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  Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 Satellite manufacturer and global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, Rocket Lab, has announced its next Electron mission is scheduled to launch just three weeks after its most recent mission in a demonstration of the company's rapid launch capability. The mission, 'Pics Or It Didn't Happen,' is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Pad A on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula no earlier than 3 July, 2020 UTC- just days after the successful launch of Rocket Lab's most recent missi ... read more |
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Future space travelers may follow cosmic lighthousesHouston TX (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 For centuries, lighthouses helped sailors navigate safely into harbor. Their lights swept across the water, cutting through fog and darkness, guiding mariners around dangerous obstacles and keeping ... more  
Spaceflight Inc prepares for launch of a Canon Electronics satellite aboard a Rocket Lab ElectronSeattle WA (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 Spaceflight Inc., reports it is managing the launch of Canon Electronics' CE-SAT-IB imaging satellite on Rocket Lab's Electron. The mission will lift off from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 at the so ... more 
Putin: Russia is building defenses against hypersonic missilesWashington DC (UPI) Jun 15, 2020 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia leads the world in hypersonic weapons research and will have defense systems to counteract opponents' weapons. ... more 
Northrop Grumman rocket boosters arrive at KSC for Artemis I missionPromontory UT (SPX) Jun 16, 2020 Northrop Grumman reports that the segments for the two rocket boosters that will be used to help launch NASA's first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for the Artemis I mission have arrived at Kenned ... more |
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Army researchers find new ways to test swarming dronesAberdeen Proving Ground MD (SPX) Jun 15, 2020 he U.S. Army has implemented a one-of-a-kind outdoor system to test swarming drones--with a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility. Future Soldiers will ope ... more 
Arianespace Vega mission to perform Small Spacecraft Mission Service Proof of Concept flightKourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 12, 2020 With this mission, designated Flight VV16, Arianespace underscores its comprehensive range of innovative and competitive services to address the nano- and micro-satellite market sub-segment, serving ... more 
Loft Orbital awards launch contract to Exolaunch to deliver YAM-3 microsatellite into orbit on Falcon 9Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 Exolaunch, the leading rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, has announced a Launch Services Agreement with Loft Orbital, a San Francisco-based company, to deliver Loft Orbital's YAM m ... more 
Kathy Lueders Selected to Lead NASA's Human Spaceflight OfficeWashington DC (SPX) Jun 15, 2020 NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Friday selected Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders to be the agency's next associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission ... more  
DARPA pit boss contractors SEAKR and SSCI team with DARPA for Blackjack early risk reduction orbital flightsWoburn MA (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 DARPA Blackjack program prime contractors SEAKR Engineering and Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) are preparing to use a series of small satellite demonstrations in an effort to verify and val ... more |
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 Beidou satellite launch postponed over technical issues  
Japan 'can't move ahead' with US missile defence system: PMTokyo (AFP) June 16, 2020 Japan "can't move ahead" with a costly US missile defence system, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday, throwing his support behind a decision to suspend deployment of the controversial programme. ... more  |
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State Department approves $862.3M sale of Sidewinder missiles to CanadaWashington DC (UPI) Jun 16, 2020 The State Department announced Tuesday that it had approved a possible $862.3 million sale of 50 Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical missiles and related equipment to the Canadian government. ... more 
KBR wins $570M NASA contract for human spaceflight operations at MarshallHouston TX (SPX) Jun 16, 2020 KBR has been awarded a $570.3 million contract by NASA to develop and execute spaceflight operations at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. With this award, KBR has earned a sizeabl ... more 
Droniq and Sky Drone make BVLOS drone flights with real-time command and control possibleFrankfurt, Germany (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 Frankfurt-based Droniq and Sky Drone have entered into a strategic partnership that allows Droniq to use Sky Drone's unique technology for controlling UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) remotely in real- ... more 
First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flightsDaytona Beach FL (The Conversation) Jun 15, 2020 On May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marked two significant events: First, the retu ... more 
Rocket Lab launches Boston University's magnetosphere experimentWashington DC (UPI) Jun 13, 2020 A rocket launched five small satellites into orbit from New Zealand early Saturday morning, including a Boston University experiment to measure solar winds and the Earth's magnetosphere. ... more |
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 El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 
June 2020 - Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Corporation and VPT, Inc., A HEICO company announce the establishment of EPC Space LLC, a joint venture focused on designing and manufacturing radiation hardened (Rad Hard) GaN-on-silicon transistors and ICs packaged, tested, and qualified for satellite and high-reliability applications.
EPC Space will provide advanced, high-reliability, power c ... more |
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 Woburn MA (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 
DARPA Blackjack program prime contractors SEAKR Engineering and Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) are preparing to use a series of small satellite demonstrations in an effort to verify and validate critical elements of the Blackjack program.
In partnership with the U.S. Space Force, DARPA's Blackjack program has an objective to ultimately launch and test a constellation of up to 20 s ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2020 
The launch mission for the final satellite in the third-generation network of China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System has been postponed due to technical issues, according to the mission command.
The command said in a statement on Tuesday morning that "technical problems on products" of the Long March 3B carrier rocket were spotted during pre-launch checks, leading to postponement.
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 London (AFP) June 15, 2020 
The body of a pilot has been found after a US F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed into the North Sea during a routine training mission Monday, military officials said.
"The pilot of the downed F-15C Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing has been located, and confirmed deceased," said a statement released on the RAF Lakenheath Facebook page, where the plane was based.
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 Durham NC (SPX) Jun 15, 2020 
Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a versatile microfluidic lab-on-a-chip that uses sound waves to create tunnels in oil to touchlessly manipulate and transport droplets. The technology could form the basis of a small-scale, programmable, rewritable biomedical chip that is completely reusable to enable on-site diagnostics or laboratory research.
The results appear online on Jun ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 17, 2020 
China's first polar-observing satellite has started its Arctic observation mission after orbiting Earth for nine months, sources in its operations team said Tuesday.
The mission will test the observation capabilities of the satellite, which is expected to achieve full coverage of the Arctic in seven days, said the operations team leader, Chen Zhuoqi, who is also an associate professor at t ... more |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) June 8, 2020 
Water quality at Europe's beaches has steadily improved in recent years, with the vast majority boasting excellent quality, a new report said Monday.
Among 22,295 bathing spots studied last year, 84.6 percent had "excellent" water quality, the report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) found.
Since 2013, the number of sites in this category has risen by 2.2 points to 87.4 ... more |
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 Wenchang, China (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 
Homestay and catering industries related to aerospace are expected to be developed in Wenchang township, the location of China's fourth satellite launch center in tropical Hainan province, according to a local official.
"I believe the two new industries will further contribute to our economy and employment, even though we have just put forward the idea and are still studied specific measur ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) June 16, 2020 
Japan "can't move ahead" with a costly US missile defence system, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday, throwing his support behind a decision to suspend deployment of the controversial programme.
In a surprise announcement a day earlier, Japan's Defence Minister Taro Kono said the deployment of the Aegis Ashore system would be suspended, citing cost and time constraints.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 16, 2020 
The State Department announced Tuesday that it had approved a possible $862.3 million sale of 50 Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II Tactical missiles and related equipment to the Canadian government.
"This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the military capability of Canada, a NATO ally that is an important f ... more |
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 Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jun 10, 2020 
A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory synthesized a tiny structure with high surface area and discovered how its unique architecture drives ions across interfaces to transport energy or information. Their "nanobrush" contains bristles made of alternating crystal sheets with vertically aligned interfaces and plentiful pores.
"These are major technical accomp ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 
Scientists at the University of Sydney have adapted techniques from autonomous vehicles and robotics to efficiently assess the performance of quantum devices, an important process to help stabilise the emerging technologies.
The innovative approach has been shown experimentally to outperform simplistic characterisation of these environments by a factor of three, with a much higher result f ... more |
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 Aberdeen Proving Ground MD (SPX) Jun 15, 2020 
he U.S. Army has implemented a one-of-a-kind outdoor system to test swarming drones--with a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility.
Future Soldiers will operate with many of these unmanned aircraft systems across the battlespace, using an interconnected swarm to provide capabilities for situational awareness, defense and logistics.
To enable the te ... more |
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