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  Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Aug 12, 2019 An Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Test Center ground test team set a record for the highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in Air Force history. "AFRL, in conjunction with Arnold Engineering Development Complex and Northrop Grumman, achieved over 13,000 pounds of thrust from a scramjet engine during testing at Arnold Air Force Base," said Todd Barhorst, AFRL aerospace engineer and lead for the Medium Scale Critical Components program. The 18-foot-long Nort ... read more |
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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 
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  
Milestone for the future of networked satellite communicationsOberpfaffenhofen, 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 t ... more  
Orion Service Module completes critical propulsion testWhite 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 prof ... more |
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Russia missile test blast kills five nuclear agency staffMoscow (AFP) Aug 10, 2019 Russia's nuclear agency said Saturday an explosion during missile testing in the Arctic left five workers dead and involved radioactive isotopes after a nearby city recorded a spike in radiation levels. ... more  
Teams test swarm autonomy in second major OFFSET field experimentWashington DC (SPX) Aug 12, 2019 During the second field experiment for DARPA's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program, teams of autonomous air and ground robots tested tactics on a mission to isolate an urban objective. ... more 
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  
Pearl White cubesats mission set to launchMahia, 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 lau ... 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 |
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N.H. Air National Guard base gets its first KC-46A tankerWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2019 Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H., is the first guard base to receive a next-generation KC-46A Pegasus refueling tanker plane. ... more  |
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First female Marine F-35B, F-35C pilots move toward flyingWashington (UPI) Aug 9, 2019 The first female Marine pilot of an F-35B fighter plane completed her course of study, just as the first female to fly an F-35C began her training. ... more 
South Korea approved to buy 12 MH-60R Seahawk helicoptersWashington (UPI) Aug 8, 2019 The U.S. State Department has approved South Korea's request to purchase MH-60R multi-mission helicopters and associated parts and spares, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. ... more 
Air Force grounds 123 C-130s due to 'atypical cracks'Washington (UPI) Aug 8, 2019 The U.S. Air Force said Thursday that Gen. Maryanne Miller has grounded 123 of 450 Total Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from service after discovering cracks on the wing. ... more 
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 
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 |
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 Culver City CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2019 
Q-Tech Corporation, the world's leading supplier of crystal oscillators for space, military, avionics and high temperature applications, announces the availability of the QT6xxLW Multiple Output LVDS Series of space qualified crystal oscillators.
These MIL-PRF-55310 oscillators are Type 1 Class 2 hybrids, delivering exceptional frequency and temperature stability for space satellite and ot ... 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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 Taranto, Italy (AFP) Aug 11, 2019  Rock climbers scale a giant canopy in Taranto to build the world's biggest iron-ore park cover as steel giant ArcelorMittal strives to clean up and turn around Italy's most polluting plant.
Beyond the factory lie the sea and sandy beaches, though only hardy souls dare to swim or eat mussels farmed here.
The site in southern Italy's Puglia region, formerly owned by Ilva, is at the heart o ... 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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 Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2019 
NATO announced the completion of its ballistic missile defense system in Romania on Friday, prompting a response from Russia.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, temporarily deployed to Romania's Deveselu air base while the upgrades were made, will be dismantled and deployed elsewhere, NATO said in a statement.
The new Aegis Ashore installation will track potential thre ... 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.
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 12, 2019 
Generally speaking, most people find the idea of workers being replaced by robots or software worse than if the jobs are taken over by other workers. But when their own jobs are at stake, people would rather prefer to be replaced by robots than by another employee. That is the conclusion of a study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 12, 2019 
During the second field experiment for DARPA's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program, teams of autonomous air and ground robots tested tactics on a mission to isolate an urban objective. Similar to the way a firefighting crew establishes a boundary around a burning building, they first identified locations of interest and then created a perimeter around the focal point.
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