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  New Delhi (IANS) Jan 28, 2019 India on Thursday night opened the year's space campaign by putting into orbit defence imaging satellite "Microsat R" for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and students-built nano-satellite "Kalamsat" in a copy book style. The notable aspects of this space mission are flying of a new variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), switching off and on of the fourth stage engine couple of times, and use of fourth stage as an orbital platform carrying Kalamsat. After t ... read more |
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Environmental protection in outer spaceFrankfurt, Germany (SPX) Jan 25, 2019 On earth, environmental protection has the primary goal of ensuring the availability of clean water and clean air for human beings in the future. Human interests usually take also precedent when it ... more 
Brain condition related to long-term spaceflights needs more attention, dataCharleston SC (SPX) Jan 25, 2019 More people today are poised to explore space than ever before; those who do will experience the effects of microgravity on the human body. Recognizing the need for more data related to those effect ... more 
SpaceX successfully test fires Falcon 9 rocket for Dragon 2Los Angeles (Sputnik) Jan 28, 2019 US aerospace manufacturer SpaceX said on Friday it had carried out a static fire test of the company's Falcon 9 rocket, which in February will conduct an unmanned launch of a Dragon 2 spacecraft. ... more  
India launches pint-sized satellite designed by studentsSriharikota, India (AFP) Jan 25, 2019 A lightweight satellite designed by students that can be held in the palm of the hand has been launched by Indian scientists, burnishing the country's credentials in miniature design technology. ... more |
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Blue Origin to make 10th flight test of space tourist rocketWashington (AFP) Jan 22, 2019 Blue Origin, the rocket company headed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is poised to launch the 10th test flight of its unmanned New Shepard rocket on Wednesday as it competes with Virgin Galactic to become the first to carry tourists on brief visits to space. ... more  
Moscow urges US to abandon plans to resurrect 'Star Wars'Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 28, 2019 Earlier on Friday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has held a press conference after the meeting of the Russia-NATO Council. The meeting focused on the fate of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear ... more  
AECOM gets $9M Army contract for assault breacher suppliesWashington DC (UPI) Jan 25, 2019 AECOM Management Services Corp. received a $9 million contract for equipment and parts used on the Assault Breacher Vehicle. ... more  
Air Force accepts first two KC-46 tanker planes from BoeingWashington DC (UPI) Jan 25, 2019 Boeing delivered the first two next-generation KC-46 tanker planes to the U.S. Air Force, before the planes took off Friday to their first operating base. ... more 
Davos forum hits turbulence over CEOs' private jetsDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 24, 2019 Touting its green credentials, the World Economic Forum has pushed back against research that said company bosses are flying to Davos in record numbers on polluting private jets. ... more |
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Taiwan unveils new drone as China tensions mountPingtung, Taiwan (AFP) Jan 24, 2019 Taiwan's navy showed off its latest long-range surveillance drone Thursday as the island's outgunned armed forces push to counter China's increasingly muscular rhetoric and military exercises. ... more  |
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Swedish army orders Rheinmetall trucks for Patriot missile systemsWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2019 German defense contractor Rheinmetall has been awarded a "double-digit million-euro" contract by the Swedish armed forces for vehicles to transport Patriot missile systems, the company announced. ... more 
BAE awarded $474M for support of Army's M109 Family of VehiclesWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2019 BAE Systems has been awarded a $474 million contract for support of the newest version of its M109 family of vehicles for the U.S. Army. ... more 
Lockheed nets $542M contract for F-35 equipment, sparesWashington (UPI) Jan 23, 2019 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $542 million contract for F-35 equipment and spares for the U.S. military and partners in the program. ... more
Israel Successfully Tests Arrow 3 Air Defence SystemTel Aviv (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2019 The Israeli military together with the US National Missile Defence Agency have conducted an Arrow 3 missile defence system test, Israeli media reported, citing the Israeli Defence Ministry. "F ... more 
China clones gene-edited monkeys to aid disorder researchShanghai (AFP) Jan 24, 2019 Chinese scientists announced Thursday they had cloned five monkeys from a single animal that was genetically engineered to have a sleep disorder, saying it could aid research into human psychological problems. ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Jan 23, 2019 
Researchers at the Center for Correlated Electron Systems, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea, in collaboration with Sogang University and Seoul National University, reported the first experimental observation of a XY-type antiferromagnetic material, whose magnetic order becomes unstable when it is reduced to one-atom thickness. Published in Nature Communications, these ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2019 
DARPA's Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is set for launch in late February to space-qualify a new type of membrane reflectarray antenna. The antenna, made of a tissue-thin Kapton membrane, packs tightly for stowage during launch and then will deploy to its full size of 2.25 meters in diameter once it reaches low Earth orbit.
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 14, 2019 
Magnetic North is shifting rapidly, throwing off the World Magnetic Model that powers a variety of global navigational systems.
Scientists were originally scheduled to release an updated model this week - a fix for the accumulating anomalies - but due to the government shutdown, the update's release has been delayed until the end of the month.
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $542 million contract for F-35 equipment and spares for the U.S. military and partners in the program.
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, covers ancillary mission equipment and AME initial spares for Lot 13 F-35 Lightning II aircraft of the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-Pentagon departments and foreign military sales cus ... more |
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 Exeter UK (SPX) Jan 25, 2019 
Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed an innovative technique that could help create the next generation of everyday flexible electronics.
A team of engineering experts have pioneered a new way to ease production of van der Waals heterostructures with high-K dielectrics- assemblies of atomically thin two-dimensional (2-D) crystalline materials.
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 21, 2019 
The first Russian satellite for weather forecasting and monitoring climate and environment in the Arctic region, Arktika-M, is planned to be sent to near-earth orbit in June 2019, a source in the Russian space industry told Sputnik on Sunday.
"The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle from the Baikonur cosmodrome with Fregat booster and the first hydrometeorological satellite Arktika-M i ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Jan 26, 2019 
Brazilian mining giant Vale was hit with an initial $66.5 million fine Saturday over a dam collapse at one of its mines a day earlier that killed at least 10 people and left hundreds missing.
The amount, confirmed by multiple sources including a government official, was announced by the environment ministry, which did not immediately give an official figure.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 14, 2019 
As the Chang'e-4 probe made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon, a senior Chinese space expert said China will deepen its lunar exploration and venture further into the unknown.
China's current lunar program includes three phases: orbiting, landing, and returning. The first two phases have been accomplished, and the next step is to launch the Chang'e-5 probe to collect ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2019 
German defense contractor Rheinmetall has been awarded a "double-digit million-euro" contract by the Swedish armed forces for vehicles to transport Patriot missile systems, the company announced.
Forty high-mobility trucks will be built by Rheinmetall's Munich-based MAN Military Vehicles division, including 16 tractor trucks and 24 transport vehicles based on the company's HX series. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2019  The MBDA Missile Systems' medium-range missile was successfully deployed in Mali by the French Army for the first time, the company announced.
The Picardy Battle Group used the missile, called the Missile Moyenne Portable, or MMP, for the first time in a combat environment in December, MBDA announced Wednesday.
A six-person crew delivered the system by armored car, then installed ... more |
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 Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 28, 2019 
Platinum, a noble metal, is oxidised more quickly than expected under conditions that are technologically relevant. This has emerged from a study jointly conducted by the DESY NanoLab and the University of Vienna.
Devices that contain platinum, such as the catalytic converters used to reduce exhaust emissions in cars, can suffer a loss in efficacy as a result of this reaction. The team aro ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 24, 2019 
Artificial intelligence and automation will lead to job losses in "virtually all occupational groups" over the coming decades in the United States, but the overall impact on employment will be "muted," a prominent think tank study said Thursday.
"Almost no occupation will be unaffected by the adoption of currently available technologies," said the Brookings Institution study.
The researc ... more |
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 Pingtung, Taiwan (AFP) Jan 24, 2019 
Taiwan's navy showed off its latest long-range surveillance drone Thursday as the island's outgunned armed forces push to counter China's increasingly muscular rhetoric and military exercises.
China still sees Taiwan as part of its territory to be reunified, despite the two sides being ruled separately since they split in 1949 after a civil war.
Beijing has said it will not hesitate to u ... more |
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