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  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 The Initial Services provided by the European satellite navigation system - Galileo - have been successfully restored. Galileo was affected by a technical incident related to its ground infrastructure. This event led to a temporary interruption of the globally available Galileo navigation and timing services, with the exception of the Galileo Search and Rescue Service. The Search and Rescue Service, which is used to locate and assist people in emergency situations, for example, at sea or in remote ... read more |
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Russia's Humanoid Robot FEDOR Renamed to Skybot Ahead of Its First Space MissionMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 22, 2019 Russia's humanoid robot FEDOR has been renamed to Skybot ahead of its first space mission scheduled in August, Rocket and Space Corporation Energia told Sputnik. "Anthropomorphic robot Skybot ... more  
Exercising in space prevents astronauts from fainting when returning to EarthMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 22, 2019 Astronauts who exercised regularly during their missions and received intravenous saline fluids upon returning to Earth did not experience orthostatic hypotension, the drop in blood pressure caused ... more  
Aiming higher: Airmen contribute to human spaceflight from Apollo to tomorrowWashington DC (AFNS) Jul 22, 2019 What's the first thought or word that comes to your mind when you hear Apollo 11? Is it NASA, moon landing, Armstrong or Aldrin? While all of those are perfectly logical and correct answers, t ... more  
China tested new anti-ballistic missile in South China SeaWashington (UPI) Jul 19, 2019 China demonstrated a new anti-ship ballistic missiles, with nuclear capabilities, last month, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief said. ... more |
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Trump pits Apollo 11 astronauts against NASA chiefWashington (AFP) July 19, 2019 President Donald Trump welcomed surviving Apollo 11 crew members Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the White House Friday, using the occasion to tell his space chief he would prefer to go straight to Mars without returning to the Moon. ... more  
Apollo's legacy: A quiet corner of Alabama that is forever GermanyHuntsville, United States (AFP) July 18, 2019 It's not hard to find schnitzel, a quintessential German dish of breaded cutlets, in Huntsville Alabama, the heart of America's Deep South. ... more 
Von Braun: Apollo hero, rocket builder for Hitler, fatherHuntsville, United States (AFP) July 18, 2019 Wernher von Braun was the rocket engineer who designed the Nazi's dreaded V-2 missile that rained death on Allied cities in World War II, and later the visionary architect behind the Apollo program that put man on the Moon. ... more 
To return to the Moon, astronauts need new spacesuitsCape Canaveral (AFP) July 19, 2019 Space engineer Pablo de Leon has designed two spacesuit prototypes for the Moon and for Mars, and knows how long development takes. ... more  
China's space lab Tiangong 2 destroyed in controlled fall to earthBeijing (AFP) July 19, 2019 China's Tiangong-2 space lab successfully re-entered the Earth's atmosphere Friday under controlled conditions, completing the latest round of experiments in Beijing's ambitious space programme. ... more |
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 India to make new bid to launch Moon rocket on Monday 
The exploration of space in 10 key datesParis (AFP) July 20, 2019 From the Soviet Union's pioneering satellite to the first man on the Moon 50 years ago, here are 10 key dates in space exploration. ... more  |
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NASA funding is helping students build cubesatsTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 18, 2019 University of Arizona researchers will use $3 million in NASA funding over three years to research the low-gravity surface environments of asteroids, and to provide students from underrepresented ba ... more 
Lockheed awarded $1.4B contract for Saudi THAAD systemWashington (UPI) Jul 22, 2019 Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $1.4 billion contract to build the THAAD anti-missile shield for Saudi Arabia, the Defense Department announced. ... more  
$600M helicopter sale to Greece approved by State DepartmentWashington (UPI) Jul 12, 2019 A $600 million sale of helicopters, with spare parts, training and other equipment, was approved by the State Department. ... more 
Lockheed to keep Sikorsky helicopter plant open in PennsylvaniaWashington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 Lockheed Martin has agreed to keep a helicopter plant in Pennsylvania open at least temporarily, reversing plans announced early last month. ... more  
Paris says its missiles found on pro-Haftar rebel base in LibyaParis (AFP) July 10, 2019 The French government said Wednesday that its missiles had been found in Libya on a base used by rebel forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, in an embarrassing admission that raises fresh questions about its role in the conflict. ... more |
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 Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 18, 2019 
In 1972, it took an astronaut going on a spacewalk to do what Lynn Carter now can do with a few mouse clicks over lunch. Carter, a planetary science professor at the Univerity of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, points to a small, framed photograph above her desk. It shows the Apollo 17 spacecraft, the last crewed mission to the moon, cruising high above the grey, cratered expanse below. ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Jul 08, 2019 
The US Defense Department recently released an outline of the new satellite architecture for its Space Development Agency (SDA), a space force military branch that will oversee the development of sensors and weapons to counter advances by Russia and China.
The architectural layout of the agency's military satellite setup will consist of a layer which tracks and targets missiles threats in ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
The Initial Services provided by the European satellite navigation system - Galileo - have been successfully restored. Galileo was affected by a technical incident related to its ground infrastructure. This event led to a temporary interruption of the globally available Galileo navigation and timing services, with the exception of the Galileo Search and Rescue Service.
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has agreed to keep a helicopter plant in Pennsylvania open at least temporarily, reversing plans announced early last month.
Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson confirmed a Twitter post by President Donald Trump about the company's subsidiary Sikorsky keeping a plant open in Coatesville, 39 miles west of Philadelphia.
"I was just informed by Marillyn Hewson, CEO of Lockh ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
The quantum logic clock--perhaps best known for showing you age faster if you stand on a stool--has climbed back to the leading performance echelons of the world's experimental atomic clocks.
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been quietly upgrading their quantum logic clock design for the past eight years, mainly to reduce errors from unwanted mot ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 23, 2019 
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory took to the skies on Monday to kick off a two-month investigation into the life cycles of smoke from fires in the United States. The goal is to better understand smoke impact on weather and climate and provide information that will lead to improved air quality forecasting.
A joint campaign led by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NO ... more |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) July 18, 2019 
More than 90 percent of northern petrels found dead off the Danish coast had plastic in their stomachs, a study by Denmark's environmental protection agency said Thursday.
"More than 95 percent of corpses of northern petrels found on Danish beaches contain plastic," according to study author John Pedersen.
The petrel, a seabird mainly found in the North Sea and the North Atlantic, genera ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 19, 2019 
China's Tiangong-2 space lab successfully re-entered the Earth's atmosphere Friday under controlled conditions, completing the latest round of experiments in Beijing's ambitious space programme.
Tiangong-2 - or "Heavenly Palace" - was launched into orbit in 2016 and re-entered the earth's atmosphere under control at around 9:06 pm local time (1306 GMT) on Friday, China Manned Space Agency ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 19, 2019 
China demonstrated a new anti-ship ballistic missiles, with nuclear capabilities, last month, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief said.
Adm. Philip Davidson told the Aspen Security Forum on Thursday that six missiles fired into the South China Sea included a new, submarine-launched anti-ship ballistic missile called the JL-3. The tests came after Wei Fenghe, China's defense minister, of ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 10, 2019  The French government said Wednesday that its missiles had been found in Libya on a base used by rebel forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, in an embarrassing admission that raises fresh questions about its role in the conflict.
Confirming a report in the New York Times, the defence ministry said in a statement that US-made Javelin missiles discovered in a camp south of Tripoli at the end of June ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 
Every year, robots get more and more life-like. Solar-powered bees fly on lithe wings, humanoids stick backflips, and teams of soccer bots strategize how to dribble, pass, and score. And, the more researchers discover about how living creatures move, the more machines can imitate them all the way down to their smallest molecules.
"We have these amazing machines already in our bodies, and t ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 22, 2019 
Russia's humanoid robot FEDOR has been renamed to Skybot ahead of its first space mission scheduled in August, Rocket and Space Corporation Energia told Sputnik.
"Anthropomorphic robot Skybot F-850 and its control equipment have been delivered to corporation Energia," the corporation said, referring to FEDOR.
Energia is the operator of the Russian segment of the International Space S ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jul 19, 2019 
An Israeli-made anti-tank drone is under consideration for purchase by the U.S. Defense Department.
The Defense Department is seeking the approval of the U.S. Congress to transfer $6.9 million between accounts to buy an undisclosed number of Hero-120 "loitering drones," canister-launched anti-armor munitions. The proposed purchase is part of the $2.8 billion omnibus Pentagon budget sent ... more |
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