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  Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand (SPX) Jun 29, 2019 A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle has successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula at 04:30 UTC, Saturday 29 June 2019 (16:30 NZST). The Make It Rain mission launched seven satellites to orbit for rideshare and mission management provider, Spaceflight. At approximately 56 minutes after lift-off, the Make It Rain payloads were successfully delivered to their precise individual orbits by Electron's Kick Stage. Among the satellites on board were BlackSky Global-3, ... read more |
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Left in the Dust: Poll Reveals Americans Don't Believe US Leads in Space ExplorationWashington DC (Sputnik) Jul 01, 2019 A poll conducted last month shed light on Americans' opinions on space issues such as exploration, monitoring, militarization and the possibility of alien life. The joint poll, conducted by th ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers Orion Auxiliary Engines for Artemis 2Redmond WA (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered eight auxiliary engines for integration into the European Service Module (ESM) of NASA's Orion spacecraft. During Artemis 2, Orion's first mission to carry astronaut ... more  
Iran air defence missiles must be taken seriously: expertsDubai (AFP) June 25, 2019 The shooting down last week of a sophisticated US drone by an Iranian missile demonstrates that Tehran's air defence capabilities can pose a challenge to US air superiority, experts say. ... more  
Planes landing in Israel see GPS signals disruptedJerusalem (AFP) June 27, 2019 GPS signals in Israel's airspace have been disrupted for three weeks, a government spokesman said Thursday, with local reports suggesting that Russia might be the cause of the problem. ... more |
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Last Test Article for NASA's SLS Rocket Departs Michoud Assembly FacilityHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 The last of four structural test articles for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) was loaded onto NASA's Pegasus barge Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. ... more 
Planetary Society's LightSail 2 Launched by Falcon HeavyPasadena CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2019 LightSail 2 is officially in space! The Planetary Society's solar sail CubeSat lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 25 June at 02:30 EDT (06:30 UTC). The late-night launch came courtesy ... more  
Air Force rolls out new medical model to minimize troop downtimeWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2019 The U.S. Air Force unveiled a procedural model focused on treating active-duty airmen to return them to deployment status. ... more  
General Atomics gets $21.9M Army contract for work on Gray Eagle droneWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2019 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. was awarded a $21.9 million contract for support services on the Gray Eagle drone, the Defense Department announced Thursday. ... more 
The RoboBee flies soloBoston MA (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 In the Harvard Microrobotics Lab, on a late afternoon in August, decades of research culminated in a moment of stress as the tiny, groundbreaking Robobee made its first solo flight. Graduate s ... more |
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State Department approves $250.4M deal for Morocco F-16 sustainmentWashington (UPI) Jun 28, 2019 The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $250.4 million contract to support Morocco's current fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. ... more  |
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Erdogan confident Turkey will avoid US sanctions over S-400sOsaka, Japan (AFP) June 29, 2019 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he was confident there would be no US sanctions against Turkey over a controversial Russian missile deal, following reassurances from leader Donald Trump at the G20 summit. ... more  
US says investigating missile find at Libya rebel baseWashington (AFP) June 29, 2019 The United States said Saturday it was looking into reports that American anti-tank missiles were found by forces loyal to Libya's unity government at a captured rebel base. ... 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  
A dose of inner strength to survive and recover from potentially lethal health threatsWashington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 Breakthroughs in the science of programmable gene expression inspired DARPA to establish the PReemptive Expression of Protective Alleles and Response Elements (PREPARE) program with the goal of deli ... more  
Firefly Aerospace Provides a DREAM Payload OpportunityCedar Park TX (SPX) Jun 19, 2019 The quest for space travel inspires STEM interest like no other endeavor. Firefly has promoted that interest by opening its doors to youth though Firefly Academy, the Base 11 Space Challenge, and th ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 28, 2019 
The thermal vacuum test campaign of the first Spacebus Neo satellite was completed on 25 June. Less than 100 metres from the Mediterranean Sea, the Konnect satellite has spent the past six weeks being exposed to the cold emptiness of space.
These enormous test chambers, which can be cooled to minus 180 Celsius, are designed to accommodate an entire spacecraft and effectively replicate the ... more |
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 Titusville 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 United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Its launch window is currently scheduled to open at 6:00 a.m. EDT on June 27.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
GPS, a satellite-based navigation system used by an estimated four billion people worldwide to figure out where they are on Earth at any moment, could be used to pilot in and around lunar orbit during future Artemis missions.
A team at NASA is developing a special receiver that would be able to pick up location signals provided by the 24 to 32 operational Global Positioning System satellit ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 
NASA Glenn's 9-by 15-Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9 x 15 LSWT) has just completed a series of acoustic improvements that has reduced the facility's background noise to better characterize today's new, quieter aircraft engine fans. The tunnel is the only facility in the country that can simulate takeoff, approach and landing in a continuous subsonic acoustic environment.
Built in 1969, the 9x15 L ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have grown atomically thin crystalline layers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) with varying composition over space, continuously feeding in different types of TMDC to a growth chamber to tailor changes in properties.
Examples include 20nm strips surrounded by different TMDCs with atomically straight interfaces, and layered structure ... more |
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 Guildford UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
The successful launch on 24 June 2019 (EST) of 6 satellites for the FORMOSAT-7 joint US-Taiwanese weather forecasting constellation marks the start of another SSTL-enabled space mission, a cause for celebration at SSTL's UK HQ.
The launch on the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Centre was attended by SSTL staff including Managing Director, Sarah Parker who said "We are ver ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) June 29, 2019 
Thousands marched through Madrid on Saturday to ask the Spanish capital's new mayor not to ditch ambitious traffic restrictions in the centre only recently set up to improve air quality.
"Madrid Central," as it is called, was one of the measures that persuaded the European Commission not to take Spain to court last year over its bad air pollution in the capital and Barcelona, like it did wit ... 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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 Dubai (AFP) June 25, 2019  The shooting down last week of a sophisticated US drone by an Iranian missile demonstrates that Tehran's air defence capabilities can pose a challenge to US air superiority, experts say.
The Global Hawk, an advanced US navy surveillance drone, was flying at high altitude - it can reach 60,000 feet (18 kilometres) - early Friday local time when it was struck by a ground-to-air missile by Ir ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 29, 2019 
The United States said Saturday it was looking into reports that American anti-tank missiles were found by forces loyal to Libya's unity government at a captured rebel base.
The New York Times reported Friday that four Javelin missiles were found at a base used by men under the command of Khalifa Haftar, a military leader who has waged a months-long offensive against Libya's internationally ... 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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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jul 01, 2019 
Many work processes would be almost unthinkable today without robots. But robots operating in manufacturing facilities have often posed risks to workers because they are not responsive enough to their surroundings. To make it easier for people and robots to work in close proximity in the future, Prof. Matthias Althoff of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a new system: IMPROV ... more |
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 Amsterdam, Holland (SPX) Jun 28, 2019 
RAI Amsterdam, Johan Cruijff ArenA and the municipality of Amsterdam will jointly explore the added value and feasibility of a drone hub corridor. Places in the city where electrically powered unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can take off and land. The reason for this is a European project on Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and the fact that the European Commission and EASA have announced the new rules for ... more |
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