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  Beijing (AFP) July 14, 2020 After sending humans into orbit and landing a probe on the Moon, China is aiming for another milestone in its space ambitions with the launch of a Mars rover next week. China is among a trio of nations, with the United Arab Emirates and the United States, sending a mission to the Red Planet this month, as Mars is closest to Earth during this period. Beijing's space programme has made huge strides in recent years as it scrambles to compete with the US. Here are five things to know about the p ... read more |
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Giant 4G Balloons Illuminate Kenyan Skies With Internet AccessMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 13, 2020 According to UN's International Telecommunication Union data, more than 70% of the population of Africa remained offline in 2019, something American telecom giants are set to change. They started wi ... more  
SMC contracts for Joint Modernized GPS Handheld Device across multiple suppliersLos Angeles AFB CA (AFNS) Jul 13, 2020 On June 26, the United States Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center awarded three separate Rapid Prototyping agreements to Collins Aerospace, Raytheon Intelligence and Space and Technology ... more 
Astronauts add expertise, refine space station science in orbitHouston TX (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 When NASA astronaut Serena M. Aunon-Chancellor tested the operation of a sextant aboard the International Space Station, she quickly realized that using the centuries-old navigation instrument while ... more  
Soyuz Launches From Kourou to Resume in October, German Aerospace Centre SaysMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 13, 2020 The launch of the Russian Soyuz carrier rocket with the Falcon Eye-2 satellite from the Kourou Space Centre is planned for October, the German Aerospace Centre has confirmed. The launch was in ... more |
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NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts perform habitability test of Crew Dragon capsuleWashington (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2020 NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who piloted the Crew Dragon, International Space Station Commander Chris Cassidy, and Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin performed the one-hour habitabili ... more 
New electric propulsion chamber explores the future of space travelEl Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 09, 2020 Deep inside a laboratory at The Aerospace Corporation's El Segundo campus, scientists are recreating the vacuum of space here on Earth. Aerospace's electric propulsion lab specializes in testi ... more  
US Air Force Orders Latest Northrop Grumman LITENING Targeting Pod UpgradeRolling Meadows IL (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 The U.S. Air Force has placed an initial order for Northrop Grumman Corporation's LITENING advanced targeting pods with full-color digital video capability and two-color laser spot search and track. ... more 
Boeing completes delivery of 37 helicopters to India's air forceWashington DC (UPI) Jul 10, 2020 Boeing Co. announced the completion on Friday of its delivery of 22 AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47 Chinook helicopters to the India Air Force. ... more 
US approves sale of 105 F-35 stealth fighters to JapanWashington (AFP) July 10, 2020 The United States announced Thursday that it has approved the sale of 105 F-35 stealth aircraft to Japan for an estimated $23.11 billion. ... more |
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State Dept. approves $2B sale of 8 MV-22 Osprey aircraft to IndonesiaWashington DC (UPI) Jul 07, 2020 The State Department has approved a potential $2 billion sale of eight MV-22 Osprey and related equipment to Indonesia, the State Department said on Monday. ... more  |
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World entering new military 'drone age': UN expertGeneva (AFP) July 9, 2020 The world is entering a military "second drone age" with uncontrolled proliferation and no standards governing their use, a United Nations expert told the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday. ... more
Hundreds of drones light up Seoul sky with virus messagesSeoul (AFP) July 6, 2020 Hundreds of drones lit up the night sky in Seoul for a spectacular showcase of motivational and awareness messages as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic. ... more  
New room-temperature liquid-metal battery could be the path to powering the futureAustin TX (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have built a new type of battery that combines the many benefits of existing options while eliminating their ke ... more  
The environmental inbalance of tradeWashington DC (UPI) Jul 13, 2020 Researchers said Monday that international trade bodes well for developed countries' environmental sustainability, but has the opposite effect on developing countries. ... more 
Chinese trade sees surprise bounce as virus recovery picks upBeijing (AFP) July 14, 2020 Chinese trade enjoyed surprise growth in June as the world slowly emerges from economy-strangling lockdowns, though officials warned of headwinds for recovery owing to the spread of the pandemic. ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 13, 2020 
The Deep Space Network is NASA's interplanetary switchboard that enables constant communications with our robotic spacecraft. In March, one of the network's largest antennas - Deep Space Station 43 (DSS-43) in Canberra, Australia - began undergoing much-needed upgrades.
Forty-eight years old and 70 meters (230 feet) wide, the dish recently received a new X-band frequency cone. Inside the c ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 05, 2020 
The Government has today (3 July) led a successful bid to acquire OneWeb, which develops cutting-edge satellite technology in the UK and in the US.
The move signals the Government's ambition for the UK to be a pioneer in the research, development, manufacturing, and exploitation of novel satellite technologies through the ownership of a fleet of Low Earth orbit satellites.
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (AFNS) Jul 13, 2020 
On June 26, the United States Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center awarded three separate Rapid Prototyping agreements to Collins Aerospace, Raytheon Intelligence and Space and Technology Advancement Group, Inc. for a total of $41.1 million.
The firm-fixed price agreements are for the development of a basic working prototype of the Joint Modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 13, 2020 
According to UN's International Telecommunication Union data, more than 70% of the population of Africa remained offline in 2019, something American telecom giants are set to change. They started with Kenya though, a country that has already connected most of its population to the web.
A bunch of 4G high-altitude balloons were deployed across Kenya on Tuesday, as part of commercial efforts ... more |
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 Chandler AZ (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 
Space radiation scorches circuits, eats electronics and tortures terabytes. It is the single greatest threat to systems that operate in or travel through space. But does a rocket that will operate in a radiation-filled environment for no more than 12 hours really need the same expensive radiation hardened flight computer as a satellite that will operate in geosynchronous orbit for 15 years? Nort ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 
How did the chemical makeup of our planet's core shape its geologic history and habitability?
Life as we know it could not exist without Earth's magnetic field and its ability to deflect dangerous ionizing particles from the solar wind and more far-flung cosmic rays. It is continuously generated by the motion of liquid iron in Earth's outer core, a phenomenon called the geodynamo.
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 Cox'S Bazar, Bangladesh (AFP) July 12, 2020 
At least 20 turtles were dead and dozens more were rescued Sunday after being entangled in plastic waste washed ashore on one of the world's longest beaches in Bangladesh, officials and conservationists said.
Locals said waves of waste - mostly plastic bottles, fishing nets and buoys - floated ashore late Saturday. They spotted turtle carcasses among the sand dunes early Sunday.
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Jul 13, 2020 
The debut mission of Kuaizhou 11, the newest in China's carrier rocket fleet, failed on Friday, according to its maker.
The rocket blasted off at 12:17 pm at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert to send two small satellites to two different orbits. During its flight, some abnormalities emerged and resulted in failure, China Aerospace Science and Industry ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jul 02, 2020 
Japan's announcement on the suspension of the deployment of Aegis Ashore missile defense systems marks a potential shift in the country's security strategy. The turning point depends on the substitute for Aegis Ashore. The country is now considering pre-emptive strike capabilities as a possibility, targeting missile launchers in North Korea first instead of intercepting incoming missiles. Interc ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 26, 2020 
The U.S. Senate's defense bill adds $120 million to the Defense Department's space-based anti-hypersonic weapons program, despite no request for an increase.
The Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor, a constellation of satellites dedicated to locating the firing and direction of enemy missiles capable of achieving 5,000 miles-per-hour speeds, is a part of the Defense Departmen ... more |
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 Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Jun 17, 2020 
The smallest motor in the world - consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL. "This brings us close to the ultimate size limit for molecular motors," explains Oliver Groning, head of the Functional Surfaces Research Group at Empa. The motor measures less than one nanometer - in other words it is around 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 5, 2020 
A wave of protests over law enforcement abuses has highlighted concerns over artificial intelligence programs like facial recognition which critics say may reinforce racial bias.
While the protests have focused on police misconduct, activists point out flaws that may lead to unfair applications of technologies for law enforcement, including facial recognition, predictive policing and "risk a ... more |
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 Huntsville FL (SPX) Jul 13, 2020 
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) as the interim command and control system for future Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) procurements.
The decision follows the findings of a service board established by the DOD's Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUA ... more |
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