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  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 14, 2020 NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the final, major test before astronauts fly aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. The test, known as in-flight abort, will demonstrate the spacecraft's escape capabilities - showing that the crew system can protect astronauts even in the unlikely event of an emergency during launch. The uncrewed flight test is targeted for 8 a.m. EST Saturday, Jan. 18, at the ... read more |
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Russian Space Agency commits billions of rubles more to 'Oryol' next-gen spacecraftMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 14, 2020 Currently in development, the Oryol ('Eagle') crewed spacecraft is a crucial element of Russia's plans to land cosmonauts on the Moon. Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin has previously indicated that fl ... more 
The Boeing StarlinerBethesda, MD (SPX) Jan 14, 2020 The Starliner, known as CST-100, is a crew space transportation capsule manufactured by Boeing for NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program. Its primary purpose is to transport crews to lo ... more  
Nanosatellites improve detection of early-season corn nitrogen stressUrbana IL (SPX) Jan 14, 2020 For corn growers, the decision of when and how much nitrogen fertilizer to apply is a perennial challenge. Scientists at the University of Illinois have shown that nanosatellites known as CubeSats c ... more 
Wanted: Girlfriend to fly to the Moon with Japanese billionaireTokyo (AFP) Jan 13, 2020 A Japanese billionaire has launched an online wanted ad for a girlfriend who will fly around the Moon with him on a SpaceX rocket. ... more |
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Arianespace's first launch in 2020, using Ariane 5 at the service of Eutelsat and ISROEvry, France (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 For its initial flight of 2020, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites using an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center: EUTELSAT KONNECT for the operator Eutelsat; an ... more  
Raytheon tapped for self-evaluating machine learning systemWashington DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2020 Raytheon Co. announced on Monday it has begun work on a machine-learning technology allowing machines to teach machines through artificial intelligence use. ... more  
'Surviving was a miracle': Iran's missile attack on Iraq baseAin Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq (AFP) Jan 13, 2020 Waves of ballistic missiles, soldiers hunkered down in bunkers for hours, intense shock waves - a top US commander said he reacted to Iran's unprecedented attack against an Iraqi base with "disbelief". ... more 
Second Spaceship in Virgin Galactic's fleet completes major build milestoneMojave CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 Virgin Galactic has reached the "Weight on Wheels" milestone in the build of its second commercial spaceship. In this milestone, all major structural elements of the vehicle were assembled, and the ... more  
Iran grants Canada investigators access; denies 'cover-up'Ottawa (AFP) Jan 13, 2020 Canadian investigators flying to Tehran on Monday will access the wreckage and black boxes from a Ukranian jetliner downed by a missile strike last week, officials said. ... more |
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 Lockheed announces $3B deal for 50 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft 
Iran's 'catastrophic mistake': Speculation, pressure, then admissionParis (AFP) Jan 11, 2020 When a Boeing passenger jet crashed in Iran early on January 8, speculation immediately swirled that the only plausible explanation was that it had been shot down by Iran. ... more  |
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Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukraine passenger jet Tehran (AFP) Jan 11, 2020 Iran said Saturday it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people aboard, in an abrupt about-turn after initially denying Western claims it was struck by a missile. ... more 
Advanced Electronics gets $17M for cyber protection for F-15SA for Saudi ArabiaWashington DC (UPI) Jan 10, 2020 Advanced Electronics was awarded a $17 million contract modification to provide logistics support for the F-15SA cyber protection system for the Royal Saudi Air Force. ... more 
Top Iran Guard briefs parliament over downed jet after protestTehran (AFP) Jan 12, 2020 Iran's top Guards commander briefed parliament on Sunday, a day after the armed forces said a Ukrainian airliner was shot down in error in an admission that sparked an angry demonstration. ... 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 
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 |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 
University of Toronto Engineering researchers have developed a super-stretchy, transparent and self-powering sensor that records the complex sensations of human skin.
Dubbed artificial ionic skin - or AISkin for short - the researchers believe the innovative properties of AISkin could lead to future advancements in wearable electronics, personal health care and robotics.
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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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 St. Louis MO (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 
A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its second turn high above the continent of Antarctica three and a half weeks after its launch.
SuperTIGER (Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder) is designed to measure the rare, heavy elements in cosmic rays that hold clues about their origins outside of the solar system. The effort is a coll ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 
A new method could enable researchers to fabricate more efficient and longer lasting perovskite solar cells, LEDs and photodetectors. By growing thin perovskite films on substrates with different compositions, engineers at the University of California San Diego have invented a way of fabricating perovskite single crystals with precisely deformed, or strained, structures.
Engineering a smal ... more |
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 Tempe AZ (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 
Deep below the Earth's surface lies a thick rocky layer called the mantle, which makes up the majority of our planet's volume. While Earth's mantle is too deep for humans to observe directly, certain meteorites can provide clues to this unreachable layer.
In a study recently published in Science Advances, an international team of scientists, including Sang-Heon Dan Shim and Thomas Sharp of ... more |
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 Henan, China (AFP) Jan 10, 2020 
Water has been a source of death as well as a source of life for a generation in Shenqiu, a region fed by a tributary of China's heavily polluted Yangtze river and pockmarked with notorious "cancer villages".
Residents often faced a bitter choice: drink dirty, discoloured water and risk sickness, or pay high prices for bottled water and risk poverty.
But artist-turned-environmentalist ... 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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 Paris (AFP) Jan 11, 2020  When a Boeing passenger jet crashed in Iran early on January 8, speculation immediately swirled that the only plausible explanation was that it had been shot down by Iran.
The crash of the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight came hours after Tehran had launched a barrage of missiles at bases housing American troops in Iraq, retaliating for the killing of commander Qasem Soleimani in ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2020 
Raytheon Co. announced on Monday it has begun work on a machine-learning technology allowing machines to teach machines through artificial intelligence use.
The $6 million contract is one of four, valued at a total of $20.9 million, between the U.S. Defense Research Projects Agency and Raytheon BBN Technologies, SRI International, BBN Technologies, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging and ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 
The flight navigation strategy of moths can be used to develop programs that help drones to navigate unfamiliar environments, report Ioannis Paschalidis at Boston University, Thomas Daniel at University of Washington, and colleagues, in the open-access journal PLOS Computational Biology.
To understand how real moths plan their route, the researchers mounted 8 hawk moths (Mantuca sexta) on ... more |
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