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  Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2020 Katherine Johnson, a ground-breaking black NASA mathematician whose life was portrayed in the movie "Hidden Figures," died on Monday aged 101, the space agency said. Johnson's calculations helped put the first man on the Moon in 1969, but she was little known until the Oscar-nominated 2016 movie that told the stories of three black women who worked at NASA. "She was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said, honoring "her courage ... read more |
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Raytheon completes first antenna array for anti-hypersonic sensorWashington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2020 Raytheon announced Friday that it finished building the first radar antenna array for the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, a next-generation radar intended to counter hypersonic weapons. ... more 
NASA selects proposals for student aeronautics, space projectsWashington DC (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 NASA has awarded more than $39.8 million through the agency's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Project to increase student and faculty engagement in STEM at community colleges, technical ... more  
Navy installs ODIN laser weapon system to counter aerial dronesWashington 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. ... 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 |
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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  
Nanoracks Completes 17th Commercial Space Station CubeSat Deployment MissionWebster TX (SPX) Feb 20, 2020 Nanoracks, the world's leading provider of commercial access to space, has completed the Company's 17th CubeSat deployment mission from the International Space Station using commercially developed a ... more  
Electric flight from Mannheim to Berlin in a 19-seater aircraftCologne, 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 ... more  
Pentagon adopts ethics for artificial intelligence useWashington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2020 The Defense Department announced adoption of ethical principles for use of artificial intelligence on Monday. ... more 
France, Germany sign agreement to build sixth-generation fighter planeWashington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2020 An agreement to advance construction of a joint advanced combat aircraft program was ceremonially signed by French and German defense ministers. ... more |
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 Hill AFB celebrates F-35s 'full warfighting capability'  
Saudi intercepts Yemen rebel missiles targeting cities: coalitionRiyadh (AFP) Feb 21, 2020 Saudi Arabia has intercepted missiles fired towards its cities by Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, the Riyadh-led military coalition said, in the insurgents' latest cross-border attack. ... more  |
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Lockheed nabs $233M for work on Mk 41 launching systemWashington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2020 Lockheed Martin has received a $233 million contract for work on the Mk 41 vertical launching system, according to the Department of Defense. ... more  
Construction of China's space station begins with start of LM-5B launch campaign 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 ... more 
Japan firm lands massive Sri Lanka airport contractColombo (AFP) Feb 20, 2020 A Japanese firm was chosen by Colombo Thursday to build a new $570 million terminal for Sri Lanka's main airport, as Tokyo re-emerges as a key infrastructure backer amid a raft of Chinese projects. ... more 
In Spain, thousands protest at Airbus plans to axe 630 jobsMadrid (AFP) Feb 21, 2020 Several thousand Airbus employees staged protests outside eight production sites across Spain Friday over the European plane-maker's plans to axe 630 jobs. ... more  
Niobium-based connector allows passage of data and electricity underwater for a variety of applicationsAnnapolis MD (SPX) Feb 14, 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed its first non-exclusive agreement to manufacture niobium-based connectors (NiobiCon) specifically designed for harsh environments. NiobiConTM is a new w ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2020 
Exotrail, a French company dedicated to providing innovative on-orbit transportation solutions for the small satellite market have signed a contract with AAC Clyde Space, Europe's leading nanosatellite solutions specialist.
Exotrail will equip them with cutting-edge propulsion solutions for their customers, including global satellite telecommunications leader Eutelsat for its ELO 3 and ELO ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2020 
Hill AFB, Utah, celebrated the recognition its 288th and 419th Fighter Wings of F-35 fighter planes reaching "Full Warfighting Capability," the Air Force said on Monday.
The base is the first to receive the designation, and comes four and one-half years after it received its first combat-ready F-35. Approximately two planes per month have arrived at the based since.
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 Daejeon, South Korea (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 
Researchers have reported a black phosphorus transistor that can be used as an alternative ultra-low power switch. A research team led by Professor Sungjae Cho in the KAIST Department of Physics developed a thickness-controlled black phosphorous tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) that shows 10-times lower switching power consumption as well as 10,000-times lower standby power consumption than ... 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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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2020 
Exposure to elevated levels of the toxic mineral selenium caused fish native to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, sometimes called the California Delta, to develop spinal deformities.
In 2011, biologists collected hundreds of minnows, juvenile forms of the Sacramento splittail, from the California Delta. Of the approximately 1,000 specimens studied, 80 percent had deformed spines.
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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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 Washington DC (UPI) Feb 21, 2020  Raytheon announced Friday that it finished building the first radar antenna array for the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, a next-generation radar intended to counter hypersonic weapons.
"Raytheon's employees and partners are focused on delivering the first LTAMDS by the Army's Urgent Material Release date because we know how important expanded battlespace coverage ... more |
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 Riyadh (AFP) Feb 21, 2020 
Saudi Arabia has intercepted missiles fired towards its cities by Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, the Riyadh-led military coalition said, in the insurgents' latest cross-border attack.
A Huthi spokesman quoted by the rebels' Al-Masirah TV said Friday the group had targeted oil installations in the kingdom with 12 Sammad-3 drones, two cruise missiles and a ballistic missile.
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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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