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  Dresden, Germany (SPX) Feb 27, 2019 After 7 years of tireless development at the tu dresden, the spin-off, Morpheus Space has successfully ignited the world's smallest ion beam thruster on the "UWE-4" nano-satellite. Four of the thumb-sized thrusters are located on UWE-4, the 1 kg nano-satellite of the University of Wurzburg. This enabled the Germany-based company to operate the first electric thruster in this satellite size in space. The primary objective of the satellite mission is to test the propulsion system in orbit in order t ... read more |
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McDermott awarded EPC Contract for largest hydrogen cryogenic sphere ever built for NASAHouston TX (SPX) Feb 27, 2019 McDermott International, Inc. reports it was awarded a sizeable* contract by Precision Mechanical, Inc. for a double wall liquid hydrogen sphere at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral ... more 
Global Space Propulsion System Market forecast to exceed $10 billion by 2023Fremont CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2019 According to a new market intelligence report by BIS Research titled "Global Space Propulsion System Market - Analysis and Forecast (2018-2023)", the global space propulsion system market is expecte ... more 
Minister Pedro Duque opens up PLD Space facilities at the Teruel AirportTeruel, Spain (SPX) Feb 27, 2019 The Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Mr. Pedro Duque Duque, the first astronaut in the history of Spain, has unveiled the PLD Space Propulsion facilities located at Teruel Airport. ... more  
First Emirati set to head to space in September: UAEDubai (AFP) Feb 25, 2019 The United Arab Emirates announced Monday that the first astronaut from the Gulf country will blast off on a mission to the International Space Station on September 25. ... more |
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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 
SpaceX releases Israeli moon lander, pair of satellites into orbitWashington (UPI) Feb 21, 2019 SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket Thursday evening with a pair of satellites and an Israeli moon lander aboard. All three were successfully released into orbit. ... more  
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 
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  
Honeywell awarded $150M for advanced turbine propulsion developmentw/llWashington (UPI) Feb 22, 2019 Honeywell Aerospace was awarded a contract for work on the Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission, or ATTAM, Capability Phase I program, the Defense Department announced on Thursday. ... more |
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SU engineers create rubbery 'smart' material to treat open wounds, infections and cancerSyracuse NY (SPX) Feb 27, 2019 Researchers in the Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science have developed a material - a new kind of shape memory polymer (SMP) - that could have major implications for healt ... more  |
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Russia Completes Engine Tests of Soyuz Rocket's 2nd Stage Using New FuelBengaluru, India (Sputnik) Feb 21, 2019 The engine for the second stage of the Soyuz-2 rocket using the new naphthyl rocket fuel instead of kerosene was successfully tested, a spokesperson for the United Engine Corporation told Sputnik on ... more 
BAE delivers first four BvS10 all-terrain vehicles to AustriaWashington (UPI) Feb 26, 2019 BAE Systems has delivered to Austria the first four BvS10 all-terrain vehicles as part of a contract signed in 2016 for 32 armored personnel carriers. ... more  
Raytheon and General Dynamics to operate Reagan Ballistic Missile Test SiteDulles VA (SPX) Feb 26, 2019 RGNext, a joint venture between Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services business and General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), will operate the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Mi ... 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 |
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 Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Feb 27, 2019 
Cobham SATCOM, the leading global provider of satellite communications solutions, has announced that it would provide L-band ground infrastructure for Inmarsat's I-6 constellation, currently set for first launch in 2020.
Cobham SATCOM's next generation radio access network (RAN) leverages scalable technologies to deliver a more flexible, digital system, enabling Inmarsat customers to keep ... 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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 Sendai, Japan (SPX) Feb 26, 2019 
Deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (DUV-LEDs) made from aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) efficiently transfer electrical energy to optical energy due to the growth of one of its bottom layers in a step-like fashion. This finding, published in the journal Applied Physics Letters, can lead to the development of even more efficient LEDs.
AlGaN-based DUV-LEDs are receiving much research a ... 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 (UPI) Feb 25, 2019 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will begin testing humans for exposure to toxic fluorinated compounds surrounding eight former and current military bases in the United States.
The CDC will work with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to check for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, the agencies announced last week.
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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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 Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 26, 2019 
RGNext, a joint venture between Raytheon's Intelligence, Information and Services business and General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), will operate the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, safely managing space vehicle and ballistic missile launches and missile defense tests conducted from islands in the 750,000-square-mile Pacific Ocean range.
Under the $ ... 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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