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  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 22, 2019 Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is transported from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to a facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Later in the day it was placed atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket ahead of Boeing's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station. Boeing's uncrewed flight test, which is targeted for Dec. 17, will provide valuable data on the end-to-end performance of the rocket, spacecraft and ground systems, as well as, in ... read more |
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SpaceX's Starship prototype blows its top during Texas testOrlando FL (UPI) Nov 22, 2019 An early prototype of SpaceX's Starship rocket blew its top during a test Wednesday at the company's construction yard in Boca Chica, Texas. Images captured by two independent videographers fr ... more 
UAE Space Agency Chief calls on region to create Arab Space AgencyDubai UAE (Sputnik) Nov 22, 2019 The Director General of the UAE Space Agency, Mohammed Al Ahbabi, said on Wednesday that the creation of an Arab space agency would ensure that all countries in the region have a future in space exp ... more 
MEASAT selects Arianespace for launch of MEASAT-3dEvry, France (SPX) Nov 22, 2019 Arianespace and MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), the leading Malaysian satellite operator, has announced the signature of a launch services contract for MEASAT-3d. MEASAT-3d, a new multi-mission ... more  
China launches satellite service platformWuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019 A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users. China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platfo ... more |
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China sends five satellites into orbit via single rocketTaiyuan (XNA) Nov 15, 2019 Five new remote-sensing satellites were sent into planned orbit from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province Wednesday. The five Ningxia-1 satellites were launched ... more  
PPPL scientist confirms way to launch current in fusion plasmasPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Nov 19, 2019 An obstacle to generating fusion reactions inside facilities called tokamaks is that producing the current in plasma that helps create confining magnetic fields happens in pulses. Such pulses, gener ... more  
Hibernating astronauts would need smaller spacecraftParis (ESA) Nov 19, 2019 If a sci-fi spaceship does not come with hyperdrive then it is usually fitted with hibernation capsules instead. In movies from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Event Horizon, Alien to Passengers, fictional ... more  
Trump forbids US Navy from expelling SEAL accused of war crimesWashington (AFP) Nov 21, 2019 Donald Trump on Thursday told the US Navy not to pursue any efforts to oust from the elite SEAL commando unit a member accused of war crimes and then given clemency by the Republican president. ... more 
Raytheon awarded additional $386M for foreign Paveway bomb buysWashington (UPI) Nov 21, 2019 Raytheon has been awarded a new contract to produce the Paveway Family of Weapons, kits that turn "dumb" bombs in the precision guided bombs, for allied militaries. ... more |
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First flight for aeroelastic wings at Oberpfaffenhofen special-purpose airportOberpfaffenhofen , Germany (DLR) Nov 21, 2019 In a collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), researchers have succeeded in developing new tec ... more  |
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NASA takes a cue from Silicon Valley to hatch artificial intelligence technologiesGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2019 Could the same computer algorithms that teach autonomous cars to drive safely help identify nearby asteroids or discover life in the universe? NASA scientists are trying to figure that out by partne ... more  
US Government designates Lockheed Martin's latest generation radarMoorestown NJ (SPX) Nov 21, 2019 The world's latest generation solid-state radar technology, formerly known as Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Solid State Radar (LM SSR), has been designated as AN/SPY-7(V)1 by the United States gover ... more  
Raytheon awarded an $84.7M contract modification for Evolved Sea SparrowWashington (UPI) Nov 20, 2019 Raytheon Missile System in Tucson has been awarded an $84 million contract for support on the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block 2's production requirements. ... more 
FSU researchers develop thin heat shield for superfast aircraftTallahassee FL (SPX) Nov 18, 2019 The world of aerospace increasingly relies on carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites to build the structures of satellites, rockets and jet aircraft. But the life of those materials is lim ... more 
NATO announces $1bn upgrade to ageing AWACS fleetBrussels (AFP) Nov 20, 2019 NATO is to upgrade its ageing fleet of AWACS reconnaissance planes at a cost of $1 billion, the alliance announced Wednesday, with still no plan agreed for replacing the system. ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 22, 2019 
India's ambition to soft-land on the Moon crash-landed when the Chandrayaan-2 failed to touch-down on the lunar surface as planned on 7 September. Its orbiter, however, continued to perform "as per the design providing valuable scientific data".
India's Federal Space Minister Dr Jitendra Singh admitted for the first time that the failure of the Chadrayaan-2 was due to a reduction in veloci ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Nov 18, 2019 
Lockheed Martin Co. was awarded a $3.3 billion contract for orbital operations, logistics and support of three U.S. Air Force satellite systems.
The Defense Department announced the 10-year contract on Friday. It calls for maintenance of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency program, used by the U.S. Air Force and allies British Armed Forces, Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Netherlands ... 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.
The BLITS-M satellite is an improved ... more |
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 Oberpfaffenhofen , Germany (DLR) Nov 21, 2019 
In a collaboration between the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), researchers have succeeded in developing new technologies for lighter yet extremely stable wings. With the help of these innovative wing designs, flying could soon become both more environmentally friendly and less expensive. The aeroelastic wings ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2019 
Lasers are essential to many fields - ranging from optical communications and remote sensing, to manufacturing and medicine. While the semiconductor laser was first demonstrated nearly 60 years ago, advances in diode lasers and access to semiconductor fabrication techniques have enabled continued innovation and miniaturization of the technology.
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which c ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) Nov 22, 2019 
Curtin University research has revealed how pairing satellite images with an existing global network of radio telescopes can be used to paint a previously unseen whole-of-planet picture of the geological processes that shape the Earth's crust.
The research, published in Geophysical Research Letters, showed that satellite images capturing the movement of the Earth's surface on different con ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Nov 16, 2019 
A thick grey smog choked New Delhi for the fifth day Saturday, adding to a mounting pollution health crisis, but retired naval commander Anil Charan is one of the vast majority of the city's 20 million inhabitants who do not wear a mask.
Indian media is packed with warnings about the risk of premature death, lung cancer and particular danger to children from PM2.5 - tiny particles that get ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Nov 22, 2019 
A Chinese company on Wednesday launched a satellite service platform to make satellite resources more accessible for users.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), the platform's designer, announced the news at the 5th China (International) Commercial Aerospace Forum in Wuhan.
A common satellite operating business focuses on satellites rather than services, which ma ... more |
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 Moorestown NJ (SPX) Nov 21, 2019 
The world's latest generation solid-state radar technology, formerly known as Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Solid State Radar (LM SSR), has been designated as AN/SPY-7(V)1 by the United States government. The designation of AN/SPY-7(V)1 is a direct reflection of the maturity and capability of Lockheed Martin's solid-state radar technology.
The Japanese Ministry of Defense selected AN/SPY-7 ... more |
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 Damascus (AFP) Nov 20, 2019  Syrian anti-aircraft defences on Wednesday intercepted a "heavy attack" by Israeli warplanes over the capital Damascus, state media said.
"At 1:20 am (2320 GMT) on Wednesday, Israeli warplanes... targeted the vicinity of the city of Damascus with a number of missiles," SANA news agency quoted a military source as saying.
"Our air defence confronted the heavy attack and intercepted the h ... 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2019 
Could the same computer algorithms that teach autonomous cars to drive safely help identify nearby asteroids or discover life in the universe? NASA scientists are trying to figure that out by partnering with pioneers in artificial intelligence (AI) - companies such as Intel, IBM and Google - to apply advanced computer algorithms to problems in space science.
Machine learning is a type of A ... more |
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 Topeka KS (SPX) Nov 14, 2019 
The Kansas Department of Transportation's (KDOT) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) has successfully completed the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation using only onboard detect-and-avoid systems.
The flight mark the first time under Part 107 the FAA has authorized an operation to fly BVLOS without a requirement for visual observers or a gr ... more |
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