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  Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2020 NASA and Boeing are in the process of establishing a joint, independent investigation team to examine the primary issues associated with the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test. The independent team will inform NASA and Boeing on the root cause of the mission elapsed timer anomaly and any other software issues and provide corrective actions needed before flying crew to the International Space Station for the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The team will review the primary anomalies expe ... read more |
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NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2019 Annual ReportWashington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2020 The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2019 annual report Tuesday examining the agency's safety performance over the past yea ... more  
First NASA Artemis Rocket Core Stage loaded on Pegasus BargeBay St. Louis MS (SPX) Jan 09, 2020 The first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage for NASA's Artemis program completed manufacturing work at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans and was loaded onto the agency's Pega ... more 
NASA needs new way to handle accident investigations, report saysWashington (UPI) Jan 8, 2020 NASA needs new ways to investigate accidents that occur during human spaceflight when private companies like SpaceX and Boeing are launching astronauts, an agency watchdog said. ... more 
NASA: 'Joint, independent team' will probe Boeing Starliner orbital glitchWashington (UPI) Jan 8, 2020 NASA is establishing a "joint, independent team" to probe the failure of Boeing's Starliner space capsule to reach the International Space Station during a test flight. ... more |
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A wearable air conditioner without needing electricityColumbia MO (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 One day, soldiers could cool down on the military battlefield - preventing heat stroke or exhaustion - by using "wearable air conditioning," an on-skin device designed by engineers at the University ... more  
For the safety of our pilotsDayton OH (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 The inaugural Physiological Episodes Mitigation Technology Summit and Industry Day, hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing, was held Dec. 17-18 at the Wright Brot ... more 
Airlines avoid Iran and Iraq airspaceParis (AFP) Jan 8, 2020 Several international airlines said Wednesday they would avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at bases housing US troops in Iraq. ... more 
BAE awarded $49.6 M to support Air Vehicle Planning SystemWashington DC (UPI) Jan 09, 2020 BAE Systems was awarded a $49.6 million contract modification to support the Air Vehicle Planning System for the U.S. Air Force, according to the Pentagon. ... more
F-35As at Hill AFB reach full warfighting capabilityWashington (UPI) Jan 7, 2020 Hill Air Force Base in Utah announced this week that the F-35A Lightning II aircraft had reached its full warfighting capability. ... more |
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 Future Navy, Marine Corps aircraft spending estimated at $11 billion per year 
Boeing tapped to provide technical services on aircraft in U.S., KuwaitWashington DC (UPI) Dec 19, 2019 Boeing Aerospace Operations has been awarded a contract to provide technical services in support of several aircraft programs for the U.S. Navy and the government of Kuwait, the Department of Defense has announced. ... more  |
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Air Force completes first mission with new command-and-control system Washington (UPI) Jan 6, 2019 A squadron at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma completed its first live mission using the AN/TYQ-23A information system, the U.S. Air Force announced. ... more 
Ace Electronics nabs $64.4M for Tomahawk control system upgradesWashington (UPI) Jan 7, 2020 Ace Electronics received a five-year, $64.4 million contract for an upgrade of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System for the Navy, the Pentagon has announced. ... more 
Veteran cosmonaut outlines what Russia needs to get some oomph back into its space programMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 01, 2020 Once enjoying nearly uncontested superiority in space with its group of space stations, fleets of robots exploring distant planets and plans to prepare for a Mars mission as soon as the early 2000s, ... more 
Research in 2019 Enables Future Aviation AdvancesWashington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2020 NASA's aeronautical innovators this past year worked diligently in their mission to explore safe advances in atmospheric flight that directly benefit all of us, meet the rapidly evolving needs of in ... more  
Ten years after deadly Haiti quake, survivors feel forgottenPort-Au-Prince (AFP) Jan 9, 2020 Ten years ago, Herlande Mitile was left disabled by the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti. Today, she uses a wheelchair jury-rigged with a piece of string, which means she cannot go far. ... more |
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 Vladivostok, Russia (SPX) Dec 30, 2019 
Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) teamed up with colleagues from Institute of Chemistry (FEB RAS), Institute for Single Crystals (Ukraine), and Shanghai Institute of Ceramics (Chinese Academy of Sciences) to develop Y2O3-MgO nanocomposite ceramics with uniform distribution of two phases, microhardness over 11 GPa, and average grain size of 250 nm. It capable of transmitting o ... 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.
The purpose of the European Geostationar ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 7, 2020 
It will cost $11 billion per year to maintain the aviation fleet of the Navy and Marine Corps at it current size over the next 30 years, according to an estimate by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office.
The report estimates what it would cost to keep the Navy and Marines' fleet at its current size of 4,000 between 2020 and 2050.
The office's projections are based on procurement s ... more |
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 Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 
A new method to fit together layers of semiconductors as thin as a few nanometres has resulted in not only a scientific discovery but also a new type of transistor for high-power electronic devices. The result, published in Applied Physics Letters, has aroused huge interest.
The achievement is the result of a close collaboration between scientists at Linkoping University and SweGaN, a spin ... more |
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 Leeds UK (SPX) Jan 07, 2020 
A new centre will enable 50 fully-funded PhD researchers to harness satellite data to tackle global environmental challenges.
The Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science (SENSE) will bring together expertise in satellite remote sensing, climate change, and advanced data science to nurture the next generation of Earth observation researchers.
Through a 2.2m pound investment ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 7, 2020 
Scientists have engineered poplar trees to not harm air quality, according to a new study.
Like palms and eucalyptus trees, poplars emit isoprene. Their leaves produce the highly volatile chemical in response to stress, like rising temperatures and drought. The chemical triggers the production of other protective compounds. Because the leaves produce so much isoprene and the molecules a ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 06, 2020 
China's aerospace industry will see a busy year in 2020, with the number of space launches expected to exceed 40, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The highlights of the space activities include the launch of China's first Mars probe, the Chang'e-5 lunar probe, which is expected to bring moon samples back to Earth, the final step of China's current ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 31, 2019 
Lockheed Martin has received a $114 million contract to accelerate delivery of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles to United Arab Emirates through the Foreign Military Sales program, according to the Department of Defense.
The Phased Array Tracking to Intercept of Target, or Patriot, missile program is an air-defense guided missile system with long-range, medium-to-high-altitude and ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Jan 7, 2020 
Ace Electronics received a five-year, $64.4 million contract for an upgrade of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System for the Navy, the Pentagon has announced.
The deal, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, funds production and delivery of manufacturing kits, spare parts and testing for the Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System, or TTWCS, for the Maritime Strike Tomah ... more |
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 Swansea UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2020 
A new method of producing carbon nanotubes - tiny molecules with incredible physical properties used in touchscreen displays, 5G networks and flexible electronics - has been given the green light by researchers, meaning work in this crucial field can continue.
Single-walled carbon nanotubes are among the most attractive nanomaterials for a wide range of applications ranging from nanoelectr ... more |
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 Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2020 
Avatars touted as "artificial humans" created a buzz Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show even as debate swirled on what exactly the digital entities were.
Star Labs, a startup funded by Samsung, showed the painstakingly detailed AI-powered, two-dimensional digital creations to a large crowd, saying they are able to "converse and sympathize" like real people.
A demonstration at CES s ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Dec 27, 2019 
An Air Force squadron shot down a subscale drone from an F-16 Fighting Falcon targeting pod in a cruise missile defense test, the Air Force announced.
"This proof of concept can have implications for homeland defense missions, combined defense of the Arabian Gulf and beyond," Col. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing Commander, said Thursday in a statement. "I am exceptionally proud of the efforts of ... more |
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