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  Washington (AFP) Feb 8, 2020 Multiple software issues and a poor radio link doomed a test flight of Boeing's crew capsule late last year, NASA said Friday, revealing for the first time a glitch that could have destroyed the spaceship on its re-entry. The Starliner's December 20 mission, an uncrewed test flight, was ended early when it failed to engage its thrusters on time, due to a previously reported faulty timer. NASA said in a statement Friday that the problem arose because it incorrectly pulled time from its Atlas V l ... read more |
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NASA, Europe space agency launch Solar Orbiter missionWashington DC (UPI) Feb 09, 2020 One of the most advanced science missions to study the sun in history - the Solar Orbiter - launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Florida on Sunday night. ... more  
NASA's Experimental X-59 Supersonic Jet to Be Complete By End of 2020Washington DC (Sputnik) Feb 10, 2020 Since 2016, Lockheed Martin has been working in collaboration with NASA on a new supersonic X-59 QueSST for the space administration's Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator program, scheduled for test flight ... more 
Northrop postpones Antares rocket launch in Virginia on SundayOrlando FL (UPI) Feb 09, 2020 Northrop Grumman postponed a cargo capsule launch to the International Space Station from Virginia at 5:44 p.m. EST Sunday. Northrop launch controllers announced an abort less than three minut ... more  
Nanoracks is offering unbeatable rideshare pricing and servicesWebster TX (SPX) Feb 10, 2020 Recently, we at Nanoracks announced that we are now offering small satellite deployment opportunities on SpaceX dedicated rideshare missions - and our first mission is targeted for Q4 2020. We've be ... 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 
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 
The science behind and beyond Luca's missionParis (ESA) Feb 06, 2020 As ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano marks his 200 days in space as part of his Beyond mission, it is time to pack up a few experiments, wrap up science reports and give way to further research that will ... more  
Demand for drone delivery in e-retail is high, ability to meet that demand lowCatonsville 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 ... more 
NASA astronaut's record-setting mission helps scientists for future missionsHouston TX (SPX) Feb 05, 2020 NASA astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth on Thursday, Feb. 6, after 328 days living and working aboard the International Space Station. Her mission is the longest single spaceflight b ... more |
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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  |
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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 
Northrop Grumman nabs $172.4M for two MQ-4C drones to NavyWashington DC (UPI) Feb 07, 2020 Northrop Grumman has received a $172.4 million contract modification for delivery of two MQ-4C Triton unmanned air systems for the Navy, according to the Pentagon. ... more  
U.S. approves deal to sell LRASMs to Australia for up to $990MWashington DC (UPI) Feb 7, 2019 The State Department has approved a possible sale of up to 200 AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles and related equipment to the Australian government for an estimated cost of $990 million, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. ... more 
Iran unveils ballistic missile, 'new generation' enginesTehran (AFP) Feb 9, 2020 Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveiled Sunday a short-range ballistic missile that they said can be powered by a "new generation" of engines designed to put satellites into orbit. ... 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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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 10, 2020 
Emerging 5G mobile wireless networking technologies are slated to dramatically increase in both scale and speed, enabling much faster access to data collected from billions of connected devices. This supercharged information highway is envisioned to play an important role across several industries, ranging from medicine to manufacturing.
Major advances in 5G, including new core network fea ... 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 (Sputnik) Feb 10, 2020 
Since 2016, Lockheed Martin has been working in collaboration with NASA on a new supersonic X-59 QueSST for the space administration's Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator program, scheduled for test flights in 2022.
NASA's new experimental supersonic X-plane will be flying across the US by the end of 2020, a representative of Lockheed Martin, who was commissioned to build the plane, said on Frida ... more |
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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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 Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2020 
Scientists at Caltech and JPL have tied a shift in winter weather patterns in Europe and northern Eurasia to a reduction in air pollution.
Over the past 50 years, the occurrence of extremely cold days has decreased throughout Europe and northern Eurasia, which includes Russia. Combining long-term observations with a state-of-the-art climate model revealed what researchers describe as an "u ... 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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 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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 Tehran (AFP) Feb 9, 2020 
Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveiled Sunday a short-range ballistic missile that they said can be powered by a "new generation" of engines designed to put satellites into orbit.
The Guards' Sepahnews website said the Raad-500 missile was equipped with new Zoheir engines made of composite materials lighter than on earlier steel models.
It also unveiled Salman engines made of the same mate ... 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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