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  Houston TX (SPX) Jan 28, 2020 NASA has selected Axiom Space of Houston to provide at least one habitable commercial module to be attached to the International Space Station as the agency continues to open the station for commercial use. "NASA has once again recognized the hard work, talent, and experience of Houstonians as we expand the International Space Station and promote commercial opportunities in space," said Sen. John Cornyn of Texas. "I'm proud Axiom will continue to build upon Texas' legacy of leading the nation in h ... read more |
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China to launch more space science satellitesBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2020 China plans to launch more space science satellites in the coming three to four years, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The satellites will be used to detect electromagnetic ... more  
SpaceX pushes back Starlink launch to WednesdayWashington DC (UPI) Jan 27, 2020 Weather concerns have prompted SpaceX to push back a launch attempt of Starlink satellites by another day. The company now is targeting 9:06 a.m. Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. ... more  
A new stretchable battery can power wearable electronicsStanford CA (SPX) Jan 27, 2020 Electronics are showing up everywhere: on our laps, in pockets and purses and, increasingly, snuggled up against our skin or sewed into our clothing. But the adoption of wearable electronics h ... more 
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 |
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ESA and Airbus sign contract for Bartolomeo platform on the International Space StationBremen, Germany (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 The Bartolomeo platform from Airbus gives new opportunities for research on the International Space Station (ISS). The European Space Agency ESA has now firmly booked a payload slot for a Norwegian ... more 
Experimental ISS oven allows astronauts to bake cookies in two hoursMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 24, 2020 The results from the great spacey bake-off are finally in and have revealed that in order for astronauts to successfully bake a batch of cookies, they need to set their cooking timers to at least tw ... more 
Russian cosmonauts aboard ISS kick off 'terminator' experimentMoscow (Sputnik) Jan 24, 2020 In astronomy, the 'terminator' or 'twilight zone' is the boundary between the illuminated and dark side of a planet or other cosmic body. Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Stat ... more 
Stennis Space Center sets stage for Artemis testing in 2020Bay St. Louis MS (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 All eyes are on south Mississippi with this month's delivery and installation of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's first core stage to Stennis Space Center for a milestone Green Run test ser ... more 
Spacewalks, science and BeyondParis (ESA) Jan 24, 2020 Spacewalk season continues on the International Space Station. ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan are getting ready to step outside the Quest airlock for their fourth and ... more |
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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  |
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Iran makes six satellites to put into orbitTehran, Iran (SPX) Jan 28, 2020 Mohammad-Javad Azari-Jahromi made the remarks through a twitter message on the threshold of putting Zafar 1 and 2 satellites into orbit in coming days. Speed of production has accelerated, so ... more  
AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth testWright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Jan 27, 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 de ... more 
Navy's first MQ-4C Triton drones arrive in GuamWashington DC (UPI) Jan 27, 2020 The first squadron of the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system arrived in Guam for their initial deployment, the Navy announced on Monday. ... more  
Companies chosen to pitch ideas for Army's artillery autoloader programWashington DC (UPI) Jan 27, 2020 Six companies were selected to prepare concepts and designs for an Extended-Range Cannon Artillery autoloader, the U.S. Army announced. ... 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 |
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 Kaliningrad, Russia (SPX) Jan 24, 2020 
A researcher from Baltic Federal University together with his colleagues developed a composite material that can change its temperature and parameters under the influence of magnetic and electrical fields. Smart materials are safe for human health, and with these properties can be used to manufacture implants (or surface coating for them) that would work as sensors. The article was published in ... 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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 Paris (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 from now on the satellites will reply to these messages, assuring people in danger that help is on the way.
This ESA-design 'return link' system, unique to Galileo, was declared operational this w ... 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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 Tsukuba, Japan (SPX) Jan 27, 2020 
FAO will bolster the scale and scope of its geospatial monitoring toolkit thanks to collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that will expand the capacity of FAO's accessible platforms for forestry and land-use assessments.
A three-year agreement signed last week will enhance the access of FAO member states and other users to JAXA data sets and more "ground-truthing ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Jan 24, 2020 
Moscow's powerful mayor on Friday acknowledged that a planned highway project would pass a radioactive waste site, but pledged to clean it up after months of protests by residents.
In his first comments on the environmental dispute, Sergei Sobyanin said officials will continue to build a highway and bridge over the Moscow river, but would "ship out the radioactive soil".
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2020 
China plans to launch more space science satellites in the coming three to four years, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The satellites will be used to detect electromagnetic signals associated with gravitational waves, solar eruption activities, astronomy and the interaction between solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere.
Four new missions include the Gravitation ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Jan 27, 2020 
The first squadron of the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system arrived in Guam for their initial deployment, the Navy announced on Monday.
The two-aircraft squadron, with two more aircraft expected to join, is stationed at Guam's Andersen Air Force Base under control of the Navy's Task Force 72. The Northrop Grumman-built drones will provide real-time intelligence, surveillan ... more |
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