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  Pasadena CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA recently demonstrated an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster at full power for the first time, achieving an important program milestone. Aerojet Rocketdyne-developed AEPS thrusters are slated to be used on the Power and Propulsion Element of NASA's Gateway, the agency's orbiting lunar outpost for robotic and human exploration operations in deep space. The state-of-the-art AEPS Hall thruster operated at 12.5 kilowatts (kW) as part of its final conditionin ... read more |
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Robots 'not evil' says Boston Dynamics as humanoids go viralLisbon (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 As videos of robot-like dogs made by Boston Dynamics go viral on the internet, the humanoids' uncanny abilities have also sparked worries that they could become a threat to humans. ... more 
Not your average rocket launch; 45th SW supports Pegasus ICONCape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 The 45th Space Wing supported the Pegasus ICON rocket launch on Nov. 7, 2018 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Skid Strip. Skid Strip? That's quite different than a standard launch from th ... more  
Russian Scientists Propose Creation Of Separate ISS Module for sports, medicineMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 11, 2019 The Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Science (IBMP RAS) considers it necessary to create a special module for sports and medical experiments at the International Space Stat ... more  
SSTL announces NovaSAR-1 data deal with the PhilippinesGuildford UK (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has signed an agreement with Republic of the Philippines' Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) to pro ... more |
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Human heart cells are altered by spaceflight, but return mostly to normal on EarthWashington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 Heart muscle cells derived from stem cells show remarkable adaptability to their environment during and after spaceflight, according to a study publishing November 7 in the journal Stem Cell Reports ... more  
Are we set to taste space wineMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 A European start-up has sent a batch of red wine to the International Space Station. However, this is not for the astronauts to have an elegant soiree with a view of Earth or to deal with stress, bu ... more 
Virgin Galactic's high-risk space adventure will likely pay offDublin, Ireland (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 Richard Branson rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on October 28 as Virgin Galactic became the first commercial spaceflight company to list on the stock market. It was valued at mo ... more 
Paragon wins $2M contract under NASA Tipping Point ProgramTucson AZ (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 Paragon Space Development Corporation (Paragon) reports it was awarded a new contract as part of NASA's Tipping Point Program. This contract award, worth $2 million, specifically concerns the Shape ... more  
AFRL tests in-house, rapidly developed small engineWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Nov 11, 2019 The Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrated a new and ultra-responsive approach to turbine engine development with the initial testing of the Responsive Open Source Engine (ROSE) on Nov. 6, 2019, ... more |
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 GMV presents dronelocus for the safety and management of USpace  
Memory metals are shaping the evolution of aviationCleveland OH (SPX) Nov 08, 2019 In the basement of the Materials and Structures Laboratory at NASA's Glenn Research Center, a shining machine stands so tall it punches a hole through the drop-out ceiling tiles. It has a robust com ... more  |
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Mosquito courting strategies could inspire quieter dronesWashington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 The rapidly beating wings of a mosquito serve two purposes, according to a new study. The tiny blades keep mosquitoes airborne and help them locate mates. ... more 
Elon Musk reveals why SpaceX is trying to develop a reusable orbital rocketSan Francisco CA (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 The 48-year-old maverick engineer made a surprise appearance at an Air Force "Pitch Day" and spent half an hour on stage with US Air Force commander of the Space and Missiles Systems Centre, Lieuten ... more 
UK Space Agency backs small satellite launches from Cornwall with new fundsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 The UK Space Agency will award 7.35 million pounds to Virgin Orbit UK Limited, the UK branch of US launch operator Virgin Orbit, to enable horizontal launch of small satellites at Cornwall Airport N ... more 
Rocket Lab to use Siemens software to explore new frontiers of spaceMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Global technology giant Siemens reports that Rocket Lab, an aerospace manufacturer and the world's leading small satellite launch service, will start using Siemens software to scale up production an ... more 
Next generation Electron Booster on the pad for Rocket Lab's 10th missionHuntington Beach CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2019 Rocket Lab reports that its next mission will launch multiple microsatellites in a rideshare mission representing five different countries. The launch window for Rocket Lab's tenth flight, named 'Ru ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
NASA's four aeronautics research centers collaborated to create a new lightweight antenna to boost aircraft and antenna performance.
This unique conformal antenna is designed to minimize drag to gain efficiency compared to a conventional satellite dish. Current satellite dishes are heavy and bulky and require a gimbal to maneuver and point at different satellites for communications.
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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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 Moscow (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 launched together with three Gonets-M communications satellites using the Rokot carrier rocket, scheduled to take off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on December 25.
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 6, 2019 
Aptiv Services has been awarded contract for electrical special purpose cable assemblies for the F-15s of the U.S. Air Force.
The $28 million contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, requires Aptiv to supply the assemblies for five years, through November 2024.
The sole-source deal, which carries no additional option periods, has been funded using fiscal 2020 thr ... more |
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 Austin TX (SPX) Nov 05, 2019 
Not everything is bigger in Texas - some things are really, really small. A group of engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may have found a new material for manufacturing even smaller computer chips that could replace silicon and help overcome one of the biggest challenges facing the tech industry in decades: the inevitable end of Moore's Law.
In 1965, Gordon Moore, founder of Int ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 11, 2019 
China has successfully tracked and received data from the newly launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-7, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station has received 616.6 GB of data with the highest transmission rate among civil Earth observation satellite data reception, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute ... more |
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 Agra, India (AFP) Nov 6, 2019 
Even with pollution cloaking northern India, visitors are still thronging the Taj Mahal, the shining marble mausoleum south of Delhi.
Every year around eight million people - mostly domestic tourists - visit the monument, built by a 17th-century Mughal emperor for his wife.
On Tuesday, with smog levels many times maximum levels, only a few of the roughly 10,000 daily visitors wore poll ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Nov 07, 2019 
China has been actively investing in space exploration in recent years, with its latest achievement being the successful launch of a drone that landed on the far side of the Moon and conducted several experiments there. Beijing is already planning future lunar missions, including a manned one.
Director of the Science and Technology Commission of the China Aerospace Science and Technology C ... 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.
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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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 Singapore (SPX) Nov 06, 2019 
Researchers from SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have made a groundbreaking discovery that allows scientists to 'look' at the surface density of dispersed nanoparticles. This revolutionary technique enables researchers to 'characterise' or understand the properties of nanoparticles without disturbing the nanoparticle, and also at a far lower cost and far quicker too.
The new ... more |
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 Lisbon (AFP) Nov 7, 2019 
As videos of robot-like dogs made by Boston Dynamics go viral on the internet, the humanoids' uncanny abilities have also sparked worries that they could become a threat to humans.
Not so, says their creator Marc Raibert in an interview with AFP at the Lisbon Web Summit, claiming that the Spot robots aren't evil and won't be turned into weapons.
The first 1,000 Spot models are to be ship ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 07, 2019 
The rapidly beating wings of a mosquito serve two purposes, according to a new study. The tiny blades keep mosquitoes airborne and help them locate mates.
Male mosquitoes work to match their high-frequency buzz to the low-frequency hum of a female. They must carry out their courting rituals while flying through crowded airspace and tracking down their next meal.
Engineers at John ... more |
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