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  Moscow (Sputnik) Mar 24, 2020 The first manned spacecraft of the Boeing company, called Starliner, will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on 31 August, a source in the Russian space and rocket industry said. "The launch of the first manned Starliner spacecraft is scheduled for 31 August", the source said. In December 2019, the Starliner spaceship set off on its first test flight to the International Space Station, but docking was canceled after Starkiner failed to execute an orbit-insertion burn on sch ... read more |
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An astronaut's tips for living in space or anywhereHouston TX (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 One thing astronauts have to be good at: living in confined spaces for long periods of time. Here are some tips for all who find yourself in a similar scenario. Nearly 20 years successfully li ... more  
Pentagon tests hypersonic glide body in HawaiiWashington DC (UPI) Mar 20, 2020 The Army and Navy, under supervision of the Missile Defense Agency, jointly tested a hypersonic glide body at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii this week, according to the Department of Defense. ... more  
Small, precise and affordable gyroscope for navigating without GPSAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 A small, inexpensive and highly accurate gyroscope, developed at the University of Michigan, could help drones and autonomous cars stay on track without a GPS signal. "Our gyroscope is 10,000 ... more  
Tiny double accelerator recycles energyHamburg, Germany (SPX) Mar 23, 2020 A team of DESY scientists has built a miniature double particle accelerator that can recycle some of the laser energy fed into the system to boost the energy of the accelerated electrons a second ti ... more |
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SpaceX plans first manned flight to space station in MayWashington (AFP) March 19, 2020 Elon Musk's SpaceX will send astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in May, NASA said, announcing the first crewed launch from the United States to the platform since 2011. ... more 
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  
Lockheed Martin selects SEAKR Wolverine mission processor for Protected Tactical SATCOMCentennial CO (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 SEAKR Engineering has been selected to join Lockheed Martin's team to help design and build a prototype payload for the U.S. Space Force's Protected Tactical Satellite Communications (SATCOM), or PT ... more  
First Marine F-35C squadron certified as 'safe for flight'Washington DC (UPI) Mar 23, 2020 The U.S. Marine Corps has declared a F-35C squadron "safe for flight" for the first time, the Marines announced on Monday. ... more 
Air Force researchers developing wearable agent detector to improve aircraft maintainer safetyWright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 When faced with eminent danger, no one has to think twice about what to do next. Get away from it! But what if you are in a confined space and maybe not even aware of the danger? That's a very ... more |
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Raytheon, Uptake bring AI to Marines' M88 maintenanceWashington DC (UPI) Mar 23, 2020 Raytheon Co. announced a partnership on Monday with software company Uptake to provide predictive maintenance capabilities for Marine Corps' M88 vehicles. ... more  |
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Nikki Haley exits Boeing board, saying she opposes US bailoutWashington DC (AFP) Mar 23, 2020 Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley resigned from Boeing's board of directors, saying she was philosophically opposed to efforts to win a government bailout, the firm said Thursday. Haley, a form ... more  
Raytheon nabs $392.4M for tactical missilesWashington DC (UPI) Mar 20, 2020 The Navy awarded Raytheon a $392.4 million contract modification for production and delivery of tactical missiles for the Air Force, Navy and a variety of foreign governments, the Pentagon announced. ... more 
Army scientists create quantum sensor that covers entire radio frequency spectrumAdelphi MD (SPX) Mar 20, 2020 A quantum sensor could give Soldiers a way to detect communication signals over the entire radio frequency spectrum, from 0 to 100 GHz, said researchers from the Army. Such wide spectral cover ... more 
Powerful thruster is prepared for demonstration mission to asteroidWashington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2020 After undergoing a series of performance and environmental tests, NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster - Commercial (NEXT-C) is being prepared for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission, ... more 
Jacobs selected by AFRL for Rocket Propulsion Lab supportDallas TX (SPX) Mar 19, 2020 Jacobs was selected by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate West (AFRL/RQ-West), for the Rocket and Propulsion Technology Research contract (RAPTR) at Edwards Air Force ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 17, 2020 
Raytheon said Tuesday it has completed the first round of testing of the radar antenna array for the U.S. Army's Lower Tier and Missile Defense Sensor, a next generation radar intended to counter hypersonic weapons.
The testing follows the U.S. Army selection of Raytheon to build the LTAMDS less than five months ago.
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Mar 20, 2020 
A quantum sensor could give Soldiers a way to detect communication signals over the entire radio frequency spectrum, from 0 to 100 GHz, said researchers from the Army.
Such wide spectral coverage by a single antenna is impossible with a traditional receiver system, and would require multiple systems of individual antennas, amplifiers and other components.
In 2018, Army scientists wer ... more |
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 Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 24, 2020 
A small, inexpensive and highly accurate gyroscope, developed at the University of Michigan, could help drones and autonomous cars stay on track without a GPS signal.
"Our gyroscope is 10,000 times more accurate but only 10 times more expensive than gyroscopes used in your typical cell phones. This gyroscope is 1,000 times less expensive than much larger gyroscopes with similar performance ... more |
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 Washington DC (AFP) Mar 17, 2020 
Fears of massive bankruptcies and calls for emergency bailouts swept global airlines Tuesday as a top US official warned the coronavirus crisis threatens the industry even more than the September 11 attacks, which saw US airspace shut down entirely. I
Italy moved to take over insolvent Alitalia while Sweden and Denmark offered 275 million euros in guarantees to help prop up Scandinavian ca ... more |
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 Swansea UK (SPX) Mar 18, 2020 
The crystal structure at the surface of semiconductor materials can make them behave like metals and even like superconductors, a joint Swansea/Rostock research team has shown. The discovery potentially opens the door to advances like more energy-efficient electronic devices.
Semiconductors are the active parts of transistors, integrated circuits, sensors, and LEDs. These materials, mostly ... more |
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 Urbana IL (SPX) Mar 23, 2020 
The growing threat of drought and rising water demand have made accurate forecasts of crop water use critical for farmland water management and sustainability.
But limitations in existing models and satellite data pose challenges for precise estimates of evapotranspiration - a combination of evaporation from soil and transpiration from plants. The process is complex and difficult to model, ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 20, 2020 
Simply opening a plastic package can introduce microplastics into the atmosphere and be ingested or inhaled, a new study indicates.
Chinese scientists, funded by the Australian environmental research company CRC CARE, studied the travel of microplastics - plastic pieces less than 0.2 millimeters in length - after plastic bags of food and plastic drink bottles are opened, as well as pl ... more |
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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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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 20, 2020 
The Navy awarded Raytheon a $392.4 million contract modification for production and delivery of tactical missiles for the Air Force, Navy and a variety of foreign governments, the Pentagon announced.
The deal modifies an earlier contract, awarded in September 2018, for repair of Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9X Tactical and Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs).
Under the modificat ... 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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 Bangkok (AFP) March 19, 2020 
Thai hospitals are deploying "ninja robots" to measure fevers and protect the health of overburdened medical workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak.
First built to monitor recovering stroke patients, the machines have been quickly repurposed to help fight the disease, which has so far killed nearly 9,000 people around the world.
They have helped staff at four hospitals in ... more |
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 Espoo, Finland (SPX) Mar 19, 2020 
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, are widely used in mapping, aerial photography, rescue operations, shipping, law enforcement, agriculture, among other things. Despite great potential for improving public safety, use of drones can also lead to very undesirable situations, such as privacy and safety violations, or property damage. There is also the highly concerning matte ... more |
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