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  Washington DC (UPI) Jan 26, 2020 NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano completed repairs on the International Space Station's Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on Saturday during the third spacewalk of the year. The duo spent a little over 6 hours during the mission, earning Parmitano the European record for longest cumulative spacewalking time. "We did it. We all did it," Morgan said at the completion of the mission. The two astronauts switched their spacesuits to battery power at 7:04 a ... read more |
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Nuclear waste turned into 'near-infinite powerful' batteries to potentially boost spacecraft mightBristol UK (SPX) Jan 26, 2020 British university researchers have turned their attention to deserted nuclear power plants and the tonnes of waste they still house despite long ago having closed down. What they have stumbled upon ... more  
China to launch Mars probe in JulyBeijing (XNA) Jan 24, 2020 China announced that it will launch its first Mars mission probe in July this year, China Youth Daily reported Thursday, adding that this is the first time the country disclosed the launch month of ... more  
Using artificial intelligence to enrich digital mapsBoston MA (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 A model invented by researchers at MIT and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) that uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps could help improve GPS navigation. Showing ... more 
Galileo now replying to SOS messages worldwideParis (ESA) Jan 24, 2020 As well as providing global navigation services, Europe's Galileo satellite constellation is contributing to saving more than 2000 lives annually by relaying SOS messages to first responders. And fr ... more |
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Fire at Firefly Aerospace interrupts rocket testWashington DC (UPI) Jan 23, 2020 Firefly Aerospace said Thursday that it is investigating a problem with a first-stage booster rocket that caused a fire during a test near Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. ... more 
In Davos, the spectre of a tech cold warDavos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 23, 2020 China and the United States may have laid down their arms for now in a trade truce, but their technological rivalry is still raging, raising the spectre of a high tech cold war. ... 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  
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  
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 |
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China's space station core module, manned spacecraft arrive at launch siteWenchang (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 rai ... more  |
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Meir, Koch complete battery swaps to upgrade station power systemsHouston TX (SPX) Jan 22, 2020 At 1:33 p.m. EST, Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Christina Koch of NASA concluded their third spacewalk together. During the six hour and 58-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronaut ... 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 
Gremlins program completes first flight test for X-61A vehicleWashington DC (SPX) Jan 20, 2020 DARPA's Gremlins program has completed the first flight test of its X-61A vehicle. The test in late November at the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah included one captive-carry mission aboar ... more 
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 |
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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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 Washington 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 any given time, location, and frequency. Within the Department of Defense (DoD), radio frequency (RF) systems, such as communications networks and radar, must operate within this congested environmen ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
A model invented by researchers at MIT and Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) that uses satellite imagery to tag road features in digital maps could help improve GPS navigation.
Showing drivers more details about their routes can often help them navigate in unfamiliar locations. Lane counts, for instance, can enable a GPS system to warn drivers of diverging or merging lanes. Incorpo ... more |
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 Moscow (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 something of a renaissance in recent years thanks to renewed interest in multiple countries, including Russia.
The Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center has proposed the creation of a fleet of ... 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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 San Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2020 
Capella Space, an information services company providing Earth observation data on demand, has unveiled its evolved satellite design to enable on-demand observations of anywhere on Earth.
Informed by extensive customer feedback and findings from the launch of Denali, Capella's testbed satellite, the re-engineered design features a suite of technological innovations to deliver timely, flexi ... more |
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 Dhaka (AFP) Jan 21, 2020  Bangladesh's high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka's main river becoming one of the world's most polluted, a lawyer said Tuesday.
The country is crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers, but a recent industrial boom, including the emergence of the world's second biggest garment industry, has prompted officials to turn a blind eye to the industrial wast ... 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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 Sapporo, Japan (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
Researchers have discovered a method to control biomolecular machines over a wide temperature range using deep-sea osmolyte trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). This finding could open a new dimension in the application of artificial machines fabricated from biomolecular motors and other proteins.
Biomolecular motors are the smallest natural machines that keep living organisms dynamic. They can ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
Specially designed vacuum suction units allow humans to climb walls. Scientists have developed a suction unit that can be used on rough surfaces, no matter how textured, and that has applications in the development of climbing robots and robotic arms with grasping capabilities.
Traditional methods of vacuum suction and previous vacuum suction devices cannot maintain suction on rough surfac ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Jan 26, 2020 
The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle demonstrator Jan. 23, 2020, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.
During the test event, the Valkyrie demonstrator's flight successfully met all of the test objectives, and the envelope was expanded be ... more |
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