|
|
|
  Washington (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2019 he US armed forces are planning five test programs on hypersonic weapons systems in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, Army Space and Missile Command chief Lieutenant General James Dickinson said in congressional testimony on Wednesday. "There are currently five active hypersonic test programs in various stages of planning at RTS [the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defence Test Site]," Dickinson told the House Armed Services Strategic Subcommittee. The RTS is located at the ... read more |
 |
 
More Delays Ahead for Boeing's New Space Capsule for AstronautsCape Canaveral FL (VOA) Apr 05, 2019 Boeing's new space capsule for astronauts faces more launch delays. The Starliner capsule was supposed to make its debut this month, after a series of postponements. But the first test flight is now ... more 
Russia launches cargo ship with food, supplies for ISSWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2019 Russia's space agency launched a cargo ship into space on Thursday morning. The express delivery was successfully received by space station crew just a few hours later. ... more 
Arianespace completes deployment of O3b constellationKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Apr 05, 2019 Arianespace has orbited the final four latest satellites in the first phase of SES's O3b constellation. The launch took place on Thursday, April 4, at 2:03 pm (local time) from the Guiana Spac ... more 
NASA Achieves Rocket Engine Test Milestone Needed for Moon MissionsBay St. Louis MS (SPX) Apr 05, 2019 NASA is a step closer to returning astronauts to the Moon in the next five years following a successful engine test on Thursday at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The ... more |
|
|
 |
| Previous Issues | Apr 04 | Apr 03 | Apr 02 | Apr 01 | Mar 31 |
|
|
|
|
|
Final frontier: Russia develops washing machine for spaceMoscow (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 
It takes a teamParis (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  
SSTL and OSS Collaborate on Disruptive Smallsat SAR PayloadGuildford UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 Two of the UK's leading Space sector companies, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) have been awarded National Space Technology Programme funding to develop an inno ... more  
China's commercial carrier rocket finishes engine testBeijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2019 China's first carrier rocket for commercial use, the Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1), has finished its engine test, paving way for its maiden flight in the first half of 2019, according to the China Academy o ... more  
CFM awarded $13.2M to provide spare P-8A Poseidon for BritainWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2019 The Defense Department has awarded CFM International a $13.2 million contract to provide one spare P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft for Britain. ... more |
|
 China, Arab states eye closer cooperation on satellite navigation to build "Space Silk Road"  
Turkish FM says no turning back from Russia arms dealWashington (AFP) April 3, 2019 Turkey will not turn back from a major arms deal with Russia despite the US suspension of Ankara from the F-35 fighter-jet program, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday. ... more  |
|
|
|
ESA's 'Cubesat central' for smaller missions into spaceParis (ESA) Apr 03, 2019 ESA has set up a dedicated unit to work on the standardised nanosatellites called 'CubeSats', teaming up with European companies to develop low-cost technology-testing missions. Missions in preparat ... more 
First 2019 Proton-M Rocket Launch From Baikonur Slated for MayBaikonur, Kazakhstan (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 The first 2019 launch of the Russian-built Proton-M carrier rocket with the Blagovest telecommunications satellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome will take place on 23 May, a source in the rocket and ... more  
US Army selects Hughes for cooperative effort to upgrades NextGen Friendly Forces SystemGermantown MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) by the U.S. Army for the third phase of the Blue Force Tracking (BFT-3) program. Under ... more  
New Zealand PM touts 'important' China ties amid Huawei spatBeijing (AFP) April 1, 2019 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday played up her country's "critically important" ties with China while President Xi Jinping called for "mutual trust" amid tensions stemming from security concerns over Chinese telecom giant Huawei. ... more 
Naval teams narrow factors in physiological episodes on jetsWashington (UPI) Apr 2, 2019 Two Naval Air Systems Command teams are focusing on the cause of physiological episodes experienced by F/A-18 and T-45 pilots after ruling out contamination of oxygen. ... more |
|
|
 Washington (AFP) April 1, 2019 
The head of NASA on Monday branded India's destruction of one of its satellites a "terrible thing" that had created 400 pieces of orbital debris and led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Jim Bridenstine was addressing employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration five days after India shot down a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test to ... more |
|
 Germantown MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2019 
Hughes Network Systems has been awarded a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) by the U.S. Army for the third phase of the Blue Force Tracking (BFT-3) program.
Under the agreement, Hughes and other industry participants will conduct research studies to deliver a series of recommendations for modernizing the BFT system architecture to improve interoperability and ... more |
|
|
 |
|
 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 05, 2019 
The four Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft recently broke the world record for navigating with GPS signals farther from Earth than ever before. MMS' success indicates that NASA spacecraft may soon be able to navigate via GPS as far away as the Moon, which will prove important to the Gateway, a planned space station in lunar orbit.
After navigation maneuvers conducted this February ... more |
|
|
 Gjad�r, Albania (AFP) April 1, 2019  On a barren hillside in northern Albania lies a portal to the country's communist past: a massive steel door creaks open to reveal a hidden former air base burrowed into the heart of the mountain.
Made up of 600 metres (1,980 feet) of tunnels that once teemed with military life, the secret Gjader air base is now a depot for dozens of hulking communist-era MiG jets collecting dust in the dark ... more |
|
 Princeton NJ (SPX) Mar 21, 2019 
Crystals possessing "handedness" exhibit unusual properties. New evidence suggests that they can host electrons moving like slowed down light and their collective behavior mimics magnetic monopoles.
An international team of researchers has discovered that certain classes of crystals with an asymmetry like biological "handedness," known as chiral crystals, may harbor electrons that behave i ... more |
|
|
 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 
A new study, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows that the recent intensification of the equatorial Pacific wind system, known as Walker Circulation, is unrelated to human influences and can be explained by natural processes. This result ends a long-standing debate on the drivers of an unprecedented atmospheric trend, which contributed to a three-fold acceleration of s ... more |
|
 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 |
|
|
 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 |
|
 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 |
|
|
 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 |
|
 Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Apr 03, 2019 
Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in collaboration with colleagues from Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS), ITMO University and Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) developed a method for efficient mass production of silicon-germanium fully alloyed nanoantennas.
On their basis, optical biosensory platforms and next-generation chemical se ... more |
|
|
 Mumbai (AFP) March 31, 2019 
From a multi-billion-dollar education startup to wired-up mannequins, technology is helping to revolutionise the way Indian schoolchildren are learning - provided their parents can afford it.
A host of online platforms are taking advantage of a surge in smartphone ownership to engage millions of youngsters with interactive games and animated video lessons.
India's education system suffe ... more |
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
 Vienna (AFP) April 4, 2019 
It was more of a small step than a giant leap, but the first public outing of a pilotless "drone taxi" in Vienna on Thursday nevertheless offered a glimpse into the possible future of urban travel.
Several big companies such as Boeing and Airbus are working on their own versions of the technology but it was the Chinese firm EHang that unveiled its aircraft to assembled journalists in the Aus ... more |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2018 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
