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  Huntsville AL (SPX) May 13, 2020 A new era of human spaceflight is set to begin as American astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley once again launch on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program - the first time since the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011.? The Commercial Crew Program was formed to facilitate the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability with the goal of achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective acce ... read more |
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Soyuz-7 for Sea Launch to be equipped with new Fregat-SBU Upper StageMoscow (Sputnik) May 13, 2020 The Soyuz-7 rocket for blastoffs from the Sea Launch floating spaceport is planned to be equipped with the new Fregat-SBU upper stage, the director-general of the upper stage developer - Lavochkin R ... more 
Spacesuit for the groundParis (ESA) May 13, 2020 Not a spacesuit but a SCAPE suit - standing for 'Self Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble'. Technicians don these suits before filling satellites with the toxic hydrazine fuel used for manoeuv ... more  
Virgin Group to sell shares of space venture to aid travel businessWashington DC (UPI) May 12, 2020 British billionaire Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group conglomerate, will sell as many as 25 million of his shares in the Virgin Galactic space tourism venture, his company said Monday. ... more 
Northrop Grumman's cargo capsule departs space stationWashington DC (UPI) May 11, 2020 A Northrop Grumman cargo capsule departed the International Space Station at 12:09 p.m. EDT Monday, carrying trash and science experiments, and bound for a fiery destructive re-entry. ... more |
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China's new spacecraft returns to Earth: officialBeijing (AFP) May 8, 2020 China's new prototype spacecraft "successfully landed" on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon. ... more 
China's experimental new-generation manned spaceship works normally in orbitBeijing (XNA) May 08, 2020 The trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is now working normally in orbit, having completed a series of operations as planned, according to the China Aerospace Science and Techno ... more 
Firefly Aerospace achieves AS9100 Quality Certification and readies for first Firefly Alpha launchCedar Park TX (SPX) May 07, 2020 Firefly Aerospace reports it has secured AS9100 quality certification as it advances from developmental to production phase ahead of the inaugural flight of its Alpha launch vehicle later this year. ... more 
Launch Complex 39B prepared to support Artemis IKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 07, 2020 A legacy of the Apollo Program and shuttle era, Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is the site of NASA's return to the Moon and is now ready for Artemis I-an uncrewed mission a ... more 
Spider eyes in spaceParis (ESA) May 07, 2020 Not everyone can fly to the International Space Station, but astronauts are working hard to bring the experience to Earth - including through a virtual reality (VR) film project known as ISS Experie ... more |
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China says launch of key new space rocket 'successful'Beijing (AFP) May 5, 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. ... more  |
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Bipartisan space launch legislation introducedWashington DC (SPX) May 13, 2020 As we pass the 59th Anniversary of the first American human space flight launch that saw Alan Shepard pilot the famous Freedom 7 capsule as part of the Mercury program, U.S. Representatives Bill Pos ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne tests advanced large solid rocket motorHuntsville AL (SPX) May 13, 2020 Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed a successful static-fire test of an advanced large solid rocket motor, called the Missile Components Advanced Technologies Demonstration Motor (MCAT Demo), unde ... more  
Facebook apologises for role in 2018 Sri Lanka unrestHong Kong (AFP) May 13, 2020 Facebook has apologised for its role in the deadly communal unrest that shook Sri Lanka two years ago after an investigation found that hate speech and rumours spread on the platform may have led to violence against Muslims. ... more 
US bombers, Danish, Polish fighters join for task force mission over WarsawWashington DC (UPI) May 12, 2020 Two B-1B Lancers flew over Warsaw, Poland, early Monday morning as part of what the Air Force describes as a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission to the European area of operations. ... more 
Officials at Tyndall AFB complete environmental assessment for rebuild effortWashington DC (UPI) May 12, 2020 Officials at Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base have completed a Programmatic Environmental Assessment and are ready to purge the last of the facilities damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018. ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) May 12, 2020 
A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University suggests that a material consisting of a polymer compound embedded with bismuth trioxide particles holds tremendous potential for replacing conventional radiation shielding materials, such as lead.
The bismuth trioxide compound is lightweight, effective at shielding against ionizing radiation such as gamma rays, and can be man ... more |
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 San 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 Battle Management family of Systems (ABMS).
Under the contract, awarded by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's C3I and Networks Directorate, Northrop Grumman is providing engineeri ... more |
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 San Jose CA (SPX) May 08, 2020 
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has announced a multi-year sales agreement with GeoSLAM, a global market leader in 3D geospatial technology solutions. GeoSLAM uses Velodyne lidar sensors in its ZEB-HORIZON mobile scanner that provides 3D mapping of indoor, underground and difficult to access environments without the need for GPS.
Velodyne's Puck LITE sensors enable GeoSLAM systems to achieve data cap ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 12, 2020 
British billionaire Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group conglomerate, will sell as many as 25 million of his shares in the Virgin Galactic space tourism venture, his company said Monday.
The Virgin Group said it's notified U.S. regulators of the plan, which has been influenced by sagging demand in the leisure, retail and travel industries.
Branson's shares are worth about $5 ... more |
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 Dresden, Germany (SPX) May 11, 2020 
From sustainable energy to quantum computers: high-temperature superconductors have the potential to revolutionize today's technologies. Despite intensive research, however, we still lack the necessary basic understanding to develop these complex materials for widespread application.
"Higgs spectroscopy" could bring about a watershed as it reveals the dynamics of paired electrons in superc ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 08, 2020 
NASA has selected a new pathfinding CubeSat mission to gather data not collected since the agency flew the Dynamics Explorer in the early 1980s.
The new mission, called Dione after the ancient Greek goddess of the oracles, will carry four miniaturized instruments to study how Earth's upper atmospheric layers react to the ever-changing flow of solar energy into the magnetosphere - the envel ... more |
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 Beirut (AFP) May 12, 2020 
While walking in Beirut during the coronavirus lockdown recently, Omar Frangieh was struck by the number of face masks and gloves littering the Lebanese capital.
The photographer, concerned that contaminated waste could itself transmit the disease, took 200 photos of discarded personal protective equipment and posted them in a Facebook album he titled "Invaders in Beirut".
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 Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2020  China's new prototype spacecraft "successfully landed" on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon.
The spacecraft - which was launched Tuesday - arrived safely at a predetermined site, the China Manned Space Agency said, after a hitch in an earlier part of the key test.
It said the cabin structure of the spacec ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) May 7, 2020 
The US is pulling out four of its powerful Patriot missile systems from Saudi Arabia, after determining the threat from Iran that sparked an arms buildup in the region last year had waned, a Defense Department official said Thursday.
Two of the anti-missile batteries deployed following the September attacks on Saudi oil installations "are now leaving," the official said on condition of anony ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 06, 2020  Raytheon Missile Systems was awarded a $19 million contract modification to exercise options for Navy Rolling Airframe Missile and Guided Missile Launching Systems, according to the Department of Defense.
The deal modifies a contract awarded in June 2019 to provide the missile system for the U.S. Navy and the Japanese military, under the Foreign Military Sales program.
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 Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) May 11, 2020 
Photosynthetic systems in nature transport energy very efficiently towards a reaction centre, where it is converted into a useful form for the organism. Scientists have been using this as inspiration to learn how to transport energy efficiently in, for example, molecular electronics. Physicist Richard Hildner from the University of Groningen and his colleagues have investigated energy transport ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 05, 2020 
In many parts of the U.S., robots have been replacing workers over the last few decades. But to what extent, really? Some technologists have forecast that automation will lead to a future without work, while other observers have been more skeptical about such scenarios.
Now a study co-authored by an MIT professor puts firm numbers on the trend, finding a very real impact - although one tha ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) May 06, 2020  Boeing announced Tuesday it has presented its first unmanned aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force.
The Loyal Wingman is the first aircraft to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years, and is the company's largest investment in a drone outside of the United States, according to the company.
"This is a truly historic moment for our country a ... more |
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