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  Beijing (AFP) May 05, 2020 China on Tuesday successfully launched a new rocket and prototype spacecraft, state media said, in a major test of the country's ambitions to operate a permanent space station and send astronauts to the Moon. The Long March 5B rocket took off from the Wenchang launch site in the southern island of Hainan and eight minutes later an unmanned prototype spaceship successfully separated and entered its planned orbit, according to the Xinhua news agency. ... read more |
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Department of the Air Force commissioned RAND Space Launch Market Report releasedLos Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2020 Last summer, the Department of the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise requested a RAND Corp. study of the heavy lift launch market. The RAND study confirms the heav ... more  
NASA Scientist Flies Technology on a Dozen High-Profile MissionsGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 05, 2020 Scientists and engineers can spend their entire careers developing technologies and maybe, if they're lucky, fly them on a handful of missions. NASA scientist and innovator Nikolaos Paschalidis must ... more 
Express satellites to be launched on 30 July, Proton-M repairs to end in JuneMoscow (Sputnik) May 05, 2020 Telecommunications satellites Express-80 and Express-103 will be launched on 30 July, the Proton-M carrier rocket needed for the launch will be repaired by June, a space industry source said. ... more  
MDA receives contract to support robotic operations on the International Space StationBrampton, Canada (SPX) May 05, 2020 MDA reports it has received a contract worth CAD $190 million to support robotic operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2020 to 2024. MDA has provided Logistics and Sustaining Engi ... more |
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Lockheed completes final test of Precision Strike Missile for ArmyWashington DC (UPI) Apr 30, 2020 Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the third and final test of its next-generation long-range missile designed for the Army's Precision Strike Missile program, the company announced on Thursday. ... more  
Northrop Grumman to rapidly develop net-centric gatewaySan Diego CA (SPX) May 04, 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation is rapidly working on developing and fielding a gatewayONE prototype, an open system enabling translation and communication across platforms, in support of the Advanced ... more 
Lockheed Martin's new contract with DARPA can disrupt the future of spaceSunnyvale CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 DARPA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $5.8 million contract for the first phase of satellite integration on the Blackjack program. Lockheed Martin will define and manage interfaces between Black ... more 
L3Harris Technologies awarded third LRIP order on US Army's HMS Manpack IDIQ contractRochester NY (SPX) Apr 30, 2020 L3Harris Technologies has received a third low-rate initial production (LRIP) order valued at $95 million by the U.S. Army under the HMS (Handheld, Manpack and Small Form-Fit) IDIQ contract to bring ... more 
Scientists build biobot with a real rat spinal cordWashington DC (UPI) Apr 29, 2020 Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a biohybrid robot featuring an actual rat spinal cord and a tissue-engineered muscle system. ... more |
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Telemedicine on the frontline in SpainParis (ESA) May 01, 2020 Space technology is in action in Barcelona, Spain, as emergency responders employ two ESA-supplied telemedicine devices to triage and treat urgent patients. Offering ultrasound, laryngoscopy a ... more 
NASA develops COVID-19 prototype ventilator in 37 daysPasadena CA (JPL) Apr 24, 2020 A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients passed a critical test Tuesday at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New ... more 
NASA commits to future Artemis missions with more SLS rocket engines orderedHuntsville AL (SPX) May 04, 2020 NASA has awarded a contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne of Sacramento, California, to manufacture 18 additional Space Launch System (SLS) RS-25 rocket engines to support Artemis missions to the Moon. ... more 
Northrop says it's on schedule with next-generation OmegA rocketOrlando FL (UPI) Apr 28, 2020 Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. is on schedule for testing of its next-generation rocket, the OmegA, despite the challenges of operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, a company executive s ... more 
NASA, SpaceX target historic spaceflight despite pandemicWashington (AFP) May 2, 2020 NASA and SpaceX said Friday they were pressing ahead with plans to launch astronauts to space from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade later on this month, despite the coronavirus pandemic. ... more |
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 Why our launch of the NASA and SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the ISS is essential 
NASA lengthens SpaceX's first crewed mission to ISSWashington DC (UPI) May 01, 2020 The duration of SpaceX's first mission with astronauts on board - planned to launch at May 27 from Florida - has been extended from a few days to potentially weeks aboard the International Space Station, NASA said Friday. ... more |
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GPS celebrates 25th year of operationPeterson AFB CO (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 The Global Positioning System, better known as GPS, marks its 25th year of operation Apr. 27, 2020. On this date in 1995, the system reached full operational capability, meaning the system met ... more 
NASA's new solar sail system to be tested on-board NanoAvionics' satelliteColumbia IL (SPX) Apr 30, 2020 NanoAvionics has been selected to build a 12U nanosatellite bus for an in-orbit demonstration of NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3). This a result of a contract between NASA Ames Res ... more  
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles and Defense Partner on Next Generation InterceptorFalls Church VA (SPX) May 05, 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a business of Raytheon Technologies, are partnering to pursue a U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract for the Next Generation Int ... more  
Israel Defense Ministry buys small exploding dronesWashington DC (UPI) May 04, 2020 The Israel's Ministry of Defense ordered 6.6-pound drones for its ground forces working in urban areas, maker Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. said Monday. ... more  
21 SW enlisted keep critical USSF asset training churning during worldwide pandemicBeale AFB CA (AFNS) May 05, 2020 One of the 21st Space Wing Operations Group's smallest geographically separated units has been the lynchpin keeping the Air Force's Upgraded Early Warning Radar system operational. Twenty-Firs ... more |
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 Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Apr 28, 2020 
The Global Positioning System, better known as GPS, marks its 25th year of operation Apr. 27, 2020.
On this date in 1995, the system reached full operational capability, meaning the system met all performance requirements. U.S. Air Force Space Command formally announced the milestone three months later.
"This is a major milestone," Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr., former Air Force Vice Ch ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 04, 2020 
Four B1-B Lancer bombers and 200 airmen were deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, from Texas for training operations, the U.S. Air Force announced on Monday.
Three Lancers flew to Guam while one flew "east of Japan to conduct training with U.S. Navy assets operating in the region before heading to Andersen AFB," an Air Force statement said.
The aircraft and personnel are pa ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) May 01, 2020 
Tiny integrated circuits destined for space missions, etched onto a single wafer of silicon, examined under a magnifier.
To save money on the high cost of fabrication, various chips designed by different companies and destined for multiple ESA projects are crammed onto the same silicon wafers, etched into place at specialised semiconductor manufacturing plants or 'fabs'.
Once manufac ... more |
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 Brampton, Canada (SPX) May 05, 2020 
MDA reports it has received a contract worth CAD $190 million to support robotic operations on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2020 to 2024. MDA has provided Logistics and Sustaining Engineering (L&SE) services to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and its international partners since the start of the ISS, which this year will celebrate 20 years of continuous habitation by humans.
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 04, 2020 
The Israel's Ministry of Defense ordered 6.6-pound drones for its ground forces working in urban areas, maker Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. said Monday.
The Spike Firefly is a "loitering munition," also known as a kamikaze drone or suicide drone, a category in which the single-use munition loiters airborne in a target area, searches for targets, and attacks once one is located, e ... more |
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