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  Huntington Beach CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 US small satellite launch company Rocket Lab is gearing up for the company's third orbital launch of the year, the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa)-19 mission for NASA. The launch is a significant moment for the small satellite industry, as it's the first time NASA CubeSats will enjoy a dedicated ride to orbit on a commercial launch vehicle, thanks to NASA's forward-leaning Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) initiative. VCLS is managed by NASA's Launch Services Program headquartered at Ken ... read more |
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UConn Research Project Heading to International Space StationStorrs CT (SPX) Dec 05, 2018 An experiment devised by researchers at UConn startup LambdaVision will be launched into space tomorrow. The company's robotic system to manufacture films that could cure blindness will be brought t ... more 
PoSSUM scientist-astronaut candidates test novel space suits and biometric monitoring systemsOttawa, Canada (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 he National Research Council of Canada's Flight Research Laboratory in Ottawa, Ontario recently completed its fourth microgravity flight campaign with Project PoSSUM, a non-profit citizen-science as ... more 
NASA sends new research, hardware to Space Station on SpaceX missionHouston TX (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 Experiments in forest observation, protein crystal growth and in-space fuel transfer demonstration are heading to the International Space Station following the launch Wednesday of SpaceX's 16th miss ... more 
Arianespace Orbits GSAT-11 and Geo-Kompsat-2A for India and South KoreaKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Dec 04, 2018 Arianespace has successfully orbited two satellites: GSAT-11 for ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), and GEO-KOMPSAT-2A for KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute). With this mission dedica ... more |
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India's First Fully Private Satellite Placed in Orbit by SpaceXNew Delhi (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2018 The ExseedSat-1, built with the contributions of several ham operators and with the help of small Indian firms, is expected to play a major role during natural disasters as it facilitates effective ... more 
ESEO student satellite successfully launched to spaceParis (ESA) Dec 04, 2018 This week, ESEO, the European Student Earth Orbiter by ESA, was successfully launched into space, and teams from ten European universities are eagerly waiting for their exciting space mission to sta ... more 
Soyuz arrives at ISS on first manned mission since October failureBaikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 3, 2018 A Soyuz spacecraft carrying Russian, American and Canadian astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Monday, following the first manned launch since a failed launch in October. ... more  
General Atomics tapped for French MQ-9 drone supportWashington DC (UPI) Dec 05, 2018 The Air Force has awarded General Atomics $26.7 million for French air force MQ-9 logistics services. ... more  
UK will build its own satellite-navigation system after BrexitLondon, UK (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2018 UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced that Britain would explore the possibility of building its own satellite navigation system instead of relying on the EU's Galileo, compelling another minister ... more |
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 Lockheed Martin, Airbus to collaborate on aerial refueling  
Boeing receives contract for Harpoon, SLAM-ER missile workWashington (UPI) Dec 4, 2018 Boeing has received a contract worth $10.5 million from the Navy for upgrades and logistical support for the Harpoon/SLAM-ER family of guided anti-ship and land attack missiles. ... more  |
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Luke AFB stands up F-35 squadron for NetherlandsWashington (UPI) Dec 4, 2018 The 308th Fighter Squadron was stood up in a ceremony at Luke Air Force Base on Nov. 30th as part of a F-35 training unit for the Netherlands and Denmark. ... more 
SPACE-SI selects Arianespace to launch the NEMO-HD microsat on VEGAEbry, France (SPX) Dec 03, 2018 Arianespace has been chosen by the Slovenian Centre of Excellence for Space Sciences and Technologies (SPACE-SI) to launch the NEMO-HD microsat on the Vega launch vehicle as part of the Small Spacec ... more 
SpaceX launches 64 satellites at onceWashington DC (AFP) Dec 04, 2018 SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, sending an unusual payload into space - 64 satellites at the same time, a US record. And the company headed by US tech billionaire Elon Musk mark ... more 
First manned space mission since Soyuz failure launchedBaikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 3, 2018 A Soyuz rocket carrying Russian, American and Canadian astronauts took off from Kazakhstan and reached orbit on Monday, the first manned mission since a failed launch in October. ... more 
Ascent Trajectories and Gravity TurnsBethesda, MD (SPX) Dec 03, 2018 Almost all space launch vehicles liftoff from the ground in the vertical direction and continue to orbit along an ascent trajectory that is usually optimized for the conditions in order to maximize ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 
Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a 3D bioprinting technique that works with natural materials and is easy to use, allowing researchers of varying levels of technical expertise to produce lifelike organ tissue models.
As a proof of concept, the UC San Diego team used their method to create blood vessel networks capable of keeping a breast cancer tumor al ... 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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 London, UK (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2018 
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced that Britain would explore the possibility of building its own satellite navigation system instead of relying on the EU's Galileo, compelling another minister in her Cabinet to resign.
May announced on Friday that the UK was pulling out of the EU's satellite navigation system which was designed to compete with the US GPS system and is due to be launc ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2018 
Lockheed Martin and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to provide aerial refueling services for current and future tankers.
The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport will be the primary airframe for the program, Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday.
Aerial refueling is a large contract with fierce competition between firms like Lockheed, Boeing, Airbus and others. The U.S. ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 
USC scientists have demonstrated a theoretical method to enhance the performance of quantum computers, an important step to scale a technology with potential to solve some of society's biggest challenges.
The method addresses a weakness that bedevils performance of the next-generation computers by suppressing erroneous calculations while increasing fidelity of results, a critical step befo ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Dec 06, 2018 
Measurements of atmospheric ozone from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite are now being used in daily forecasts of air quality.
Launched in October 2017, Copernicus Sentinel-5P - short for Sentinel-5 Precursor - is the first Copernicus satellite dedicated to monitoring our atmosphere. It is part of the fleet of Copernicus Sentinel missions that ESA develops for the European Union's envir ... more |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Dec 5, 2018 
Australian rare earths miner Lynas said Wednesday it would consider "legal options" after Malaysia imposed tough new conditions on waste removal for the renewal of its licences due next year.
Lynas shares lost more than 22 percent in Sydney after news of the new terms.
Lynas Corporation's $720-million dollar Malaysian plant, which processes rare earths mined in Australia, has been critic ... 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) Dec 4, 2018 
Boeing has received a contract worth $10.5 million from the Navy for upgrades and logistical support for the Harpoon/SLAM-ER family of guided anti-ship and land attack missiles.
Work on the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will run through November 2019 as part of an existing support contract and includes Foreign Military Sales customers. The modification was awa ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 
How long can tiny gears and other microscopic moving parts last before they wear out? What are the warning signs that these components are about to fail, which can happen in just a few tenths of a second? Striving to provide clear answers to these questions, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a method for more quickly tracking microelectromech ... more |
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 Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Dec 04, 2018 
A new artificial joint restores important wrist-like movements to forearm amputees, something which could dramatically improve their quality of life. A group of researchers led by Max Ortiz Catalan, Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have published their research in the journal IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 05, 2018 
The Air Force has awarded General Atomics $26.7 million for French air force MQ-9 logistics services.
The work comes after an option on a previously awarded contract was exercised, and announced on Tuesday by the Department of Defense. The contract falls under Foreign Military Sales and is expected to run through December 2019. The sale involved is exclusively for France.
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