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  Washington (AFP) March 8, 2019 The SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday after more than six days in space, completing its demonstration mission for US space agency NASA. Launched on Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission to demonstrate that it could carry astronauts to the International Space Station, Dragon docked at the station the following day before detaching early Friday for its return to Earth. Live footage from NASA showed the capsule's four main parachutes opened without a hitch, and it splashed down at 8:45 am (1345 GMT). ... read more |
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Stanford lab wants to make the environment of outer space work for usStanford CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 When explorers venture into the great unknown of outer space, they must bring along everything they need. This adds expense and complexity to an already ambitious endeavor - and limits where spacecr ... more 
XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator completes inaugural flightWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle completed its inaugural flight March 5, 2019 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The Air Force Research Laboratory pa ... more 
X-60A hypersonic flight research vehicle program completes critical design reviewWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division, in partnership with Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc., is developing the X-60A vehicle. It ... more 
Raytheon awarded $63.3M for hypersonic weapons system researchWashington (UPI) Mar 5, 2019 Raytheon was awarded a $63.3 million contract to further develop the Tactical Boost Glide hypersonic weapons program. ... more |
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SpaceX CEO Musk on Russia's Rocket Engineering, Engines: 'Excellent'Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 08, 2019 Elon Musk, the CEO of US private aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, called Russia's rocket engineering "excellent" and said the country's rocket engines are the best currently flying, also suggesting th ... more  
China's lunar rover studies stones on moon's far sideBeijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2019 China's lunar rover has conducted scientific detection on some stones on the far side of the moon, which might help scientists find out whether they are from outer space or native to the moon. ... more  
Effects of spaceflight on heart cell formation from stem cellsNew Rochelle NY (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 Researchers used time-lapse imaging to show that mouse induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) grown during spaceflight differentiated into cardiomyocytes significantly faster than similar cells grow ... more  
Magnonic devices can replace electronics without much noiseRiverside CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 Electronic devices such as transistors are getting smaller and will soon hit the limits of conventional performance based on electrical currents. Devices based on magnonic currents - quasi-par ... more 
Out of This World Auction Sponsored by ARISSWashington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 The ARISS-US team (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) will auction two very unusual items in its first-ever auction! Picture yourself as the winning bidder and proud owner of a unique ... more |
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 The science circling above us on the Space Station 
China preparing for space station missionsBeijing (XNA) Mar 06, 2019 The China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) announced Monday that the core module of the country's space station, the Long March-5B carrier rocket and its payloads will be sent to the launch s ... more  |
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New reactor-liner alloy material offers strength, resilienceLos Alamos NM (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 A new tungsten-based alloy developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory can withstand unprecedented amounts of radiation without damage. Essential for extreme irradiation environments such as the int ... more 
Light pulses provide a new route to enhance superconductivityTokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 Materials known as Mott insulators are odd things. Under normal electron band theory they ought to conduct electricity, but they do not, due to interactions among their electrons. But now, sci ... more  
NASA Captures First Air-to-Air Images of Supersonic Shockwave Interaction in FlightEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 "We never dreamt that it would be this clear, this beautiful." Physical Scientist J.T. Heineck of NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California gets his first glimpse at a set of long-awa ... more 
Indian govt in new dogfight over French fighters dealNew Delhi (AFP) March 7, 2019 India's opposition Thursday called for a corruption probe into a multi-billion-dollar fighter jet deal, raising pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as government lawyers threatened a leading newspaper with legal action for revealing details. ... more  
Raytheon awarded $92M contract for RAM ship defense missile systemsWashington (UPI) Mar 7, 2019 Raytheon was awarded a $91.1 million contract to supply the U.S. Navy with parts and spares for the Rolling Airframe Missile, which protects ships from planes, helicopters, missiles and small surface vessels. ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 
Very small steps make a big difference to researchers who want to create large wafers of two-dimensional material.
Atom-sized steps in a substrate provide the means for 2D crystals growing in a chemical vapor furnace to come together in perfect rank. Scientists have recently observed this phenomenon, and now a Rice University group has an idea why it works.
Rice materials theorist Bo ... 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.
Raytheon was the only bidder for the sy ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 6, 2019 
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled an upgrade to its satellite operational navigation systems, which it says repels attempts at jamming.
While most navigation, communication and electronic warfare systems rely on continuous availability of multiple satellites for navigation, the majority of worldwide avionics systems are vulnerable to localized, low-power jamming emitters.
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 
"We never dreamt that it would be this clear, this beautiful." Physical Scientist J.T. Heineck of NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California gets his first glimpse at a set of long-awaited images, and takes a moment to reflect on more than 10 years of technique development - an effort that has led to a milestone for NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 
Scientists from the Higher School of Economics, Manchester Univesity, the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have developed a novel technology, which combines the fabrication procedures of planar and vertical heterostructures in order to assemble graphene-based single-electron transistors of excellent quality.
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 Bremen, Germany (SPX) Mar 06, 2019 
Methane is a very special molecule. It is the main component of natural gas and we heat our apartments with it, but when reaching the atmosphere it is a potent greenhouse gas.
It is also central in microbiology: In the absence of oxygen, a special group of microorganisms, the so-called methanogenic archaea, can produce methane. Other microorganisms - archaea living in symbiosis with bacter ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 07, 2019 
The products of wastewater treatment have been found to contain trace amounts of antibiotic resistant DNA. These products are often reintroduced to the environment and water supply, potentially resulting in the spread of antibiotic resistance.
As such, researchers at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering have been studying the development of these potentially ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2019 
China's lunar rover has conducted scientific detection on some stones on the far side of the moon, which might help scientists find out whether they are from outer space or native to the moon.
The rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, was sent to the Von Karman Crater in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the far side of the moon on Jan. 3 in the Chang'e-4 mission.
Currently, the rover h ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 7, 2019 
Raytheon was awarded a $91.1 million contract to supply the U.S. Navy with parts and spares for the Rolling Airframe Missile, which protects ships from planes, helicopters, missiles and small surface vessels.
The contract is for the Block 2 guided missile round pack, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
The Block 2, which was deployed in 2015, is among three RIM-116 config ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 4, 2019  The U.S. Navy has issued a draft request for proposals for the design and construction of the next generation of guided missile frigates under the FFG(X) program.
The Naval Sea Systems Command on Friday published the draft RFP, with the Navy seeking detail, design and construction for the first 10 vessels of the class.
Submissions must be based on an existing U.S. or allied hull ... 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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 Boston MA (SPX) Mar 05, 2019 
MIT's new mini cheetah robot is springy and light on its feet, with a range of motion that rivals a champion gymnast. The four-legged powerpack can bend and swing its legs wide, enabling it to walk either right-side up or upside down. The robot can also trot over uneven terrain about twice as fast as an average person's walking speed.
Weighing in at just 20 pounds - lighter than some Thank ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2019 
Researchers have trained drones outfitted with infrared sensors to recognize a koala bear's heat signature. Wildlife managers and biologists are using the technology to accurately and efficiently monitor koala populations in Australia.
An algorithm processes the drone's infrared readings and determines whether the heat signatures belong to a koala or some other animal. Researchers plan ... more |
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