicopter. Robotic Skies will provide a warranty program and field support management for Alpha Unmanned customers through its network of worldwide service centers.
Alpha Unmanned Systems de ... more |
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