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  New Delhi (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020 India's space agency the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is gearing up for its week-long space mission worth $1.31 billion. Four astronauts have been shortlisted from the Indian Air Force after a series of tests conducted in India and Russia. ISRO Chief K. Sivan said on Wednesday that four shortlisted astronauts would be sent to Russia for an 11-month training program by the end of January, in preparation for India's first crewed space mission - 'Gaganyaan' - scheduled for January 2022. ... read more |
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Russia to supply US with six RD-180 rocket engines this yearMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020 Russian rocket engine manufacturer NPO Energomash plans to ship six RD-180 rocket engines to the United States this year, government procurement website data shows. The RD-180 engines will be ... more  
China's space-tracking vessels back from missionsBeijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2020 Space-tracking ship Yuanwang 3 and Yuanwang 7 returned to the port of the China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Controlling Department after completing three monitoring missions, the Science and Tec ... more  
US Army and Air Force team up for multi-domain operationsWhite Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Jan 22, 2020 Two U.S. Air Force F-35s were integrated with the U.S. Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), providing an airborne sensor capability to successfully detect, track and ... more 
NASA awards contract for intelligent systems researchMoffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 23, 2020 NASA has selected Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, LLC, a KBRwyle business unit, of Greenbelt, Maryland, for a contract for intelligent systems research and development support services at the agenc ... more |
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Exquadrum-Dynetics team test full-scale OpFires rocketAdelanto CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2020 Exquadrum has completed the hot-fire test of the revolutionary new rocket being developed to accomplish the DARPA Operational Fires (OpFires) advanced tactical weapon system mission objectives. The ... 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 
NASA, SpaceX complete final major flight test of crew spacecraftWashington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2020 NASA and SpaceX completed a launch escape demonstration of the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket Sunday. This was the final major flight test of the spacecraft before it begins ca ... more 
Collins Aerospace to supply critical subsystems for NASA's Orion spacecraftWindsor Locks CT (SPX) Jan 20, 2020 Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to provide critical subsystems to support production of NASA's Orion spacecraft fleet for A ... 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 |
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 Boeing: Starliner capsule can return to flight with minimal work 
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  |
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Protecting wideband RF systems in congested electromagnetic environmentsWashington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2020 Today's electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is a scarce resource that is becoming increasingly congested and contested as friendly, unfriendly, and neutral entities vie for available spectrum resources at ... more 
Russian space industry proposes fleet of airships for critical missionMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020 Although the use of airships declined significantly by the mid-20th century thanks to the ever-increasing capabilities of airplanes, this unique form of aerial transportation technology has enjoyed ... more  
'Over in under a minute': commander divulges how quickly moscow's defences can thwart missile attackMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020 The Russian capital's air and missile defence system is one of the most sophisticated in the world, and includes a dense layer of anti-aircraft missile launchers, interceptor systems, and a unique t ... more  
Lack of transparency in China's Belt and Road projects: EU firmsBeijing (AFP) Jan 16, 2020 A lack of information and transparency are top barriers for European companies seeking involvement in China's Belt and Road Initiative, according to a survey published Thursday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. ... more 
Spinlaunch receives additional $35M from investorsLong Beach, CA (SPX) Jan 17, 2020 Jonathan Yaney, Founder and CEO of SpinLaunch, Inc., has announced that the company has received an additional investment of $35 million for continued development of the world's first kinetic launch ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 21, 2020 
Scientists had expected the levels of HFC-23, a type of hydrofluorocarbon and a potent greenhouse gas, to drop in the latest global survey of greenhouse gas emissions. Instead, atmospheric concentrations of HFC-23 are rising.
HFC-23 is the byproduct of the production of HCFC-22, another hydrofluorocarbon that is commonly used in cooling systems in developing economies. India and China a ... more |
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 White Sands Missile Range NM (SPX) Jan 22, 2020 
Two U.S. Air Force F-35s were integrated with the U.S. Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), providing an airborne sensor capability to successfully detect, track and intercept near simultaneous air-breathing threats in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
The December 2019 test marked the first time F-35s were used as sensors during an IBCS live ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 22, 2020 
A new English publication offering scientific research in the field of satellite navigation has just been launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Springer Nature.
The peer-reviewed academic journal "Satellite Navigation" is online in an open-access format, according to the joint sponsor Aerospace Information Research Institute of the CAS Tuesday.
The journal aims to report ne ... more |
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 Wright-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 known the military lifestyle. I knew I wanted to join, but I didn't know which branch to go into," said Lee. "Part of me wanted to join the Coast Guard to honor my dad, and the other part wanted to join ... more |
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 The Hague (AFP) Jan 17, 2020 
Dutch computer chip machine manufacturer ASML found itself on Friday at the centre of a row between Beijing and Washington over the delivery of a hi-tech system to China.
ASML has been waiting since June for Dutch government approval to deliver one of its machines to an unnamed Chinese client amid US concerns that the "highly sensitive" technology could have military uses.
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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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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 21, 2020 
Parcels piled high at sorting centres and drivers speeding down bike lanes to deliver takeout lunches are ubiquitous sights in urban China, where e-commerce and delivery apps have taken over everyday life.
But the growing embrace of consumerism is generating mountains of waste: The nation will produce as much as 500 million tonnes of waste annually by 2030, the World Bank warns, up from just ... more |
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 Wenchang (XNA) Jan 22, 2020 
A core module prototype of China's space station and a prototype of China's new-generation manned spacecraft arrived at the launch site in south China's Hainan Province after a week of ocean and rail transport, the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO) announced Monday.
The core module will take part in joint rehearsals with the Long March-5B carrier rocket at the Wenchang Space La ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 23, 2020 
The Russian capital's air and missile defence system is one of the most sophisticated in the world, and includes a dense layer of anti-aircraft missile launchers, interceptor systems, and a unique tetrahedral truncated pyramid radio-radar station so powerful it can detect space debris.
In the event of an enemy attack, Moscow's air defences would intercept and destroy enemy missile targets ... 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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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Jan 17, 2020 
NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge isn't for the faint of heart. The critical thinking that goes into designing rovers and the hours spent building them require dedication from teams of students from high schools, colleges and universities around the world.
The 26th annual challenge, managed by the Office of STEM Engagement at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabam ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 18, 2020 
Cameras "miles in the sky", a countdown and then "boom": US President Donald Trump has recounted the final moments of Iran's powerful General Qasem Soleimani in an American drone strike.
Trump delivered the account Friday night to Republican Party donors gathered at his Florida residence Mar-a-Lago for a fundraising dinner, US media said.
CNN on Saturday broadcast an audio recording in w ... more |
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