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  Washington DC (UPI) May 24, 2020 Weather has become a major concern for the planned launch of two American astronauts Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the first crewed mission from U.S. soil in nine years. The projected liftoff has a 60 percent of violating weather constraints because of a thick cloud cover and the likelihood that their SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket would fly through rain, Air Force meteorologists at nearly Patrick Air Force Base said Sunday. "On launch day, remnant moisture" from a tropical w ... read more |
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China space program targets July launch for Mars missionBeijing (AFP) May 25, 2020 China is targeting a July launch for its ambitious plans for a Mars mission which will include landing a remote-controlled robot on the surface of the red planet, the company in charge of the project has said. ... more 
Trump to attend SpaceX launch; As NASA says go for May 27 launchWashington (AFP) May 23, 2020 US President Donald Trump will attend the May 27 launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX mission - the first crewed space flight from US soil in nine years, the White House said Saturday. ... more  
UAVenture Capital spins off FreeFall Aerospace to form FreeFall 5GTucson AZ (SPX) May 25, 2020 UAVenture Capital (UAVC), the Tucson-based firm that invests exclusively in University of Arizona science and technology, and DVI Equity Partners, the technology investment arm of Tucson's Diamond V ... more  
Continuous production agility in actionLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2020 Fifty years after man first walked on the moon, the space domain continues to evolve, and the pace of change is accelerating faster than ever. The emergence of new threats, the development of ... more |
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Barrett, Raymond speak with U.S. astronaut ahead of historic launchArlington VA (AFNS) May 22, 2020 Marking a milestone in America's renewed ambitions for space, Department of the Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond, on Thursday spoke with NASA astro ... more 
NASA, SpaceX review clears historic mission for launch next weekWashington DC (UPI) May 22, 2020 NASA and SpaceX cleared next week's historic SpaceX Crew Dragon launch to the International Space Station after a flight readiness review Friday. ... more  
Harnessing space to save lives at seaPrague, Czech Republic (SPX) May 25, 2020 The migration crisis in recent years has thrown into focus the fact that current technological solutions are simply not capable of saving the lives of all those who get lost at sea. A number of sear ... more 
Out-of-the-box spoofing mitigation with Galileo's OS-NMA servicePrague, Czech Republic (SPX) May 25, 2020 Over the past two decades, satellite-based positioning has become an indispensable, every-day technology that we constantly rely on - often even without being aware of it. With the relentless expans ... more  
When lives depend on lines of communication, satellite deliversGermantown MD (SPX) May 22, 2020 When a natural disaster strikes - no matter where in the world - lives depend on lines of communication. Yet while hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and wildfires incite an urgent need for communication ... more |
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Engineers develop low-cost, high-accuracy GPS-like system for flexible medical robotsSan Diego CA (SPX) May 19, 2020 Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed an affordable, easy to use system to track the location of flexible surgical robots inside the human body. The system performs as ... more
SpaceX rocket prepared for Demo-2 MissionKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 22, 2020 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen as it is raised into a vertical position on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the D ... more 
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft faces its biggest testWashington DC (UPI) May 21, 2020 The Crew Dragon space capsule made by Elon Musk's SpaceX faces a final big test when two astronauts get on board to fly to the International Space Station next week. ... more 
NASA seeking US Citizens for social isolation study for Moon and Mars missionsHouston TX (SPX) May 21, 2020 Astronauts experience various aspects of social isolation and confinement during their missions, NASA researchers are working to develop methods and technologies to mitigate and counteract potential ... more 
NASA's SLS Core Stage Green Run tests critical systems for Artemis IHuntsville AL (SPX) May 21, 2020 NASA is resuming work on a series of tests to bring the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage to life for the first time, allowing engineers to evaluate the new complex stage that will launch ... more |
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 NASA astronauts arrive in Florida week before SpaceX flight 
NASA chief of human spaceflight resigns ahead of launchWashington DC (UPI) May 20, 2020 NASA's chief of human spaceflight has resigned ahead of a launch that will send astronauts into space from U.S. soil for the first time in a decade. ... more |
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Robert Polsgrove: Commercial Crew to Human LandersHuntsville AL (SPX) May 21, 2020 As NASA prepares to land astronauts on the Moon for the first time in the 21st Century, engineer Robert Polsgrove is helping commercial companies take the next giant leap to make that possible. ... more  
Kleos Space awarded contract on Micro-Satellite Military Utility ProjectLuxembourg (SPX) May 20, 2020 Kleos Space, a space-powered RF reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, has been awarded a contract to prepare Kleos data to be accessed by the Micro-Satellite Military Utility (MSMU Projec ... more 
Pentagon confirms developing a range of hypersonic weaponsWashington (Sputnik) May 19, 2020 On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that the US is developing a state-of-the-art hypersonic missile that he stressed should be superior to those currently created by Russia and China. ... more 
Theory of detonation-driven hypervelocity shock tunnels and its demonstrationBeijing, China (SPX) May 19, 2020 Many 21st century challenges exist in science and technology, and one of these is the hypersonic vehicle from the dream for human beings to fly faster, higher and further. For developing such the hy ... more 
AFRL announces grand challenges for biotechnologyWright-Patterson AFB CO (SPX) May 19, 2020 The Air Force Research Laboratory announced its three Biotechnology Grand Challenges last month in efforts to spearhead innovation among small businesses for the specific needs of the Department of ... more |
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 Prague, Czech Republic (SPX) May 25, 2020 
Over the past two decades, satellite-based positioning has become an indispensable, every-day technology that we constantly rely on - often even without being aware of it. With the relentless expansion of applications and use cases, driven largely by falling cost of ownership and improvements in positioning accuracy, there will soon be one GNSS receiver in operation for every person on the plane ... more |
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 Singapore (AFP) May 21, 2020 
A yellow robot dog called Spot which found fame online for dancing to hit song "Uptown Funk" has been deployed to patrol a Singapore park and ensure people observe social distancing.
The hi-tech hound is remote-controlled and can clamber easily over all types of terrain, which its creators say means it can go where wheeled robots cannot.
As it trots through the park, Spot - who has the ... more |
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 Patuxent River MD (SPX) May 11, 2020 
The U.S. Navy, with support from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), commenced flight testing of the MQ-8C Fire Scout equipped with the Leonardo AN/ZPY-8 radar.
"The AN/ZPY-8 radar significantly increases Fire Scout's detection and tracking of targets. The ability to simultaneously employ multiple modes supports U.S. Navy intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance requirements," s ... more |
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