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  Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2019 NASA on Friday gave SpaceX the green light to test a new crew capsule by first sending an unmanned craft with a life-sized mannequin to the International Space Station. "We're go for launch, we're go for docking," said William Gerstenmaier, the associate administrator with NASA Human Exploration and Operations. A Falcon 9 rocket from the private US-based SpaceX is scheduled to lift off, weather permitting, on March 2 to take the Crew Dragon test capsule to the ISS. NASA signed contracts in 2 ... read more |
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Virgin Galactic takes crew of three to altitude of 55 milesWashington (AFP) Feb 22, 2019 Virgin Galactic's spacecraft reached an altitude of more than 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) on Friday, carrying for the first time a passenger in addition to its two pilots. ... more 
ArianeGroup and CNES launch ArianeWorks acceleration platformParis, France (SPX) Feb 22, 2019 Thursday 21 February in Paris, in the presence of Frederique Vidal, the French Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation, ArianeGroup CEO Andre-Hubert Roussel and CNES President Jean-Yv ... more  
The secret life of batteriesNewark DE (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 You probably use batteries every single day, but do you actually understand how they work? Koffi Pierre Yao, a new assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware, is unc ... more 
Astronauts optimistic for ISS launch after botched flightMoscow (AFP) Feb 21, 2019 Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague said Thursday they were ready to head into space again next month after their last launch ended in failure. ... more |
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Interactive space simulation for nanosatellitesParis (ESA) Feb 20, 2019 Pioneer partner Open Cosmos are taking mission development to a new dimension, using a virtual reality-like simulation that replicates life in orbit for space technologies. Through an innovati ... more  
NASA tests urban drone traffic management in Nevada, TexasMoffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 NASA has selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly kno ... more  
Lockheed awarded $33.4M for cost reduction work on LRASMWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 Lockheed Martin was awarded a $33.4 million contract as part of a cost reduction initiative in support of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile for the U.S. Navy. ... more  
Army to test lighter body armor vest as part of total protection systemWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 The U.S. Army plans to begin testing a lighter-weight body armor vests between April and June, and test the full protection system by this fall. ... more  
Boeing tapped for F-15E warning system development, testingWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 Boeing Co. was awarded a $24.1 million contract modification for development and testing of F-15 fighter plane warning systems, the Defense Department announced. ... more |
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Harris contracted for jammers for Navy F/A-18 aircraftWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 Harris Corp. was awarded a $168.8 million modification to a contract to build onboard jammer systems for the Navy's F/A-18 fighter planes. ... more  |
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Renewable energy generation with kites and dronesMadrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) are a new kind of technology to harvest wind energy. The expensive and heavy tower and rotor of a conventional wind turbine are here substituted by a light tether ... more  
At least seven miners dead in Peruvian landslideLima (AFP) Feb 21, 2019 At least seven miners died when a landslide hit their camp in Peru's Puno region bordering Bolivia, an official said on Thursday. ... more 
'Abused' Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong risk deportationHong Kong (AFP) Feb 23, 2019 Two Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong say chronic physical abuse by male family members prompted them to flee the kingdom, where they now fear they will be forcibly returned. ... more 
Tornado fatalities continue to fall, despite population growth in Tornado AlleyWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Feb 25, 2019 The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 ushered in a movement of westward migration in the United States, and with new territory came new challenges - and weather phenomena. The rate of tornado-related fatal ... more 
Nine countries at UN seek to override China to raise MyanmarUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 20, 2019 The United States, France, Britain and six other countries on the UN Security Council have called for a meeting on Myanmar that is expected to face opposition from China, diplomats said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2019 
In a research breakthrough funded by NASA, scientists have synthesized a molecular system that, like DNA, can store and transmit information. This unprecedented feat suggests there could be an alternative to DNA-based life, as we know it on Earth - a genetic system for life that may be possible on other worlds.
This new molecular system, which is not a new life form, suggests scientists lo ... 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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 Oslo (AFP) Feb 11, 2019 
Norway's foreign intelligence unit on Monday expressed renewed concerns that its GPS signals in the country's Far North were being jammed, as Oslo again blamed Russia for the "unacceptable" acts.
In its annual national risk assessment report, the intelligence service said that in repeated incidents since 2017, GPS signals have been blocked from Russian territory in Norwegian regions near the ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019  Harris Corp. was awarded a $168.8 million modification to a contract to build onboard jammer systems for the Navy's F/A-18 fighter planes.
The contract was announced by the Department of Defense on Thursday. It calls for the procurement of 78 AN/ALQ-214 A(V)4/5 Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures Onboard Jammers for use on the F/A-18C/D/E/F models.
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 Hiroshima, Japan (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 
Hiroshima University, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Panasonic Corporation announced the successful development of a terahertz (THz) transceiver that can transmit or receive digital data at 80 gigabits per second (Gbit/s).
The transceiver was implemented using silicon CMOS integrated circuit technology, which would have a great advantage for volume pro ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 22, 2019 
Work has begun on a new CubeSat mission that will demonstrate for the first time a new, highly promising technique for measuring soil moisture from space - data important for early flood and drought warnings as well as crop-yield forecasts.
The technology-demonstration mission, SigNals of Opportunity: P-band Investigation, will validate a remote-sensing technique called signals of opportun ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 25, 2019 
Low density polyethylene film (LDPE) microplastic fragments, successfully degraded in water using visible-light-excited heterogeneous ZnO photocatalysts.
The innovative nanocoating technology was developed by a research team from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden and was further investigated together with PP Polymer, Sweden, as part of the EU Horizon 2020 funded project CLAIM: Clea ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 12, 2019 
China announced Monday that it is developing the modified version of the Long March-6 rocket to add four solid boosters to increase its carrying capacity.
The improved medium-left carrier rocket will be sent into space by 2020, according to the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, which designed the rocket.
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 Warsaw (AFP) Feb 10, 2019 
Poland said Sunday it will buy mobile rocket launchers worth $414 million (365 million euros) from the United States, as Warsaw seeks closer ties with Washington amid concerns over a resurgent Russia.
The deal, due to be signed Wednesday, will "significantly increase the Polish army's capacities," Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak told journalists Sunday, adding that delivery was expected b ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $33.4 million contract as part of a cost reduction initiative in support of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile for the U.S. Navy.
The contract includes the redesign, integration and test of radio frequency sensors, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.
The LRASM, based somewhat on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range, or JAS ... more |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 25, 2019 
Nanowires have the potential to revolutionize the technology around us. Measuring just 5-100 nanometers in diameter (a nanometer is a millionth of a millimeter), these tiny, needle-shaped crystalline structures can alter how electricity or light passes through them.
They can emit, concentrate and absorb light and could therefore be used to add optical functionalities to electronic chips. T ... more |
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 Rome, Italy (SPX) Feb 25, 2019 
Over three centuries ago, microscopy pioneer Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was marvelled by the tiny creatures he found in a drop of water from a nearby pond. He was particularly struck by the behaviour of Euglena cells. These unicellular organisms spend most of their time doing what most of their peers do: swim by beating their flagellum.
However, on occasions, Euglena perform harmoniously coord ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 
NASA has selected two organizations to host the final phase of its four-year series of increasingly complicated technical demonstrations involving small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones.
The Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems in Las Vegas and the Lone Star UAS Center for Excellence and Innovation in Corpus Christi, Texas, will host demonstrations to confirm NA ... more |
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