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  Paris, France (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 In its latest research titled "China Space Industry Report," Euroconsult provides in depth analysis of how commercialization is driving both growth and technology advances in the Chinese space sector, with oversubscribed IPOs and a wave of private investment. China Satcom is now the world's highest valued pure satellite operator with a market cap of US$11 billion as of May 2020, while China Satcom parent company China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) reported record revenues of ... read more |
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ESA moves ahead on low-cost reusable rocket engineParis (ESA) Jun 05, 2020 ESA's Prometheus is the precursor of ultra-low-cost rocket propulsion that is flexible enough to fit a fleet of new launch vehicles for any mission and will be potentially reusable. At the Spa ... more 
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  
Penultimate BeiDou satellite starts operation in networkBeijing (XNA) Jun 05, 2020 The 54th and penultimate satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has started operation in the network after completing in-orbit tests and network access evaluations, according to a ... more 
AFRL centrifuge part of NASA's history-making launchWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jun 02, 2020 When NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken ascended into space on the afternoon of May 30, they were two of 10 astronauts to undergo centrifuge testing in early November 2018 in the Air Force ... more |
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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  
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  
B-21 bomber's advanced software may turn it into 'technological powerhouse'Washington DC (Sputnik) Jun 05, 2020 The first B-21 is already reportedly under construction, with the stealth bomber's maiden flight expected in December 2021. The US Air Force (USAF)'s next-generation stealth bomber, the B-21 R ... more  
UAV Navigation tests its autopilot against an anti drone systemSan Sebastian, Spain (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference (MIJI) is one of the most discussed topics when it comes to UAV operations. It refers to the interception and rebroadcast of signals that are more pow ... more 
Pacific Air Forces return Global Hawk drones to Yokota Air BaseWashington DC (UPI) Jun 04, 2020 Pacific Air Forces began rotating RQ-4 Global Hawks from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to Yokota Air Base in Japan last week, the Air Force announced Thursday. ... more |
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 SpaceX launch boosts Starlink network to 480 satellites  
Next-generation cockroach-inspired robot is small but mightyBoston MA (SPX) Jun 04, 2020 This itsy-bitsy robot can't climb up the waterspout yet but it can run, jump, carry heavy payloads and turn on a dime. Dubbed HAMR-JR, this microrobot developed by researchers at the Harvard John A. ... more  |
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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 
Blue Angels receive first Super Hornet ahead of aircraft transitionWashington DC (UPI) Jun 03, 2020 The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team received its first F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter plane this week as it transition to new equipment. ... 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 
Preparations resume for Vega's upcoming mission with 53 small satellite passengersKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Jun 02, 2020 The launch campaign has resumed for Arianespace's next mission, which will be the proof-of-concept flight with the Vega launcher's "ride-share" configuration - known as the Small Spacecraft Mission ... 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 |
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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.
A station keeping man ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Jun 05, 2020 
The first B-21 is already reportedly under construction, with the stealth bomber's maiden flight expected in December 2021.
The US Air Force (USAF)'s next-generation stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, will be equipped with sophisticated software that will "offer pilots organised warzone information in real-time", the National Interest reports.
According to the US magazine's defence edi ... 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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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem mission, or PACE, has successfully passed its design reviews and moved into its construction and testing phase, preparing to advance the fields of global ocean and atmospheric science when it launches in 2023.
After passing its last critical design review in February 2020 - a rigorous evaluation by NASA science and engineering experts to ens ... more |
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 Madrid (AFP) June 2, 2020 
The Spanish government on Tuesday proposed new legislation on rubbish that seeks to dramatically reduce single-use plastic packaging, notably by taxing it.
The move specifically aims to reduce the plastic cups and bottles used in the fast food and take-away sectors.
"If we add up all the waste generated in a year in Spain... it would be enough to fill up the Santiago Bernabeu stadium 2, ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
In its latest research titled "China Space Industry Report," Euroconsult provides in depth analysis of how commercialization is driving both growth and technology advances in the Chinese space sector, with oversubscribed IPOs and a wave of private investment.
China Satcom is now the world's highest valued pure satellite operator with a market cap of US$11 billion as of May 2020, while Chin ... 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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 San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2020  Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips. The work has applications for search-and-rescue missions as well as space exploration.
"Robots need to be able to walk fast and efficiently on natural, uneven terrain so they can go everywhere humans can go, b ... more |
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 San Sebastian, Spain (SPX) Jun 05, 2020 
Meaconing, Intrusion, Jamming, and Interference (MIJI) is one of the most discussed topics when it comes to UAV operations. It refers to the interception and rebroadcast of signals that are more powerful than the ones used to navigate the aircraft. Although this type of attack can be possible on any type of signal with a stronger one, it mainly affects the GNSS.
UAV Navigation has ramped u ... more |
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