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  Wallops Island VA (SPX) Jun 11, 2019 University and community college students will boost their technical skills as rocket scientists building experiments for space flight during Rocket Week June 14-21, 2019, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Nearly 200 students and instructors from across the country will build and fly experiments on a NASA suborbital sounding rocket through the RockOn! and RockSat-C programs. "NASA has embarked on a journey to return humans to the Moon by 2024," said Giovanni Rosanova, chief of t ... read more |
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Researchers introduce novel heat transport theory in quest for efficient thermoelectricsZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 NCCR MARVEL researchers have developed a novel microscopic theory that is able to describe heat transport in very general ways, and applies equally well to ordered or disordered materials such as cr ... more  
Investing in Tech Concepts Aimed at Exploring Lunar Craters, Mining AsteroidsWashington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2019 Robotically surveying lunar craters in record time and mining resources in space could help NASA establish a sustained human presence at the Moon - part of the agency's broader Moon to Mars explorat ... more 
NASA Spacecraft to use 'Green' Fuel for the First TimeEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2019 A non-toxic, rose-colored liquid could fuel the future in space and propel missions to the Moon or other worlds. NASA will test the fuel and compatible propulsion system in space for the first time ... more 
AI and high-performance computing extend evolution to superconductorsLemont IL (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 Materials by design: Argonne researchers use genetic algorithms for better superconductors. Owners of thoroughbred stallions carefully breed prizewinning horses over generations to eke out fra ... more |
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Iran unveils homegrown surface-to-air missile defense systemWashington (UPI) Jun 11, 2019 Iran formally delivered a new new surface-to-air missile system, called Khordad 15th, to the Air Defense Force of its army in a ceremony in Tehran. ... more 
SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of 24 satellites now targeting June 24Washington DC (SPX) Jun 10, 2019 A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch June 24 from Florida with 24 satellites aboard - the first time the U.S. government has used the big rocket for such a mission. "The choice ... more  
Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Contingency OperationsDenver CO (SPX) Jun 12, 2019 The next step in modernizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation with new technology and capabilities is happening from the ground up! On May 22, Lockheed Martin delive ... more  
U.S., Italian F-35As integrate for first time in Astral Knight exerciseWashington (UPI) Jun 7, 2019 The U.S. Air Force announced the completion of a large air-and-missile defense exercise, involving F-35A fighter planes, in Europe. ... more 
China to complete BeiDou-3 satellite system by 2020Nanjing, China (XNA) Jun 10, 2019 China's BeiDou-3 system, a global geolocation network, is expected to be completed in 2020, with a total of 35 satellites, researchers at a conference on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) ... more |
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 Unveiling technologies for future launch vehicles  
Study of hawks' pursuit of prey could help scientists capture rogue dronesWashington (UPI) Jun 11, 2019 The tracking strategy utilized by hawks could be used to capture rogue drones, according to a new study. ... more  |
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Opens State-of-the-Art Rocket Propulsion Facility in HuntsvilleHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 10, 2019 Senior Alabama officials joined Aerojet Rocketdyne's CEO Eileen Drake and Executive Chairman Warren Lichtenstein at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the company's newest state-of-the-art rocket propuls ... more 
Ariane 6 development on trackParis (ESA) Jun 10, 2019 Europe's Ariane 6 launch vehicle is set to debut with a commercial mission in 2020 - industry is carrying out the final tests and starting production. The Ariane 6 launch zone at Europe's Spaceport ... more 
Leading the New Space Age: Government backs ambitious plans for the UK in spaceDevon UK (SPX) Jun 06, 2019 The government is ensuring the UK plays a leading role in the New Space Age as part of its modern Industrial Strategy, with new support for domestic satellite launch capability and space weather for ... more 
Space Rider: Europe's reusable space transport systemParis (ESA) Jun 06, 2019 Initially proposed in 2016, ESA's Space Rider reentry vehicle provides a return to Earth and landing capability that compliments the existing launch options of the Ariane and Vega families. Having r ... more  
U.S. Army changes recruitment approach with new advertising agencyWashington (UPI) Jun 7, 2019 The U.S. Army announced it will reallocate its marketing, advertising and recruiting funds following an internal audit. ... more |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 06, 2019 
More than 22,000 objects floating in space are currently being tracked by the U.S. Air Force. That number is expected to double within five years, due in large part to increased global demand for satellite internet services and private companies' launching of more space objects to meet that demand.
So, what happens to those floating satellites and other space objects when they have outlive ... more |
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 Starfire Optical Range, NM (SPX) May 27, 2019 
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Starfire Optical Range (SOR) recently demonstrated quantum communication in daylight under conditions representative of space-to-Earth satellite links.
"This is the world's first such demonstration, integrating quantum communication with a novel filtering technique enabled by adaptive optics (AO), a technology pioneered at the SOR," said Dr. Kelly H ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Jun 12, 2019 
The next step in modernizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation with new technology and capabilities is happening from the ground up!
On May 22, Lockheed Martin delivered the GPS III Contingency Operations (COps) software upgrade to the U.S. Air Force's current GPS ground control system. The upgrade will enable the Air Force to start commanding the new, next-genera ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 11, 2019 
Rockwell Collins Co. was awarded a $49.1 million contract to overhaul and maintain display units of the U.S. Army's UH-60 "Blackhawk" helicopters, the Defense Department announced.
Funding and locations for the upgrades by the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, company will be determined with each order, according to the Pentagon's contract announcement.
The Blackhawk is designed to enable the ... more |
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 West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jun 10, 2019 
In 2004, researchers discovered a super thin material that is at least a 100 times stronger than steel and the best known conductor of heat and electricity.
This means that the material, graphene, could bring faster electronics than is possible today with silicon.
But to truly be useful, graphene would need to carry an electric current that switches on and off, like what silicon does ... more |
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 Munster, Germany (SPX) Jun 10, 2019 
The huge magnetic field which surrounds the Earth, protecting it from radiation and charged particles from space - and which many animals even use for orientation purposes - is changing constantly, which is why geoscientists keep it constantly under surveillance.
The old well-known sources of the Earth's magnetic field are the Earth's core - down to 6,000 kilometres deep down inside the Ea ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 11, 2019  People worldwide could be ingesting five grammes of microscopic plastic particles every week, equivalent in weight to a credit card, researchers said Wednesday.
Coming mostly from tap and especially bottled water, nearly invisible bits of polymer were also found in shellfish, beer and salt, scientists and the University of Newcastle in Australia reported.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 03, 2019 
Luokung Technology Corp. has announced a strategic partnership with Land Space Technology Corporation Ltd. ("Land Space"). The two parties will work together and take advantage of respective strength on commercial space cooperation with satellite remote sensing data applications as the main target market.
They will jointly develop domestic and foreign markets of products and services which ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 30, 2019 
A top Pentagon official said on Thursday the consequences would be "devastating" for Turkey's joint F-35 fighter program and its cooperation with NATO if the country bought a Russian missile defense system.
Kathryn Wheelbarger, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, said that Ankara's planned purchase of the S-400 system would damage Turkey's ability to wo ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 11, 2019 
Iran formally delivered a new new surface-to-air missile system, called Khordad 15th, to the Air Defense Force of its army in a ceremony in Tehran.
Built in Iran, the system - named after the third month of the Iranian calendar - is capable of detecting six targets within a range of 93 miles at a
maximum height of 17 miles and hit them in a range of 75 miles, Defense Minister B ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 12, 2019 
Robotically surveying lunar craters in record time and mining resources in space could help NASA establish a sustained human presence at the Moon - part of the agency's broader Moon to Mars exploration approach. Two mission concepts to explore these capabilities have been selected as the first-ever Phase III studies within the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 11, 2019 
The tracking strategy utilized by hawks could be used to capture rogue drones, according to a new study.
Falcons track their prey a lot like a heat-seeking missiles honing in on a target - they follow a streamlined trajectory, capturing airborne prey. But hawks must navigate more crowded environs and follow small targets that zig and zag across the ground.
Researchers at the Uni ... more |
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