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  Torggatan, Sweden (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 SSC is currently developing Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden with both new capabilities and services. A testbed for reusable rockets is currently being established, and SSC aims at launching small satellites in a couple of years. In addition, SSC is now introducing a new flight ticket service for suborbital space flights, accessible and affordable for both current and new types of customers. The new concept introduces both the opportunity to fly fractional payloads, ranging from only a few ... read more |
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European reusable launch systems for more sustainability in spaceflightBraunschweig, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and five European companies have teamed up in the RETro Propulsion Assisted Landing Technologies (RETALT) project to join ... more  
NASA Invests $45M in US Small Businesses for Space Tech DevelopmentWashington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 American businesses will help NASA land astronauts on the Moon in five years and establish a sustainable presence there, as part of the agency's larger Moon to Mars exploration approach. NASA has se ... more  
RBC Signals awarded SBIR Phase I contract by US Air ForceSeattle WA (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 RBC Signals, the multi-national provider of flexible and cost-effective space communication services, reports it is the recipient of a U.S. Air Force (USAF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) ... more  
Sri Lanka joins global space age with first cube research satelliteColombo, Sri Lanka (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2019 Raavana-1 satellite was launched by the United States under the "Birds-3 satellite launch to International Space Station project." The project is a UN initiative to help countries launch their first ... more |
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AEHF-5 encapsulated and prepared for launchTitusville FL (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 The U.S. Air Force's fifth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) built Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite (AEHF-5) completed encapsulation into its payload fairing in preparation to launch aboard a U ... more  
MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down over Yemen on June 6, CENTCOM saysWashington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 U.S. Central Command confirmed that a MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down over Yemen at an altitude that suggested Iranian involvement. ... more  
KC-46 fix months away as more debris found in new refuelersWashington (UPI) Jun 18, 2019 As the U.S. Air Force continues to find foreign objects in its new KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refueling tankers, a "fix" is months away, the branch's acquisition leader said. ... more 
Viasat to become first commercial customer to launch aboard the Ariane 64Evry, France (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 Viasat and Arianespace, have reported a modification to their original ViaSat-3 satellite launch contract, signed in 2016. Under the new agreement, the two companies agreed to move the ViaSat-3 sate ... more 
Collins Aerospace to provide Environmental Control System and more for NASA X-59 Low-Boom Flight DemonstratorParis, France (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 Collins Aerospace Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide the Environmental Control Systems (ECS), flaps, ailerons and rudder for the X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) aircra ... more |
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 BAE Systems to install vehicle control systems on Boeing's MQ-25 refueling drones  
Science Applications awarded $41.8M for work on Navy missile systemsWashington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 Science Applications International was awarded a $41.8 million contract over five years for overhaul and supplemental repair of MK-82 directors and AN/SPG-62 antenna systems - both part of the AEGIS combat system suite - for the U.S. Navy. ... more  |
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Low-cost Valkyrie unmanned aircraft completes second test flightWashington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 A XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft completed its test objectives in a 71-minute flight last week, the U.S. Air Force announced on Monday. ... more 
New energy-efficient algorithm keeps UAV swarms helping longerWashington DC (SPX) Jun 17, 2019 A new energy-efficient data routing algorithm developed by an international team could keep unmanned aerial vehicle swarms flying - and helping - longer, report an international team of researchers ... more
AFRL XQ-58A UAV completes second successful flightWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a low-cost unmanned air vehicle, successfully completed all test objectives during a 71-minute flight on June 11, 2019, at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The ... more  
Boeing nabs five-year, $6.5B extension for JDAM guidance kit servicesWashington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 Boeing was awarded a five-year $6.5 billion extended contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kit services for U.S. allies. ... more 
Army participates in readiness exercise in BulgariaWashington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 The U.S. Army participated in a joint exercise with host Bulgaria's air force, navy and land forces as part of Shabla 19 from June 10-15. ... more |
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 Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Jun 18, 2019 
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, supplies server and storage systems that deliver maximum performance to power major breakthroughs in a wide range of HPC applications including scientific research and space exploration.
A recent example is the black hole images taken from a galaxy 55 mi ... more |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Jun 18, 2019  RBC Signals, the multi-national provider of flexible and cost-effective space communication services, reports it is the recipient of a U.S. Air Force (USAF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award.
Awarded under the topic "Commercial Solutions for Innovative Space Data Analytics", the RBC Signals award is managed out of the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Resear ... 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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 Arnold AFB TN (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 
A multiyear, multimillion dollar effort has led to the successful reactivation of von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility (VKF) Wind Tunnel D at Arnold Air Force Base, officially ending a period of dormancy for the tunnel that exceeded its original run.
Tunnel D is operated, managed and scheduled by members of the Air Force Research Laboratory High Speed Experimentation Branch at Arnold. The faci ... more |
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Jun 17, 2019 
As mysterious as the Italian scientist for which it is named, the Majorana particle is one of the most compelling quests in physics.
Its fame stems from its strange properties - it is the only particle that is its own antiparticle - and from its potential to be harnessed for future quantum computing.
In recent years, a handful of groups including a team at Princeton have reported fin ... more |
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 Ames IA (SPX) Jun 17, 2019  Researchers at the University of Iowa and the U.S. Geological Survey have found that data gathered from orbiting satellites can provide more accurate information on the impact of large earthquakes, which, in turn, can help provide more effective emergency response.
The satellite imagery provides detailed information about where the earthquakes occurred, how big the surface deformation was, ... more |
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 Mohammedia, Morocco (AFP) June 17, 2019 
Beneath an apartment block that looms over Monica beach in the western coastal city of Mohammedia, a sole sand dune has escaped the clutches of Morocco's insatiable construction contractors.
Here, like elsewhere across the North African tourist magnet, sand has been stolen to help feed an industry that is growing at full tilt.
A report last month by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on ... more |
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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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 Ankara (AFP) June 18, 2019 
Turkey accused the United States on Tuesday of not acting as an ally, in its official response to Washington's ultimatum to Ankara to abandon a deal to buy a Russian missile defence system.
The Turkish defence ministry said in a statement that "the wording and approach" of a letter sent this month by Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan "was not in the spirit of an alliance (and) cau ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 17, 2019 
Science Applications International was awarded a $41.8 million contract over five years for overhaul and supplemental repair of MK-82 directors and AN/SPG-62 antenna systems - both part of the AEGIS combat system suite - for the U.S. Navy.
The contract, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, covers the two systems, which are part of the MK-99 Fire Control System, itself part o ... 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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 Paris (AFP) June 16, 2019 
"Do you ever lie to your friends?," Jam asks, popping up in a private message box at the bottom of your screen.
If it seems like a personal question, don't worry - Jam isn't a person, but a chatbot, eager for a bubbly conversation about the news, environment, pop culture and more.
This particular cryptic query leads to Jam telling the story of Romain Gary, a French author who deceived t ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 17, 2019 
A new energy-efficient data routing algorithm developed by an international team could keep unmanned aerial vehicle swarms flying - and helping - longer, report an international team of researchers this month in the journal Chaos, from AIP Publishing.
UAV swarms are cooperative, intercommunicating groups of UAVs used for a wide and growing variety of civilian and military applications. In ... more |
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