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  Washington (AFP) Jan 19, 2020 SpaceX successfully tested its emergency abort system on an unmanned spacecraft moments after launch Sunday, according to a live broadcast of the event, the last major test before it plans to send NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. The test launch began at 1030 am (1530 GMT) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket topped by SpaceX's new Crew Dragon spacecraft. The rocket was programmed to perform as if it were launching the capsule into orbit. ... read more |
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FAA warns military training exercise could jam GPS signals in southeast, CaribbeanWashington DC (UPI) Jan 17, 2020 A military training exercise scheduled for this weekend could jam GPS signals in the Southeast and Caribbean, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. ... more  
Boeing: Starliner capsule can return to flight with minimal workWashington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2020 Boeing officials said Wednesday the company's Starliner space capsule can be fully refurbished with almost no new hardware following a software malfunction during its maiden flight Dec. 20. ... more 
Jessica Meir, Christina Koch complete first 2020 spacewalkWashington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2020 NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the first spacewalk of 2020 on Wednesday, spending more than six hours conducting battery repair work on the International Space Station's Port-6 truss. ... more 
X-60A program conducts integrated vehicle propulsion system verification testWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jan 17, 2020 The Air Force Research Laboratory's X-60A program recently achieved a key developmental milestone with the completion of integrated vehicle propulsion system verification ground testing. The X ... 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 
Operational Fires Program Advances to Phase 3, Targets System Development and IntegrationWashington DC (SPX) Jan 17, 2020 The joint DARPA/U.S. Army Operational Fires (OpFires) program is moving into Phase 3 to further develop and integrate ongoing propulsion system designs into a missile system, including the launcher, ... more 
DARPA Awards Lockheed Martin Hypersonic OpFires Phase 3 ContractOrlando FL (SPX) Jan 17, 2020 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $31.9 million contract for the Operational Fires (OpFires) Phase 3 Weapon System Integration program. OpFi ... more 
US tech sector sees only modest relief in China trade dealWashington (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 The US tech sector is getting some relief from a trade truce with China signed this week, but the deal leaves many of the industry's concerns unresolved. ... more  
Raytheon awarded $9M to maintain HARM weapons for Morocco, Turkey, U.S.Washington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2020 Raytheon inked a $9 million deal to maintain high-speed anti-radiation missiles, known as HARM, for the Air Force, the government of Morocco and the government of Turkey, according to the Pentagon. ... more |
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Sig Sauer nabs $10M Army contract for sniper rifle ammoWashington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2020 The U.S. Army has awarded Sig Sauer a $10 million contract to manufacture ammunition for use in the branch's bolt-action sniper rifle. ... 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 
Boeing, Navy complete first Super Hornet flight with upgraded sensorWashington DC (UPI) Jan 15, 2020 Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet tactical aircraft equipped with an Infrared Search & Track Block II pod for the first time in late 2019, Boeing announced on Wednesday. ... more 
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 
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 
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 |
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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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 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 17, 2020 
A military training exercise scheduled for this weekend could jam GPS signals in the Southeast and Caribbean, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
An FAA advisory warns pilots could experience "unreliable or unavailable GPS signal" during a training exercise scheduled for Jan. 16 through Jan. 24.
The U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group Four will be conducting GPS testin ... more |
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 Washington (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.
The missiles were fired 30 seconds apart and help explain a mystery as to why the plane's transponder was not working - it was disabled by the first strike, before being hit b ... 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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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 17, 2020 
China's first civilian high-definition mapping satellite Ziyuan III 01 has celebrated its 8th birthday in orbit.
Despite its five-year design life, it continues to collect data, the Ministry of Natural Resources said Wednesday.
Since it was launched in January 2012, the satellite has sent back 3D data covering 79 million square kilometers of the globe as of Dec. 31, 2019.
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 Anse Bazarca, Seychelles (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 
In a shady patch along a pristine white beach on Mahe Island, a radio spits out reggae and snapper sizzles on the barbecue, as Seychelloise Nareen tops up her rum and coke on time off from her job aboard a luxury yacht.
Her family is spending the weekend at the beach where a couple dipping their feet into the turquoise waters off in the distance are the only foreign tourists in sight.
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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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