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  Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2019 China's first seaborne rocket launch is scheduled for mid 2019 with a Long March-11 carrier rocket set to blast off in the Yellow Sea, said Jin Xin, deputy chief commander of the rocket. China has achieved a breakthrough in the key technologies for seaborne launches, Jin, of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, told a press conference by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation on Tuesday. The Long March-11, with a length of 20.8 meters and a takeoff weight of about ... read more |
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China to send over 50 spacecraft into space via over 30 launches in 2019Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2019 China is going to send more than 50 spacecraft into space via over 30 launches this year, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) on Tuesday. The major missi ... more  
China to launch 10 BeiDou satellites in 2019Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2019 China will send 10 satellites to join the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) through seven separate launches this year, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced ... more  
Lockheed Martin to develop cyber electronic warfare pod for UAVsAnnapolis Junction, MD (SPX) Jan 30, 2019 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a Prototype Project Agreement through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Consortium Management Group (CMG) on behalf of Consortium for Command, Control and Co ... more  
Airborne Response supports fire and rescue exercise with drones and aerostatsMiami FL (SPX) Jan 30, 2019 Airborne Response, the South Florida-based provider of Mission Critical Unmanned Solutions for industry and government, completed Exercise Lightning Shield - a full-scale training exercise held on T ... more |
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Russia's New Hypersonic Nuclear WeaponBethesda, MD (SPX) Jan 29, 2019 Last month Russia tested a new hypersonic weapon designed to sneak under current U.S. ballistic missile defenses. The Avangard, a winged glider weapon boosted high into the atmosphere by a ballistic ... more 
Avangard Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Devs Patent New Rocket Refueling TechMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 29, 2019 The glider system, capable of accelerating to up to 27 times the speed of sound, was unveiled by the Russian president last March as one of six new Russian weapons designed to preserve the global st ... more 
'Can't Afford to Wait': Defence Chief Unveils France's Hypersonic Arms AmbitionsParis (Sputnik) Jan 29, 2019 Paris is looking to join the handful of states worldwide with hypersonic weapons capabilities. French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly has revealed that Paris intends to reach the testing ... more 
P120C solid rocket motor tested for use on Vega-CKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jan 30, 2019 The first qualification model of the P120C solid-fuel motor, configured for Vega-C, was static fired yesterday on the test stand at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Fully loaded with 142 t ... more 
Arianespace to launch two telecommunications satellites with Ariane 5Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jan 30, 2019 For its first launch of 2019, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center: Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4, a condosat for KA ... 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  |
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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  
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  
Japan approved for $2.15B buy of Aegis Ashore missile defense systemsWashington (UPI) Jan 30, 2019 The U.S. State Department has approved Japan's $2.15 billion purchase of two land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense systems. ... more  
Lockheed Martin and Netherlands mark rollout of 1st Dutch Operational F-35sFort Worth TX (SPX) Jan 31, 2019 Dutch and American officials celebrated the roll out of the first operational F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in Fort Worth, Texas, comm ... more  
F-model of Javelin missile hits full-rate production with 2,100-missile orderWashington (UPI) Jan 30, 2019 Raytheon and Lockheed Martin's joint venture for the Javelin missile has received an order for 2,100 F-Model Javelin missiles, pushing the weapon into initial full-rate production. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jan 28, 2019  Meet Helga and Zohar, the dummies destined for a pioneering lunar flyby to help protect space travelers from cosmic rays and energetic solar storms.
These two female phantoms will occupy the passenger seats during Orion's first mission around the Moon, going further than any human has flown before.
Fitted with more than 5600 sensors, the pair will measure the amount of radiation astr ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 29, 2019 
Britain's Defense Ministry has awarded a $1.2 million contract for satellite antennas as an alternative to the Galileo satellite constellation project because of its impending departure from the European Union.
Oxford Space Systems, a startup, was awarded the contract for a lightweight "wrapped-rib" that can be transported to space more efficiently at a lower cost, the ministry said in ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2019 
China will send 10 satellites to join the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) through seven separate launches this year, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced Tuesday.
The launches will help complete the BDS global network by 2020, said Shang Zhi, director of the Space Department of the CASC, at a press conference, where the Blue Book of China Aerospa ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 29, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $31.3 contract modification for sustainment services for the F-35 Lightning II purchased by the Royal Australian Air Force.
On Monday, the Department of Defense announced services for the initial production for Lot X Joint Strike Fighters.
Work is expected to be completed by January 2021 in Williamtown, Australia.
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 Singapore (SPX) Jan 30, 2019 
Researchers in Singapore have built a refrigerator that's just three atoms big.
This quantum fridge won't keep your drinks cold, but it's cool proof of physics operating at the smallest scales. The work is described in a paper published 14 January in Nature Communications.
Researchers have built tiny 'heat engines' before, but quantum fridges existed only as proposals until the team ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jan 30, 2019 
Water levels in the Mekong basin, which extends through six countries in South-East Asia, are subject to considerable seasonal fluctuations. A new model now makes it possible to compute how water levels are impacted on various sections of the river by extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall or drought over extended periods.
To model the flow patterns of the river, with its complex ne ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 25, 2019 
Seoul on Friday sent aircraft over the Yellow Sea to carry out cloud-seeding experiments in an effort to tackle air pollution many South Koreans blame on China.
Air quality in South Korea is generally better than in its giant neighbour, the world's biggest polluter, which is periodically affected by choking bouts of filthy air and according to the International Energy Agency uses coal to gen ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2019 
China is going to send more than 50 spacecraft into space via over 30 launches this year, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) on Tuesday.
The major missions include the third Long March-5 large carrier rocket to be launched in July, said Yang Baohua, vice president of the CASC, at a press conference.
The second Long March-5 rocket was launched f ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 30, 2019 
The U.S. State Department has approved Japan's $2.15 billion purchase of two land-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense systems.
On Tuesday, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sale.
Defense News reported it was the first foreign military sales announcement since the end of a 35-day partial government shu ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Jan 29, 2019  Iran has "no intention of increasing the range" of its missiles, a senior defence official said Tuesday, amid threats of European as well as US sanctions over its ballistic programme.
Iran has voluntarily limited the range of its missiles to 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles), sufficient to reach Israel and Western bases in the Middle East.
But Washington and its allies have accused Tehran o ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 29, 2019 
In the movie Avengers: Infinity War, one of the coolest scenes occurs when Iron Man activates his nanotech armor and controls nanoparticles to form the armor upon his skin. Actually, developing such a technique to assemble nanomaterials into macroscopic bulk materials that maintain their unique nanoscale properties is still a challenging task for scientists in the real world. Meanwhile, it is al ... 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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 Miami FL (SPX) Jan 30, 2019 
Airborne Response, the South Florida-based provider of Mission Critical Unmanned Solutions for industry and government, completed Exercise Lightning Shield - a full-scale training exercise held on Thursday, January 24 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Airborne Response provided aerial support for the U.S. Army National Guard and specialized elements of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department.
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