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  Washington DC (UPI) Mar 17, 2020 Construction on NASA's mobile launcher program for the new Space Launch System moon rocket is 44 percent over budget and three years behind schedule, a new report said. The space agency has built one massive rolling platform to move its moon rockets, with another on the way. Crews are adapting the first launcher to be mated with the SLS rocket for its first launch, planned later this year. But the first launcher cost $308 million more than a budget set in 2014, for a total of $693 millio ... read more |
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Spacex Falcon 9 launches sixth batch of Starlink satellitesKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 18, 2020 The Falcon 9 carrier rocket with satellites for the Starlink system will be launched on Wednesday, private US aerospace manufacturer SpaceX said on Twitter. "Targeting Wednesday, 18 March at 8 ... more  
China's Long March-7A carrier rocket fails in maiden flightBeijing (XNA) Mar 18, 2020 The first of China's new medium-sized carrier rocket Long March-7A suffered a failure Monday. The rocket blasted off at 9:34 p.m. Beijing Time from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coas ... more 
Sea Launch command ship arrives in Russia from USMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 18, 2020 The Sea Launch Commander command ship, which left the United States at the end of February, has arrived in Slavyanka in the Primorsky Territory in Russia's Far East, according to global ship-trackin ... more  
Space and Missile Systems Center's multi-manifest satellite vehicle ready for integration on AEHF-6 missionLos Angeles AFB CA (AFNS) Mar 17, 2020 The Space and Missile Systems Center's Launch Enterprise Mission Manifest Office delivered a fully tested and integrated multi-manifest small satellite vehicle, known as TDO-2, to Cape Canaveral Air ... more |
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Guiana Space Center suspends launch campaignsKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Mar 17, 2020 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to fully implement the measures decided by the French government, launch campaigns underway at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana have been ... more  
Pathways toward realizing the promise of all-solid-state batteriesSan Diego CA (SPX) Mar 16, 2020 When it comes to batteries, there are always areas for improvement: the race is on to develop batteries that are cheaper, safer, longer lasting, more energy dense, and easily recyclable. In a ... more 
SpaceX aborts Sunday launch from Florida at last momentCape Canaveral FL (UPI) Mar 15, 2020 SpaceX aborted a Sunday morning launch of its sixth cluster of 60 Starlink satellites from Florida after already pushing the launch back by one day. ... more 
Student Launch adjusts competition structure to remove need for travelHuntsville AL (SPX) Mar 16, 2020 The health and safety of our Student Launch teams, our NASA workforce and our challenge partners has always been, and continues to be, NASA's first priority. NASA has been carefully monitoring ... more  
Science takes time, even in a lab moving 17,500 miles per hourHouston TX (SPX) Mar 16, 2020 The International Space Station, a microgravity laboratory orbiting Earth at 17,500 miles per hour, has hosted a variety of scientific research for nearly 20 years. Some of that research continues f ... more |
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 Feeding fusion: hydrogen ice pellets prove effective for fueling fusion plasmas 
Permanent magnets stronger than those on refrigerator could be a solution for delivering fusion energyPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 13, 2020 Permanent magnets akin to those used on refrigerators could speed the development of fusion energy - the same energy produced by the sun and stars. In principle, such magnets can greatly simpl ... more  |
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Astronauts grounded in Russia's Star City over virusMoscow (AFP) March 12, 2020 Astronauts awaiting a space mission are banned from leaving Star City training centre outside Moscow due to the novel coronavirus and will skip traditional pre-launch rituals, the centre's head said Thursday. ... more  
Kleos finalises launch preparations at launch siteLuxembourg (SPX) Mar 13, 2020 Kleos Space has told SapceDaily.com that the mission team will be travelling to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Chennai, India from the 18th March, to carry out the final preparation steps prior t ... more 
Rocket Lab's next mission to launch satellites for NASA, NRO and Australian universityLong Beach CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2020 Rocket Lab, a space technology company and the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has announced that its next mission will deploy payloads for the National Aeronautics and Space Admi ... more 
Iodine as alternative propellant for electric propulsionFriedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Mar 16, 2020 iFACT (iodine Fed Advanced Cusp field Thruster) project was successfully launched in Friedrichshafen, Germany in January 2020. Funded by the European Commission as part of its Horizon 2020 Programme ... more  
GAO: F-35 central logistics system 'does not work properly,' needs redesignWashington DC (UPI) Mar 16, 2020 The central logistics system of the F-35 fighter plane needs a complete redesign, the General Accounting Office said on Monday after an investigation. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Mar 16, 2020 
The first science experiments that will be hosted on the Gateway, the international research outpost orbiting the Moon, have been selected by ESA and NASA. Europe's contribution will monitor radiation to gain a complete understanding of cosmic and solar rays in unexplored areas as the orbital outpost is assembled around the Moon.
The first module for the Gateway, the Power and Propulsion E ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (AFNS) Mar 17, 2020 
The Space and Missile Systems Center's Launch Enterprise Mission Manifest Office delivered a fully tested and integrated multi-manifest small satellite vehicle, known as TDO-2, to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station March 6 for integration on the Advance Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)-6 mission.
AEHF-6, slated for liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket, will mark the fina ... more |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2020 
In October 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) developed an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System - equivalent to the US Global Positioning System (GPS). The operational name of the Indian geo-navigation network is NavIC.
On Thursday, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched its latest mobile device series - the Redmi Note 9 - in India, priced between $175 - $215 appr ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 16, 2020 
The central logistics system of the F-35 fighter plane needs a complete redesign, the General Accounting Office said on Monday after an investigation.
In a report made public on Monday, GAO advised the Defense Department to develop a performance measurement process of the plane's Autonomic Logistics Information System.
"After years of development and testing, the system does not ... more |
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 Research Triangle Park NC (SPX) Mar 13, 2020 
An Army project devised a novel approach for quantum error correction that could provide a key step toward practical quantum computers, sensors and distributed quantum information that would enable the military to potentially solve previously intractable problems or deploy sensors with higher magnetic and electric field sensitivities.
The approach, developed by researchers at Massachusetts ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 16, 2020 
The South Asian summer monsoon (SASM) provides the principal water supply for over a billion people. In good monsoon years, farmers reap a rich harvest, while in bad monsoon years, severe droughts wipe out crops. And heavy rains during monsoon season cause floods and hit economy badly. Policy-makers and stakeholders urgently need projection of SASM for the coming 15-30 years - usually termed as ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 16, 2020 
Air pollution from petrol and diesel vehicles is likely to increase mortality from the novel coronavirus in cities, public health experts told AFP Monday.
The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) warned that dirty air in urban areas that causes hypertension, diabetes and other respiratory illness could lead to a higher overall death toll from the virus currently sweeping the world.
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 Beijing (XNA) Mar 18, 2020 
The first of China's new medium-sized carrier rocket Long March-7A suffered a failure Monday.
The rocket blasted off at 9:34 p.m. Beijing Time from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's Hainan Province, but a malfunction occurred later.
Chinese space engineers will investigate the cause of the failure.
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 Clear AK (SPX) Mar 11, 2020 
The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program has completed delivery of the first ten antenna panels to Clear, Alaska, that will make up the first of the system's two radar antenna arrays.
Lockheed Martin continues to successfully achieve all program milestones as it works towards delivering the radar to MDA in 2020. The system will serve as a critical s ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 12, 2020 
The Zircon, a scramjet-powered maneuverable anti-ship cruise missile capable of accelerating to speeds of up to 11,100 km an hour, is one of half-a-dozen or so strategic systems being developed by Russia's military to help ensure global strategic stability.
The 3M22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missile will undergo testing from aboard the K-560 Severodvinsk submarine, a source in the military ... more |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 
Through a technique known as DNA origami, scientists have created the fastest, most persistent DNA nano motor yet. Angewandte Chemie published the findings, which provide a blueprint for how to optimize the design of motors at the nanoscale - hundreds of times smaller than the typical human cell.
"Nanoscale motors have tremendous potential for applications in biosensing, in building synthe ... more |
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 Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Mar 17, 2020 
Digging on the Moon is a hard job for a robot. It has to be able to collect and move lunar soil, or regolith, but anything launching to the Moon needs to be lightweight. The problem is excavators rely on their weight and traction to dig on Earth. NASA has a solution, but is looking for ideas to make it better. Once matured, robotic excavators could help NASA establish a sustainable presence on t ... more |
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 Hawthorne CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2020 
Skyryse has unveiled FlightOS, a new flight automation system that can retrofit onto any aircraft to enable anyone to fly as safely as the best pilots on their best day using intuitive controls. The aircraft-agnostic system introduces a new paradigm in flight safety and capabilities through simplified flight control operations.
FlightOS leverages Skyryse's full flight automation so pilots ... more |
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