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  Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 It was a big year for space flight and exploration, as private companies kicked a 21st century space race into full gear. SpaceX launched 21 missions as others watched new vessels undergo testing and some escaped the Earth's atmosphere for the first time. NASA celebrated its 60th birthday in October, the same year it announced goals to take humans back to the moon, explored asteroids and landed a new rover on Mars. And in Asia, China launched more rockets than any other country as Japan's space ... read more |
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Russian Cosmonaut Dismisses Rumours About ISS Crew, Hole in Soyuz SpaceshipMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 27, 2018 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev on Monday dismissed rumours on social networks about the ISS crew in the light of the situation with the hole in the Soyuz MS-09 spaceship. "A lot has alread ... more  
Number of World's Space Launches in 2018 Exceeds 100, Space Industry Source SaysMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 27, 2018 In 2018, the number of space launches carried out throughout the world surpassed 100 for the first time since 1990, a source in the Russian rocket and space industry told Sputnik on Wednesday, addin ... 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  
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 |
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SpaceX blasts off powerful GPS satellite for US militaryTampa Dec 23, 2018 A SpaceX rocket on Sunday blasted off a powerful GPS satellite for the US Air Force, marking its 21st and final launch for the year 2018. ... more 
Russia to Complete Flight Tests of Soyuz-2.1V Carrier Rocket in 2019 - SourceMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 25, 2018 The last test launch of the Soyuz-2.1v light-class carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia is planned for next year, a Russian space industry source told Sputnik. "The ... 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  
NanoRacks announces first customer contract for India's Polar Satellite Launch VehicleWashington DC (SPX) Dec 21, 2018 NanoRacks is excited to announce that the Company has signed its first customer contract for a small satellite rideshare on the India Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehi ... 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 |
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Roscosmos Chief Could Visit US in Early 2019, NASA Working on Sanctions WaiverMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 25, 2018 Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's Roscosmos state corporation, may apply for US visa not earlier than in January 2019, as the program of the visit has not been prepared yet, a spokesperson for Ro ... more  |
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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  
China mulls new foreign investment law: state mediaBeijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2018 China's legislature is considering a new law governing foreign investment that will streamline existing rules and prevent the forced transfer of technology, state media reported Sunday. ... more  
First Harris T7 bomb disposal robots sent to British armyWashington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 The British army accepted the first four of 56 bomb disposal robots it ordered from Harris Corporation, the U.K. government announced. ... more  
Air Force establishes office at Tyndall AFB to guide five-year rebuilding processWashington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 A Program Management Office has been established by the Air Force at Tyndall Air Force Base to lead redevelopment and reconstruction efforts there, which are expected to take more than five years and cost about $3 billion. ... more  
Lockheed awarded $3.3B for PAC-3 missiles for Saudi Arabia, KuwaitWashington (UPI) Dec 24, 2018 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target Advanced Capability-3, or Patriot PAC-3, missiles for Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. ... 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 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. Fifteen teams represented by members from across the academic, commercial and defense landscapes gathered at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to pit their intelligent radio ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 
The first of a next-generation global positioning satellite, offering security, longer life and greater connectivity, was successfully launched this week and is preparing to take its place among the current GPS constellation.
The GPS III SV01 satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday. Once operational it will join 31 other satellites ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 
A Program Management Office has been established by the Air Force at Tyndall Air Force Base to lead redevelopment and reconstruction efforts there, which are expected to take more than five years and cost about $3 billion.
The PMO will be responsible for leading the redevelopment and reconstruction efforts at the base after it sustained devastating damage in October from Hurricane Micha ... 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.
The resumption of one of the world's ... more |
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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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 Washington (UPI) Dec 24, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract for Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept on Target Advanced Capability-3, or Patriot PAC-3, missiles for Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is worth a total of $3.3 billion for production of the missiles, with associated ground support equipment and initial spares of both PAC-3 missiles an ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Dec 24, 2018  Ankara's purchase of US missiles worth $3.5 billion will not affect a deal to acquire rival S-400 missiles from Russia, the Turkish presidential spokesman said Monday.
"The US Patriot sale process does not affect the S-400 process. We don't see one as an alternative for the other," Ibrahim Kalin said.
The US State Department on December 19 said it had informed Congress of plans to sell ... more |
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 Upton NY (SPX) Dec 27, 2018 
Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising technology for producing clean and renewable energy, but the cost and activity of their cathode materials is a major challenge for commercialization. Many fuel cells require expensive platinum-based catalysts - substances that initiate and speed up chemical reactions - to help convert renewable fuels into electrical energy. To make hydrogen fuel cells commerci ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 26, 2018 
The British army accepted the first four of 56 bomb disposal robots it ordered from Harris Corporation, the U.K. government announced.
The T7 ground vehicles, manufactured by Florida-based Harris, are equipped with high-definition cameras, data links, an adjustable manipulation arm, and tank-like all-terrain treads. They also employ "haptic feedback," which recreates the sense of the ro ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 24, 2018 
General Atomics and Raytheon have each been awarded contracts for support of the MQ-9 Reaper, one for sensors and the other for overall program support, that come to a total of more than $350 million.
The contracts, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, cover separate areas of sustainment for the unmanned aerial system used for surveillance and support of ground troops, though ... more |
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