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  Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 19, 2019 One of the routes opened for launches of Soyuz-2 carrier rockets from the Vostochny space center can be used to launch manned and cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), a spokesperson for the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos told Sputnik on Sunday. "Indeed, [the route] with an inclination [of 51 degrees to the equator during launches from Vostochny spaceport] can be used for flight to the ISS", the spokesperson said. However, the spokesperson noted that at present this ... read more |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Powers WGS-10 Military Communications Satellite from Launch Pad to OrbitCape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Mar 19, 2019 Aerojet Rocketdyne played a major role in successfully supporting the launch and placement of the tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-10) spacecraft into orbit for the U.S. military. The mission was l ... more  
Earliest known Mariner's Astrolabe published in Guinness Book of RecordsWarwick UK (SPX) Mar 19, 2019 Guinness World Records have independently certified an astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship that was part of Vasco da Gama's second voyage to India in 1502-1503 as the ... more 
Brazil leader, wooing Trump, opens base to US rocketsWashington (AFP) March 19, 2019 Brazil's new right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, signed a deal Monday to open a base to US satellite launches as he appealed for warm relations with Donald Trump on a visit to Washington. ... more  
Arizona: Student-Led CatSat Mission Selected for Flight by NASATucson AZ (SPX) Mar 19, 2019 An inflatable space antenna designed by University of Arizona students is one of 16 small research satellites from 10 states NASA has selected to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard space missions plan ... more |
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NASA heavy rocket may not get off the ground in time for Lunar missionWashington DC (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 The $12 billion Space Launch System (SLS) super heavy rocket program, under development by Boeing since 2011, was intended to be inaugurated a year ago, with the timetable slipping to 2019 and recen ... more  
NASA astronauts Hague, Koch arrive safely at Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 Three crew members have arrived safely at the International Space Station, following a successful launch and docking of their Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Thursday. The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Nic ... more 
Bridenstine addesses SLS and Orion workforce at NASAWashington DC (SPX) Mar 14, 2019 On March 14, 2019, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine sent this message to NASA employees and contractors: Yesterday, I was asked by Congress about the schedule slip of the Space Launch System ... more 
3 astronauts on Soyuz craft successfully reach ISSBaikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) March 15, 2019 A Russian cosmonaut and two US astronauts arrived Friday at the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, five months after the failed launch of a rocket carrying two of the passengers. ... more  
British F-35s to gain Meteor, Spear missile systemsWashington (UPI) Mar 18, 2019 Work has started to integrate two advanced missile systems with Britain's fleet of F-35 fighter planes, defense contractor BAE Systems announced. ... more |
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United Launch Alliance launches WGS-10 satellite for USAFCape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on March 15 at 8:26 p.m. EDT. ... more  |
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Lockheed awarded $506.9M contract for PAC-3 missilesWashington (UPI) Mar 15, 2019 The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $506.9 million contract to build the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles. ... more 
ESA greenlight for UK's air-breathing rocket engineSwindon, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 The development programme of the world's first air-breathing rocket engine has taken an additional significant step forward, which will lead to major testing milestones being undertaken within the n ... more 
Russia's New Hypersonic Nuclear WeaponBethesda MD (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 In December 2018, Russia tested a new hypersonic weapon designed to sneak under current U.S. ballistic missile defenses. The Avangard, a winged glider weapon boosted high into the atmosphere by a ba ... more 
Boeing nets $250M to integrate new cruise missile onto B-52HWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2019 Boeing was awarded a $250 million contract to integrate a new air-launched cruise missile system on the Air Force's B-52H bomber aircraft platform. ... more 
One step closer to a clock that could replace GPS and GalileoSussex 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 satellit ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 
A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found a number of 2D materials can not only withstand being sent into space, but potentially thrive in the harsh conditions.
It could influence the type of materials used to build everything from satellite electronics to solar cells and batteries - making future space missions more accessible, and cheaper to launch.
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 Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite for the U.S. Air Force lifted off from Space Launch Complex-37 on March 15 at 8:26 p.m. EDT. ULA has been the exclusive launch provider for all ten WGS satellites.
"We are very proud to deliver this critical asset to orbit in support of the U.S. and Allied warfighters deployed around th ... more |
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 Warwick UK (SPX) Mar 19, 2019 
Guinness World Records have independently certified an astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship that was part of Vasco da Gama's second voyage to India in 1502-1503 as the oldest in the world, and have separately certified a ship's bell (dated 1498) recovered from the same wreck site also as the oldest in the world.
The scientific process of verifying the disc as ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 18, 2019 
Work has started to integrate two advanced missile systems with Britain's fleet of F-35 fighter planes, defense contractor BAE Systems announced.
BAE has received its first funding from Lockheed Martin, the prime contractor on the program, to integrate into the F-35 Meteor air-to-air missiles and SPEAR precision surface attack missiles made by European missile systems developer MBDA. ... more |
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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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 Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2019 
Maps that show where sharks and tunas roam in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and where fishing vessels travel in this vast expanse, could help ocean managers to identify regions of the high seas where vulnerable species may be at risk.
Researchers at Stanford University have created such a map by analyzing the habitats occupied by more than 800 sharks and tunas and 900 industrial fishing vesse ... more |
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 Nairobi (AFP) March 15, 2019 
Nations on Friday committed to "significantly reduce" single-use plastics over the next decade, in a series of voluntary pledges that green groups warned fell short of tackling Earth's pollution crisis.
After marathon talks in Nairobi, countries appeared to have reached a deal over throwaway plastic items such as bags, cups and cutlery to reduce the more than eight million tonnes of plastics ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Mar 15, 2019 
The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a $713 million contract to provide a missile system for Poland as the United States considers setting up a major military base in the former Communist nation.
The contract is for the first phase of Poland's Wisla Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System, Northrop Gumman said in news releases Wednesday. Patriots are deployed in t ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2019 
Boeing was awarded a $250 million contract to integrate a new air-launched cruise missile system on the Air Force's B-52H bomber aircraft platform.
The contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, provides aircraft and missile carriage equipment development and modification, engineering, testing, software development, training, facilities and support necessary for the Lon ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Mar 15, 2019 
Even the smallest mechanical pumps have limitations, from the complex microfabrication techniques required to make them to the fact that there are limits on how small they can be. Researchers have announced a potential solution - a laser-driven photoacoustic microfluidic pump, capable of moving fluids in any direction without moving parts or electrical contacts.
The work is described in th ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 11, 2019 
What do pizza slices, sea slugs and one possible design for future soft-bodied robots have in common? They all have frilly surfaces, and new insights about the surprising geometry of frilly surfaces may help a future generation of energy-efficient and extremely flexible soft-body robots move.
The complex folds of a frilly surface like coral reefs or kale leaves is a surface mathematicians ... 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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