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  Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 15, 2019 The communications satellites will be spread out evenly to provide seamless global coverage. They are equipped with modern Ka and Q-band transponders and support high-speed Internet, telephony and other broadcasting services. The launch of the fourth and last military communications satellite of Russia's Blagovest constellation is tentatively planned for April, a source in the space industry told Sputnik. The Russian Defense Ministry has successfully deployed three satellites to the geostati ... read more |
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SLS liquid hydrogen tank test article loaded into test standHuntsville AL (SPX) Jan 16, 2019 The largest piece of structural test hardware for America's new deep space rocket, the Space Launch System, was loaded into Test Stand 4693 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alab ... more  
Magnetic North's erratic behavior forces update to global navigation systemWashington (UPI) Jan 14, 2019 Magnetic North is shifting rapidly, throwing off the World Magnetic Model that powers a variety of global navigational systems. ... more  
NASA Astronaut Hague Who Failed to Reach ISS May Make One-Year FlightMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 15, 2019 NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who, together with Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin, did not reach the International Space Station (ISS) in October due to the Soyuz-FG launch vehicle accident, may go fo ... more 
Space dreams: Alum Frank Bunger's quest to make space tourism a realityBerkeley CA (SPX) Jan 16, 2019 Frank Bunger, MBA 18, dreamed of space as a child. Today, he's pursuing that dream as co-founder and CEO of Orion Span, a startup that plans to build the Aurora Space Station to launch travelers int ... more |
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US Air Force contracts Lockheed Martin to continue GPS ground control supprtColorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 11, 2019 The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract to continue to sustain and further modernize the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constel ... more 
Closing The Space Launch Information GapHouston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2019 The space revolution is underway. The excitement in the industry is palpable, and new staggering achievements are being accomplished at almost a daily rate. There is also a rapidly increasing tempo ... more 
BAE signs $79.8M contract with Navy for Pacific comms supportWashington (UPI) Jan 15, 2019 BAE Systems has signed a five-year, $79.8 million contract to assist the U.S. Navy in maintaining and operating electronic, communication and computing platforms across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. ... more  
US Navy and Air Force awards Lockheed Martin Second Production Lot for Long Range Anti-Ship MissilesOrlando FL (SPX) Jan 16, 2019 Lockheed Martin has received a $172 million contract from the U.S. Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production. The contract continues the production for the air-lau ... more 
Raytheon taps Phoenix Products for Naval Strike Missile containersWashington (UPI) Jan 15, 2019 Raytheon Co. and Phoenix Products, Inc. signed a $1.6 million contract Tuesday with the U.S. Navy to produce strike missile transport containers as part of the Pentagon's mentor-protege program. ... more |
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D-Orbit awarded with ESA GSTP contract for the development of a precise in-orbit CubeSat deployerFino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Jan 15, 2019 The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded D-Orbit SpA with the General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) contract n 4000126167 titled "Development of a Precise In-Orbit CubeSat Deployer." The ... more  |
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SpaceX launches final 10 satellites for IridiumLos Angeles (AFP) Jan 11, 2019 SpaceX on Friday blasted off a payload of global communications satellites for Iridium, marking the first launch of 2019 for the California-based company headed by Elon Musk. ... more 
SpaceX laying off 10 percent of workforceWashington (Sputnik) Jan 14, 2019 The private US aerospace company SpaceX is laying off ten percent of its 6,000-person workforce, media reported. SpaceX will offer affected employees a minimum of eight weeks pay and other ben ... more  
U.S. Air Force awards Lockheed $131.6M for C-5 sustainmentWashington (UPI) Jan 14, 2019 The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Aeronautics a $131.6 million contract for sustainment engineering services for the military branch's largest jet, the C-5, the Pentagon announced. ... more 
France orders 28 upgraded Rafale warplanes for $2.3 billionWashington (UPI) Jan 14, 2019 France's government on Monday signed a $2.3 billion contract for 28 Rafale fighter jets from French -headquartered Dassault Aviation. ... more 
South Korea to receive first two F-35A stealth jets in MarchWashington (UPI) Jan 14, 2019 Lockheed Martin plans to deliver the first two F-35A stealth fighter jets to South Korea in March. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2019 
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. was awarded an $86.2 million contract by the U.S. Army in support of the Starlite radar system.
The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is a hybrid fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee agreement.
The AN/ZPY-1 STARLite radar system is a small radar unit used on tactical aerial reconnaissance missions that include moving target d ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 15, 2019 
The communications satellites will be spread out evenly to provide seamless global coverage. They are equipped with modern Ka and Q-band transponders and support high-speed Internet, telephony and other broadcasting services.
The launch of the fourth and last military communications satellite of Russia's Blagovest constellation is tentatively planned for April, a source in the space indust ... more |
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 Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 11, 2019 
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract to continue to sustain and further modernize the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation's ground control system through 2025. This is the follow-on contract to Lockheed Martin's current GCS contract awarded in 2013.
Under the GCS II contract, the continued upgrade of the GPS ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 14, 2019 
Lockheed Martin plans to deliver the first two F-35A stealth fighter jets to South Korea in March.
The aircraft will arrive in the end of March and be deployed by May, The Korean Times and the South China Morning Post reported Sunday.
The F-35A, which features conventional takeoff and landing, is one of three variants of the single-seat, single-engine fighters.
In all, 10 ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 15, 2019 
The absorption of light in semiconductor crystals without inversion symmetry can generate electric currents. Researchers at the Max Born Institute have now generated directed currents at terahertz (THz) frequencies, much higher than the clock rates of current electronics. They show that electronic charge transfer between neighboring atoms in the crystal lattice represents the underlying mechanis ... more |
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 Harwell UK (SPX) Jan 11, 2019 
SIAP, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food - part of the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture (SAGARPA) - has signed a declaration of intent with the UK Space Agency to provide historic, statistical and satellite data to support Rezatec's development of a crop yield optimisation tool for Mexican farmers and other supply chain stakeholders.
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 14, 2019 
In a world where climate change, air and water pollution, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, ozone depletion, and other environmental problems overlap, a fix in one arena can cause trouble in another.
Here are a few examples of what might be called Earth's "zero-sum" dilemma in the 21st century.
- Water vs. ocean pollution -
A study released Monday shows for the first time that more ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Jan 11, 2019 
China sent Zhongxing-2D satellite into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 1:11 a.m. Friday.
The satellite has entered the preset orbit.
The Chinese-made communication and broadcasting satellite will provide transmission service for the country's radio, television stations and cable television networks.
The Zho ... more |
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 Damascus (AFP) Jan 11, 2019 
Syrian air defences shot down Israeli missiles late Friday, the official SANA news agency reported, citing a military source.
Most of the missiles fired by "Israeli military planes" were intercepted at around 11:00 pm (2100 GMT), the source said.
"Only a ministry of transport warehouse at Damascus international airport was hit," SANA cited the military source as saying.
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 11, 2019 
Raytheon Missile Systems received a $21 million modification of its contract for missile improvement software for the U.S. Air Force.
The modification, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, covers work on the advanced medium-range air-to-air-missile [AMRAAM] system, brought the initial $50 million contract's value up to $71 million.
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 11, 2019  For the first time, researchers used benzene - a common hydrocarbon - to create a novel kind of molecular nanotube, which could lead to new nanocarbon-based semiconductor applications.
Researchers from the Department of Chemistry have been hard at work in their recently renovated lab in the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Science.
The pristine environment and smart layout af ... more |
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 Pullman WA (SPX) Jan 15, 2019 
A robot created by Washington State University scientists could help elderly people with dementia and other limitations live independently in their own homes.
The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors embedded in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities.
It navigates through rooms and ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 16, 2019 
A new study in Conservation Physiology shows that over time, bears get used to drones. Previous work indicated that animals behave fearfully or show a stress response near drone flights. Using heart monitors to gauge stress, however, researchers here found that bears habituated to drones over a 3 to 4-week period and remained habituated.
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