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  Elche, Spain (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 In May 2019 PLD Space suffered a catastrophic engine failure, which provoked material damage, including the loss of the first flight version of the TEPREL-B liquid rocket engine, developed by PLD Space for MIURA 1 launch vehicle. Therefore, the company decided to pause the qualification process and analyse the root causes of the failure to solve the problems found. After eight months of hard work, PLD Space successfully achieved a full mission duration hot test of the flight engine. Th ... read more |
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Virgin Galactic opens up prebooking booking optionSpaceport America NM (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 Virgin Galactic reports that in preparation for the re-opening of spaceflight sales, it is introducing the One Small Step initiative. The company formally closed its doors to new ticket sales after ... more  
Four BeiDou satellites join system to provide servicesBeijing (XNA) Feb 27, 2020 Four new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) have recently passed tests in orbit and joined the system to provide positioning, navigation and timing services. The four s ... more 
Vertex Aerospace Awarded $150M NASA ContractMadison MS (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 Vertex Aerospace has been awarded a $150M NASA contract for aircraft operations support at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in Edwards, California. The five-year indefinite-delivery/in ... more 
Northrop Grumman completes key test for Orion Launch Abort System Attitude Control MotorElkton MD (SPX) Feb 26, 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation, along with NASA and Lockheed Martin, successfully completed its third and final qualification test of the Attitude Control Motor (ACM) for NASA's Orion spacecraft Launc ... more |
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Saudi military students to resume flight training in U.S., Navy saysWashington DC (UPI) Feb 26, 2020 Saudi Arabian flight students have been cleared to resume flight training in the United States after being grounded - following a shooting at a naval base in Florida - as the Navy investigated its vetting of foreign students. ... more  
AFRL creates safer-than-steel synthetic winch cable for cargo aircraftWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Feb 26, 2020 The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fleet currently uses winch cables made of steel to pull pallets, vehicles and other items onto the aircraft from the ground via the aft ramp. The current stee ... more 
India, U.S. ink $3B deal for helicoptersWashington DC (UPI) Feb 25, 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed a deal arranging for the purchase of more than $3 billion in military equipment from the United States, Modi and President Donald Trump announced Tuesday. ... more 
Transportation Command head questions Air Force's plan for refueler upgradesWashington DC (UPI) Feb 25, 2020 The head of U.S. Transportation Command has publicly challenged the Air Force's plan to retire its older aerial refueling aircraft. ... 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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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 
Optimised flight routes for climate-friendly air transportBraunschweig, Germany (SPX) Feb 24, 2020 On 19 and 20 February 2020, the new project 'Greener Air Traffic Operations' (GreAT) held its launch event at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Institute o ... more |
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 Dulles VA (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC, have successfully completed the first docking of the Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) to the Intelsat 901 (IS-901) spacecraft in order to provide life-extension services. This historic accomplishment marks the first time two commercial satellites have docked in orbit and the first time that mission ext ... 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 27, 2020 
Four new satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) have recently passed tests in orbit and joined the system to provide positioning, navigation and timing services.
The four satellites include the 47th, 48th, 52nd and 53rd satellites of the BDS family, according to China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office.
All of them, operating in medium Earth orbit, we ... 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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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 
A team of international scientists investigating how to control the spin of atom-like impurities in 2D materials have observed the dependence of the atom's energy on an external magnetic field for the first time.
The results of the study, published in Nature Materials, will be of interest to both academic and industry research groups working on the development of future quantum application ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 
NASA has selected a new space-based instrument as an innovative and cost-effective approach to maintaining the 40-year data record of the balance between the solar radiation entering Earth's atmosphere and the amount absorbed, reflected, and emitted. This radiation balance is a key factor in determining our climate: if Earth absorbs more heat than it emits, it warms up; if it emits more than it ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Feb 26, 2020 
Residents of a Swiss village have been told they may have to leave their homes for over a decade while a nearby World War II munitions store is cleared out.
The former underground depot at Mitholz, which contains 3,500 tons of weaponry, has partially caved in and many of the explosives are now covered by fallen rocks.
Around half of the arsenal exploded in 1947, killing nine people, but ... more |
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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 ... 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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 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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 Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2020 
The Pentagon announced Monday it has adopted "ethical principles" for the use of artificial intelligence by the armed forces, a measure aimed at convincing US tech giants to collaborate with the military.
"AI technology will change much about the battlefield of the future, but nothing will change America's steadfast commitment to responsible and lawful behavior," Secretary of Defense Mark Es ... 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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