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  Beijing (XNA) Feb 07, 2020 China's Long March-5B carrier rocket arrived at the launch site in southern China's Hainan Province Wednesday after a week of ocean and rail transport, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The rocket will take part in a joint rehearsal with the prototype of the Chinese space station's core module at the Wenchang Space Launch Center. It is scheduled to make its maiden flight and launch the prototype of China's new manned spaceship in April. The Long March-5B is ... read more |
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Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space StationHouston TX (SPX) Feb 06, 2020 After setting a record for the longest single spaceflight in history by a woman, NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth Thursday, along with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russi ... more  
Google Maps marks 15-year milestone with new featuresSan Francisco (AFP) Feb 6, 2020 Google Maps marked 15 years on the road Thursday with the rollout of new features for the popular mobile app which has helped move navigation into the digital age. ... more  
Northrop Grumman Remotec and Kinova Robotics sign distribution agreement for robotic manipulatorClinton TN (SPX) Feb 05, 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation's subsidiary Remotec Inc. and Kinova Inc. have entered into a distribution agreement for the Kinova Remote Robotic Manipulation System. This partnership delivers enhance ... more 
Record-breaking US astronaut returns to EarthAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Feb 6, 2020 NASA's Christina Koch returned to Earth safely Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year aboard the International Space Station. ... more |
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AdvancingX announces collaborative agreement with ISS National LabSacramento CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2020 AdvancingX has signed a collaborative agreement with the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory (ISS National Lab) to work together to develop outreach and educational projects and act ... more 
NASA contracts Maxar to supply robotic arm for lunar landerWestminster CO (SPX) Feb 05, 2020 Maxar Technologies has finalized a contract with NASA to deliver a robotic arm called Sample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering and Probing of Lunar Regolith (SAMPLR). The arm, which will be built in ... more 
NASA grants KBR the right to train private astronauts at NASA facilitiesHouston TX (SPX) Feb 04, 2020 KBR will become the first company to train private astronauts at NASA facilities. The company recently signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA Johnson Space Center allowing it to provide human spacef ... more 
ISRO's Gaganyaan to facilitate space tourismThiruvananthapuram, India (IANS) Feb 04, 2020 Gaganyaan, the country's planned mission to take humans to space, will open huge commercial opportunities in the space sector, said former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair. Nair while speaking at ... more  
Extended range: VECTOR flies beyond 300 km using a UHF datalinkMadrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 07, 2020 A robust communication network between an unmanned aerial vehicle and the ground control station is paramount for the successful execution of a BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) operation. Althoug ... more |
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 Boeing delivers first modified F/A-18 Super Hornet to Navy  
Aerojet Rocketdyne delivers RL10 engines that will help send NASA astronauts to deep spaceWest Palm Beach FL (SPX) Feb 04, 2020 Aerojet Rocketdyne recently delivered four RL10 upper stage engines to NASA's Stennis Space Center that will help power NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket as it carries astronauts aboard the Or ... more  |
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Boeing receives $18.2M deal for MH-47G Chinook parts for Special OpsWashington DC (UPI) Feb 04, 2020 Boeing has received an $18.2 million contract to procure parts of the MH-47G Chinook helicopter for U.S. Special Operations Forces, the Department of Defense announced. ... more  
Greece to send Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia: officialAthens (AFP) Feb 4, 2020 Greece will send some of its Patriot defence missiles to Saudi Arabia under a programme involving the US, Britain and France, the government spokesman said Tuesday. ... more  
Ukraine says Iran 'knew from start' missile downed planeKiev (AFP) Feb 3, 2020 Kiev on Monday accused Tehran of knowing from the start that an Iranian missile had downed a Ukrainian airliner last month, after leaked recordings emerged from Iranian air traffic control. ... more  
Nanoracks deploys 250th satellite, 8th Cygnus MissionDulles VA (SPX) Feb 04, 2020 Friday evening, Nanoracks successfully completed the Company's eighth CubeSat deployment mission from Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft. Cygnus (S.S. Alan Bean) departed the International Space S ... more 
Getting around the Solar SystemBethesda MD (SPX) Feb 04, 2020 There is currently a great interest in going someplace in the Solar System. NASA wants to go to the Moon. Elon Musk wants to go to Mars. Still others just want to go to an asteroid. All of these des ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 06, 2020 
For the first time, an ESA deep space antenna has sent commands to two ESA spacecraft, simultaneously, at the Red Planet.
Late on Thursday 30 January, the 35-metre New Norcia dish in Western Australia 'spoke' to Mars Express and the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).
Talking with two voices at two different frequencies ensured the signals sent didn't interfere with each other.
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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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 San Francisco (AFP) Feb 6, 2020 
Google Maps marked 15 years on the road Thursday with the rollout of new features for the popular mobile app which has helped move navigation into the digital age.
The tech giant is marking the occasion with a new look and product updates, vice president of product Dane Glasgow said in a blog post.
Google has dominated the market for navigation apps in recent years but the latest updates ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 04, 2020 
Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew two autonomously controlled, unmanned EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, Boeing announced Tuesday.
A third Growler served as the mission controller for the other two, Boeing said, completing nearly two dozen demonstration missions during the Navy Warfare Development Command's annual fleet experiment exercises.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 07, 2020 
Today's defense electronics systems rely on radio frequency (RF) mixed-mode electronics - those that integrate RF, analog, and digital circuits onto a single chip - to interface RF signals with digital processors.
This technology supports critical communications, radar, and electronic warfare (EW) capabilities, as well as being widely used to support commercial telecommunications. The Depa ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 06, 2020 
Wetlands worldwide are vanishing at an alarming rate. New maps produced by ESA's GlobWetland Africa project show how satellite observations can be used for the effective use and management of wetlands in Africa.
Celebrated annually on 2 February, World Wetlands Day raises global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for our planet, paying particular attention to wetland biodiversity. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Feb 5, 2020 
Overlapping environmental crises could tip the planet into "global systemic collapse," more than 200 top scientists warned Wednesday.
Climate change, extreme weather events from hurricanes to heatwaves, the decline of life-sustaining ecosystems, food security and dwindling stores of fresh water - each poses a monumental challenge to humanity in the 21st century.
Out of 30 global-scale ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 07, 2020 
China's Long March-5B carrier rocket arrived at the launch site in southern China's Hainan Province Wednesday after a week of ocean and rail transport, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The rocket will take part in a joint rehearsal with the prototype of the Chinese space station's core module at the Wenchang Space Launch Center. It is scheduled to make i ... more |
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 Athens (AFP) Feb 4, 2020 
Greece will send some of its Patriot defence missiles to Saudi Arabia under a programme involving the US, Britain and France, the government spokesman said Tuesday.
Athens will deploy the missiles at Saudi cost "to protect critical energy infrastructure," government spokesman Stelios Petsas told reporters.
"The deployment contributes to energy security, promotes our country as a factor o ... more |
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 Kiev (AFP) Feb 3, 2020 
Kiev on Monday accused Tehran of knowing from the start that an Iranian missile had downed a Ukrainian airliner last month, after leaked recordings emerged from Iranian air traffic control.
The recordings, aired on Ukraine's 1+1 TV channel on Sunday, feature a conversation between an air traffic controller and the pilot of another plane at the time the Ukrainian airliner was hit on January 8 ... 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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 Westminster CO (SPX) Feb 05, 2020 
Maxar Technologies has finalized a contract with NASA to deliver a robotic arm called Sample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering and Probing of Lunar Regolith (SAMPLR). The arm, which will be built in Pasadena, California, and has a contract value of $5 million, will be used to explore Earth's Moon by acquiring samples and determining the geotechnical properties of lunar regolith. Maxar will provi ... more |
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 Catonsville MD (SPX) Feb 03, 2020  Consumers want what they want, and they want it now. Drone delivery has long been talked about as an option to satisfy consumer delivery demands, but how realistic is it? New research in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science looks at how possible and desirable it is to use drones for delivery for e-retailers considering cost and effectiveness in certain population areas and in certain locat ... more |
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