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Pint sized Scottish satellites launched into orbit![]() Sriharikota, India (SPX) Nov 29, 2018 The Glasgow built satellites, funded by the UK Space Agency will monitor weather and help combat global climate change. The two 'first of a kind' 5kg satellites which were designed and built by Spire Global are unique due to their function, tiny size, low cost and quick build time. This style of satellite could revolutionise work in space, which has traditionally been slow and expensive for business and science to access. Both satellites, which were developed under the European Space A ... read more |
Fleet Space Technologies' Centauri I launched by ISROSriharikota, India (SPX) Nov 29, 2018 Fleet Space Technologies' has successfully launched its Centauri I nanosatellite aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) PSLV-C43 mission from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Srihar ... more
Boeing tapped by Air Force for jam-resistant satellite comms terminalsWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018 Boeing has been awarded $383.4 million from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center for the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service tactical satellite communications system. ... more
SpaceX to carry more than 20 new experiments to ISSWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 The newest space station resupply mission, SpaceX CRS-16, features a diversity of science experiments organized by the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory. ... more
S. Korea successfully tests space rocket engineSeoul (AFP) Nov 28, 2018 South Korea on Wednesday successfully conducted a rocket engine test launch, officials said, paving the way for the development of its own space launch vehicle. ... more |
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Successful second round of experiments with Wendelstein 7-XGarching, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2018 During the course of the step-by-step upgrading of Wendelstein 7-X, the plasma vessel was fitted with inner cladding since September of last year. Graphite tiles are now protecting the vessel walls. ... more
Jan. 7 date set for first SpaceX unmanned capsule to International Space Station(UPI) Nov 24, 2018 NASA has set a Jan. 7 dated for an sending an unmmanned SpaceX capsule on its maiden voyage to the International Space Station. ... more
ISS Toilet Swarmed By 'Space Bugs' That Could Infect Astronauts - ResearchHouston TX (Sputnik) Nov 27, 2018 Analysis has shown that all five strains of the mysterious bacterium found on the space station belonged to one species, called Enterobacter bugandensis. They resembled the genomes that infected new ... more
Beijing's space navigation BeiDou program seeks to dethrone US-owned GPS platformBeijing (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2018 Beijing has poured $9 billion into a space program called Beidou in an effort to eliminate China's dependence on the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS). A navigational program based on s ... more
Russia to deploy new S-400 missiles in CrimeaMoscow (AFP) Nov 28, 2018 Moscow will soon deploy more of its advanced S-400 air defence systems in Russian-annexed Crimea, a military official said Wednesday amid rising tensions with Ukraine. ... more |
![]() Navy to commission new Arleigh Burke destroyer USS Thomas Hudner
Logos demonstrates Redkite advanced surveillance podWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 Logos Technologies announced Wednesday that it has successfully demonstrated its Redkite wide-area motion imagery sensor to representatives from defense, law enforcement and civilian agencies in The Netherlands at Bosschenhoofd airfield. ... more |
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Barrett to provide .50-caliber sniper rifles to U.S. ArmyWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 Barrett Firearms has been awarded $8 million by the U.S. Army for M107 .50-caliber, long-range sniper rifles with associated accessories and spares. ... more
Army awards Oshkosh $1.7B for 6,000 Joint Light Tactical VehiclesWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 The U.S. Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense $1.7 billion to exercise available options for 6,107 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and 22,166 kits of associated equipment. ... more
State Department approves over $1.2B Apache sales to EgyptWashington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018 The State Department has approved the possible sale of 10 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and a large quantity of tank ammunition to the Egyptian government. ... more
Raytheon awarded support contract for Standard surface-to-air missilesWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018 The U.S. Navy is awarding Raytheon Missile Systems is $37.3 million for repair and maintenance on SM-2 and SM-6 Standard surface-to-air missiles. ... more
DARPA, BAE to develop AI for interpreting radio-frequency signalsWashington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018 BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop machine learning algorithms to decipher radio frequency signals for protection against enemy hacking and jamming attempts. ... more |
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Disordered materials could be hardest, most heat-tolerant carbides Durham NC (SPX) Nov 27, 2018
Materials scientists at Duke University and UC San Diego have discovered a new class of carbides expected to be among the hardest materials with the highest melting points in existence. Made from inexpensive metals, the new materials may soon find use in a wide range of industries from machinery and hardware to aerospace.
A carbide is traditionally a compound consisting of carbon and one o ... more |
Boeing tapped by Air Force for jam-resistant satellite comms terminals Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018
Boeing has been awarded $383.4 million from the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center for the Protected Tactical Enterprise Service tactical satellite communications system.
The contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will provide ground satellite communications designed to be highly resistant to jamming and signals interception by enemy forces.
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Beijing's space navigation BeiDou program seeks to dethrone US-owned GPS platform Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 28, 2018
Beijing has poured $9 billion into a space program called Beidou in an effort to eliminate China's dependence on the US-owned Global Positioning System (GPS).
A navigational program based on satellites orbiting the globe would allow China to be self-reliant for location data used in smartphones, car dashboards, guided missiles and more, reports Bloomberg. Tensions between China and the US ... more |
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Putting hybrid-electric aircraft performance to the test Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 28, 2018
Although hybrid-electric cars are becoming commonplace, similar technology applied to airplanes comes with significantly different challenges. University of Illinois aerospace engineers are addressing some of them toward the development of a more sustainable alternative to fossil fuels to power airplanes.
"Jet fuel and aviation gasoline are easy to store on an airplane. They are compact an ... more |
An accelerator on a microchip Darmstadt, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2018
Electrical engineers in the accelerator physics group at TU Darmstadt have developed a design for a laser-driven electron accelerator so small it could be produced on a silicon chip. It would be inexpensive and with multiple applications. The design, which has been published in Physical Review Letters, is now being realised as part of an international collaboration.
Particle accelerators a ... more |
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Extreme weather 'major' issue for Tokyo 2020 Tokyo (AFP) Nov 29, 2018
The possibility of extreme summer heat and typhoons in Tokyo is a "major issue" for the 2020 Olympics, a top official said Thursday, admitting there would be a knock-on effect on the budget.
Speaking to bosses from Olympic Committees around the world, Tokyo CEO Toshiro Muto said the Japanese capital had endured "unprecedented heat weather and typhoons last summer."
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Mere sunlight can be used to eradicate pollutants in water Halle, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2018
Advances in environmental technology: You don't need complex filters and laser systems to destroy persistent pollutants in water. Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a new process that works using mere sunlight. The process is so simple that it can even be conducted outdoors under the most basic conditions. The chemists present their research in the journal ... more |
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Evolving Chinese Space Ecosystem To Foster Innovative Environment Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 23, 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 |
Navy to commission new Arleigh Burke destroyer USS Thomas Hudner Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018
The U.S. Navy will commission the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner during a Dec. 1 ceremony in Boston, Mass., at 10 a.m.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will deliver the ceremonies principal address with Hudner's widow and the wife of retired Vice Adm. Michael Miller as sponsors, the Navy announced on Wednesday.
USS Thomas Hudner is named after the ... more |
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Raytheon awarded support contract for Standard surface-to-air missiles Washington (UPI) Nov 27, 2018
The U.S. Navy is awarding Raytheon Missile Systems is $37.3 million for repair and maintenance on SM-2 and SM-6 Standard surface-to-air missiles.
The Department of Defense, which announced the contract on Monday, has obligated $19 million in Navy 2019 operations and maintenance funding, with work expected to be finished by November 2019.
The SM-2 Standard is a series of surface-t ... more |
Stealth-cap technology for light-emitting nanoparticles 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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Embark on a NASA technology scavenger hunt with Optimus Prime Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 29, 2018
How much NASA technology is in your life? Through the NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge (OPSPARC), OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTOBOTS encourage students to embark on three missions, starting with a scavenger hunt for NASA "spinoffs," or technologies created for NASA missions now being used for other purposes. Hosted by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, OPSPARC 2019 rolls ... more |
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Logos demonstrates Redkite advanced surveillance pod Washington (UPI) Nov 28, 2018
Logos Technologies announced Wednesday that it has successfully demonstrated its Redkite wide-area motion imagery sensor to representatives from defense, law enforcement and civilian agencies in The Netherlands at Bosschenhoofd airfield.
The flight is the first time the Redkite has been demonstrated for government officials, the company said.
The Redkite is built in a pod configu ... more |
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