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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2018 For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA's Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere - the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun. Comparing data from different instruments aboard the trailblazing spacecraft, mission scientists determined the probe crossed the outer edge of the heliosphere on Nov. 5. This boundary, called the heliopause, is where the tenuous, hot solar wind meets the cold, dense interstell ... read more |
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NASA's Voyager 2 reaches interstellar spaceWashington (AFP) Dec 10, 2018 NASA's Voyager 2 probe has left the protective bubble around the Sun and is flying through interstellar space, becoming the second human-made object to travel so far, the US space agency said Monday. ... more  
NASA Sounding Rockets Carry TRICE-2 over Norwegian SeaWallops Island VA (SPX) Dec 11, 2018 Two NASA sounding rockets successfully flew over the Norwegian Sea early in the morning December 8 carrying an experiment to study the electrodynamics of the polar cusp. The Twin Rockets to In ... more  
Russian Scientists Reveal How Mars Mission Will Impact Astronauts' LifespansMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 11, 2018 Russia's Roscosmos, NASA, the European Space Agency, and China's National Space Administration have all made plans to send manned missions to the Red Planet sometime in the next few decades. However ... more  
China launches rover for first far side of the moon landingBeijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower, state media said. ... more |
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U.K. Typhoon fighter flies with Meteor air-to-air missiles for first timeWashington (UPI) Dec 10, 2018 Royal Air Force Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth for the first time with the Meteor air-to-air missile during a Quick Reaction Alert exercise for airspace defense. ... more  
Harris launches its first smallsatMelbourne, FL (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 Harris Corporation has launched and communicated with its first small satellite from India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle - showcasing the company's ability to provide complete end-to-end mission ... more 
China puts 2 Saudi satellites into orbitBeijing (Sputnik) Dec 10, 2018 China has successfully put into orbit two Saudi Arabia's satellites - SaudiSat 5A and SauditSat 5B, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said in a statement. The Long Marc ... more 
Northrop Grumman receives $450M for Joint Threat Emitter trainingWashington (UPI) Dec 7, 2018 Northrop Grumman has been awarded $450 million for work on Joint Threat Emitter production and support for the U.S. Department of Defense and other nations. ... more 
Inmarsat to be first commercial customer for the new H3 launch vehicleTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 Inmarsathas entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) to be the first commercial customer to place an order for the new H3 launch vehicle. The maiden flight of H3 is sch ... more |
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Norfolk Navy Shipyard introducing exoskeletons for workersWashington (UPI) Dec 7, 2018 The Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia is introducing exoskeletons for heavy manual work designed to prevent injuries and fatigue, according to the Navy. ... more  |
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Contract put forward for MK80 and BLUE-109 componentsWashington (UPI) Dec 7, 2018 General Dynamics is receiving $264.8 million for MK80 and BLU-109 Tritonal bomb components. ... more  
Chinese-owned leaser Avolon confirms 100 Airbus plane orderParis (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 Irish-based and Chinese-owned leaser Avolon confirmed Friday an order for 100 Airbus new generation medium-haul aircraft. ... more 
SpaceX launches cargo, but fails to land rocketCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Dec 05, 2018 SpaceX on Wednesday blasted off its unmanned Dragon cargo ship, loaded with supplies, science experiments and food for the astronauts living at the International Space Station but failed to successfully land its booster afterwards. "We have had a ... more 
Artificial joint restores wrist-like movements to forearm amputeesGothenburg, 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, ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Dec 10, 2018 
The Navy has awarded DRS Power & Control Technologies $13.3 million for Arleigh Burke-class power conversion modules for Air and Missile Defense Radar production and support.
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, provides for up to 12 ship sets for the Arleigh Burke-class under the Flight III destroyer construction program for modernized versions of the vessels. T ... more |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2018 
Government customers require reliable and resilient satcom wherever missions take them. With the successful launch of Horizons 3e, the Intelsat EpicNG global high-throughput satellite (HTS) constellation is now complete. For the U.S. military and NATO allies this means that they will have immediate access to a high performing, resilient and redundant network for mobility missions at sea, on land ... more |
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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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 Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2018 
Irish-based and Chinese-owned leaser Avolon confirmed Friday an order for 100 Airbus new generation medium-haul aircraft.
Airbus said in a statement the order for 75 A320neo and 25 A321neo single-aisle planes was the single largest by Avolon.
It takes Avolon's cumulative Airbus orders to 284 aircraft - 240 single-aisle and 44 wide-body, including the A321neo, the A330neo and the A350 XW ... more |
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 Seoiul, South Korea (SPX) Dec 11, 2018 
The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has reported a successful free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) in daylight with the self-developed polarization encoding chip for the first time. QKD is one of the most promising secure communication technologies, which encodes information into a single-photon, the smallest measurable unit of light.
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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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 Istanbul (AFP) Dec 9, 2018 
Turkish woman Tulay Gercek stands in front of a vending machine at a busy Istanbul metro station but instead of putting coins into a slot, she crams plastic bottles into a hole.
Every bottle or can Gercek places in the machine gives extra credit on her Istanbul card - the universal ticket for using public transport in the city - in a pilot project by the municipality to promote recycling. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2018  China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first that would boost Beijing's ambitions to become a space superpower, state media said.
The Chang'e-4 lunar probe mission - named after the moon goddess in Chinese mythology - launched on a Long March 3B rocket from the southwestern Xichang launch centre at 2:23 am (1823 GMT), according to the o ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 10, 2018 
The Navy has awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments $41.5 million for SM-3 and SM-6 surface-to-air missile canisters for the Mk 41 Vertical Launching System.
Work on the contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, includes manufacturing and testing of Mk 21 mod 2 and Mk 21 mod 3 canisters. The canisters help contain exhaust gas and provide a launch rail while firing the missi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 10, 2018 
Royal Air Force Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth for the first time with the Meteor air-to-air missile during a Quick Reaction Alert exercise for airspace defense.
The Meteor long-range missile has been developed by a consortium of six European nations lead by the United Kingdom. The primary contractor for the weapon, which is expected to perform against "all and known future thre ... more |
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 Juelich, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2018 
Scientists from Julich together with colleagues from Aachen and Turin have produced a memristive element made from nanowires that functions in much the same way as a biological nerve cell. The component is able to both save and process information, as well as receive numerous signals in parallel.
The resistive switching cell made from oxide crystal nanowires is thus proving to be the ideal ... 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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