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  White Sands NM (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely carry crew on an alternate mission profile in the face of unexpected problems. That capability was most recently demonstrated with a successful, continuous 12-minute firing of Orion's propulsion system that simulated a possible alternate mission scenario. "Inserting Orion into lunar orbit and returning the crew on a trajectory back home to E ... read more |
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Orbex and Innovative Space Logistics sign European Space Launch AgreementLogan UT (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 Innovative Space Logistics B.V. (ISL) and UK-based orbital launch services provider Orbex has signed a wide-ranging Cooperation Agreement at the 33rd Annual Conference on Small Satellites in Logan, ... more  
How deep space travel could affect the brainWashington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2019 Exposure to chronic, low dose radiation - the conditions present in deep space - causes neural and behavioral impairments in mice, researchers report in eNeuro. These results highlight the pressing ... more  
Spaceflight purchases first commercial SSLV mission from ISRO's NewSpace IndiaSeattle WA (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, has announced it has purchased the first commercial launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from NewSpace In ... more 
In-Space selects Orbex for Scottish launch in 2022Logan UT (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 In-Space Missions Ltd., a provider of military, institutional and commercial space initiatives, has announced at the 33rd Annual Conference on Small Satellites in Logan, Utah, that it will partner w ... more |
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 carrying Israel's AMOS-17 satelliteWashington DC (Sputniuk) Aug 08, 2019 US carrier rocket Falcon 9 loaded with Israeli AMOS-17 communication satellite successfully lifted off from a space center in Florida, spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX said on Wednesday. "Falcon ... more 
Lockheed awarded $405.7M contract for Army's hypersonic missileWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2019 Lockheed Martin Space received a $405.7 million contract modification for the U.S. Army's hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike missile, the Defense Department said. ... 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 
U.S. Air Force gets F-35A fighter airborne five hours after deliveryWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2019 It took only five hours for Hill AFB, Utah, to accept delivery of a new F-35A Lighting II fighter plane and fly a local sortie, the U.S. Air Force announced on Wednesday. ... more  
Lockheed nabs $240M contract for ballistic missile modeling, simulationWashington (UPI) Aug 7, 2019 Lockheed Martin announced on Wednesday that it has secured a $240 million Missile Defense Agency contract for ballistic defense modeling and simulation. ... more |
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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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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 
Rockwell Collins receives $40.2M contract for E-8 simulator supportWashington (UPI) Aug 5, 2019 Rockwell Collins Simulation & Training Solutions won a $40.2 million contract for E-8 Aircrew Training Device sustainment, the Defense Department announced Monday. ... 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 fighterWashington (UPI) Aug 5, 2019 Raytheon Co. announced the first delivery of its newest mid-band jammer to the U.S. Navy on Monday. ... more |
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 Mahia, New Zealand (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
Pearl White, an Air Force Space Command demonstration program, is set to launch no earlier than August 16th as part of a rideshare aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle in summer 2019. The launch will take place at the Rocket Lab Launch Complex-1 near Mahia, New Zealand.
The program goal is to design, develop, launch and operate two 6U cubesat experimental spacecraft as an on-orbit t ... more |
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 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
With the launch of the first EDRS-C communications satellite on 6 August 2019, a milestone has been reached for the EDRS system. EDRS is a globally unique network of geostationary relay satellites that can deliver data volumes of up to 1.8 gigabits per second to Earth with minimal delay using laser communications. The system is a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA) ... more |
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 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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 Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2019 
It took only five hours for Hill AFB, Utah, to accept delivery of a new F-35A Lighting II fighter plane and fly a local sortie, the U.S. Air Force announced on Wednesday.
A F-35A departed from manufacturer Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas, production facility shortly after 8 a.m. on Aug. 1, arrived at the air base at 10 a.m., and had taken off on its first combat training mission by ... more |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
Silicon dominates solar energy products - it is stable, cheap, and efficient at turning sunlight into electricity. Any new material taking on silicon must compete, and win, on those grounds. As a result of an international research collaboration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate Univer ... more |
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 Madison WI (SPX) Aug 08, 2019 
Earth's magnetic field seems steady and true - reliable enough to navigate by.
Yet, largely hidden from daily life, the field drifts, waxes and wanes. The magnetic North Pole is currently careening toward Siberia, which recently forced the Global Positioning System that underlies modern navigation to update its software sooner than expected to account for the shift.
And every several ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 6, 2019 
Paris officials on Tuesday downplayed the risk of lead poisoning from the massive fire that tore through Notre-Dame cathedral in April, as tests continue to show worrying levels of the toxic metal at nearby schools.
"All the tests we've carried out in a radius of 500 metres (yards) around Notre-Dame are negative, meaning there is no danger," deputy mayor Emmanuel Gregoire told LCI televisio ... more |
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 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 |
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 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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 Washington (UPI) Aug 7, 2019  Lockheed Martin announced on Wednesday that it has secured a $240 million Missile Defense Agency contract for ballistic defense modeling and simulation.
The Modeling and Simulation Contract-Framework and Tools, or MASC-F, will offer potential simulations of situations for the Ballistic Missile Defense System, the company said Tuesday when it announced the deal.
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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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 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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 Seoul (AFP) July 31, 2019  Seoul began testing delivery by drone in the country's remote regions Wednesday, with the hope of improving residents' quality of life, the government said.
The project, jointly launched by the interior and safety ministry and Korea Post, among other government agencies, aims to establish a "public drone delivery system" to serve the country's dispersed population.
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