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  Houston TX (SPX) Jan 15, 2020 The first of three spacewalks planned for January begins Wednesday to continue upgrading International Space Station power systems and a cosmic ray detector. While the spacewalkers ready their suits and tools, the rest of the Expedition 61 crew is on science and maintenance duty today. NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir is partnering for a second time with fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch for a pair of spacewalks set for tomorrow and Jan. 20. The duo is finalizing preparations for the two six-a ... read more |
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NASA rings in busy new year in Florida to prepare for Artemis MissionsKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jan 15, 2020 NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will have a busy year preparing facilities, ground support equipment and space hardware for the launch of Artemis I, the first uncrewed launch of the Space Lau ... more 
SpaceX, NASA gear up for in-flight abort demonstrationKennedy 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 C ... 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  
Trisept secures dedicated rideshare mission aboard Orbex PrimeForres UK (SPX) Jan 15, 2020 TriSept Corporatio has procured a full mission aboard an Orbex Prime launch vehicle set to lift off in the fall of 2022 from the UK's first spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland. With its expansion into ... more |
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Collaboration on development of next-generation rapid launch space systemsEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 The Air Force Research Laboratory and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to develop and test rocket propulsion elements for use in launch vehicles thanks to a 3-year Cooperative Research and Develo ... more 
'Space unites us': First Iranian-American NASA astronaut reaches for starsHouston (AFP) Jan 12, 2020 Jasmin "Jaws" Moghbeli earned her fierce nickname during her time as a decorated helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 150 missions in Afghanistan. ... more 
Eyeing Moon, NASA hosts first public astronaut graduation ceremonyHouston (AFP) Jan 11, 2020 NASA on Friday celebrated its latest class of graduating astronauts at a public ceremony in Houston, honoring a diverse and gender-balanced group now qualified for spaceflight missions including America's return to the Moon and eventual journey to Mars. ... more  
New footage shows Iranian missiles hitting Ukraine planeWashington (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 New video footage has emerged showing two Iranian missiles tearing through the night sky and hitting a Ukrainian passenger plane, sending the aircraft down in flames and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. ... more  
As Iran missiles battered Iraq base, US lost eyes in skyAin Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 Moments after volleys of Iranian missiles began to batter Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, US soldiers at the desert facility lost contact with their ultra-powerful - and expensive - eyes in the sky. ... more |
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 China trade surplus with US dropped 8.5% to $296 bn in 2019  
The chance to be greaterWright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Jan 15, 2020 Air Force Capt. Joshua Lee knew as a kid that he wanted to be part of the U.S. military. "I always wanted to be in the military. My dad was in the Coast Guard for 21 years, so I have always kn ... more  |
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Lockheed awarded $32.9M deal to upgrade Taiwan's F-16sWashington DC (UPI) Jan 14, 2020 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $32.9 million contract modification for contractor logistics support for the Taiwan F-16 Peace Phoenix Program. ... more 
Ukraine plane struck by two missiles: NYTWashington (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 Two Iranian missiles struck down a Ukrainian passenger jet, the New York Times reported Tuesday, posting verified security camera footage showing double projectiles gliding through the sky before hitting their target. ... more 
Leonardo nets $176.5M for 32 TH-37A helicopters for NavyWashington DC (UPI) Jan 14, 2020 Leonardo subsidiary AgustaWestland will deliver 32 advanced helicopters for the U.S. Navy per a $176.5 million announced this week by the Department of Defense. ... 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 |
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 Philadelphia PA (SPX) Jan 10, 2020 
Cancer patients may one day be able to get their entire course of radiation therapy in less than a second rather than coming in for treatment over the course of several weeks, and researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania have taken the first steps toward making it a reality.
In a new report published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Bio ... 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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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 29, 2019 
China will finish the construction of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), with another two geostationary orbit satellites to be launched before June 2020, said BDS Spokesperson Ran Chengqi on Friday.
Friday marks the one-year anniversary of China's BDS-3 system providing global service.
Ran said at a press conference of the State Council Information Office that with the ... 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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 Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 
Directional antennas convert electrical signals to radio waves and emit them in a particular direction, allowing increased performance and reduced interference. This principle, which is useful in radio wave technology, could also be interesting for miniaturised light sources.
After all, almost all Internet-based communication utilises optical light communication. Directional antennas for l ... 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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 Buffalo NY (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 
Corals depend on their symbiotic relationships with the algae that they host. But how do they keep algal population growth in check? The answer to this fundamental question could help reefs survive in a changing climate.
New work published in Nature Communications by a team including Carnegie's Tingting Xiang, Sophie Clowez, Rick Kim, and Arthur Grossman indicates how sea anemones, which 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 (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 
New video footage has emerged showing two Iranian missiles tearing through the night sky and hitting a Ukrainian passenger plane, sending the aircraft down in flames and killing all 176 passengers and crew on board.
The projectiles were fired 30 seconds apart and explain why the plane's transponder was not working as it hurtled to the ground - it was disabled by the first strike, before bei ... more |
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 Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 
A team headed by Professor Frank Stienkemeier at Freiburg's Institute of Physics and Dr. Marcel Mudrich, professor at the University of Aarhus in Denmark, has observed the ultrafast reaction of nanodroplets of helium after excitation with extreme ultraviolet radiation (XUV) using a free-electron laser in real time. The researchers have published their findings in the latest issue of Nature Commu ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2020 
Have you ever seen a sea star move? To many of us, sea star seem motionless, like a rock on the ocean's floor, but in actuality, they have hundreds of tube feet attached to their underbelly. These feet stretch and contract to attach to rough terrain, hold on to prey and, of course, move.
Any one tube foot on a sea star can act autonomously in responding to stimuli, but coupled together, th ... more |
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 Ain Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq (AFP) Jan 15, 2020 
Moments after volleys of Iranian missiles began to batter Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, US soldiers at the desert facility lost contact with their ultra-powerful - and expensive - eyes in the sky.
At the time the attack was launched at 1:35 am on January 8, the US army was flying seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over Iraq to monitor bases where US-led coalition forces are deployed.
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