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  Xichang (XNA) Mar 12, 2019 Chinese scientists are designing what is expected to be the world's most powerful rocket, according to a senior researcher. Li Hong, deputy general manager at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, said the Long March 9 super heavy-lift carrier rocket will be capable of lifting 140 metric tons of payload into a low-Earth orbit, or a 50-ton spacecraft to a lunar transfer orbit. The giant rocket will also be able to ferry a 44-ton payload to a Mars transfer orbit, he added. He made the r ... read more |
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China's finds microgravity promotes iPS cells regenerative potentialBeijing (XNA) Mar 12, 2019 Research findings from China's Tianzhou-1 Space Mission have shown that the microgravity environment in space promotes heart cell differentiation of mice induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, provid ... more  
China developing key technologies on heavy-lift rocketXichang (XNA) Mar 12, 2019 China has made significant progress in the development of the key technologies of the heavy-lift carrier rocket, the Long March-9, which is expected to make its maiden flight around 2030. The ... more 
China's Long March rockets complete 300 launchesXichang (XNA) Mar 12, 2019 With a Long March-3B rocket putting a new communication satellite into orbit on Sunday, China's Long March carrier rocket series completed 300 launches, having sent more than 500 spacecraft into spa ... more 
Microlaunchers to grow Europe's economyParis (ESA) Mar 12, 2019 A flourishing small satellites market is driving demand for new ways to access space. Recent industry feasibility studies backed by ESA for new microlauncher services, are creating new business oppo ... more |
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Business with human and robotic explorationParis (ESA) Mar 12, 2019 Space is profitable - each euro spent on the International Space Station produces 1.8 euros added value to European economies. Research in low Earth orbit has already contributed to the econom ... more  
ISS Multilateral Coordination Board Joint StatementWashington DC (SPX) Mar 12, 2019 The International Space Station (ISS) Multilateral Coordination Board (MCB), which oversees the management of the ISS, met on March 5th, 2019. Its members[1] acknowledged the recent 20th anniversary ... more  
Pentagon Requests $13.6Bln for Missile Defence in Fiscal Year 2020Washington DC (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2019 President Donald Trump has requested $13.6 billion to upgrade existing missile defence and begin developing space-based weapons to counter hypersonic missile threats, the Defence Department has said ... more  
Air Force resumes KC-46 deliveries after Boeing changes inspectionsWashington (UPI) Mar 12, 2019 The Air Force has resumed receiving KC-46 tankers because it passed an object debris inspection at Boeing's production facility after loose tools and other items were found inside completed airplanes. ... more 
Kongsberg to supply Joint Strike Missiles for Japanese F-35sWashington (UPI) Mar 12, 2019 Kongsberg Gruppen will supply the first Joint Strike Missiles for Japan's fleet of F-35 fighter jets. ... more |
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 Air Force's Predator, Reaper drones pass 4 million flight hours 
Russia stations anti-missile system near Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg (AFP) March 12, 2019 Russia said on Tuesday it has stationed its newest S-400 air defence missile systems in the northwestern Leningrad region which includes its second city Saint Petersburg. ... more  |
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Northrop Grumman awarded $89M to support MQ-4C Triton systemWashington (UPI) Mar 12, 2019 Northrop Grumman was awarded an $89 million contract for sustainment and engineering support for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft surveillance system. ... more 
Percepto UAV solution assessed in US operational experimentation programQuantico, VA (SPX) Mar 13, 2019 Percepto, the market leader of on-site autonomous drone solutions, today revealed that it has participated in an operational experimentation program with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an ... more 
AirMap and Honeywell develop cost-effective tracking solution for UAVsMadrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 13, 2019 World ATM Congress - Today, AirMap, the leading global airspace management platform for drones, and Honeywell announced the development of a cost-effective drone tracking solution to provide airspac ... more 
Lockheed, AIM Norway to establish F-16 sustainment hub in NorwayWashington (UPI) Mar 12, 2019 Lockheed Martin will establish its first F-16 Falcon Depot in the world in Norway with government-owned AIM Norway. ... more 
Sierra Nevada awarded $23.7M to install networking system on MC-130JWashington (UPI) Mar 11, 2019 The U.S. Air Force awarded Sierra Nevada a $23.7 million contract to permanently install an airborne mission networking program on the MC-130J Commando II refueling tankers. ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 08, 2019 
Future technologies based on the principles of quantum mechanics could revolutionize information technology. But to realize the devices of tomorrow, today's physicists must develop precise and reliable platforms to trap and manipulate quantum-mechanical particles.
In a paper published Feb. 25 in the journal Nature, a team of physicists from the University of Washington, the University of H ... more |
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 (UPI) Feb 8, 2019 
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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 Sussex UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2019 
Scientists in the Emergent Photonics Lab (EPic Lab) at the University of Sussex have made a breakthrough to a crucial element of an atomic clock - devices which could reduce our reliance on satellite mapping in the future - using cutting-edge laser beam technology. Their development greatly improves the efficiency of the lancet (which in a traditional clock is responsible for counting), by 80% - ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 11, 2019 
The U.S. Air Force awarded Sierra Nevada a $23.7 million contract to permanently install an airborne mission networking program on the MC-130J Commando II refueling tankers.
In the contract modification, Sierra Nevada will provide additional hardware and labor necessary to support the AbMN program through flight test for the tankers used by Air Force Special Operations Command.
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Mar 06, 2019 
Qubits, the units used to encode information in quantum computing, are not all created equal. Some researchers believe that topological qubits, which are tougher and less susceptible to environmental noise than other kinds, may be the best medium for pushing quantum computing forward.
Qubits, the units used to encode information in quantum computing, are not all created equal. Some researc ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 13, 2019 
New maps that use information from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite reveal nitrogen dioxide emission being released into the atmosphere in cities and towns across the globe.
Air pollution is a global environmental health problem that is responsible for millions of people dying prematurely every year. With air quality a serious concern, the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite was launched ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 11, 2019 
China's air quality improved substantially last year, the environment ministry said Monday, following a government crackdown on pollution and a weakening economy.
Thick smog clouds have plagued China's cities for years and represent the dark side of rapid development that has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty.
The country's economic miracle has rested firmly on the output of goo ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Mar 12, 2019 
Chinese scientists are designing what is expected to be the world's most powerful rocket, according to a senior researcher.
Li Hong, deputy general manager at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, said the Long March 9 super heavy-lift carrier rocket will be capable of lifting 140 metric tons of payload into a low-Earth orbit, or a 50-ton spacecraft to a lunar transfer orbit. The gi ... more |
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 Saint Petersburg (AFP) March 12, 2019 
Russia said on Tuesday it has stationed its newest S-400 air defence missile systems in the northwestern Leningrad region which includes its second city Saint Petersburg.
"The most modern air defence systems S-400 were put on standby alert in the Leningrad region to protect military, administrative and civilian sites," the defence ministry said.
The S-400 surface-to-air missile is one o ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) March 9, 2019 
Turkey's deal to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems had "nothing to do" with the security of the US, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday after a Pentagon warning.
He was speaking a day after Washington warned Ankara of "grave consequences" should the deal go ahead.
"It is very clear why Turkey has bought this air defence system, under what conditions it has bought them an ... 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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 Paris (ESA) Mar 12, 2019 
Space is profitable - each euro spent on the International Space Station produces 1.8 euros added value to European economies.
Research in low Earth orbit has already contributed to the economy in health and material sciences.
For example, technology developed for the Space Station is used in almost all laser eye-surgery in Europe.
Skills developed for space can also help remot ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 13, 2019 
World ATM Congress - Today, AirMap, the leading global airspace management platform for drones, and Honeywell announced the development of a cost-effective drone tracking solution to provide airspace safety authorities with situational awareness of manned and unmanned aircraft operations within an airspace system.
Together, the companies will develop a cost-effective hardware device to all ... more |
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