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  Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 14, 2018 Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo flew higher than it ever has before, surpassing what the US Air Force considers the boundary of space, and marking the first manned flight to space from US soil since 2011. The United States has not sent any people to space since the US space shuttle program ended in 2011, and has relied on Russian Soyuz rockets to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. In the meantime, a commercial space race is underway as companies rush to build spacecraft that ... read more |
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Four NASA-sponsored experiments set to launch on Virgin Galactic spacecraftEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2018 A winged spacecraft will soon take off with four NASA-supported technology experiments onboard. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo will separate from the WhiteKnightTwo twin-fuselage carrier aircraft an ... more  
Roscosmos to submit super-heavy rocket project to GovernmentMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 13, 2018 Russian space agency Roscosmos will submit the project of the creation of a super-heavy rocket for an unmanned mission around the Moon for the government consideration by January 15, two sources in ... more  
First Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III satellite encapsulated for Dec. 18 launchTitusville, FL (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 The U.S. Air Force's first Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built GPS III satellite is now encapsulated for its planned December 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on a SpaceX Falc ... more  
China's Chang'e-4 probe enters lunar orbitBeijing (XNA) Dec 13, 2018 China's Chang'e-4 probe decelerated and entered the lunar orbit Wednesday, completing a vital step on its way to make the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon, the China National Spac ... more |
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Kleos Space dual-lists on Frankfurt Stock ExchangeLuxembourg (SPX) Dec 13, 2018 Luxembourg-based Kleos Space S.A., state-of-the-art space technology operator, is pleased to announce the dual-listing of the company's shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange trading with the ticker ... more  
Shape-shifting origami could help antenna systems adapt on the flyAtlanta GA (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have devised a method for using an origami-based structure to create radio frequency filters that have adjustable dimensions, enabling the devices ... more  
SM-3 Block IIA makes successful intercept of ballistic missileWashington (UPI) Dec 11, 2018 The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency shot down an intermediate range ballistic missile at high altitude from the Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic missile system in Hawaii as part of their testing program for the SM-3 Block IIA missile. ... more 
Calibrating cosmic mile markersWashington DC (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 New work from the Carnegie Supernova Project provides the best-yet calibrations for using Type Ia supernovae to measure cosmic distances, which has implications for our understanding of how fast the ... more 
We're all ears as Voyager 2 goes InterstellarSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, is supporting NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft as it enters interstellar space - becoming only the second spacecraft, after its twin Voyager 1, to reach this m ... more |
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 NASA's Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space 
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  |
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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 
HHS and NASA team up to explore health on Earth and in outer spaceWashington DC (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 by Eric D. Hargan - Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services My father was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and he shared his fascination with planes, NASA and anything ... more 
Dragon attached to Station, returns to Earth in JanuaryHouston TX (SPX) Dec 10, 2018 Three days after its launch from Florida, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was installed on the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station's Harmony module at 10:36 a.m. EST. The 1 ... more |
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 Nashville TN (SPX) Dec 13, 2018 
The record-setting SpaceX rocket launch yesterday carried a Vanderbilt space radiation experiment aboard CubeSat Fox-1Cliff. Actually, it's a spare.
The original payload is aboard CubeSat AO-85 , launched in 2015 and still in low-Earth orbit. After deployment, Fox1-Cliff received its official designation, AO-95. A third Vanderbilt payload has been up one year this month on AO-91, and there ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have devised a method for using an origami-based structure to create radio frequency filters that have adjustable dimensions, enabling the devices to change which signals they block throughout a large range of frequencies.
The new approach to creating these tunable filters could have a variety of uses, from antenna systems capable of adapt ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2018 
The U.S. Air Force's first GPS III satellite has been encapsulated for its planned Dec. 18 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on a SpaceX Falcon 9 satellite-delivery vehicle.
The GPS III Space Vehicle 01 has undergone pre-launch processing, fueling and other services in Titusville, Fla. The GPS III SV01 was loaded in its launch cartridge in anticipation of its coming la ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 11, 2018 
The US military said Tuesday it had pronounced five missing Marines dead and was ending search operations nearly a week after two US military aircraft crashed off Japan.
The announcement brings the final toll in the December 6 crash to six, with a seventh crew member rescued after the deadly incident.
The crash involving an F/A-18 fighter jet with two crew onboard and a KC-130 refuelling ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 
Image Caption: DARPA's Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) seeks to create a more specialized, secure, and heavily automated electronics industry. This image outlines the continued expansion of the research efforts that underlie ERI, including a focus on accelerating the delivery of ERI-derived innovations for defense applications. On December 19, 2018, DARPA will host a Proposers Day to c ... 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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 Rome (AFP) Dec 11, 2018 
Twelve teams of firefighters battled Tuesday to put out a vast fire at a garbage dump in Rome as critics slammed the capital's beleaguered waste manager and warned of chaos to come.
The odour of burning refuse wafted across the historic centre as the blaze, which began overnight, crept steadily from the site in the north-east of the city.
City hall said it had called the national civil p ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 13, 2018 
China's Chang'e-4 probe decelerated and entered the lunar orbit Wednesday, completing a vital step on its way to make the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced.
After flying about 110 hours from earth, an engine on the probe was ignited when it was 129 km above the surface of the moon, in line with instructions sent fr ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 11, 2018 
The US military on Tuesday successfully conducted a test of a new ballistic-missile interceptor system, which is being co-developed with Japan.
The launch marks the second successful test in less than two months for the SM-3 Block IIA missile and its associated technologies, which had previously experienced failures.
According to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), sailors at the Aegis As ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 11, 2018 
The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency shot down an intermediate range ballistic missile at high altitude from the Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic missile system in Hawaii as part of their testing program for the SM-3 Block IIA missile.
The test is the second successful use of the system, which has suffered personnel and mechanical failures in previous testing. The interceptor was fired f ... more |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 12, 2018 
Thanks in part to their distinct electronic, optical and chemical properties, nanomaterials are utilized in an array of diverse applications from chemical production to medicine and light-emitting devices.
But when introducing another metal in their structure, also known as "doping," researchers are unsure which position the metal will occupy and how it will affect the overall stability of ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Dec 12, 2018 
A "state-of-the-art" robot that appeared in a report on Russia's main TV news channel was revealed by internet users on Wednesday to be a man in a costume.
The Rossiya 24 rolling news channel on Tuesday broadcast footage of what it presented as a dancing, singing robot at a technology forum for school pupils.
"At the forum there's the opportunity to see state-of-the-art robots," the pre ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 12, 2018 
Drones can be used to explore environs too difficult and dangerous for humans to navigate, like a burned out building or the rubble of a collapsed bridge. But often, entrances to and passageways through these environments are quite small - holes and cracks measuring just a few inches wide.
Engineers at the University of Zurich have developed a foldable drone that can shrink itself to f ... more |
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