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  Cape Canaveral AFS (SPX) Dec 18, 2019 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch Boeing's Starliner capsule on the Orbital Flight Test to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch is planned for Dec. 20, at 6:36 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Atlas V rocket will deliver Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to a 98-nautical mile (nmi) sub-orbital trajectory. Following separation from the Atlas V, the Starliner engines will propel the spacecra ... read more |
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Sandbox satellite to test operations innovations in spaceParis (ESA) Dec 16, 2019 This coming Tuesday, ESA is launching the most powerful flight computer ever flown in space - inside a satellite smaller than a shoebox. The OPS-SAT nanosatellite will be t ... more  
US Congress green lights India's NavIC as regional satellite navigation systemNew Delhi (Sputnik) Dec 12, 2019 The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a federal law specifying the annual budget and expenditure for the US Department of Defence. The House and Senate Conference Committee has now approv ... more 
Boeing sends first crew capsule to ISS this weekWashington (AFP) Dec 17, 2019 Boeing is all set to launch its Starliner spacecraft for the first time to the International Space Station at the end of this week, a key mission as NASA looks to resume crewed flight by 2020. ... more  
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft cleared for final assemblyWashington DC (SPX) Dec 17, 2019 NASA's first large scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades is cleared for final assembly and integration of its systems following a major project review by senior managers held Thursday at ... more |
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AFRL, AFLCMC respond to warfighter request for assistanceWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Dec 17, 2019 The Air Force Research Laboratory continues to provide U.S. Air Force combat aviators with specialized research and partner with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to provide technical suppo ... more  
Lockheed Martin announces Teaming Agreement with TC Energy on innovative flow battery technologyBethesda VA (SPX) Dec 13, 2019 Lockheed Martin reports it has signed a teaming agreement with TC Energy in which the two companies will identify and develop large-scale, long-duration energy storage projects using GridStar Flow, ... more  
Equipment installation for Angara Launch Pad at Russia's Vostochny to start SundayVostochny, Russia (Sputnik) Dec 17, 2019 The installation of equipment needed for Angara-family rocket lauch systems will begin at the Vostochny space centre in Russia's Far East on Sunday, Deputy Director-General of Russia's Centre for Op ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne selected to provide solid rocket motor for Hypersonic Conventional Strike WeaponHuntsville AL (SPX) Dec 18, 2019 Building upon its pioneering work in hypersonics, Aerojet Rocketdyne is supporting a Lockheed Martin effort to develop a hypersonic conventional missile for the U.S. Air Force under a subcontract va ... more 
D-Orbit closes a new round of investment led by Seraphim CapitalFino Mornasco, Italy (SPX) Dec 17, 2019 D-Orbit, an Italian systems and services provider for the Traditional and New Space sectors, has announced a new funding round led by Seraphim Capital, the world's largest venture capital fund dedic ... more |
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 Lockheed Martin and Canadian UAVs to improve unmanned beyond visual line of sight operations  
Insects' drag-based flight mechanism could improve tiny flying robotsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2019 Thrips are tiny insects 2 millimeters long, about as long as four human hairs are thick. Thrips are known for their unwelcome ability to devour garden plants and, lately, to inform the design of mic ... more  |
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Oshkosh Defense receives $801M to deliver JLTVs to MontenegroWashington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2019 Oshkosh Defense was awarded an $801 million deal to provide joint light tactical vehicles to Montenegro through the Department of Defense's foreign military sales program, the DoD announced Tuesday. ... more 
BAE Systems awarded $249.2 million modification for self-propelled HowitzersWashington (UPI) Dec 13, 2019 BAE Systems Land & Armaments received a $249.2 million modification Friday to provide ammunition and support for self-propelled Howitzer vehicles for the U.S. Army. ... more 
AFRL creates new modular weapons storage for cargo aircraftWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Dec 17, 2019 The Air Force Research Laboratory's Junior Force Warfighter Operations team is at it again. Their current project is an updated gun rack or Modular Weapon Storage System, for the U. S. Air Force C-1 ... more 
Seven Hong Kong Airlines planes impounded by authorityHong Kong (AFP) Dec 17, 2019 Cash-strapped carrier Hong Kong Airlines has had seven idle planes impounded at the city's airport after it failed to make payments, authorities said Tuesday, with the firm hit by a plunge in tourist numbers caused by long-running protests. ... more 
NASA approves final assembly for Lockheed's quiet, supersonic X-planeWashington (UPI) Dec 17, 2019 After a project review, NASA officials have approved the final assembly of the X-59 QueSST, the quiet, supersonic X-plane designed by Lockheed Martin. ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2019 
Recently established Australian ground segment operator Capricorn Space and Japanese Ground Segment as a Service provider Infostellar have signed an agreement that will enable Infostellar customers access to their satellite constellations from the Australian Ground Network - West (AGN-W) site near Mingenew in Western Australia.
Established by Capricorn Space to provide global satellite ope ... more |
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 Fairfax VA (SPX) Nov 28, 2019 
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a $731.8 million cost-plus-award-fee and firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity sole-source contract for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) ground system sustainment. MUOS is a next-generation satellite communications system that provides secure voice and data communications for U.S. forces worldwide.
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Dec 12, 2019 
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a federal law specifying the annual budget and expenditure for the US Department of Defence. The House and Senate Conference Committee has now approved the final defense bill for 2020.
Congress has designated India's NavIC - a regional satellite navigation system, as an "allied" navigational system alongside Galileo of the European Union and ... more |
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 Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2019 
The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; DFG) is funding a new research group that will be dedicated to investigating open issues relating to the complex aerodynamics of aircraft at transonic speeds, under the scientific direction of the University of Stuttgart.
The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren; ... more |
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 Columbus OH (SPX) Dec 09, 2019 
A research team has reported seeing, for the first time, atomic scale defects that dictate the properties of a new and powerful semiconductor.
The study, published earlier this month in the journal Physical Review X, shows a fundamental aspect of how the semiconductor, beta gallium oxide, controls electricity.
"Our job is to try to identify why this material, called beta gallium oxid ... more |
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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2019 
Capella Space, an information services company that provides on-demand Earth observation imagery, has signed a contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), to study the integration of its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery into the NRO's national ground architecture.
Capella is the first U.S. commercial SAR provider to work with the NRO to explore opportunities to integrate ... more |
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 Barcelona (AFP) Dec 12, 2019  A river in Spain was littered with dead fish on Thursday, a day after a huge blaze engulfed a nearby industrial waste disposal plant near Barcelona, local officials said.
"Some of the water used to extinguish the fire has reached the Besos river, greatly affecting its fauna," the Catalan Water Agency which manages water resources in the northeastern region of Catalonia said in a statement. ... more |
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 Taiyuan, China (XNA) Dec 08, 2019 
China sent six satellites into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province at 4:52 p.m. Saturday (Beijing Time).
They were launched by a Kuaizhou-1A (KZ-1A) rocket and have entered the planned orbit successfully.
It was the second launch from the Taiyuan launch center in less than six hours after another KZ-1A rocket sent the Jilin-1 Gaofen 02B satellit ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 09, 2019 
Germany is showing reluctance to approve a missile system developed by Lockheed Martin and MBDA Deutschland, a defense ministry report indicates.
A joint proposal by the defense contractors for a high-profile missile system, known as TLVS, was submitted in June for a second time, but unclassified portions of a biannual assessment indicate that the German defense ministry has unspecified ... more |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Dec 12, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has tested its next-generation long-range missile designed for the U.S. Army's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) program at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. All test objectives were achieved.
During the flight test, the PrSM was fired from Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher and flew approximately 240 kilometers to the target area. ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2019 
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a new methodology that allows researchers to assess the chemical composition and structure of metallic particles with a diameter of only 0.5 to 2 nm. This breakthrough in analytical techniques will enable the development and application of minuscule materials in the fields of electronics, biomedicine, chemistry, and more.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2019 
Thrips are tiny insects 2 millimeters long, about as long as four human hairs are thick. Thrips are known for their unwelcome ability to devour garden plants and, lately, to inform the design of microrobotics.
Unlike larger insects, birds, and airplanes, thrips don't rely on lift in order to fly. Instead, the tiny insects rely on a drag-based flight mechanism, keeping themselves afloat in ... more |
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 Calgary, Canada (SPX) Dec 18, 2019 
The ability to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) significantly improves their effectiveness and potential. The increased range of BVLOS operations requires real-time airspace situational awareness for the UAV pilot and support crew to ensure safe, repeatable operations.
Canadian UAVs and Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems have signed a memorandum o ... more |
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