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  Paris (ESA) Nov 30, 2018 The first 'Pioneer' mission lifted off early this morning from Sriharikota, India, with the two inventive little nanosatellites now circling the Earth, ready for action. The shoebox-sized satellites were launched at 04:27 GMT into low Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation's PLSV launcher, and opened their first communication windows with their owner, Spire Global, less than an hour after they separated from the rocket. Both satellites were developed under ESA's ARTES Pioneer ... read more |
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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  
Embark on a NASA technology scavenger hunt with Optimus PrimeGreenbelt 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 miss ... more  
Putting hybrid-electric aircraft performance to the testChicago 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 addressi ... more |
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Army issues contract for Hawk missile parts for foreign military salesWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018 Communications and Power Industries has been awarded $24.8 million to provide Klystron Tube spares for the MIM-23 Homing All the Way Killer surface-to-air missile launcher. ... more 
Pint sized Scottish satellites launched into orbitSriharikota, 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 b ... 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 
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  
Lockheed tapped for Onyx exoskeleton development, demonstrationsWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018 Lockheed Martin announced on Thursday that it has been awarded $6.9 million by the U.S. Army for development and enhancements to it's Onyx load-bearing exoskeleton for dismounted troops. ... more |
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Nigeria to purchase 12 Super Tucano attack aircraft from Sierra NevadaWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018 Sierra Nevada is receiving $329 million for 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Nigerian air force. ... more  |
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Presidential helicopters to receive rework by SikorskyWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018 The Navy has awarded Sikorsky Aircraft $15 million for on the VH-3D and VH-60N presidential and executive helicopter rework. ... more 
New SAE International committees established for aircraft hybrid electric propulsionWashington DC (SPX) Nov 30, 2018 Sky and Space Global Ltd is pleased to announce it has reached a landmark and signed a distribution agreement with Globlsat Group LLC (GlobalSat) for the provision of narrow-band telecommunications ... more 
Northrop Grumman, Harris partner on jammers for the EA-18 GrowlerWashington (UPI) Nov 29, 2018 Northrop Grumman is partnering with Harris and Comtech PST for the U.S. Navy's Next Generation Jammer-Low Band Demonstration of Existing Technologies program. ... 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  
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 |
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 30, 2018 
Space is a mysterious place where many have not ventured to. Even though it is beyond Earth and humans have not inhabited there, we still need to strive to maintain its beauty and natural environment.
Considering many people haven't visited Space and it is pretty much untouched, there are many satellites, debris and parts of rocket that orbit our Earth.
But who does this Space junk a ... more |
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 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 (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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 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 |
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 Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Nov 26, 2018 
Using the method of micromagnetic simulation, scientists have found the magnetic parameters and operating modes for the experimental implementation of the fast racetrack memory module running on the spin current. The information carrier in the new type of memory will be the skyrmionium that allows storing more data and read them faster. An article about that is published in Scientific Reports jo ... more |
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 New Delhi (XNA) Nov 30, 2018 
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its earth observation satellite - HysIS and 30 co-passenger satellites onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C43 on Thursday morning, officials said.
The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal coast, located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh at 9:58 a.m. ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Nov 28, 2018 
Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin's Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use hydrocarbons such as methane and butane as energy sources to survive and grow - meaning the newly identified bacteria might be helping to limit the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and might one day be useful for cleaning up oil ... more |
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 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.
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 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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 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 |
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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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 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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 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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