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  Beijing (XNA) Jun 03, 2020 After the successful maiden flight of the Long March-5B large rocket and the testing of China's new-generation manned spaceship, more details of China's space station have been unveiled. The space station, expected to be completed around 2022, will operate in the low-Earth orbit at an altitude from 340 km to 450 km for more than 10 years, supporting large-scale scientific, technological and application experiments, according to a report in the People's Daily. The space station Tiangong, mean ... read more |
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JPL Mission breaks record for smallest satellite to detect an exoplanetPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 03, 2020 Long before it was deployed into low-Earth orbit from the International Space Station in Nov. 2017, the tiny ASTERIA spacecraft had a big goal: to prove that a satellite roughly the size of a briefc ... more  
Starliner to go to ISS without crew in November, crewed flight set for next yearMoscow (Sputnik) Jun 02, 2020 Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will refly its uncrewed test mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in November of this year, while the first crewed flight is planned for April 2021, a space ... more 
Russia plans rocket tests, lunar programme resumptionMoscow (AFP) May 31, 2020 Russia on Sunday put a brave face on the loss of its space travel monopoly, saying it planned to test two new rockets this year and resume its lunar programme in 2021. ... more 
For Russia, SpaceX success is 'wakeup call'Moscow (AFP) May 31, 2020 Russia has lost its long-held monopoly as the only country able to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station following the flawless manned launch by US company SpaceX. ... more |
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The concept of creating brain-on-chip revealedNizhny Novgorod, Russia (SPX) May 29, 2020 Lobachevsky University scientists in collaboration with their colleagues from Russia, Italy, China and the United States have proposed the concept of a memristive neurohybrid chip to be used in comp ... more 
SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flightKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) May 30, 2020 A SpaceX rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts was headed for the International Space Station on Saturday on the first ever crewed flight by a private company, ushering in a new era in space travel. ... more 
Elon and Gwynne, the pair who made SpaceXWashington (AFP) May 25, 2020 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. - commonly known as SpaceX - is slated to send two astronauts into space on Wednesday. Despite not yet being 20 years old, the company has already developed a creation myth: on September 28, 2008, its first rocket Falcon 1 launched for the fourth time. ... more 
Nanosatellite with global mission tested for spaceParis (ESA) May 29, 2020 ESA's largest antenna test facility remains operational despite the COVID-19 pandemic, performing pre-flight testing for the latest satellite in a constellation to serve the internet of things. ... more 
SpaceX astronaut launch: here's the rocket science it must get rightBirmingham UK (The Conversation) May 28, 2020 Two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, will make history by travelling to the International Space Station in a privately funded spacecraft, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon ... more |
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Rhea Space Activity wins USAF Prime Contract to Hypersonic Vehicle Detection and TrackingWashington DC (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 The rapidly growing 'New Space' startup company Rhea Space Activity (RSA), headquartered in Washington D.C., with operations in Colorado Springs, has been tapped by the United States Air Force (USAF ... more  |
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Israel says 'successfully' tested ballistic missilesJerusalem (AFP) June 2, 2020 Israel on Tuesday said it has successfully tested two ballistic missiles in the Mediterranean, amid tensions with Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. ... more  
First GPS 3 maneuver performed by 2nd Space Operations SquadronSchriever AFB CO (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 The 2nd Space Operations Squadron performed the first station keeping maneuver on a GPS III satellite to Satellite Vehicle Number 75 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, May 14. The maneuver ... more  
Bye Aerospace Approaches Critical Design Phase CompletionDenver CO (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 Bye Aerospace announced it is nearing completion of the eFlyer 2 critical design phase and that several new purchase deposits have been added to reserve future eFlyer purchase positions. As By ... more  
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System now has ground-to-ground capabilityWashington DC (UPI) Jun 01, 2020 A ground-to-ground test of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket, normally launched from the air, was a success, BAE Systems announced on Monday. ... more 
F-35 costs falling, Pentagon estimates indicateWashington DC (UPI) May 29, 2020 Acquisition of F-35 fighter planes will be less expensive, with development and procurement costs down 7.1 percent, a Defense Department assessment indicates. ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 
By combining data from telescopes with supercomputer simulations and virtual reality (VR), a new visualization allows you to experience 500 years of cosmic evolution around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
This visualization, called "Galactic Center VR", is the latest in a series from astrophysicists, and is based on data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ... more |
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 London, UK (Sputnik) May 26, 2020 
Britain's Ministry of Defense will soon launch the final stage of a competition to manage ground station capabilities for Skynet, a military communications satellite network which provides strategic communication services to the British Armed Forces and NATO.
According to a report by C4ISRNET, the invitation to industry consortia to "negotiate documents" was expected to occur last week. Ho ... more |
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 Schriever AFB CO (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 
The 2nd Space Operations Squadron performed the first station keeping maneuver on a GPS III satellite to Satellite Vehicle Number 75 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, May 14.
The maneuver set a new standard for how GPS maneuvers should be conducted for the squadron that provides precision, navigation and timing signals to billions of users around the world.
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 Denver CO (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 
Bye Aerospace announced it is nearing completion of the eFlyer 2 critical design phase and that several new purchase deposits have been added to reserve future eFlyer purchase positions.
As Bye Aerospace manages its way through the challenges of the coronavirus crisis, the Company said it is making eFlyer 2 engineering progress, soon to achieve the high-level critical design phase completi ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 02, 2020 
Carbon nanotube transistors are a step closer to commercial reality, now that MIT researchers have demonstrated that the devices can be made swiftly in commercial facilities, with the same equipment used to manufacture the silicon-based transistors that are the backbone of today's computing industry.
Carbon nanotube field-effect transistors or CNFETs are more energy-efficient than silicon ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Jun 03, 2020 
As the Earth orbits the sun, it plows through a stream of fast-moving particles that can interfere with satellites and global positioning systems. Now, a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Princeton University has reproduced a process that occurs in space to deepen understanding of what happens when the Earth encounters this ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) June 2, 2020 
Local authorities in Siberia have declared a state of emergency after 20,000 litres of diesel fuel seeped into a river sparking concerns from environmentalists.
The World Wildlife Fund environmental group on Tuesday praised local efforts to contain the spill with a floating dam, blocking dangerous pollutants from flowing into a lake near the Arctic city of Norilsk.
Satellite images pub ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 03, 2020 
After the successful maiden flight of the Long March-5B large rocket and the testing of China's new-generation manned spaceship, more details of China's space station have been unveiled.
The space station, expected to be completed around 2022, will operate in the low-Earth orbit at an altitude from 340 km to 450 km for more than 10 years, supporting large-scale scientific, technological an ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) June 2, 2020 
Israel on Tuesday said it has successfully tested two ballistic missiles in the Mediterranean, amid tensions with Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
The state-run Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) said the "complex trial... was held in the open sea" and involved two Long-Range Artillery Weapon Systems (LORA).
"The first scenario involved a short-range launch to 90 kilometres (55.8 mil ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 01, 2020 
A ground-to-ground test of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket, normally launched from the air, was a success, BAE Systems announced on Monday.
The tests were conducted at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona, with APKWS rockets fired from a launcher built specifically for ground vehicles by Missouri-based Arnold Defense and Electronics LLC.
The U.S. Navy al ... more |
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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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 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (SPX) May 29, 2020 
Lobachevsky University scientists in collaboration with their colleagues from Russia, Italy, China and the United States have proposed the concept of a memristive neurohybrid chip to be used in compact biosensors and neuroprostheses. The concept is based on the existing and forward-looking solutions at the junction of neural cellular and microfluidic technologies that make it possible to grow a ... more |
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 Binghamton NY (SPX) May 27, 2020 
Using advanced machine learning, drones could be used to detect dangerous "butterfly" landmines in remote regions of post-conflict countries, according to research from Binghamton University, State University at New York.
Researchers at Binghamton University had previously developed a method that allowed for highly accurate detection of "butterfly" landmines using low-cost commercial drone ... more |
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