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  Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 05, 2019 One year ago, on Nov. 5, 2018, NASA's Voyager 2 became only the second spacecraft in history to leave the heliosphere - the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by our Sun. At a distance of about 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) from Earth - well beyond the orbit of Pluto - Voyager 2 had entered interstellar space, or the region between stars. This week, five new research papers in the journal Nature Astronomy describe what scientists observed during and since Voyager 2's h ... read more |
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Boeing tests space crew capsule, reports problem with parachuteWashington (AFP) Nov 5, 2019 Boeing said Monday it carried out a successful test of its Starliner crew capsule that is supposed to take US astronauts to the International Space Station, even though one of three main parachutes designed to ease it back to earth failed to deploy. ... more  
China conducts simulated weightlessness experiment for long-term stay in spaceBeijing (XNA) Nov 05, 2019 Thirty-six healthy male volunteers lay on beds with their heads low and feet high for 90 days for an experiment to simulate weightlessness that will pave the way for Chinese astronauts' long-term st ... more  
Lockheed Martin GPS Spatial Temporal Anti-Jam Receiver System to be integrated in F-35 modernizationOwego NY (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 Lockheed Martin received a $25 million initial contract award for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) for the GPS Spatial Temporal Anti-Jam Receiver (GSTAR) system that will be integrate ... more  
In and out with 10-minute electrical vehicle rechargeUniversity Park PA (SPX) Oct 31, 2019 Electric vehicle owners may soon be able to pull into a fueling station, plug their car in, go to the restroom, get a cup of coffee and in 10 minutes, drive out with a fully charged battery, accordi ... more |
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Antares rocket launches in ISS resupply missionWashington DC (UPI) Nov 01, 2019 LIVE ROCKET LAUNCH! We're sending science and supplies to the crew living and working on the @Space_Station. Tune in to watch the 9:59am ET launch of @northropgrumman's #Cygnus cargo spacecraft from @NASA_Wallops: https://t.co/obe9nNNntj— NASA (@NASA) November 2, 2019 ... more  
Space Health Institute selects new research studiesHouston TX (SPX) Oct 31, 2019 The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine has selected six new biomedical research projects for space applications to receive two years of funding. ... more 
Indian Space Station to Have Room for Three Astronauts, Says Space Research BodyNew Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 01, 2019 Initial designs of the space station suggest that it will be a 20-tonne modular abode located in low earth orbit (LEO). The Bengaluru-based Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced plans to put a space station into orbit within five to seven years, a media report said. The Bengaluru-based Indian ... more 
Astronaut smart glove to explore the Moon, Mars and beyondMountain View CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 The NASA Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) and collaborating organizations SETI Institute, Mars Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Collins Aerospace, and Ntention are announcing the successful field te ... more 
Russia to launch glass sphere into space before new year to obtain accurate Earth dataMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 05, 2019 Russia plans to launch into orbit a spherical glass satellite for measuring Earth's gravity field by the end of December, documents revealed. The BLITS-M retroreflector satellite will be launc ... more |
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Four nations join Israel for military exercises with the F-35Washington (UPI) Nov 4, 2019 F-35 fighter planes of four nations joined those of Israel for the start of the Israeli air force's 12-day "Blue Flag" exercises. ... more  |
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Israel's F-35 fighters to join multinational trainingJerusalem (AFP) Nov 1, 2019 Israel's F-35 stealth fighters will join a multinational manoeuvre starting in the Jewish state next week, the military said Friday. ... more 
Lockheed nabs $14.4M contract to support France's C-130-J aircraftWashington (UPI) Oct 25, 2019 Lockheed Martin won a $12.4 million contract for support of France's C-130-J and KC-130-J aircraft, the Defense Department said. ... more 
State Dept. approves sale of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to CroatiaWashington (UPI) Oct 31, 2019 The U.S. State Department approved the sale of two UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Croatia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced. ... more 
Report: Turkey nearing purchase of Russian Su-35 fighter planesWashington (UPI) Oct 29, 2019 Turkey is nearing the purchase of between 36 and 48 Su-35 fighter planes from Russia, Turkish government sources confirmed. ... more  
US Interior Department grounds Chinese-made dronesWashington (AFP) Nov 1, 2019 The US Department of the Interior has grounded its fleet of Chinese-made drones as it conducts a review of the program. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 
A groundbreaking technology that would allow NASA to effectively cool tightly packed instrument electronics and other spaceflight gear is unaffected by weightlessness, and could be used on a future spaceflight mission.
During two recent flights aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, Principal Investigator Franklin Robinson, an engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 25, 2019 
DARPA has announced that GatorWings, a team of undergraduate students, Ph.D. candidates, and professors from the University of Florida are the winners of the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) - a three-year competition to unlock the true potential of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum with artificial intelligence (AI).
DARPA hosted the championship event at Mobile World Congress 2019 ( ... more |
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 Owego NY (SPX) Nov 03, 2019 
Lockheed Martin received a $25 million initial contract award for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) for the GPS Spatial Temporal Anti-Jam Receiver (GSTAR) system that will be integrated into the F-35 as part of its modernization phase, also known as Block 4.
The GSTAR system will replace the current Antenna Electronics Unit (AEU) and will provide enhanced capabilities includi ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 4, 2019  F-35 fighter planes of four nations joined those of Israel for the start of the Israeli air force's 12-day "Blue Flag" exercises.
It is the first time Israel has held a joint mission of such complexity, the Israel Defense Force said in a news release announcing the exercise.
Over 1,000 air crew, technical and administrative personnel from the United States, Greece, Germany, Italy ... more |
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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 01, 2019 
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a quantum communication chip that is 1,000 times smaller than current quantum setups, but offers the same superior security quantum technology is known for.
Most leading security standards used in secure communication methods - from withdrawing cash from the ATM to purchasing goods online on the smart ... more |
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 Taiyuan, China (XNA) Nov 05, 2019 
China on Sunday launched a new Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-7, which will play an important role in land surveying and mapping, urban and rural construction and statistical investigation, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The Gaofen-7, launched on a Long March-4B rocket at 11:22 a.m. (Beijing Time) Nov 2 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 1, 2019  China's millenials are increasingly pursuing happiness and sustainable living rather than wealth and luxury, award-winning sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan says, insisting the nation's youth are waking up to environmental issues.
His acclaimed dystopian novel "Waste Tide", which depicted workers picking through toxic electronic detritus and children playing with discarded bionic limbs, served as a ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 05, 2019 
Thirty-six healthy male volunteers lay on beds with their heads low and feet high for 90 days for an experiment to simulate weightlessness that will pave the way for Chinese astronauts' long-term stay in space.
The number of people simultaneously participating in such an experiment was a world record, Li Yinghui, deputy chief designer for the astronaut system of China's manned space progra ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Oct 24, 2019 
Moscow has sent a S-400 missile system battalion and a Pantsir anti-aircraft gun and missile system to Belgrade for their first joint drills in Serbia, the defence ministry said.
The systems will be deployed at Batajnica base, outside the capital, as part of the exercises that will take place on October 23-29, a statement said.
It is the first time that the S-400 and Pantsir systems will ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Oct 31, 2019  North Korea fired two short-range projectiles on Thursday, the South's military said, with nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington at a deadlock.
The weapons were launched from South Pyongan province in an easterly direction over the sea, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
They flew 370 kilometres (230 miles) at a maximum altitude of 90 kilometres, they said, addin ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 31, 2019  Northwestern University chemists have used visible light and extremely tiny nanoparticles to quickly and simply make molecules that are of the same class as many lead compounds for drug development.
Driven by light, the nanoparticle catalysts perform chemical reactions with very specific chemical products - molecules that don't just have the right chemical formulas but also have specific a ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 4, 2019 
Engineers at Harvard University have unveiled a new flying robot powered by soft actuators. Because its muscles are soft, the insect-sized microbot, dubbed RoboBee, can survive collisions with walls, the floor and other Robobees.
"There has been a big push in the field of microrobotics to make mobile robots out of soft actuators because they are so resilient," Yufeng Chen, a former grad ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 31, 2019  An anti-aircraft missile was fired Thursday at an Israeli drone over Lebanon, the Israeli army said, adding that the unmanned aircraft was not hit.
"A short while ago, an anti-aircraft missile was launched over Lebanese territory towards an IDF (Israeli army) UAV. The UAV was not hit," the military said in a statement posted on Twitter. It gave no further details.
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