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  Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2018 Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Oleg Artemyev will be questioned by the investigators as witnesses in the probe into a microfracture which was found on the body of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, while it was docked to the International Space Station (ISS), a source in the aerospace industry told Sputnik on Friday. Prokopyev returned to the Earth on the Soyuz on Thursday. On the same day, a source said that both cosmonauts would be questioned in the case. Artemyev returned from the ISS in Octo ... read more |
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Elon Musk Lauds Brilliant Russian Rocket Engine RD-180 in Core of US' Atlas VLos Angeles (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2018 The reliable and relatively cheap RD-180 engine is designed by a Russian research and development company especially for the US Atlas carrier rockets, but there are reportedly plans to put them to u ... more 
Roscosmos selects super-heavy rocket concept designed for lunar flightsMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2018 The scientific and technical council of Russia's Space Corporation Roscosmos has chosen the variant proposed by the Progress Rocket and Space Center (SRC Progress) and the head of Roscosmos Dmitry R ... more 
Arianespace supports Drance and European defense with launch of CSO-1Evry, France (SPX) Dec 24, 2018 For its 11th and final launch of the year - and the third in 2018 with the Soyuz medium-lift launcher - Arianespace successfully orbited the CSO-1 military Earth observation satellite for the French ... more 
New Materials Architectures Sought to Cool Hypersonic VehiclesWashington DC (SPX) Dec 21, 2018 Hypersonic vehicles fly through the atmosphere at incredibly high speeds, creating intense friction with the surrounding air as they travel at Mach 5 or above - five times faster than sound travels. ... more |
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First Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3 satellite responding to commandsDenver CO (SPX) Dec 24, 2018 At approximately 12,550 miles (20,200 km) up... turn left. You have arrived at a new era for the Global Positioning System (GPS). A major milestone in the U.S. Air Force's plan to bring new te ... more  
China launches first Hongyun project satelliteBeijing (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2018 China on 22 December successfully launched the first satellite of its Hongyun project, which seeks to create a network of communication satellites on the low Earth orbit in order to provide stable i ... more  
DARPA awards 6 teams during final Spectrum Collaboration Challenge QualifierWashington DC (SPX) Dec 24, 2018 On December 12, DARPA held the second preliminary event of the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) - the world's first collaborative machine-intelligence competition to overcome spectrum scarcity ... more  
GomSpace and ESA sign contract to initiate work on new GOMX missionAalborg, Denmark (SPX) Dec 21, 2018 GomSpace has signed a 300,000 euro development contract with ESA for the initiation of a new GOMX-5 satellite mission to demonstrate new nanosatellite capabilities for the next generation of constel ... more 
Groundbreaking nanosatellite imaging technology will revolutionize how we manage climate changeEspoo, Finland (SPX) Dec 21, 2018 A pioneering Finnish nanosatellite has now reached space equipped with the world's smallest infrared hyperspectral camera. The photos with infrared data taken from the satellite provide new solution ... more |
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Boeing, Sikorsky awarded $1.1B for Special Ops helicoptor supportWashington (UPI) Dec 21, 2018 Boeing Sikorsky Aircraft Support has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract for support of the Little Bird, Chinook and Seahawk helicopters of the U.S. Special Operations Command. ... more  |
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Raytheon to provide repairs for F/A-18 infrared targeting podsWashington (UPI) Dec 19, 2018 Raytheon has been awarded $65.6 million for repairs on the Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared systems used on the F/A-18 fighter aircraft. ... more  
Navy contracts Orbital for Coyote missile trainersWashington (UPI) Dec 20, 2018 The U.S. Navy has awarded a $46.5 million contract modification to Orbital Sciences Corporation, picking up an option for the company to produce 15 Lot 13 GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea skimming target base vehicles. ... more  
US approves $3.5 billion Patriot missile sale to TurkeyWashington (AFP) Dec 19, 2018 The United States said Wednesday it approved the sale of $3.5 billion in missiles to Turkey, offering an ultimatum after US outrage over the NATO ally's plans to buy from Russia. ... more 
Elon Musk's SpaceX set to raise $500 mn: reportNew York (AFP) Dec 18, 2018 Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX plans to raise $500 million to help launch its satellite internet service, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. ... more 
Winning ideas for new space transport servicesParis (ESA) Dec 19, 2018 Imagine moving satellites to higher orbits, collecting space debris, and dedicated launches for small satellites. These are the winning entries of ESA's call for ideas on new commercial space transp ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Dec 21, 2018 
In the near future, crews will embark on multi-month missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars and beyond. All incredible adventures, however, have their hazards, and a major one for crews on long-duration spaceflights is the space radiation they will be exposed to during their missions.
A new experiment aboard the International Space Station, The Growth of Large, Perfect Protein Crystals ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 21, 2018  Researchers in Italy have demonstrated the feasibility of quantum communications between high-orbiting global navigation satellites and a ground station, with an exchange at the single photon level over a distance of 20,000km.
The milestone experiment proves the feasibility of secure quantum communications on a global scale, using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). It is report ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Dec 24, 2018 
At approximately 12,550 miles (20,200 km) up... turn left. You have arrived at a new era for the Global Positioning System (GPS).
A major milestone in the U.S. Air Force's plan to bring new technology and capabilities to the GPS constellation, the first Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)-built GPS III satellite began "talking" with engineers and operators from ground control, as planned, following ... more |
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 Sofia (AFP) Dec 21, 2018  Bulgaria's defence ministry asked the government on Friday to start direct talks with the United States on acquiring F-16 fighter jets to replace its ageing Soviet-built MiG-29 planes.
"The acquisition .... will raise the combat capabilities of Bulgaria's air force to a new level," the ministry said.
A member of NATO since 2004, Bulgaria has earmarked 900 million euros ($1 billion) for ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Dec 19, 2018 
An international team of researchers has developed a technique that, for the first time, allows single-crystal hybrid perovskite materials to be integrated into electronics. Because these perovskites can be synthesized at low temperatures, the advance opens the door to new research into flexible electronics and potentially reduced manufacturing costs for electronic devices.
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 Tallahassee FL (SPX) Dec 21, 2018 
The Earth's core is an exceptionally difficult place to study. Its depths descend a staggering 2,900 kilometers - about the distance from New York City to Denver - and its extreme, otherworldly conditions are extraordinarily challenging to simulate in the lab.
For scientists like Florida State University Assistant Professor Mainak Mookherjee and his postdoctoral scholar Suraj Bajgain, whos ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 22, 2018 
Mining giant Anglo American restarted an iron ore mine in Brazil that had been closed for eight months to replace and inspect a leaking pipeline, the company said.
The stoppage of the big Minas-Rio mine in Minas Gerais state since March cost the London- and Johannesburg-headquartered company $320 million, it said in a statement to investors on Friday.
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2018 
China on 22 December successfully launched the first satellite of its Hongyun project, which seeks to create a network of communication satellites on the low Earth orbit in order to provide stable internet connection to the country's remote regions, the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC) said.
The satellite was launched atop the Long March-11 rocket at 07: ... more |
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 Moorestown NJ (SPX) Dec 21, 2018 
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $585 million contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to design, develop and deliver its Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii (HDR-H) in Oahu, Hawaii.
The HDR-H radar will provide autonomous acquisition and persistent precision tracking and discrimination to optimize the defensive capability of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and counter evolving thre ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2018 
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $46.5 million contract modification to Orbital Sciences Corporation, picking up an option for the company to produce 15 Lot 13 GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea skimming target base vehicles.
One of those vehicles will be sent to the Army for use testing and evaluating the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, Limited User Test target system.
The Coy ... more |
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Dec 17, 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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 Paris (ESA) Dec 21, 2018 
Robots invaded the Sahara Desert for Europe's largest rover field test, taking place in a Mars-like part of Morocco. For two weeks three rovers and more than 40 engineers tested automated navigation systems at up to five different sites.
This marked the end of the first phase of the strategic research cluster on space robotics technologies, a scheme funded by the European Union's Horizon 2 ... 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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