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  Detroit MI (SPX) May 22, 2019 A novel Henry Ford Hospital study of mice aboard a Russian spaceflight may raise an intriguing question for the astronauts of tomorrow: Could traveling in space be bad for your joints? Researchers found early signs of cartilage breakdown in the mice, suggesting that the reduced biomechanical forces of spaceflight are at play on the musculoskeletal system. While it's premature to translate the finding to humans, this first-of-its kind study adds to a growing body of research about the health ... read more |
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Space Flight Laboratory highlight 'Gray Jay' Arctic Surveillance project at CANSEC 2019Toronto (SPX) May 22, 2019 pace Flight Laboratory (SFL), a developer of microspace missions with more than 100 years of on-orbit operations, will highlight the upcoming Canadian Gray Jay Pathfinder R and D microsatellite proj ... more  
ULA Completes Final Design Review for New Vulcan Centaur RocketCentennial CO (SPX) May 22, 2019 United Launch Alliance leaders and engineers completed an important milestone with the conclusion of the system Critical Design Review (CDR) for the company's new Vulcan Centaur rocket. The system-l ... more  
Citadel Defense awarded contract to prevent UAV attacks at sensitive government locationsSan Diego, CA (SPX) May 21, 2019 Commercially available drones are being adapted for nefarious use and can be employed by terrorists and criminals to drop explosive payloads, deliver harmful substances, conduct illicit surveillance ... more  
Aerojet Rocketdyne and ZAF Energy Team UpCanoga Park CA (SPX) May 22, 2019 Aerojet Rocketdyne and ZAF Energy Systems have established a new teaming agreement working together on an energy storage system utilizing ZAF's nickel-zinc batteries and Aerojet Rocketdyne's battery ... more |
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NASA Testing Method to Grow Bigger Plants in SpaceKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 20, 2019 In an effort to increase the ability to provide astronauts nutrients on long-duration missions as the agency plans to sustainably return to the Moon and move forward to Mars, the Veg-PONDS-02 experi ... more  
Here's Looking at You! Astrobee's First Robot Completes Initial Hardware Checks in SpaceMoffett Field CA (SPX) May 20, 2019 NASA astronaut Anne McClain performs the first series of tests of an Astrobee robot, Bumble, during a hardware checkout. To her right is the docking station that was installed in the Kibo module on ... more  
Lockheed nabs $11.9M for modification kits, special tooling for F-35sWashington (UPI) May 16, 2019 Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $11.9 million contract for work on F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft of the U.S. military and allied nations who participate in the program. ... more 
US warns Chinese drones may steal data: reportBeijing (AFP) May 21, 2019 Washington has warned that Chinese-made drones could be giving spy agencies in Beijing "unfettered access" to stolen data, according to a report in American media. ... more 
Trump, NASA want another $1.6 billion to return America to the moonWashington (UPI) May 14, 2019 President Trump has put forth a budget amendment requesting an additional $1.6 billion for NASA and its plans to return America to the moon. ... more |
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DARPA Identifies Teams Qualified to Compete in First Scored Event of SubT ChallengeWashington DC (SPX) May 22, 2019 Eleven teams from around the world will attempt to remotely map, identify, and report the greatest number of artifacts along the passages of a Pittsburgh research mine in the Subterranean Challenge ... more  |
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Raytheon awarded $101.3M to build anti-tank missiles for U.S. ArmyWashington (UPI) May 13, 2019 Raytheon has been awarded a $101.3 million contract to build radio-controlled, anti-tank missiles for the U.S. Army. ... more  
China launches new BeiDou navigation satelliteXichang (XNA) May 20, 2019 China sent a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 11:48 p.m. Friday. Launched on a Long Marc ... more 
Trade war threat adds to Boeing woesNew York (AFP) May 13, 2019 Already in crisis mode over the grounding of its top-selling 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing now finds itself at risk of becoming collateral damage in the US-China trade dispute. ... more 
China's big three airlines seek 737 MAX payouts from Boeing: reportsShanghai (AFP) May 22, 2019 China's three biggest airlines have filed claims seeking compensation from Boeing over the grounding and delayed delivery of 737 MAX 8 aircraft following two deadly crashes, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday. ... more 
Boeing nets $11.2M for F-15 engineering services in Saudi Arabia, IsraelWashington (UPI) May 13, 2019 Boeing has been awarded an $11.2 million contract for sustainment engineering services for F-15 fighter jets for Saudi Arabia and Israel. ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) May 22, 2019 
Researchers have been exposing spacecraft components and instrumentation to the harsh environments of space for years in NASA Glenn's Extreme Environments Rig (GEER), a test chamber which simulates atmospheric conditions of planets and moons in the solar system.
These tests in high-temperature (up to up to 932 F), high-pressure (over 90 times the Earth's surface pressure), toxic atmospher ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 10, 2019 
The US Air Force is gearing up to launch the fifth global, anti-jam, protected communications satellite after its arrival in Florida. Lockheed Martin shipped the Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ahead of its expected June launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. AEHF-5's launch comes just eight months after AEHF- ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) May 20, 2019 
China sent a new satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 11:48 p.m. Friday.
Launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket, it is the fourth BDS-2 backup satellite and the 45th satellite of the BDS satellite family.
After being sent to the geostationary earth orbit and in-orbit tests, it will be ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) May 17, 2019 
Bell Boeing was awarded a $42.2 million contract for engineering and technical support for the V-22 Osprey flight control system and on-aircraft avionics for the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force.
The contract includes fleet software sustainment, the U.S. Defense Department announced Thursday.
The V-22 is built jointly by Bell Helicopter Textron and Boeing Defense, Space & Secu ... more |
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 Konstanz, Germany (SPX) May 15, 2019 
When it comes to performing a calculation destined to arrive at an exact result, humans are hopelessly inferior to the computer. In other areas, humans are still lengths ahead of it: An example is signal processing, which plays an important role in autonomous driving.
In the search for new computer concepts that are closer to the human brain, research is concentrating, amongst others, on p ... more |
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 Athens, Greece (SPX) May 22, 2019 
Airbus and the Hellenic Space Agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering future space cooperation. The MOU will focus on Earth observation, space exploration and future growth opportunities including software research and space policy.
Established in 2018, the Hellenic Space Agency (HSA) is Greece's national body responsible for space and is part of the Ministry of Inf ... more |
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 Cluj-Napoca, Romania (AFP) May 18, 2019  The towering heap of rubbish at the Pata-Rat landfill in western Romania has been condemned as an "environmental time bomb", but for many of its neighbours this putrid mountain of refuse is a livelihood - one they want to protect from closure.
Looming on the hills near Romania's fifth-biggest city Cluj-Napoca, the trash heap rises to five storeys high in places, emitting a noxious odour and ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 17, 2019 
China has developed a number of new-generation carrier rockets to take the country's space industry to the next level.
b>The Long March-7 br> /b>
The Long March-7 is a medium-sized carrier rocket with high reliability and safety. It is designed to launch cargo vehicles during the construction of China's manned space station project and meet the long-term demand for upgrading manned carri ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 16, 2019  The US believes it is "possible" Turkey will decide against buying a Russian air defense system whose proposed purchase has strained relations between the NATO allies, a top official said on Thursday.
Washington has warned for months that Turkey's adoption of the Russian S-400 missile system would endanger Western defense and jeopardize Ankara's planned purchase of 100 of the US's F-35 steal ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) May 18, 2019  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey and Russia would jointly produce S-500 defence systems after Ankara's controversial purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Moscow.
Turkey's push to buy the S-400s has further strained already tense relations with the United States which has repeatedly warned Ankara of the risks including sanctions as a result of the pu ... 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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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 20, 2019 
NASA astronaut Anne McClain performs the first series of tests of an Astrobee robot, Bumble, during a hardware checkout. To her right is the docking station that was installed in the Kibo module on the International Space Station on Feb. 15.
Bumble, and another robot named Honey, launched to the space station on Apr. 17, aboard Northrop Grumman's eleventh commercial resupply services missi ... more |
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 San Diego, CA (SPX) May 21, 2019 
Commercially available drones are being adapted for nefarious use and can be employed by terrorists and criminals to drop explosive payloads, deliver harmful substances, conduct illicit surveillance, and execute harmful cyber security attacks on a network.
Government officials, security figureheads, and military leadership are extremely concerned about frequent illegal flights buzzing over ... more |
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