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Spaceflight's Second Rideshare Mission with Rocket Lab Slated Next![]() Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 07, 2019 Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, has announced it has managed the procurement, integration, and mission management services for three spacecraft on Rocket Lab's next mission aboard an Electron rocket. This mission, called "Look Ma, No Hands" by Rocket Lab, represents Spaceflight's second of several launches scheduled with Rocket Lab this year, and follows the launch of seven spacecraft on its inaugural "Make it Rain" mission with Rocket Lab in late June ... read more |
Momentus and NanoRacks announce working relationshipSanta Clara, CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2019 Momentus, a provider of in-space shuttle services that move satellites between orbits, has announced a working relationship with NanoRacks to utilize the Bishop Airlock Module for Vigoride services ... more
Making a case for returning airships to the skiesVienna, Austria (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 Reintroducing airships into the world's transportation-mix could contribute to lowering the transport sector's carbon emissions and can play a role in establishing a sustainable hydrogen based econo ... more
GPS signals no longer disrupted in Israeli airspaceJerusalem (AFP) Aug 6, 2019 Israeli airspace is no longer experiencing a mysterious disruption of GPS signals that had forced a change in some plane landing procedures, the country's airports authority said Tuesday. ... more
Saber Astronautics given mission control status for CUAVA-1Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 06, 2019 Professor Iver Cairns, Director of the ARC Training Centre for CubeSats, UAVs and their Applications at the University of Sydney, has announced that Saber Astronautics has been awarded the satellite ... more |
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Arralis launches smallsat integrated low-profile K Ka Band TransceiverDaytona FL (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 Irish company Arralis, international leaders in building technology and products that are the future of global radar and wireless communications, has announced the launch of its new K/Ka-Band transc ... more
Roach-inspired robot nearly as fast as real thing, unsquashableWashington (UPI) Jul 31, 2019 If you see the latest robot from the University of California, Berkeley scurrying across your kitchen floor, don't bother trying to step on it. The novel roach-like robot, described this week in the journal Science Robotics, can't be squashed. ... more
Lease option agreed for Space Hub SutherlandInverness, Scotland (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 The owners of land earmarked for the Space Hub Sutherland development on the Moine Peninsula have agreed a lease option with developer, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Representatives ... more
Iran unveils three new precision-guided missilesTehran (AFP) Aug 6, 2019 Iran unveiled three precision-guided missiles on Tuesday, with the defence minister saying they show the country is ready to defend itself in the face of US "viciousness and conspiracies". ... more
Beijing warns of 'countermeasures' over US missile plansBeijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2019 China warned Tuesday it would take unspecified countermeasures if the United States goes ahead with plans to deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region. ... more |
![]() Raytheon delivers prototype mid-band jammer for use on EA-18G fighter
Boeing nets $55.5M for work on KC-46 tanker's boom redesignWashington (UPI) Aug 5, 2019 Boeing Co. received a $55.5 million contract modification for engineering work on the KC-46 Pegasus tanker plane, the Defense Department announced. ... more |
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Pentagon: Cost of F-35 fighter plane program up by $25BWashington (UPI) Aug 5, 2019 The cost of the U.S. military's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter plane program is increasing, the Defense Department said last week in an acquisition report. ... more
Pentagon working on 9 separate hypersonic missile projects to take on Russia, ChinaWashington (Sputnik) Jul 31, 2019 Earlier this year, the US Air Force announced that it was in a 'race' with Russia and China to develop new hypersonic missile systems, with the Pentagon saying it would use President Trump's new 'Sp ... more
US wants to quickly deploy new missiles in Asia: EsperSydney (AFP) Aug 3, 2019 Washington wants to quickly deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Asia, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday in a move likely to anger China. ... more
DLR conducts flight tests for gyrocopter dronesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2019 In a globalised world, logistics and networking are becoming increasingly important. Airborne parcel deliveries are a key area of interest for the future, and have considerable potential in a number ... more
NASA team builds cubesat-compatible aerosol-detecting instrumentGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 05, 2019 A NASA team has built a miniaturized instrument that will measure more comprehensively than existing instruments the specks of naturally occurring and manmade matter in the air that can adversely af ... more |
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Millennium Space Systems to test orbital debris solutions with TriSept, Rocket Lab and Tethers Unlimited Chantilly VA (SPX) Aug 07, 2019
TriSept Corporation, a leading provider of launch integration and mission management services, has signed comprehensive launch service agreements with Millennium Space Systems and Rocket Lab to support a unique mission aimed at helping to solve the ever-increasing low-Earth orbital debris challenge.
Millennium Space Systems is designing and building, and will be operating the Millennium RA ... more |
US Air Force awards contract for Enterprise Ground Services satellite operations Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2019
The Space and Missile Systems Center's Enterprise Ground Services project office awarded a $47 million Phase III Small Business Innovative Research contract to Frontier Technology, Inc., of Beaver Creek, Ohio to support EGS Life Cycle Decision Support efforts.
"We are excited to form this partnership with Industry as we continue to implement our enterprise solution to stove-piped ground sy ... more |
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Evolution of space, 2SOPS prepares for GPS Block III Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Aug 05, 2019
Lockheed Martin presented the 2nd Space Operations Squadron with a GPS Block III model satellite to celebrate the successful on-orbit testing of the new GPS III satellite at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, July 29.
Staff Sgt. Joseph Wood, 2nd SOPS mission chief, said the model is a physical representation of the modernization underway.
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Making a case for returning airships to the skies Vienna, Austria (SPX) Aug 05, 2019
Reintroducing airships into the world's transportation-mix could contribute to lowering the transport sector's carbon emissions and can play a role in establishing a sustainable hydrogen based economy. According to the authors of an IIASA-led study, these lighter-than-air aircraft could ultimately increase the feasibility of a 100% sustainable world.
Airships were introduced in the first h ... more |
Quantum light sources pave the way for optical circuits Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 05, 2019
An international team headed up by Alexander Holleitner and Jonathan Finley, physicists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has succeeded in placing light sources in atomically thin material layers with an accuracy of just a few nanometers. The new method allows for a multitude of applications in quantum technologies, from quantum sensors and transistors in smartphones through to new en ... more |
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NASA targets coastal ecosystems with new space sensor Washington DC (SPX) Aug 05, 2019
NASA has selected a space-based instrument under its Earth Venture Instrument (EVI) portfolio that will make observations of coastal waters to help protect ecosystem sustainability, improve resource management, and enhance economic activity.
The selected Geosynchronous Littoral Imaging and Monitoring Radiometer (GLIMR) instrument, led by principal investigator Joseph Salisbury at the Unive ... more |
Lebanese kick up stink over smell fix for garbage woes Beirut (AFP) Aug 6, 2019
Sitting at a plastic table outside her flatbread sandwich shop in the Lebanese capital, Nadime Yazbeck says she wishes the government would deal with the stench from the local trash dump.
"They really need to find a solution to these smells," said the 66-year-old Beirut resident, in a spotless white t-shirt and hair net.
Four years after a garbage crisis sparked political protests in Leb ... more |
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China launches first private rocket capable of carrying satellites Beijing (AFP) July 25, 2019
A Chinese startup successfully launched the country's first commercial rocket capable of carrying satellites into orbit Thursday, as the space race between China and the US heats up.
Beijing-based Interstellar Glory Space Technology - also known as iSpace - said it launched two satellites into orbit around 1:00 pm Beijing time (0500 GMT) from Jiuquan, a state launch facility in the Gobi de ... more |
Israel, US successfully test ballistic missile interceptor Jerusalem (AFP) July 28, 2019 Israel and the United States have successfully carried out tests of a ballistic missile interceptor that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday provides protection against potential threats from Iran.
The tests of the Arrow-3 system were carried out in the US state of Alaska and it successfully intercepted targets above the atmosphere, Israel's defence ministry said in a statement. ... more |
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US wants to quickly deploy new missiles in Asia: Esper Sydney (AFP) Aug 3, 2019 Washington wants to quickly deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Asia, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday in a move likely to anger China.
The new Pentagon chief said the US was now free to deploy the weapons following its withdrawal Friday from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty with Russia.
"Yes I would like to," Esper said when asked if the US was consi ... more |
DNA origami joins forces with molecular motors to build nanoscale machines 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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Roach-inspired robot nearly as fast as real thing, unsquashable Washington (UPI) Jul 31, 2019
If you see the latest robot from the University of California, Berkeley scurrying across your kitchen floor, don't bother trying to step on it. The novel roach-like robot, described this week in the journal Science Robotics, can't be squashed.
The new robot, developed by engineers at Cal, can run nearly as fast as a cockroach and as is even harder to kill. If one were to stomp on the li ... more |
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DLR conducts flight tests for gyrocopter drones Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2019
In a globalised world, logistics and networking are becoming increasingly important. Airborne parcel deliveries are a key area of interest for the future, and have considerable potential in a number of applications. As part of the ALAADy (Automated Low Altitude Air Delivery) system and ALAADy Demonstrator projects, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is c ... more |
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