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  Beijing (XNA) Feb 21, 2020 The maiden flight of the Long March-5B rocket carrying a trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is expected to take place in April, indicating the imminent start of construction of China's space station. The rocket, the prototype core capsule of the space station and the experimental manned spaceship are undergoing tests at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's island province of Hainan. During the flight in mid to late April, the experimental manne ... read more |
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Improving shoes, showers, 3D printing: research launching to the Space StationMelissa Gaskill for ISS News Houston TX (SPX) Feb 21, 2020 A variety of science investigations, along with supplies and equipment, launch to the International Space Station on the 20th SpaceX commercial resupply services missi ... more 
China's Yuanwang-5 sails to Pacific Ocean for space monitoring missionNanjing (XNA) Feb 21, 2020 China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday for a maritime space monitoring mission. It is the first voyag ... more 
Adidas, Delta Faucet prep research projects for International Space StationWashington DC (UPI) Feb 20, 2020 NASA is preparing to send a variety of new scientific research projects to the International Space Station, including an experiment designed by the shoe company Adidas, among others. ... more  
Bacteria on the International Space Station no more dangerous than earthbound strainsWashington DC (SPX) Feb 20, 2020 Two particularly tenacious species of bacteria have colonized the potable water dispenser aboard the International Space Station (ISS), but a new study suggests that they are no more dangerous than ... more |
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Russia's Tikhonov May Be Replaced as Chief of Soyuz MS-16 ISS Mission Over Injury - SourceMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 20, 2020 Russian cosmonaut Nikolay Tikhonov may be excluded from the crew of Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft, expected to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on 9 April, and Sergey Ryzhikov may repla ... more  
The CubeSat Launch Initiative Celebrates its 100th CubeSat Mission DeploymentWashington DC (SPX) Feb 20, 2020 The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) CubeSat has become the 100th CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) selected mission deployed into space. This mission marks nearly 12 years of the CSLI provid ... more 
New adventures in beds and baths for spaceflightParis (ESA) Feb 18, 2020 ESA is expanding its bedrest programme that allows researchers to study how human bodies react to living in space - without leaving their bed. In weightlessness, astronauts' bodies lose muscle ... more  
SpaceX announces partnership to send four tourists into deep orbitWashington (AFP) Feb 18, 2020 SpaceX announced a new partnership Tuesday to send four tourists deeper into orbit than any private citizen before them, in a mission that could take place by 2022 and easily cost more than $100 million. ... more  
Turkey says might receive US missiles over Syria threatAnkara (AFP) Feb 20, 2020 Turkey said Thursday it wanted no "face-off" with Moscow over Syria's offensive near the two countries' border but said it might receive US defence missiles to protect Turkish forces. ... more |
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China Prepares to Launch Unknown Satellite Aboard Long March 7A RocketBeijing (Sputnik) Feb 20, 2020 China's space program is expected to soon launch its Long March 7A rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, located in Hainan Province. According to SpaceNews, China is preparing for ... more  |
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France, Germany sign prototype contract for future fighter jetParis (AFP) Feb 20, 2020 France and Germany on Thursday gave the green light for building a prototype of Europe's next-generation fighter jet, effectively launching a project long held up by disputes over how the industrial work would be divvied up. ... more 
AFRL, Masten Space Systems, NASA, collaborate on successful testing of methane engineEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Feb 21, 2020 The Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Masten Space Systems Inc. successfully tested a liquid methane rocket engine, the first of its kind tested at AFRL ... more  
Fear of Big Brother guides EU rules on AIBrussels (AFP) Feb 16, 2020 Amid fears of a Big Brother-style society ruled by machines, the EU will urge authorities and companies to think hard before rolling out facial recognition technology. ... more 
Blue Origin opens Huntsville factory for BE-7 rocket enginesHuntsville, AL (SPX) Feb 18, 2020 Blue Origin opened its rocket engine production facility in Huntsville, AL. The world-class engine manufacturing facility in The Rocket City will conduct high rate production of the BE-4 and BE-3U e ... more 
AzTechSat-1 Soon to Deploy from the International Space StationWashington DC (SPX) Feb 19, 2020 The launch of one very small spacecraft marks a big success for the first collaboration between NASA and the Mexican Space Agency on a spaceflight project. It's also important for the team of studen ... more |
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 Bethesda, MD (SPX) Feb 19, 2020 
A new version of the game of "chicken" is evolving in outer space. According to Gen. John Raymond, the U.S. Space Force Chief, Russian "inspector" satellites are threatening the tenuous stand-off stability between adversarial spacefaring nations. The U.S. Space Command has been tracking these satellites since launch on November 25.
They have apparently been positioned near a U.S. national ... 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) Feb 17, 2020 
Four satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) have recently passed tests in orbit and started operation in the network, according to China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office.
The four satellites include the 41st, 49th, 50th and 51st satellites of the BDS family.
The 41st BDS satellite, launched on Nov. 1, 2018, is operating in geostationary orbit, and t ... more |
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 Cologne, Germany (SPX) Feb 19, 2020 
Following on from the first electrically powered small aircraft, the next big step for electric flight will be in the commuter class, with 19-seater aircraft. The German Aerospace Center has teamed up with Bauhaus Luftfahrt to work on the CoCoRe (Cooperation for Commuter Research) project, which examines the possibilities and potential for hybrid-electric 19-seater aircraft.
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 Princeton NJ (SPX) Feb 17, 2020 
All the elements are there to begin with, so to speak; it's just a matter of figuring out what they are capable of - alone or together. For Leslie Schoop's lab, one recent such investigation has uncovered a layered compound with a trio of properties not previously known to exist in one material.
With an international interdisciplinary team, Schoop, assistant professor of chemistry, and Pos ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 19, 2020 
A stratospheric sudden warming is perhaps one of the most radical changes of weather that is observed on our planet. As numerical weather prediction models have improved, including better representation of the stratosphere, an extensive amount of studies have been investigating forecasts for major stratospheric sudden warmings (MSSWs), which affect all layers of the atmosphere, changing wind cir ... more |
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 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Feb 18, 2020 
Snow-capped peaks used to be clearly visible from the streets of Almaty and Bishkek, two of the largest cities in Central Asia that both lie in plains surrounded by mountains.
But now a heavy cloud of dark smog often blots out the view as air pollution regularly soars to levels comparable to those in New Delhi and Lahore, even though Almaty and Bishkek have fewer people and industries than t ... more |
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 Nanjing (XNA) Feb 21, 2020 
China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday for a maritime space monitoring mission.
It is the first voyage of the ship this year.
Before the end of the Spring Festival, the mission members were gathered and quarantined on the ship to prevent the novel coronavirus infection. They completed the prepa ... more |
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 Ankara (AFP) Feb 20, 2020 
Turkey said Thursday it wanted no "face-off" with Moscow over Syria's offensive near the two countries' border but said it might receive US defence missiles to protect Turkish forces.
Tensions have mounted in the last three months between rebel-backer Turkey and Syria ally Moscow over President Bashar al-Assad's offensive in northwest Idlib, the last-rebel held region.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2020 
Cyprus, in a bid to upgrade its defense against Turkey, purchased French-designed missiles and partnered with France in military exercises last week.
The deal with European weapons manufacturer MBDA, announced last week, calls for a $262 million purchase of Mistral surface-to-air and Exocet anti-ship missiles. It includes contracts to involve France in modernizing the Cypriot air defens ... 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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 Brussels (AFP) Feb 19, 2020 
From translation apps to facial recognition, artificial intelligence is becoming a major part of everyday life and the European Union is eager to bring order to this digital "wild west" where the US and China dominate.
On Wednesday, key Brussels officials will unveil ideas to regulate AI, hoping to stimulate EU champions in the highly strategic sector while also dispelling fears that a high ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 20, 2020 
The U.S. Navy announced Thursday that it has installed a laser weapon system that allows ships to counter aerial drones.
According to the Navy, the first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN) was installed on the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Dewey during the vessel's recently completed dry-docking restricted availbility.
The system's development, testing a ... more |
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