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  Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 05, 2019 On August 29, the U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract at an estimated value of $347 million as part of a multi-year hypersonic weapons development in support of the Army's focus in long-range precision strike missiles. As the prime contractor for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) systems integration project, the Lockheed Martin-team will develop and integrate a land-based hypersonic strike prototype in partnership with the Army Hypersonic Project Office, part of the Army ... read more |
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Putin reveals he offered to sell Trump Russia's hypersonic missilesMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 06, 2019 Earlier, in August, the US officially withdrew from the INF treaty and conducted a ground-based medium-range missile test just a few weeks after. Russian president Putin then ordered the Defence Min ... more  
'Sense of urgency', as top tech players seek AI ethical rulesGeneva (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". ... more 
Russian Space Agency to Test Modernized Fregat Upper Stage During Launch of Meteor Satellite in 2020Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 09, 2019 Russian state space corporation Roscosmos will test the modernized Fregat upper stage in 2020 during the blastoff of the Meteor-M meteorological satellite No. 2-3 from the Vostochny space centre, ac ... more  
Taking the next giant leapsBoston MA (SPX) Sep 09, 2019 In July, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. MIT played an enormous role in that accomplishment, helping to usher in a new age of space exploration. Now ... more |
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Russia Launches Rokot Space Rocket to Orbit Military SatellitePlesetsk, Russia (Sputnik) Sep 02, 2019 Russia's Space Forces have launched a Rokot carrier rocket with a military spacecraft from the Plesetsk space centre in the north of the country, the Defence Ministry said. "All pre-launch ope ... more  
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 
Trump says US 'not involved' in Iranian rocket failureWashington (AFP) Aug 31, 2019 President Donald Trump on Friday released a photograph of an apparently failed Iranian rocket launch and said that the United States had nothing to do with it. ... 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 
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 |
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Firefly Aerospace pushes back first launch to 2020Orlando FL (UPI) Sep 06, 2019 Firefly Aerospace, one of several new rocket companies working on orbital launch services, has pushed back its first launch to early 2020 due to supplier delays. "We were trying for this year, ... more  |
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SpaceX's new ride-sharing launches to boost small-satellite industryOrlando FL (UPI) Sep 05, 2019 SpaceX's plans for more frequent, regularly scheduled ride-sharing launches will unleash new growth in the small-satellite industry, leading to easier and cheaper rollouts for new communication netw ... more 
NASA prepares for green run testing, practices lifting SLS Core StageStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Aug 28, 2019 NASA cleared a milestone in preparation for Green Run testing of its Space Launch System (SLS) core stage with an Aug. 23/24 lift and installation of the core stage pathfinder simulator onto the B-2 ... more 
Malaysia Interested in Having Access to Russian Space Tech, Prime Minister SaysMoscow (Sputnik) Sep 06, 2019 Malaysia is interested in receiving access to Russian technologies, including those in the space industry, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said during his meeting with Russian President Vl ... more 
Vega Flight VV15: Findings of the Independent Inquiry Commission's investigationsParis, France (SPX) Sep 06, 2019 The Independent Inquiry Commission, tasked with analyzing the failure of Vega Flight VV15, submitted its findings on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Co-chaired by the Inspector General of the Eu ... more  
Hungary approved for $500M purchase of 180 AMRAAM missilesWashington (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. ... more |
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 Canne, France(ESA) Sep 09, 2019 
The first Spacebus Neo satellite - Konnect, a high-throughput satellite ordered by Eutelsat - has successfully completed its mechanical test campaign in Thales Alenia Space facilities in Cannes.
The test demonstrates the ability of the satellite to withstand the strong shaking that occurs during launch. The project partners - ESA, Thales Alenia Space, CNES and Eutelsat - were very pleased ... more |
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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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 Shanghai (XNA) Sep 09, 2019 
China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), a global geolocation network, currently has 39 in-orbit satellites and is expected to be completed in 2020, authorities said Wednesday.
At present, the BDS, independently constructed and operated by China, has officially provided RNSS (Radio Navigation Satellite System) services worldwide, with a total of 39 in-orbit satellites, after high- ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2019 
The Department of Defense has announced that the Navy awarded a nearly $143.6 million contract to General Electric Aviation for 27 King Stallion helicopter engines.
The contract modification is for General Electric Aviation to continue manufacturing engines for Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopters in Lynn, Mass.
Under the award, GE Aviation will complete low ... more |
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 Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 09, 2019 
In power electronics, semiconductors are based on the element silicon - but the energy efficiency of silicon carbide would be much higher. Physicists of the University of Basel, the Paul Scherrer Institute and ABB explain what exactly is preventing the use of this combination of silicon and carbon in the scientific journal Applied Physics Letters.
Energy consumption is growing across the g ... 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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 Dakar Sept 5, 2019 
Babacar Thiaw took the initiative of opening Dakar's first "zero plastic" restaurant in a response to the rubbish strewn along the beaches of the Senegalese capital.
His concerns were stirred a decade ago while surfing Atlantic waves on Yoff beach alongside dozens of plastic bottles. "On this beach, you can't put a foot in the water without snagging a plastic bag," he complains.
Thiaw st ... 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) 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.
The contract, announced Tuesday by the Pentagon, calls for ship integration and test of the Aegis Weapon System for AWS Baselines through the system's latest upgrade, known as Advanced Capability Build 16. ... 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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