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  Paris (SPX) May 07, 2019 Following the initial institutional and commercial launch orders for Ariane 6 obtained by Arianespace since the autumn of 2017, and the resolution of the ESA Council on April 17, 2019, related to the rocket's exploitation framework, ArianeGroup is starting to build the first series-production batch of 14 Ariane 6 launchers. These 14 launchers, scheduled to fly between 2021 and 2023, will be built in ArianeGroup plants in France and Germany, as well as in those of its European industrial partners i ... read more |
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SpaceX's Dragon Cargo capsule docks with Space StationKennedy Space Center FL (UPI) May 07, 2019 SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft docked and bolted to the International Space Station on schedule Monday morning. It was the 17th such mission for the space company's Commercial Resupply Services co ... more  
SIS advances smart multi-robot autonomyVirginia Beach VA (SPX) May 07, 2019 Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS) is pleased to announce the extension of its Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Swarming program under the auspices of the Office of Naval Research (ONR). USV ... more  
Gateway to the Solar SystemBethesda, MD (SPX) May 03, 2019 It seems like everyone wants to go someplace in the Solar System. President Trump wants to go to the Moon. Elon Musk wants to go to Mars. Others want to go to an asteroid. So, what is the easi ... more 
Space robotics market worth over $3.5bn by 2025London, UK (SPX) May 07, 2019 According to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Global Market Insights, Inc, the Space Robotics Market worth over $3.5bn by 2025. The space robotics market is ... more |
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Observing Gaia from Earth to improve its star mapsParis (ESA) May 03, 2019 While ESA's Gaia mission has been surveying more than one billion stars from space, astronomers have been regularly monitoring the satellite's position in the sky with telescopes across the world, i ... more 
Power Glitch in US Segment of ISS Fixed, Station Back to Full Power - NASAMoscow (Sputnik) May 03, 2019 The problem with the power supply system in the US part of International Space Station has been solved and the ISS has returned to full power, NASA said in a statement on Thursday. A partial failure ... more  
Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to build two SpainSAT NG satellitesMadrid, Spain (SPX) May 07, 2019 A four co-primes consortium formed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space (both in Spain and France) has been selected by Hisdesat Servicios Estrategicos S.A. (Spanish Governmental Satellite Operator) to ... more  
State Department approves $2.7B Patriot system sale to UAEWashington (UPI) May 6, 2019 The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $2.78 billion contract with the United Arab Emirates for Patriot missiles. ... more  
Pentagon preparing to move F-35 work out of TurkeyWashington (AFP) May 3, 2019 US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan warned Friday that the Pentagon will halt manufacturing support for the F-35 in Turkey if Ankara buys a Russian missile defense system. ... more |
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SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station After Successful LaunchKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 04, 2019 More than 5,500 pounds of cargo is on its way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The company's 17th commercial cargo mission to resupply the space station began at ... more  |
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China plans to launch carrier rocket at seaBeijing (XNA) May 03, 2019 China plans to launch a Long March-11 carrier rocket at sea this year, which is expected to lower the cost of entering space. The rocket has been named "CZ-11 WEY" under an agreement between t ... more 
Rocket Lab launches three research satellites for US Air ForceAuckland, New Zealand (SPX) May 05, 2019 A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula at 06:00 UTC, Sunday 5 May 2019 (18:00 NZST). The STP-27RD mission launched three ... more 
Firefly Aerospace advances toward late 2019 launchMelbourne, FL (UPI) Apr 29, 2019 Texas-based Firefly Aerospace said Monday it successfully test-fired the second stage of its Firefly Alpha rocket in a five-minute hot fire to prepare for a planned launch later this year. The ... more 
Japanese First Private Rocket MOMO LaunchedTokyo, Japan (Sputnik) May 05, 2019 Japanese space company Interstellar Technologies successfully launched the country's first private rocket dubbed MOMO-3, the NHK broadcaster reported on Saturday. The previous two launches, in ... more 
Japan finds parts of crashed F35 fighter jetTokyo (AFP) May 7, 2019 Japan said Tuesday it had recovered some debris from a stealth fighter jet that crashed in April, but was still looking for the "all-important" memory that could offer clues into the accident. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 07, 2019 
Solving the growing problem of space debris will require everyone who flies rockets and satellites to adhere to sustainable practices, which doesn't always happen. Now there will be a way to recognise those who do.
We increasingly rely on satellites for every-day activities like navigation, weather forecasting and telecommunications, and any loss of these space-based services could have a ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 07, 2019 
A four co-primes consortium formed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space (both in Spain and France) has been selected by Hisdesat Servicios Estrategicos S.A. (Spanish Governmental Satellite Operator) to build two SpainSAT NG satellites. Used for governmental communications, these new generation satellites will replace the existing Spainsat and Xtar-EUR satellites. Airbus will act as "lead partner" o ... more |
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 Rotterdam, Netherlands (SPX) May 03, 2019 
CGI has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space France to enhance and maintain security software for the Galileo satellite navigation system. Valued at approximately 14 million euros, the contract will last until the end of 2020. CGI experts are working on this strategic project from Rotterdam and Toulouse.
CGI will improve the functionality, robustness and reliability of Galileo's gr ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 3, 2019  US Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan warned Friday that the Pentagon will halt manufacturing support for the F-35 in Turkey if Ankara buys a Russian missile defense system.
Shanahan told journalists the government remained steadfast in its opposition to Turkey's adoption of the S-400 anti-aircraft technology.
"If Turkey decides that the S-400 is a decision they want to go forward ... more |
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 Hong Kong (SPX) May 01, 2019 
Like memories in computers, quantum memories are essential components for quantum computers - a new generation of data processors that obey quantum mechanics laws and can overcome the limitations of classical computers.
They may push boundaries of fundamental science and help create new drugs, explain cosmological mysteries, or enhance accuracy of forecasts and optimization plans with thei ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 03, 2019 
In the late 1950s, a scientist named Lewis Kaplan divined a new and groundbreaking way to calculate temperature in the atmosphere for weather forecasting: by measuring the vibration of molecules at different altitudes. The hope was to do this using a brand-new technology, an Earth-observing satellite.
At the time, the only way to get a reading on atmospheric temperature was to dispatch hig ... more |
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 Pemba, Mozambique (AFP) April 30, 2019 
The people of Chibuabuar, an informal settlement of modest wooden homes perched on a hillside between a highway and the coast of Pemba in north Mozambique, thought they had escaped the worst of Cyclone Kenneth.
But on Sunday night, the vast rubbish dump that towers over their informal neighbourhood gave way, sending mounds of trash crashing into the valley, demolishing five houses and pushin ... more |
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 Nanjing (XNA) May 03, 2019 
China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-7 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean, beginning its first maritime space monitoring mission this year.
The ship departed from a port in eastern China's Jiangsu Province Wednesday.
As a part of China's new generation of spacecraft tracking ships, Yuanwang-7 is about 220 meters long, 40 meters high and has a displacement of nearly 30,000 tonnes. I ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 6, 2019  The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $2.78 billion contract with the United Arab Emirates for Patriot missiles.
On Friday, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sale of Patriot Advanced Capability 3 Missiles Segment Enhanced and related equipment.
Also included in the foreign military sale deal ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) May 2, 2019 
Washington has signed more than $1 billion in new missile contracts in the three months since it announced plans to withdraw from a key Cold War-era arms treaty, campaigners said Thursday.
"The withdrawal from the INF Treaty has fired the starting pistol on a new Cold War," warned Beatrice Fihn, who heads the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). ... more |
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 Bochum, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2019 
Nanoparticles can be used in many ways as catalysts. To be able to tailor them in such a way that they can catalyse certain reactions selectively and efficiently, researchers need to determine the properties of single particles as precisely as possible. So far, an ensemble of many nanoparticles is analysed. However, the problem of these investigations is that the contributions of different parti ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) May 07, 2019 
According to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Global Market Insights, Inc, the Space Robotics Market worth over $3.5bn by 2025. The space robotics market is experiencing a rapid technical development owing to the integration of AI technologies into the systems developed for space exploration. Several companies are developing AI-based robots that provide ... more |
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 Ames IA (SPX) May 03, 2019 
Search and rescue crews are already using drones to locate missing hikers. Farmers are flying them over fields to survey crops. And delivery companies will soon use drones to drop packages at your doorstep.
With so many applications for the technology, an Iowa State University researcher says the next step is to expand capacity by deploying fleets of drones. But making that happen is not a ... more |
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