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  Cologne, Germany (SPX) Dec 24, 2019 The intensity of space radiation is much greater outside Earth's protective magnetic field. This causes problems for the human body and represents a challenge for future crewed space missions to the Moon and Mars. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is conducting research to determine the radiation risk for crewed spaceflight. One of the projects that the researchers are carrying out together with NASA, the Israeli Space Agency ISA and the companies Lockheed Mart ... read more |
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Roscosmos approves preliminary design of super heavy-lift launch vehicleMoscow (Sputnik) Dec 24, 2019 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos has approved a preliminary design of a super heavy-lift launch vehicle and also appointed the head of the project, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin ... more 
NASA, Boeing complete successful landing of Starliner Flight TestWashington DC (SPX) Dec 24, 2019 Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft completed the first land touchdown of a human-rated capsule in U.S. history Sunday at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, wrapping up the company's uncrewed ... more 
Boeing spacecraft lands in New Mexico after mission cut shortWashington (AFP) Dec 22, 2019 Boeing's new Starliner unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth on Sunday, landing in the New Mexico desert in the United States six days early after a clock problem prevented a rendezvous with the International Space Station. ... more 
Europe marks 40th anniversary of first Ariane rocket launchParis (AFP) Dec 22, 2019 The first Ariane space rocket lifted off over the forests of French Guiana 40 years ago, enabling Europe to at last take its place as an independent player in the international race for space. ... more |
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Successful satellite launch for Graz University of Technology, AustriaStyria, Austria (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 The aim of the OPS-SAT mission, which is being controlled from ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, is to carry out low-risk tests on space software directly in the course o ... more  
AFRL completes two and a half-day ultra leapWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Dec 17, 2019 The Air Force Research Laboratory's Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) has successfully completed initial flight tests for a revolutionary Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) with a customizable suite of In ... 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  
International Space Station computer gets a heart transplantParis (ESA) Dec 20, 2019 The Space Station has grown to the size of a football field and space agencies are looking to extend its lifetime until 2030. European-built computers have quietly been keeping this orbital outpost ... more 
French military kills 33 terrorists in Mali in its first drone strikeWashington DC (UPI) Dec 23, 2019 France carried out its first drone strike, killing 33 terrorists in Mali, two days after it announced drone deployment, the French government announced. ... more |
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 NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft cleared for final assembly  
The DFG, DLR and the Helmholtz Association enable cutting-edge research for sustainable aviationStuttgart, 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 airc ... more  |
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Digital engineering transformation coming to the AF Weapons EnterpriseWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Dec 20, 2019 The Air Force kicked off a pioneering Weapons Digital Enterprise Workshop Dec. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. to solidify ties to the Air Force and Department of Defense Digital Enterprises to deve ... more 
Arianespace's last mission of the year a complete successParis, France(SPX) Dec 19, 2019 On its ninth and last mission of the year, Arianespace orbited innovative satellites that address the need for autonomy and reliable access to space by Italy, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the ... more 
PR GMV's avionics system will be integrated into the MIURA 1 of PLD SpaceMadrid, Spain (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 After a long field-testing campaign the GMV -developed avionics system for PLD Spaces' MIURA 1 launch vehicle has successfully passed its Qualification Acceptance Review (QAR), clearing it for fitti ... more 
GomSpace, Lockheed and Orbital Micro team up for microwave sensing nanosatellite projectAalborg, Denmark (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 GomSpace (GS) and Lockheed Martin Space agreed to develop and deliver a tailored GS 6U nanosatellite to Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) in the United Kingdom (UK). The contract is worth 17 MSEK and will ... more 
Sikorsky receives $556.1M for Black Hawk supportWashington DC (UPI) Dec 19, 2019 Sikorsky Aircraft received a $556.1 million deal to produce and support Black Hawk helicopters for the U.S. Army, according to the Pentagon. ... 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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 Paris (ESA) Dec 24, 2019 
The Galileo satellite navigation system has been providing Initial Services for three years now. Meanwhile Europe's other satnav system has marked its tenth anniversary: EGNOS has been delivering enhanced positioning to users across our continent, including safety-critical services such as aircraft landings for a growing number of European airports.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 23, 2019 
Lockheed Martin received a contract valued at $7 billion for sustainment of the F-22 fighter plane of the U.S. Air Force, the Defense Department announced.
The long-term award is a modification of a prior contract and provides for the "exercise of an option for additional five-year ordering period for comprehensive F-22 air vehicle sustainment," a Pentagon statement on Friday said.
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 Tokyo (AFP) Dec 21, 2019 
Japan has lifted curbs on the export of a key microchip material to South Korea, news reports said Saturday, days before the leaders of both countries meet in their first formal talks for more than a year.
The ministry of economy, trade and industry on Friday removed photoresists - used to coat semiconductor circuit boards - from Tokyo's export restrictions against Seoul, the Asahi Shimbu ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 19, 2019 
NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) mission, which will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth's weather, oceans and environment, real-time mapping of total lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity and space weather. ... 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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 Xichang (XNA) Dec 19, 2019 
The Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province will host around 20 launch missions in 2020, including two satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), according to an official from the center.
Wang Zemin, deputy director of the launch center, made the remarks after China successfully sent two BDS satellites into space from Xichang on Monday.
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 Damascus (AFP) Dec 23, 2019 
Syrian air defences on Sunday fired on Israeli missiles, shooting down one that fell outside Damascus, the official Syrian news agency Sana reported.
The "hostile missiles came from the Occupied Territories," Sana said, referring to Israel, adding that one missile came down in Aqraba, a suburb southeast of Damascus.
An Israeli army spokeswoman contacted by AFP said Israel does not commen ... 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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 London (AFP) Dec 23, 2019  The Church of England has launched a study into an existential question: do its investments in big-tech giants contradict the Christian faith?
The Church's Ethical Investment Advisory Group (EIAG) will determine whether some of the new technologies undermine "the very idea of God", a spokesman for the Church told AFP on Monday.
The year-long review was first reported by The Daily Telegra ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Dec 17, 2019 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) has successfully completed initial flight tests for a revolutionary Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) with a customizable suite of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) tools that supports extended missions.
This series of flight tests began in Feb. 2019 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, culminating with a two and ... more |
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