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  Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2019 Mark Stucky fought in the Iraq war, once buzzed a Soviet warplane over the Sea of Japan and has flown all sorts of experimental aircraft. Now, his dream is a taste of routine and repetition: to make the same trip as often as possible, in the same aircraft, ferrying six wealthy passengers into space. "Forger", as he is nicknamed, is a test pilot for the space travel company Virgin Galactic, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson. Flying an aircraft called SpaceShipTwo, for a few minu ... read more |
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A revolution in a sentence - the future of human spaceflight in AmericaColumbus OH (SPX) Feb 11, 2019 "This year, American astronauts will go back to space in American rockets." This one sentence from the 2019 State of the Union address may have escaped your notice. It ended a paragraph in whi ... more 
Refabricator to recycle, reuse plastic installed on Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Feb 11, 2019 The first integrated recycler and 3D printer was successfully installed onboard the International Space Station into the station's experiment racks. This technology demonstration, called a Refabrica ... more 
New research opportunities on International Space StationParis (ESA) Feb 11, 2019 European research has been a part of the International Space Station since the very first expeditions to our orbiting science facility in 2001. "ESA regularly announces new research opportunit ... more 
Richard Branson says he'll fly to space by JulyWashington (AFP) Feb 8, 2019 British billionaire Richard Branson plans to travel to space within the next four or five months aboard his own Virgin Galactic spaceship, he told AFP Thursday. ... more |
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Hughes satellite modems power beyond-line-of-sight comms for UAVsGermantown MD (SPX) Feb 11, 2019 Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, has announced the first shipments of its specialized, multiband HM400 SATCOM modems to General A ... more  
Bell awarded $240M for 12 Viper helicopters for Bahrain(UPI) Feb 8, 2019 Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. was awarded a $240.3 million contract to build 12 AH-1Z helicopters for the kingdom of Bahrain. ... more  
Rafael test-launches precision-guided missile from light vehicle in IsraelWashington (UPI) Feb 7, 2019 Israel's defense contractor, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, has released video of a test of precision-guided SPIKE NLOS missiles launched from a Tomcar light-vehicle launcher. ... more  
U.S. Army to purchase Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile systemWashington (UPI) Feb 6, 2019 The U.S. Army will purchase Israeli-made and battle-tested Iron Dome missile defense system, it announced on Wednesday. ... more
General Atomics awarded $30.9M more for MQ-9 missile defense testingWashington (UPI) Feb 7, 2019 General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems was awarded an increased $30.9 million to continue testing MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. ... more |
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Arianespace orbits two telecommunications satellites on first Ariane 5 launch of 2019Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Feb 05, 2019 Arianespace has successfully orbited two telecommunications satellites: the Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 condosat for operators KACST and Hellas Sat; and GSAT-31 for the Indian Space ... more  |
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Airbnb eyes the sky with hire of aviation execSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 7, 2019 Airbnb on Thursday said that it hired airline industry veteran Fred Reid away from an autonomous flight vehicle startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page. ... more 
US Army to buy two Israeli Iron Dome air defense systemsWashington (AFP) Feb 6, 2019 The US Army said Wednesday it wants to purchase a pair of Iron Dome short-range air defense systems, an interceptor technology developed by Israel with US support. ... more  
Intelligent Healing for Complex WoundsWashington DC (SPX) Feb 07, 2019 Blast injuries, burns, and other wounds experienced by warfighters often catastrophically damage their bones, skin, and nerves, resulting in months to years of recovery for the most severe injuries ... more 
Arianespace Rejects Russia Offer to Fix Seam Rupture in Fregat BoosterMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 05, 2019 Arianespace has not accepted the offer by the Russian Lavochkin Research and Production Association to "patch up" the rupture in the pipeline that supplies helium to fuel tanks of the Fregat booster ... more 
Navy awards $90M to Lockheed to cut cost of F-35 air systemWashington (UPI) Feb 6, 2019 Lockheed Martin was awarded a $90 million contract modification to reduce the cost of F-35 fighter aircraft, the U.S. Navy announced. ... more |
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 Santa Clara CA (SPX) Feb 07, 2019 
Momentus, provider of in-space transportation services, has announced that they are taking orders for their Vigoride and Vigoride Extended services (orbital repositioning for satellites with masses up to 250kg) and have signed their first customer: EXOLAUNCH, in a contract worth more than $6M. EXOLAUNCH (formerly ECM Launch Services), is a leading European launch services provider and cluster in ... more |
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Raytheon was awarded a four-year contract for hardware and support services for a radio system to be used by the U.S. Army for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
The contract includes repair, logistical, engineering and technical support for the Army's AN/ARC-231 Multiple-Mode Aviation Radio Suite, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 5, 2019 
The position of the Earth's magnetic North Pole - used in navigation systems such as smartphones - is moving far faster than it has, sending scientists scrambling to put out a new model this week.
The magnetic North is the point at which the planet's magnetic field points vertically down.
The World Magnetic Model is critical to sea and military navigation - as well as our ubiquitous s ... more |
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 (UPI) Feb 8, 2019 
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. was awarded a $240.3 million contract to build 12 AH-1Z helicopters for the kingdom of Bahrain.
The order to manufacture and deliver the Lot 16 helicopter, known as the Viper and Zulu Cobra, is under the Defense Department's foreign military sales program, the U.S. Navy announced Thursday. It is part of the U.S. Marine Corps' program to upgrade the H-1 progr ... more |
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 Lemont IL (SPX) Feb 05, 2019 
In a recent issue of Physical Review A, Argonne researchers reported a new method for alleviating the effects of "noise" in quantum information systems, a challenge scientists around the globe are working to meet in the race toward a new era of quantum technologies. The new method has implications for the future of quantum information science, including quantum computing and quantum sensing.
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Since it was first measured in 1831, we have known that the magnetic north is constantly on the move. However, its tendency to slowly roam has stepped up a pace recently - so much so that the World Magnetic Model has had to be updated urgently with the pole's new location, vital for navigation on smartphones, for example. ESA's magnetic field Swarm mission has been key for this update.
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 (UPI) Feb 8, 2019 
New Mexico's Environment Department served Holloman Air Force Base with a notice of violation after monitoring wells tested at twice the acceptable levels for suspected carcinogenic contaminants.
Violations of the discharge permit trigger corrective action requirements for the Air Force, according to a state environment agency news release this week.
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 05, 2019 
An experiment that saw the first-ever plant sprouting on the moon last month was born in a natural disaster that devastated China's cotton-industry almost three decades ago.
Li Fuguang was one of the Chinese agricultural scientists whose years of hard work might one day help lead to a base and long-term human residence on the moon.
He was on the team that developed the cotton seeds c ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 6, 2019 
The U.S. Army will purchase Israeli-made and battle-tested Iron Dome missile defense system, it announced on Wednesday.
The system is meant to protect soldiers from indirect-fire battlefield threats by intercepting and destroying incoming missiles, rockets and other artillery.
Developed by Israel's state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries, the s ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 7, 2019 
Israel's defense contractor, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, has released video of a test of precision-guided SPIKE NLOS missiles launched from a Tomcar light-vehicle launcher.
The missiles, known in Israel as Tamuz 5, were fired from a new lightweight buggy that features eight missiles and can be mounted on light SUVs, Army Technology reported. The launch platform can be airlifted and ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Feb 06, 2019 
A ceramic that becomes more electrically conductive under elastic strain and less conductive under plastic strain could lead to a new generation of sensors embedded into structures like buildings, bridges and aircraft able to monitor their own health.
The electrical disparity fostered by the two types of strain was not obvious until Rice University's Rouzbeh Shahsavari, an assistant profes ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 11, 2019 
Robots are now being employed not just for hazardous tasks, such as detecting and disarming mines. They are also finding application as household helps and as nursing assistants. As increasing numbers of machines, equipped with the latest in artificial intelligence, take on a growing diversity of specialized and everyday tasks, the question of how people perceive them and behave towards them bec ... more |
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 Germantown MD (SPX) Feb 11, 2019 
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, has announced the first shipments of its specialized, multiband HM400 SATCOM modems to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), powering beyond-line-of-sight communications for their next-generation Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) known as the MQ-9B SkyGuardian.
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