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  Littleton CO (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 Rocket Lab USA will open a new space systems complex in Littleton, Colorado to support growing customer demand for flight software, mission simulation, and Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) services. The new complex expands on Rocket Lab's existing footprint in Colorado, which was established in October 2021 with the acquisition of Advanced Solutions, Inc. (ASI), an aerospace engineering firm that develops industry-leading software and technology solutions for reliable space mission design an ... read more |
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NASA, Space Station Partners Approve First Axiom Mission AstronautsHouston TX (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 NASA and its international partners approved crew members for Axiom Space's first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The flight, called Axiom Mission 1 or Ax-1, is targete ... more  
NASA details plan to deorbit International Space Station in 2031Washington DC (UPI) Feb 1, 2021 NASA has released details of the International Space Station's transition plan, including destruction of the structure in 2031, and research goals for the interim and the future. ... more 
Skyroot Aerospace to fly its rocket from mobile launch pad in 2022New Delhi (IANS) Jan 28, 2022 Rocket maker Skyroot Aerospace Private Ltd's Vikram-1 rocket is slated to lift off from a mobile launch pad or transporter, erector and launcher (TEL), a top company official said. The Hyderabad-ba ... more  
Hibernate for a trip to Mars, the bear wayParis (ESA) Feb 01, 2022 Hibernating astronauts could be the best way to save mission costs, reduce the size of spacecraft by a third and keep crew healthy on their way to Mars. An ESA-led investigation suggests that human ... more |
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NASA provides updated International Space Station Transition PlanWashington DC (SPX) Feb 01, 2022 The International Space Station is a unique laboratory that is returning enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit people on Earth and is enabling our ability to tr ... more  
UAE reports new drone attack as US to send warship, jetsDubai (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday said it prevented another drone attack over its territory, after Washington said it will send a warship and fighter jets to help defend its Gulf ally as conflict with Yemeni rebels intensifies. ... more 
Bristol scientists develop insect-sized flying robots with flapping wingsBristol UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots has been developed by a University of Bristol team, using a new method of electromechanical zipping that does away with the need for convention ... more  
Pentagon hopes to 'Light a Fire' for hypersonic development during high-level defense meetingMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 01, 2022 In October 2021, Gen. John Hyten, then-vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned that China's military capabilities would soon surpass that of both Washington and Moscow. Hyten claimed that ... more  
Extreme weather kills 140,000 Europeans in 40 years: reportCopenhagen (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 Extreme weather events such as heatwaves and floods have cost Europe almost 510 billion euros and around 142,000 lives over the past 40 years, according to a new report published Thursday. ... more |
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Volcano-observing drone flights open door to routine hazard monitoringMoffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 The ability to provide a "volcano forecast" could help reduce the significant health, safety, and even economic impacts of eruptions; they regularly disrupt aviation and the global supply chain we d ... more 
Eruption-hit Tonga closes borders as Covid detectedNuku'Alofa, Tonga (AFP) Feb 2, 2022 Volcano-devastated Tonga will close its borders Wednesday after Covid-19 was detected in the previously virus-free Pacific kingdom as it struggles to recover from last month's deadly disaster, officials said. ... more 
Precisely opening a gate to the brain in miceBaltimore MD (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers developed a technique in laboratory animals to consistently and reproducibly open the blood-brain barrier. This barrier serves as a barricade se ... more  
Northrop Grumman to Develop Prototype Artificial Intelligence AssistantBaltimore MD (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance (PTG) program to develop a prototype artifici ... more  
New superconductors could take data beyond zeroes and onesDurham NC (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 Remember flip-phones? Our smartphones may one day look just as obsolete thanks to spintronics, an incipient field of research promising to revolutionize the way our electronic devices send and recei ... more |
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 Harwell UK (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales visited Astroscale's ELSA-d Mission Control Centre this afternoon, to learn more from the first private company to demonstrate a vision for the safe and sustainable development of space for the benefit of future generations. His Royal Highness gathered with leading industry representatives from OneWeb and the Satellite Applications Catapult, together with M ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 28, 2022 
Radio frequency (RF) and microwave signals invisibly permeate the environment around us, carrying everything from radar signatures to the data from our mobile phones. Within RF systems, electronic oscillators can act as precise clocks or directly generate the baseline microwave tones.
While an ideal oscillator provides a tone at a singular frequency, component imperfections and coupling to ... more |
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 Xian (XNA) Jan 26, 2022 
A health check on all 52 in-orbit satellites of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been completed, according to the Xi'an Satellite Control Center.
The center said the satellites met all key indicators, meaning the constellation can provide services without issue.
The evaluation was conducted without interrupting the satellites' usual navigation services, and develo ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. has undertaken a third-party allocation of new shares in Bye Aerospace Inc. (Colorado, USA), a developer of small electric aircraft; and has entered into a capital alliance to support its business.
Amid global demand for measures to combat climate change, the aviation industry is also making efforts to achieve decarbonization, such as the International Air Tran ... more |
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 Amsterdam, Nehterlands (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
Physicists from the University of Amsterdam have proposed a new architecture for a scalable quantum computer. Making use of the collective motion of the constituent particles, they were able to construct new building blocks for quantum computing that pose fewer technical difficulties than current state-of-the art methods. The results were recently published in Physical Review Letters.
The ... more |
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 Charlotte NC (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
Satellogic Inc., a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has announced a new partnership with Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR), a leading builder of operating systems for the modern enterprise. Under the agreement, Satellogic will leverage Palantir's Foundry platform, accelerating business processes, rapid image product delivery, AI model training, and enterprise-wid ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 
Millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans every year. While stopping this flow is crucial, so is tracking down what's already there so we can clean it up.
This cutting-edge research harnesses the latest in satellite technology to do just that.
The study, now published in Remote Sensing, used the unique infrared signals reflected by plastics to identify even tiny scraps amongst vas ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 
China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday.
The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective," said China will continue its studies and research "on the plan for a human lunar landing."
A new-generation manned spacecraft will be developed to support it ... more |
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 Dubai (AFP) Jan 30, 2022 
The UAE said Monday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Huthi rebels towards the Gulf country with no casualties reported, the third such incident this month.
The defence ministry said in a statement that United Arab Emirates "air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Huthi terrorist group towards the country".
It added ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 01, 2022 
In October 2021, Gen. John Hyten, then-vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned that China's military capabilities would soon surpass that of both Washington and Moscow. Hyten claimed that, within a five-year period, Beijing had conducted hundreds of hypersonic weapons tests, versus the nine completed by the US.
As the US attempts to catch up with Russia and China's development o ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 
Named for a Roman god, Janus particles refer to nanoparticles that possess surfaces with two or more distinct physical chemical properties. The special nanoparticles were introduced to the scientific community by 1991 Nobel Prize winner Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, who pointed out that "objects with two sides of different wettability have the unique advantage of densely self-assembling at liquid-liq ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Feb 02, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance (PTG) program to develop a prototype artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. The prototype will be embedded in an augmented reality (AR) headset to help rotary pilots perform expected and unexpected tasks.
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 Bristol UK (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 
A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots has been developed by a University of Bristol team, using a new method of electromechanical zipping that does away with the need for conventional motors and gears.
This new advance, published in the journal Science Robotics, could pave the way for smaller, lighter and more effective micro flying robots for environmental monitoring, sea ... more |
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