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  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 Scientists from Russia, China, and the US have drawn the attention of the scientific community to one of the newest and most promising areas in bioprinting - laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT). The researchers have compared laser printing parameters, bioink composition, donor ribbons, and collector substrates for LIFT bioprinters, as well as post-printing treatments of fabricated materials - all of this may affect the properties of printed tissues and organs. The study will help scientists sele ... read more |
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Breakthrough enables storage and release of mechanical waves without energy lossNew York NY (SPX) Sep 02, 2019 Light and sound waves are at the basis of energy and signal transport and fundamental to some of our most basic technologies - from cell phones to engines. Scientists, however, have yet to devise a ... more  
US Sanctions Iran's Space Agency, Space Research Centre Days After Failed Satellite LaunchMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 04, 2019 Iran stated on 29 August that a rocket had exploded at its Imam Khomeini Space Centre due to a malfunction during testing, rejecting claims that the incident had been "manipulated" from outside. ... more 
Melatonin is a potential drug for the prevention of bone loss during space flightKanazawa, Japan (SPX) Sep 04, 2019 For proper and healthy metabolism of bone, appropriate stimuli are necessary. In outer space with microgravity, calcium is lost from bone and bone mass is reduced. Measurement of the bone density of ... more  
UAE Wants to Train More Astronauts for Arab World - Emirati OfficialDubai (Sputnik) Sep 04, 2019 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plan to train more astronauts for the Arab world, Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, the director general of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), said on Monday. ... more |
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An Inside Look at Hurricane Dorian from a Mini SatellitePasadena CA (JPL) Sep 05, 2019 A new view of Hurricane Dorian shows the layers of the storm, as seen by an experimental NASA weather satellite that's the size of a cereal box. TEMPEST-D reveals rain bands in four layers of the st ... more 
Space Station science return and spacecraft shuffleParis (ESA) Sep 04, 2019 ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano's Beyond mission has kicked into high gear during the last two weeks. He has been keeping the International Space Station running smoothly as well as working remotely wi ... more  
MDA test of remote-fired THAAD missile interceptor a successWashington (UPI) Aug 30, 2019 The first test of a remotely-launched Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor missile was called a success on Friday by the Missile Defense Agency. ... more 
Europe Unlikely to Abandon Soyuz Once US Revives Space Shuttles - German Space CenterMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 02, 2019 Andrei Savenkov - European countries are unlikely to completely stop using Russian Soyuz spacecraft for manned flights since options for transportation to outer space should be diversified, Prof. Dr ... more  
Bye Aerospace Finalizes Garmin Supplier Agreement to Provide eFlyer 2 AvionicsDenver CO (SPX) Aug 28, 2019 Bye Aerospace, the developer of the two-seat all-electric eFlyer 2 aircraft, announced it has finalized the supplier agreement with Garmin to provide its eFlyer 2 with the full suite of new Garmin G ... more |
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 Company Claims Orbital Hotel to Host 400 Space Tourists Will Be Operational By 2025 
Lockheed nabs $50.3M Navy contract for Aegis system upgradesWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2019 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems received a $50.3 million U.S. Navy contract modification for upgrades to the Aegis missile defense system, the Defense Department announced. ... more  |
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Study tests performance of electric solid propellantUrbana IL (SPX) Sep 04, 2019 Electric solid propellants are being explored for use in dual-mode rocket engines because they aren't susceptible to ignite from a spark or flame and can be turned on and off electrically. Res ... more  
U.S. military installations, bases brace for Hurricane DorianWashington (UPI) Sep 4, 2019 Military installations along the U.S. Southeast coast completed preparations and evacuations ahead of Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday. ... more 
AFRL develops product to provide F-16 pilots with better visibility during rainstormsWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Aug 30, 2019 An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed product that repels water from aircraft transparencies will soon be available to the entire United States Air Force F-16 community. The product, called Hyd ... more 
Boeing contracted for Qatar F-15QA aircrew, maintenance training, supportWashington (UPI) Aug 29, 2019 Boeing has been awarded a $500 million contract for services on Qatar's F-15QAs, the first three of which are expected for delivery in 2021. ... more 
Sikorsky nets $48.3M for CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter partsWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2019 Sikorsky Aircraft Co. was awarded a $48.3 million U.S. Navy contract for spare parts to maintain CH-53K helicopters, the Defense Department announced. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 04, 2019 
For the first time, ESA has performed a 'collision avoidance manoeuvre' to protect one of its spacecraft from colliding with a satellite in a large constellation.
On Monday morning, the Agency's Aeolus Earth observation satellite fired its thrusters, moving it off a potential collision course with a SpaceX satellite in the Starlink constellation.
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 
The Data Relay Satellite EDRS-C was successfully launched at 21:30 CEST on 6 August 2019. After receiving the first telemetry data, the German Space Operations Center (GSOC) took over operation of the satellite. Now that the first critical launch phase with several orbital manoeuvres has been completed EDRS-C can enter the test phase. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 
The U.S. Air Force's second next-generation GPS III satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, is responding to commands, under control and now using its own internal propulsion system to get to orbit following its successful launch this morning.
At 11:01 a.m. ET, Air Force and Lockheed Martin engineers at Lockheed Martin's Launch and Checkout Facility near Denver declared they had full control ... more |
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 Denver CO (SPX) Aug 28, 2019 
Bye Aerospace, the developer of the two-seat all-electric eFlyer 2 aircraft, announced it has finalized the supplier agreement with Garmin to provide its eFlyer 2 with the full suite of new Garmin G3X Touch avionics.
"Garmin is supplying the full VFR to IFR instrument capability, ADAHRS, GPS, transponders and standby instruments," said George E. Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace.
"We are so ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 3, 2019 
Engineers in Sweden have developed the world's smallest accelerometer using graphene. The accelerometer could be used to create new wearable technologies for use in medicine, fitness and gaming.
"Based on the surveys and comparisons we have made, we can say that this is the smallest reported electromechanical accelerometer in the world," Xuge Fan, a researcher at the KTH Royal Institute ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 27, 2019 
NASA's P-3B science aircraft soared into the skies over the Philippines on Aug. 25 to begin a nearly two-month-long investigation on the impact that smoke from fires and pollution have on clouds, a key factor in improving weather and climate forecasts.
The Cloud, Aerosol, and Monsoon Processes Philippines Experiment (CAMP2Ex) is the most comprehensive field campaign to date in Maritime Sou ... more |
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 Mumbai (AFP) Sept 4, 2019 
Amazon said Wednesday it will ditch single-use plastic packaging in India by next year, joining Walmart-backed rival Flipkart in a major push by e-commerce giants in the South Asian nation.
India generates around 5.6 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, according to government figures, with New Delhi ramping up its "clean India" mission to eradicate single-use plastic in recent weeks. ... more |
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 02, 2019 
Two satellites for technological experiments were sent into space by a Kuaizhou-1A, or KZ-1A, carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday.
The rocket blasted off at 7:41 a.m. and sent the two satellites into their planned orbit.
Kuaizhou-1A, meaning speedy vessel, is a low-cost solid-fuel carrier rocket with high reliability and a short prep ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 30, 2019  The first test of a remotely-launched Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor missile was called a success on Friday by the Missile Defense Agency.
"Preliminary indications are that planned flight test objectives were achieved and the target was successfully intercepted by the THAAD weapon system," MDA said in a statement.
"The test, designated Flight Test THAAD (FTT)-23, ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2019 
The U.S. State Department approved the sale of AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles to Hungary at an estimated cost of $500 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced.
The approval, announced on Tuesday, came after the Hungarian government requested the purchase of 180 AMRAAM missiles, training missiles, cryptographic and communication security devices, a ... more |
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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Aug 23, 2019 
Theoretical physicists at Trinity College Dublin are among an international collaboration that has built the world's smallest engine - which, as a single calcium ion, is approximately ten billion times smaller than a car engine.
Work performed by Professor John Goold's QuSys group in Trinity's School of Physics describes the science behind this tiny motor. The research, published in intern ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Sept 2, 2019 
Top players in global tech companies kicked off work Monday to draw up global ethical standards related to data and artificial intelligence, with Microsoft's president voicing a "sense of urgency".
Some two dozen high-ranking representatives of the global and Swiss economies, as well as scientists and academics, met in Geneva for the first Swiss Global Digital Summit aimed at seeking agreeme ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Sept 1, 2019 
Iran on Sunday unveiled a jet-propelled drone it said is capable of finding and attacking targets far from the country's borders with precision.
Dubbed the "Kian", the unmanned aerial vehicle was designed, produced and tested by experts of the air defence force within about a year, said the head of the force, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard.
The drone comes in two models capable of ... more |
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