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  Blacksburg VA (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 In a giant leap for Virginia Tech, the first satellite built by undergraduate students is scheduled to be launched into space on April 17, 2019. One small step closer to reaching space, a group of Virginia Tech undergraduate students recently delivered their small satellite to Houston to be incorporated into NanoRacks' commercially developed CubeSat deployer. Virginia Tech's satellite, along with two satellites from other Virginia universities, is scheduled to launch on the payload section of Nort ... read more |
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International Space Station's US Segment Leaked Dozens of Kilograms of MethaneWashington DC (Sputnik) Apr 16, 2019 The section where the incident took place was designed to test experimental technologies related to refuelling spacecraft with methane using special techniques allowing for the preservation of fuel ... more 
Asteroids Help Scientists Measure Diameters of Faraway StarsHamburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 Using the unique capabilities of telescopes specialised on cosmic gamma rays, scientists have measured the smallest apparent size of a star on the night sky to date. The measurements with the Very E ... more  
Drop test proves technologies for reusable microlauncherMadrid (ESA) Apr 15, 2019 Spain's PLD Space, supported by ESA, has demonstrated the technologies for a reusable first stage of their orbital microlauncher, Miura 5. Miura 5 (formerly Arion 2) is aimed to provide dedica ... more  
FEDOR Space Rescuer: Roscosmos 'Trains' Anthropomorphic Robot for Manned MissionMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 15, 2019 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia have received FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) anthropomorphic robot for its potential use ... more |
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NASA Takes Advantage of Innovative 3-D Printing Process for SLS RocketHuntsville AL (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 America's powerful new deep space rocket, NASA's Space Launch System, will face harsh conditions and extreme temperatures in flight when launching NASA's Orion spacecraft and potential cargo to luna ... more 
Music for spaceParis (ESA) Apr 08, 2019 Music has long been known to affect people's mood. A certain tune can lift you up or bring you to tears, make you focus, relax or even run faster. Now a study is investigating how the power of music ... more 
Virgin Orbit adds Guam as low inclination launch site for Launcherone Smallsat launch serviceLong Beach CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2019 Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson's small satellite launch company, announced that the Pacific island of Guam will become an additional launch site for the company's LauncherOne service. With ... more 
World's largest plane makes first test flightWashington (AFP) April 13, 2019 The world's largest airplane - a Stratolaunch behemoth with two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines - made its first test flight on Saturday in California. ... more 
UAE Names First Astronaut to Fly to ISS on Board Russian Soyuz VehicleMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 15, 2019 The United Arab Emirates' Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said that Hazzaa AlMansoori will be the country's first astronaut to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Russ ... more |
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 Roscosmos, S7 Group Mull Developing Reusable Commercial Space Vehicle 
Russia Developing Launch Vehicles Similar to Falcon Heavy - Deputy PMMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 15, 2019 The launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy heavy-lift vehicle is a major success for the US space industry but Russia is also developing its own launch vehicles with reusable elements, Russian Deputy Prime ... more  |
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Northrop Grumman Carries Technology, Scientific Investigations on Mission to Space StationWallops Island VA (SPX) Apr 12, 2019 A Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft scheduled to liftoff on April 17 carries supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station. It uses a new late load capability that allows t ... more  
Boeing awarded $14B for upgrades to B-1, B-52 Air Force bombersWashington (UPI) Apr 15, 2019 Boeing has been awarded a $14.2 billion contract to modify, modernize and test weapons systems on B-1 and B-52 bombers for the U.S. Air Force. ... more  
SLAC develops novel compact antenna for communicating where radios failMenlo Park CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 A new type of pocket-sized antenna, developed at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, could enable mobile communication in situations where conventional radios don't work ... more  
Trump's controversial transgender troop ban takes effectWashington (AFP) April 12, 2019 US President Donald Trump's controversial ban on transgender Americans in the military comes into force on Friday following a protracted legal battle. ... more 
Boeing awarded $91.2M contract for new computer processors on F-15Washington (UPI) Apr 9, 2019 Boeing was awarded a $91.2 million contract new high-speed computer processor for the U.S. Air Force's F-15 fighter jets. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 08, 2019 
Satellites are among the most complex machines ever designed, but in key respects they are still hand-made. A set of ESA-approved training schools train and certify the best solderers in Europe, to ensure they have sufficient ability to work on electronic hardware for space missions.
More than a thousand operators and inspectors take the courses annually. The resulting highly-skilled perso ... more |
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 Menlo Park CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 
A new type of pocket-sized antenna, developed at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, could enable mobile communication in situations where conventional radios don't work, such as under water, through the ground and over very long distances through air.
The device emits very low frequency (VLF) radiation with wavelengths of tens to hundreds of miles. These waves ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2019 
The GAINS project has moved one step closer to demonstrating that general aviation (GA) is able to fly instrument procedures with radius-to-fix (RF) legs, thanks to a strong collaboration with EASA and the manufacturing industry, who worked together to clear the way for existing avionics to be used.
GAINS - General Aviation Improved Navigation and Surveillance, is a project co-funded by th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 8, 2019 
Britain announced that it plans to deploy its F-35B aircraft for the first time later this year, sending them to Cyprus.
The aircraft will leave from the home station of Royal Air Force Marham in Norfolk, Britain announced Monday, on their way to Royal Air Force Akrotiri in Cyprus.
Britain plans for the jets to hit targets in Syria this summer, The Times reported last December. / ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 10, 2019 
Today's interconnected world is ever more vulnerable to cyberattacks, emphasising the importance of secure encryption to protect Europe's critical infrastructure and communications. An agreement forged today between the European Commission and the European Space Agency marks the first steps towards creating a highly secure, pan-European quantum communication infrastructure.
The development ... more |
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 Bonn, Germany (SPX) Apr 08, 2019 
Earth observation satellites play a key role in weather forecasting, climate research, monitoring of the planet's surface and the detection of forest fires. These tasks require satellites to transmit very large amounts of data to the ground for analysis. Today's radio systems are reaching their limits in this area.
Optical transmission methods, however, offer the possibility of sending dat ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) April 15, 2019  A secluded mountain region thought to be free of plastic pollution is in fact blanketed by airborne microplastics on a scale comparable to a major city such as Paris, alarmed researchers reported Monday.
Over a five-month period in 2017-2018, an average of 365 tiny bits of plastic settled every day on each square metre of an uninhabited, high-altitude area in the Pyrenees straddling France a ... more |
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 Beijing (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 of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
The rocket is the first member of the Dragon series commercial carrier rockets family to be produced by CALT. It has a total length of 19.5 meters, a diameter ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2019 
The United States will temporarily deploy its THAAD anti-missile protection system in Romania this summer, U.S. European Command said Thursday.
The land-based THAAD system, which stands for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, will be used by NATO for its Ballistic Missile Defense systems while the international alliance's existing Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System goes through mainte ... more |
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 Colorado Springs CO (Sputnik) Apr 10, 2019 
Last week, Army Space and Missile Command chief Lieutenant General James Dickinson said in congressional testimony that the US armed forces were planning five test programs on hypersonic weapons systems in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean
The United States is moving quickly to develop hypersonic weapons just as Russia and China are doing, US Strategic Command Commander Gen ... more |
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 Toyohashi, Japan (SPX) Apr 16, 2019 
A research team at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology has developed a method to construct a biohybrid system that incorporates Vorticella microorganisms.
The method allows movable structures to be formed in a microchannel and combined with Vorticella. In addition, the biohybrid system demonstrates the conversion of motion from linear motion to ro ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 15, 2019 
Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia have received FEDOR (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) anthropomorphic robot for its potential use in manned space missions, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday.
"FEDOR - anthropomorphic rescue robot developed by the Android Technology R and D Company as well as the Rus ... more |
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 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 |
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