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  Houston TX (SPX) Nov 21, 2018 Early this morning, Cygnus, the spacecraft from the tenth contracted cargo resupply mission for Northrop Grumman (previously Orbital ATK), berthed with the International Space Station carrying yet another historic NanoRacks mission. For the first time ever, NanoRacks booked customers on three different altitudes on one commercial resupply launch. The first delivery will be a research experiment to the astronauts on station. The experiment, "Experimental Chondrule Formation at the International Spa ... read more |
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China launches twin BeiDou navigation satellitesXichang (XNA) Nov 20, 2018 China sent two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 2:07 a.m. M ... more  
China sends 5 satellites into orbit via single rocketJiuquan (XNA) Nov 21, 2018 China launched a new space environment research satellite and four nanosatellites on a Long March-2D carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday. ... more  
Microlaunchers: new ways to access spaceParis (ESA) Nov 19, 2018 Access to space was in the spotlight at this week's F event which followed an ESA-hosted workshop on Europe's emerging microlaunch services held in Paris, France for industry, investors and institut ... more 
Vega launches Earth observation satellite for MoroccoKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Nov 21, 2018 Arianespace has launched a Vega rocket to deliver an Earth observation satellite into orbit for the Kingdom of Morocco. Liftoff of Vega's 13th mission from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French ... more |
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Supersonic commercial travel begins to take shape at Lockheed Martin Skunk WorksPalmdale CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 Lockheed Martin Skunk Works began manufacturing the first part for the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft, marking a milestone to bring supersonic commercial travel over land one step closer ... 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  
Navy nanosatellite launch delayed for further inspectionWashington (UPI) Nov 19, 2018 A U.S. Navy ultra-high frequency nanosatellite designed for polar communications scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base was delayed Monday for further inspection, SpaceX said. ... more  
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 
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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 Crew assistant CIMON successfully completes first tasks in space 
Exploration makes perfectby Staff Writers Testing the technology to explore other planets starts on Earth. While robots scout uncharted terrains, moonwalkers analyse rocks and send detailed geological descriptions to mission control. Artifi ... more  |
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Your own private space vacationBethesda, MD (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 The hottest vacation spots for the very rich include Maui, Telluride, Fiji, The Hamptons, Palm Beach, Lake Como and Aspen. However, these are so "last century" and out of date that today's billionai ... more 
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  
DARPA tests autonomous drone swarms against communications and GPS jammingWashington (UPI) Nov 20, 2018 DARPA has conducted a demonstration test series at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., showcasing its Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment program for autonomous drone operations in the face of enemy jamming and area-denial efforts. ... more 
Hill Air Force Base conducts mass rapid launch exercise of F-35 fightersWashington (UPI) Nov 20, 2018 The Air Force's 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing performed a combat power exercise Monday by rapidly launching dozens of F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft in close sequence from Hill Air Force Base. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have recently demonstrated a new nonmechanical chip-based beam steering technology that offers an alternative to costly, cumbersome and often unreliable and inefficient mechanical gimbal-style laser scanners.
The chip, known as a steerable electro-evanescent optical refractor, or SEEOR, takes laser light in the mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 19, 2018 
A U.S. Navy ultra-high frequency nanosatellite designed for polar communications scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base was delayed Monday for further inspection, SpaceX said.
The delayed launch is part of the Integrated Communications Extension Capability program under the Navy's Program Executive Office Space Systems and the Space and Naval Warfare Command Systems Center ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Nov 20, 2018 
China sent two new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 2:07 a.m. Monday.
The satellites entered a medium earth orbit more than three hours later and will work with 17 other BDS-3 satellites already in space. They are also the 42nd and 43rd satellites of the BD ... more |
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 Palmdale CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2018 
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works began manufacturing the first part for the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft, marking a milestone to bring supersonic commercial travel over land one step closer to reality.
"The start of manufacturing on the project marks a great leap forward for the X-59 and the future of quiet supersonic commercial travel," said Peter Iosifidis, Low Boom Flight Demons ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
Researchers at RMIT University have engineered a new type of transistor, the building block for all electronics. Instead of sending electrical currents through silicon, these transistors send electrons through narrow air gaps, where they can travel unimpeded as if in space.
The device unveiled in material sciences journal Nano Letters, eliminates the use of any semiconductor at all, making ... more |
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 Halle, Germany (SPX) Nov 20, 2018 
Which plant species grow where, alongside which others - and why? The diversity of global vegetation can be described based on only a few traits from each species. This has been revealed by a research team led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig.
In a new study published in the scientific j ... 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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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 21, 2018  According to Euroconsult's latest report, China Space Industry 2018, the China space value chain had an estimated size of more than $16 billion in 2017, with the downstream market accounting for just over 85%. Satellite Navigation, one of the key satellite applications in China, was the main revenue generator in 2017, ahead of Satellite Communications and Earth Observation.
This premier ed ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Nov 20, 2018 
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems will provide the government of Japan with RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles and related services under a contract worth $489.9 million.
The contract will deliver three RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30i drones with sensor payloads, two ground control stations, spare parts and tools, engineering, management, and site surveys. The acquisitio ... more |
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