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  Washington DC (UPI) Mar 25, 2020 The first official launch for the new U.S. Space Force took place at 4:18pm EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Complex 41 on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with boosters attached. A last minute delay caused the launch team to cycle the launch to a second launch time. The rocket lofted the sixth in a series of next-generation satellites known as Advanced Extremely High Frequency, or AEHF. The satellites have an upgraded anti-jamming capability ... read more |
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Revisiting decades-old Voyager 2 data, scientists find one more secretGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 Eight and a half years into its grand tour of the solar system, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft was ready for another encounter. It was Jan. 24, 1986, and soon it would meet the mysterious seventh plane ... more 
SpaceX parachute test aborted weeks before planned manned launch - reportMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 26, 2020 SpaceX and Boeing are in a race to develop the next manned capsule to take US astronauts to the International Space Station. At the moment, NASA and other Western space agencies depend on Russian So ... more 
Coronavirus pandemic will not cause delays in ISS crew return says RoscosmosMoscow (Sputnik) Mar 26, 2020 Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday that it sees no need to delay the return of the International Space Station (ISS) crew to Earth due to the coronavirus pandemic and the clo ... more  
SUGUS kicks off, a European project for integrating drones into the airspaceMadrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 GMV has been awarded the SUGUS project (Solution for E-GNSS USpace Service), which aims to speed up the takeup of GNSS and Galileo in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) segment. SUGUS, an 18-month, 4 ... more |
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A landmark plan for realizing fusion energy and advancing plasma sciencePlainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 23, 2020 Creating and controlling on Earth the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars is a key goal of scientists around the world. Production of this safe, clean and limitless energy could generate ele ... 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 
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 
Boeing's first manned Starliner to be launched to ISS on 31 AugustMoscow (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. ... 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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NASA, SpaceX plan return to human spaceflight from U.S. soil in mid-MayOrlando FL (UPI) Mar 20, 2020 NASA and SpaceX officially announced the nation's return to human spaceflight from U.S. soil is planned for mid-May. The announcement late Wednesday was expected, as the first flight with astr ... more  |
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NASA suspends work on Moon rocket due to virusWashington (AFP) March 20, 2020 NASA said it has suspended work on building and testing the rocket and capsule for its Artemis manned mission to the Moon due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the community. ... more 
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  
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  
Sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite ready for launchCape Canaveral AFS (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 The sixth Lockheed Martin-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite is encapsulated in its protective fairings and mounted atop its rocket in preparation fo ... 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.
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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 (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.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., was certified on Friday after five months of training, and temporary relocation, at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 
Under DARPA's Photonics in the Package for Extreme Scalability (PIPES) program, researchers from Intel and Ayar Labs have demonstrated early progress towards improving chip connectivity with photons - or light. Signaling over optical fibers enables the internet today and optical transceivers are ubiquitous in data centers, yet digital systems still rely upon the movement of electrons over metal ... more |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) March 25, 2020  Italy's air quality has improved since the country went into coronavirus lockdown, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said Wednesday, a trend seen elsewhere in Europe as well.
In Milan, Italy's economic capital, the concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a gas emitted mainly from vehicles and power stations and which can cause inflammation of the respiratory system, has fallen by 24 per ... 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 25, 2020 
A trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is being tested at the Wenchang Space Launch Center on the coast of south China's island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The experimental spacecraft is scheduled to launch with no crew in mid to late April on the maiden flight of the Long March-5B carrier rocket, a variant of the Long March-5, ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Mar 24, 2020 
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $932.8 million contract modification for the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor missiles for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Defense announced.
The deal exercises options contract originally awarded in March 2017 and increases the contract's total value to $6.3 billion.
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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).
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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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 Washington (AFP) March 25, 2020 
Robots are expected to demonstrate their value for "dirty and dangerous" medical tasks in the fight to quell the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said Wednesday.
An editorial in Science Robotics noted that robots can help with telemedicine, decontamination, handling of hazardous waste and monitoring compliance with voluntary quarantines.
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Mar 26, 2020 
GMV has been awarded the SUGUS project (Solution for E-GNSS USpace Service), which aims to speed up the takeup of GNSS and Galileo in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) segment. SUGUS, an 18-month, 485,000-euro, European Union R and D project, is to be carried out by a GMV-led consortium involving also Everis Aerospace, Defense and Security, VVA Brussels, ESSP, FADA-CATEC and Unifly.
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