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  Evanston IL (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 A new Northwestern University study discovered that spaceflight - both aboard a space shuttle or the International Space Station (ISS) - has a consistent effect on the gut microbiome. The Northwestern researchers developed a novel analytical tool to compare microbiome data from mice as far back as 2011. Called STARMAPS (Similarity Test for Accordant and Reproducible Microbiome Abundance Patterns), the tool indicates that spaceflight causes a specific, consistent change on the abundance, ratios and ... read more |
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Russia sends 'Fedor' its first humanoid robot into spaceMoscow (AFP) Aug 22, 2019 Russia on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. ... more  
EVA complete installation of second Commercial Docking Port on Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan concluded the spacewalk at 2:59 p.m. EDT. During the six-hour and 32-minute spacewalk, the two astronauts successfully installed the second of two intern ... more  
Newest GPS satellite scheduled to launch Thursday in FloridaOrlando FL (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 The U.S. Air Force is set to launch its newest GPS satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Thursday morning. It's the second in a new, third generation of GPS satellites for ... more  
Lockheed nets $80M contract for Aegis system upgradesWashington (UPI) Aug 16, 2019 Lockheed Martin received an $80 million contract from the U.S. Navy for electronic equipment upgrades to the Aegis missile system, the Pentagon announced. ... more |
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New technique to probe high-temperature superconductivityUrbana IL (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 One of the greatest mysteries in condensed matter physics is the exact relationship between charge order and superconductivity in cuprate superconductors. In superconductors, electrons move freely t ... more  
US detect explosion of old European Ariane 4 rocket in spaceMoscow (Sputnik) Aug 16, 2019 The Ariane-4 is a European disposable medium-class carrier rocket, which was used from 1988 to 2003. The rocket design was developed by the French National Centre for Space Research (CNES), produced ... more 
Pentagon axes troubled $1 bn contract for missile defenseWashington (AFP) Aug 22, 2019 The Pentagon announced Wednesday that it is terminating a troubled billion-dollar program to develop a ballistic missile interceptor, citing design problems. ... more 
GPS 3 satellite ready for launch aboard Delta 4Cape Canaveral AFB FL (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 The Air Force's newest Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, Space Vehicle 02 (SV02) is ready for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 37 The Lockheed M ... more 
Amazon, Microsoft, 'putting world at risk of killer AI': studyWashington (AFP) Aug 22, 2019 Amazon, Microsoft and Intel are among leading tech companies putting the world at risk through killer robot development, according to a report that surveyed major players from the sector about their stance on lethal autonomous weapons. ... more |
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 Raytheon wins $13.2M contract for SM-2, SM-6 missile support 
Hall thrusters will enable longer space missionsMoscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 21, 2019 The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing has reignited interest in space travel. However, almost any mission beyond the moon, whether manned or unmanned, will require the spacecraft to rem ... more  |
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NASA wants your help developing autonomous roversHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 14, 2019 Autonomous robots will assist future astronauts during long-duration missions to other worlds by performing tedious, repetitive and even strenuous tasks. These robotic helpers will let crews focus o ... more 
SNC selects ULA for Dream Chaser launchesSparks NV (SPX) Aug 19, 2019 Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has selected United Launch Alliance (ULA) as the launch vehicle provider for the Dream Chaser spacecraft's six NASA missions to the International Space Station. The D ... more  
China's newly launched communication satellite suffers abnormalityBeijing (XNA) Aug 21, 2019 China's new communication satellite ChinaSat 18, sent into space on Monday, has experienced abnormalities, and space engineers are investigating the cause. The ChinaSat 18 satellite was launch ... more  
State Department approves Taiwan's $8B deal for 66 F-16sWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2019 The State Department submitted its approval to Congress for the $8 billion sale of 66 F-16 fighter planes to Taiwan. ... more 
F-35s to get warfare system upgrades, laser shock peening to strengthen aircraftWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2019 BAE Systems was awarded a $74.9 million contract to improve the electronic warfare capabilities of F-35 fighter planes, the Defense Department said. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 20, 2019 
NASA recently doubled the rate at which data from the International Space Station returns to Earth, paving the way for similar future upgrades on Gateway, NASA's upcoming outpost in lunar orbit, and other exploration missions. This new data rate will enable the space station to send back more science data faster than ever before.
NASA's missions, both near and far, rely on quick and effect ... 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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 London, UK (Sputnik) Aug 20, 2019 
In March 2018, the European Commission in Brussels confirmed the UK after Brexit was likely to be excluded from some aspects of the Galileo project, especially relating to PRS, despite having invested more than 1 billion pounds in the EU Global Navigation Satellite System.
The UK is reaching out to its "Five Eyes" security allies to enlist their help in building an alternative to the EU's ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2019 
An E-2D aircraft struck two F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter planes and damaged two others while landing aboard an aircraft carrier, the Naval Safety Center said.
The incident occurred on Aug. 9 in the Arabian Sea aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The E-2D, a propeller-driven early warning surveillance plane known as the Hawkeye, committed a "bolter," the Navy said, which the term used to desc ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2019 
A potentially useful material for building quantum computers has been unearthed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), whose scientists have found a superconductor that could sidestep one of the primary obstacles standing in the way of effective quantum logic circuits.
Newly discovered properties in the compound uranium ditelluride, or UTe2, show that it could prove ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 
Capella Space, an information services company that provides on-demand Earth observation imagery, has announced its partnership with SpaceNet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating open source, artificial intelligence (AI) applied research for geospatial applications.
Capella joins the collaborative SpaceNet partnership alongside In-Q-Tel's (IQT) CosmiQ Works, Maxar Technologi ... more |
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 Tel Aviv (AFP) Aug 22, 2019  In the early morning, when the only sound on Tel Aviv beach is the waves, Yosef Salman and his team pick up plastic debris left by bathers or cast up by the sea.
Working in heat and humidity with large rakes, they scoop plastic cups, cigarette ends, empty sunscreen tubes and soiled babies' nappies.
Also present, but impossible to separate from the sand, are microplastics, tiny particles ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 21, 2019 
China's new communication satellite ChinaSat 18, sent into space on Monday, has experienced abnormalities, and space engineers are investigating the cause.
The ChinaSat 18 satellite was launched at 8:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
The satellite separated with the carrier rocket a ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2019 
Lockheed Martin received an $80 million contract from the U.S. Navy for electronic equipment upgrades to the Aegis missile system, the Pentagon announced.
The new contract modification, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, calls for Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems division to cover the production, test and delivery of multi-mission signal processor equipment set ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Aug 20, 2019  Russia and China warned Tuesday that a new US missile test had heightened military tensions and risked sparking an arms race, weeks after Washington ripped up a Cold War-era weapons pact with Moscow.
The US and Russia ditched the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty this month after accusing each other of violating the accord.
Washington said the agreement also tied its hands ... 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 (AFP) Aug 22, 2019 
Russia on Thursday launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station.
Named Fedor, for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research with identification number Skybot F850, the robot is the first ever sent up by Russia.
Fedor blasted off in a Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft at 6:38 am Moscow ... more |
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 Germantown MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2019 
Hughes Network Systems has announced a new joint solutions to extend mobile network connectivity using an integrated combination of VNC's deployable LTE technology with Hughes JUPITER and HM satellite systems. The new solutions support various global applications for government, militaries, first responders, and commercial Mobile Network Operators (MNOs).
"We're excited to work with Hughes ... more |
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