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April 01, 2019
ROCKET SCIENCE
India launches PSLV-C45, with spysat and 28 microsats onboard



Sriharikota, India (ISRO) Apr 02, 2019
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has successfully launched EMISAT and 28 international customer satellites into their designated orbits. The PSLV-C45 mission lifted off at 09:27 Hrs (IST) on April 01, 2019 from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota in its 47th flight. This flight marked the first mission of PSLV-QL, a new variant of PSLV with four strap-on motors. About 17 minutes and 12 seconds after lift-off, EMISAT was successfully injected into inten ... read more

DRAGON SPACE
China launches new data relay satellite
Beijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2019
China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late Sunday night. The Tianlian II-01 satellite was launched at ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
China completes compatibility test on core parts of rocket engine
Beijing (XNA) Mar 30, 2019
Chinese engineers have successfully carried out a compatibility test on the turbopump and gas generator of rocket engine on Sunday, according to China Daily on Thursday. The engine will delive ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Final frontier: Russia develops washing machine for space
Moscow (AFP) March 29, 2019
The days of astronauts packing enough clean clothes to last a whole mission could soon be over as Russia said Friday it is developing a washing machine for space. ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
In vivo data show effects of spaceflight microgravity on stem cells and tissue regeneration
New Rochelle NY (SPX) Mar 27, 2019
A new review of data from 12 spaceflight experiments and simulated microgravity studies has shown that microgravity does not have a negative effect on stem-like cell-dependent tissue regeneration in ... more
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ROBO SPACE
A rubber computer eliminates the last hard components from soft robots
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2019
A soft robot, attached to a balloon and submerged in a transparent column of water, dives and surfaces, then dives and surfaces again, like a fish chasing flies. Soft robots have performed this kind ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
It takes a team
Paris (ESA) Apr 01, 2019
Look again at that Space Station. That's there. That's home for a crew of six astronauts. That's us too. On it every human being lives out their lives, performs science and maintains the spacecraft ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Will cyborgs be made from melanin? Pigment breakthrough enables biocompatible electronics
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 27, 2019
The dark brown melanin pigment, eumelanin, colors hair and eyes, and protects our skin from sun damage. It has also long been known to conduct electricity, but too little for any useful application ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA Astronauts Complete 215th Spacewalk at Station
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 30, 2019
Expedition 59 Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA concluded their spacewalk at 2:27 p.m. EDT. During the six hour and 45-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully con ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Arianespace Flight VS22: A fifth launch for the operator SES and its O3b constellation
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Mar 30, 2019
For its fourth mission of 2019 - and the second this year with the Soyuz medium launcher from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana, Arianespace will be launching four more O3b satellites f ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
The Voyage to Interstellar Space
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 28, 2019
By all means, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 shouldn't even be here. Now in interstellar space, they are pushing the limits of spacecraft and exploration, journeying through the cosmic neighborhood, giving ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA defends scrapping all-women spacewalk
Washington (AFP) March 27, 2019
NASA responded to accusations of sexism Wednesday over its decision to cancel a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts due to a lack of well-fitting spacesuits. ... more
GPS NEWS
Second GPS III satellite arrives at Cape Canaveral ahead of July launch
Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2019
The newest GPS III satellite arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla., for its launch this summer, Lockheed Martin, its maker, announced on Wednesday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Tests Prove Out Orion Safety Systems From Liftoff to Splashdown
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 27, 2019
Engineers completed two key tests the week of March 18 to help ensure NASA's Orion spacecraft is ready from liftoff to splashdown for missions to the Moon. Teams successfully tested one of the motor ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Cosmonauts to Do Tests on ISS to Find Source of Metal Shavings in Damaged Soyuz
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 27, 2019
Last August, cosmonauts detected a minor air leak in the orbital module of the ISS-docked Soyuz-MS spacecraft, it was believed to have been caused by a drill, sparking fears that the incident may ha ... more


Russian Cosmonauts to Experiment With Propeller-Driven Drone on ISS - Roscosmos

UAV NEWS
Skyborg Program Seeks Industry Input For Artificial Intelligence Initiative
Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 30, 2019
The Air Force office of Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation at the Air Force Research Laboratory is working on fielding a prototype Autonomous, Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle as an Early ... more
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MISSILE NEWS
Turkey rejects US pressure over Russian missile deal
Istanbul (AFP) March 29, 2019
Turkey's government on Friday rejected US pressure over its disputed deal to purchase Russian missiles, saying Ankara was already in talks over delivery of the S-400 defence system. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
US says Russians in Venezuela to fix missile system
Washington (AFP) March 29, 2019
A Russian military deployment to Venezuela that has prompted warnings by the United States was meant largely to fix a broken missile system, a US official said Friday. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
US Asked Russia to Delay Soyuz MS-13 July Launch to ISS for Two Weeks - Source
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 30, 2019
The blastoff of the Soyuz MS-13 manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), scheduled for 6 July, from the Baikonur space center, may be delayed for two weeks at the request of NASA, ... more
AEROSPACE
Ellsworth AFB named first base for B-21 bomber
Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2019
The U.S. Air Force has selected Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota as the first location to house an operational B-21 Raider bomber unit and become the formal training unit. ... more
AEROSPACE
Sierra Nevada nabs $317M for AC-130 Precision Strike Package
Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2019
Sierra Nevada Corp. was awarded a $317 million contract for logistics support of armaments on the AC-130 attack aircraft, the Defense Department announced. ... more
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Traveling-wave tubes: The unsung heroes of space exploration
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 28, 2019
What do televisions and space exploration have in common? No, we're not talking about a cheesy physics joke; rather, this is the story of an often-overlooked piece of equipment that deserves a place in the annals of telecommunication history. Some would argue that the traveling-wave tube (TWT) has not received the recognition it deserves when it comes to the history of space travel and com ... more
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+ Scientists squeeze catalysts inside host materials like a ship into a bottle
+ Vector's GalacticSky GSky-1 satellite ready for launch later this year
+ Sun-Synchronous Orbits are Obsolete
+ Virtual reality enables real-time, internal view of patient anatomy during treatment
United Launch Alliance launches WGS-10 satellite for USAF
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
+ United Launch Alliance set to launch WGS-10 for US Air Force
+ Raytheon awarded $406M for Army aircraft radio system
+ Lockheed Martin to develop cyber electronic warfare pod for UAVs
+ Britain to spend $1.3M for satellite antennas in light of Brexit
+ Reflectarray Antenna offers high performance in small package: DARPA
+ BAE signs $79.8M contract with Navy for Pacific comms support
+ Russia to Complete Military Satellite Constellation Blagovest in April


Second GPS III satellite arrives at Cape Canaveral ahead of July launch
Washington (UPI) Mar 27, 2019
The newest GPS III satellite arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla., for its launch this summer, Lockheed Martin, its maker, announced on Wednesday. The satellite, nicknamed "Magellan," arrived in Cape Canaveral on March 18 aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 plane from Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado. The satellite was built at Lockheed's GPS III facility near Denver. Magellan will be the ... more
+ GPS 3 space vehicle 02 "Magellan" arrives in Florida; prepares for July launch
+ Russia plans to launch Glonass-M satellite in mid-May
+ Earliest known Mariner's Astrolabe published in Guinness Book of Records
+ Frequency Electronics to qualify atomic clocks for potential use on GPS 3F Satellites
+ Earliest known mariner's astrolabe described in new study
+ One step closer to a clock that could replace GPS and Galileo
+ ESA joins with business to invent the future of navigation
Sierra Nevada nabs $317M for AC-130 Precision Strike Package
Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2019
Sierra Nevada Corp. was awarded a $317 million contract for logistics support of armaments on the AC-130 attack aircraft, the Defense Department announced. The contract, announced this week, covers logistics support for the Precision Strike Package aboard the AC-130W and AC-130J. The munitions package includes a trainable 30-millimeter cannon, electro-optical and infrared sensors ... more
+ Ellsworth AFB named first base for B-21 bomber
+ State Department approves possible F-16 sales, upgrades for Morroco
+ Air Force swaps F-35A crews in flexibility exercise
+ Boeing awarded $87.5M for work on Harrier trainers
+ China airlines post mixed results, warn of headwinds
+ Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline HK Express for $628 mn
+ Study examines commercial hybrid-electric aircraft, reduced carbon emissions
Designing chips for real time machine learning
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 25, 2019
The current generation of machine learning (ML) systems would not have been possible without significant computing advances made over the past few decades. The development of the graphics-processing unit (GPU) was critical to the advancement of ML as it provided new levels of compute power needed for ML systems to process and train on large data sets. As the field of artificial intelligenc ... more
+ Princeton scientists discover chiral crystals exhibiting exotic quantum effects
+ New cellulose-based material gives three sensors in one
+ Let's not make big waves
+ Extremely accurate measurements of atom states for quantum computing
+ Metal nanoclusters can be used as semiconductors: Key properties observed for first time
+ Matter waves and quantum splinters
+ Air Force Research Lab poised to change the face of high-power electronics


Researchers unveil effects of dust particles on cloud properties
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 27, 2019
An international team led by Japanese scientists has generated significant findings that highlight the impact of high-latitude dusts on the conversion of clouds' water droplets to ice - or glaciation - within low-level clouds in the Arctic region. These results contribute to a better understanding of factors at the land surface and how they affect cloud formations. The research findings al ... more
+ Experts reveal that clouds have moderated warming triggered by climate change
+ Free satellite data available to help tackle public sector challenges
+ Two Chinese Earth observation satellites put into service
+ Land-cover dynamics unveiled
+ Copernicus Sentinel-1 maps floods in wake of Idai
+ Tunas, sharks and ships at sea
+ Nitrogen dioxide pollution mapped
New York state prepares to ban plastic bags
New York (AFP) March 29, 2019
After several failed attempts, New York state is poised to ban single-use plastic bags provided by stores, making it only the second US state, after California, to pass such a rule. With Democrats controlling both chambers of the state legislature, lawmakers have reached agreement to include the plastic ban in a broader framework of budgetary measures to be voted on by Monday. If the bi ... more
+ Cell phone 'Tower of Babel' highlights China e-waste problem
+ French Garfield beach phone mystery highlights plastic pollution
+ Breakthrough in air purification with a catalyst that works at room temperature
+ Women decision makers are good for the environment, study finds
+ 'Can't be called water': Brazil marks two months since dam disaster
+ Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna
+ A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich poor divide


China launches new data relay satellite
Beijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2019
China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province late Sunday night. The Tianlian II-01 satellite was launched at 11:51 p.m. Beijing Time by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. As the first satellite to constitute China's second-generation data relay satellite network, the Tianlian II-01 will provide data relay ... more
+ Super-powerful Long March 9 said to begin missions around 2030
+ China preparing for space station missions
+ China's lunar rover studies stones on moon's far side
+ China improves Long March-6 rocket for growing commercial launches
+ Seed of moon's first sprout: Chinese scientists' endeavor
+ China to send over 50 spacecraft into space via over 30 launches in 2019
+ China to deepen lunar exploration: space expert
Lockheed awarded $1.1B for rocket sales to Poland, Bahrain, Romania
Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2019
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1.14 billion contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System for Poland, Bahrain and Romania. The foreign military sales contract, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense, covers full rate production for the GMLRS surface-to-surface systems for the three nations. Work on the contract is expected to run through Aug. 31, 2021, and will ... more
+ US successfully tests anti-ICBM system: statement
+ U.S. missile defense system intercepts ICBM target in test
+ Russia to respond to planned US tests of SM-3 Block II Interceptor Missile
+ Russia's Sarmat ICBM Can 'Rip Any Missile Defence System to Shreds'
+ Boeing awarded $4.1B for missile defense system development
+ Northrop Grumman awarded $713M for missile defense system for Poland
+ U.S., Israel announce successful test of 'David's Sling'


Turkey rejects US pressure over Russian missile deal
Istanbul (AFP) March 29, 2019
Turkey's government on Friday rejected US pressure over its disputed deal to purchase Russian missiles, saying Ankara was already in talks over delivery of the S-400 defence system. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has riled Turkey's NATO allies, especially the US, by purchasing the Russian arms system and by drawing closer to Russia's President Vladimir Putin. US officials have warned Tur ... more
+ US says Russians in Venezuela to fix missile system
+ Erdogan juggles Moscow, Washington over Russia missile deal
+ U.S. Army, Raytheon complete preliminary design review of DeepStrike missile
+ Lockheed awarded $506.9M contract for PAC-3 missiles
+ Raytheon nabs $97.7M for Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile production
+ Boeing nets $250M to integrate new cruise missile onto B-52H
+ Lockheed tapped by Navy for rapid missile technology development
Engineers craft the basic building block for electrospun nanofibers
Houghton MI (SPX) Mar 28, 2019
Electrospinning uses electric fields to manipulate nanoscale and microscale fibers. The technique is well-developed but time-intensive and costly. A team from Michigan Technological University came up with a new way to create customizable nanofibers for growing cell cultures that cuts out time spent removing toxic solvents and chemicals. Their work is published in Elsevier's Materialia. Sm ... more
+ Researchers report new light-activated micro pump
+ Defects help nanomaterial soak up more pollutant in less time
+ The holy grail of nanowire production
+ A new spin in nano-electronics
+ Nanoparticle computing takes a giant step forward
+ Breakthrough nanoscience discovery made on flight from New York to Jerusalem
+ Customized mix of materials for three-dimensional micro- and nanostructures


A rubber computer eliminates the last hard components from soft robots
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2019
A soft robot, attached to a balloon and submerged in a transparent column of water, dives and surfaces, then dives and surfaces again, like a fish chasing flies. Soft robots have performed this kind of trick before. But unlike most soft robots, this one is made and operated with no hard or electronic parts. Inside, a soft, rubber computer tells the balloon when to ascend or descend. For the firs ... more
+ GITAI signs joint robotic research agreement with JAXA
+ Dynamic hydrogel used to make 'soft robot' components and LEGO-like building blocks
+ Ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption
+ Using AI to build better human-machine teams
+ Seeing through a robot's eyes helps those with profound motor impairments
+ Robots help bees and fish communicate
+ Robot made of many simple particles has no centralized control or single failure point


Russian Cosmonauts to Experiment With Propeller-Driven Drone on ISS - Roscosmos
Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 27, 2019
Russian cosmonauts will carry out an experiment on controlling a drone driven by a propeller on board the International Space Station, Alexander Bloshenko, a science advisor to the Roscosmos's chief, told Sputnik on Wednesday. "The experiment has been introduced into the program", Bloshenko said. During experiments with the propeller-driven drone, it is first planned to work out the design ... more
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+ In the sky and on the ground, collaboration vital to DARPA's CODE for success
+ General Atomics contracted for four Reaper drones for Netherlands
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