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  Washington (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 Up to 40 SpaceX high-speed internet satellites have been knocked out of orbit by a geomagnetic storm shortly after launch, but pose little threat to Earth as they burn up in the atmosphere, the company said. Geomagnetic storms are caused by ejections of the solar corona into space, resulting in disturbances to the Earth's upper atmosphere and increased drag on objects in low orbits. The latest 49 satellites from the Starlink network launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 3 ... read more |
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Gilmour Space, SENER Aeroespacial to develop Autonomous Flight Termination System for Eris rocketGold Coast, Australia (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 SENER Aeroespacial, a company of the SENER engineering and technology group, and Australian launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies, are working together on an Autonomous Flight Terminati ... more 
NASA Prepares to Join Two Major Parts for Artemis II Core StageBay St. Louis, MS (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 Technicians are preparing to connect two major parts of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's Artemis II core stage. On Jan. 30, technicians moved the largest part of the stage, the 130-foot liquid ... more  
Weightless placozoa - how gravity influences genetic informationBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 07, 2022 Usually, placozoa prefer warmer temperatures. For science, the simplest multicellular organisms in the world have made its way to northern Sweden - and from there into microgravity for a short time. ... more  
Northrop Grumman's 17th Resupply Mission packed with science and technology for ISSHouston TX (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 Scientific investigations on skin aging and tumor cells, along with tests of technology for oxygen production, batteries, and growing plants, all travel on the 17th Northrop Grumman commercial resup ... more |
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UCF lands DOD award for advance hypersonic propulsion researchOrlando FL (SPX) Feb 07, 2022 Anew race to harness hypersonic speed for travel and defense has started, and University of Central Florida researchers are helping the U.S. stay ahead of the pack with a new $1.5 million U.S. Depar ... more 
NASA's Artemis I moonshot slips back to April or MayWashington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2021 NASA announced Wednesday that its plan to launch the Artemis I SLS rocket on an uncrewed journey around the moon in March has slipped to April or May. ... more  
Iran Guards unveil missile said to put Israel in reachTehran (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday announced the development of a surface-to-surface missile whose stated range would put arch foe Israel within reach. ... more 
Increasing production is important for Hypersonics, Defense official saysWashington DC (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 The Defense Department is working hard on developing both hypersonic offensive and defensive capabilities. But in the immediate future, one of the most important areas to be developed is increasing ... more  
ALIAS equipped Black Hawk helicopter completes first unmanned flightWashington DC (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 The DARPA Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed a first ever flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter without anyone onboard. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, comp ... more |
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Quarterly AFTC-AFRL Summit aims to get warfighters "ready to go fast"Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 Leaders and personnel from Air Force Materiel Command organizations collaborated virtually during the quarterly Air Force Test Center-Air Force Research Laboratory Summit January 24-28 with the goal ... more  
Northrop Grumman and Kratos Demonstration Brings JADC2 Connectivity to LifeSan Diego CA (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 Northrop Grumman has demonstrated open architecture communications capabilities that will help the Department of Defense (DOD) realize its vision of information advantage and decision superiority fo ... more  
SBIRS GEO-5 operationally accepted after exceeding on-orbit testing expectationsPeterson SFB CO (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 The fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite built by Lockheed Martin, has been operationally accepted by the U.S. Space Force less than a year after bein ... more 
AARGM-ER missile completes second successful missile live fireLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 Northrop Grumman has announced the successful completion of the second flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The U.S. Navy launched the missile ... more  
At least 11 dead in Colombia mudslideDosquebradas, Colombia (AFP) Feb 8, 2022 At least 11 people died and 35 were injured in a mudslide triggered by heavy rains in Colombia on Tuesday, the national disaster agency said. ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 03, 2022 
Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities.
The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that self-assembles into sheets, unlike all other polymers, which form one-dimensional, spaghetti-like chains. Until now, scientists had believed it was ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 
Northrop Grumman has demonstrated open architecture communications capabilities that will help the Department of Defense (DOD) realize its vision of information advantage and decision superiority for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).
In two recent U.S. Air Force demonstrations, Northrop Grumman partnered with Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc. to showcase how its Softw ... 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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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 
Leaders and personnel from Air Force Materiel Command organizations collaborated virtually during the quarterly Air Force Test Center-Air Force Research Laboratory Summit January 24-28 with the goal of improving technology and capability delivery times to the warfighter.
"AFTC and AFRL collaboration is key when it comes to developing capabilities critical to our nation's defense," said AFT ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a contract to Gilbane-Exyte Joint Venture to build the Compound Semiconductor Laboratory - Microsystem Integration Facility (CSL-MIF) at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The $279 million building project, scheduled to begin this spring, is funded by the U.S. Air Force military construction (MILCON) program, under the direction of USACE, who will manage ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2022 
The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) satellite, the first hyperspectral satellite developed and built in Germany, is still in a clean room in Bremen. The final tasks are being carried out and the spacecraft is on the 'home straight'.
If everything goes according to plan, the new satellite will be transported to NASA's spaceport in Florida by an Ilyushin Il-76 transport ai ... 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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 Peterson SFB CO (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
The fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO-5) satellite built by Lockheed Martin, has been operationally accepted by the U.S. Space Force less than a year after being launched into orbit.
The early missile warning satellite is a "Go-Fast" success story, completing all on-orbit testing with accelerated analysis, resulting in a 40% improvement over GEO-1 thro ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 08, 2022 
Northrop Grumman has announced the successful completion of the second flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The U.S. Navy launched the missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft on Jan. 21 at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of southern California. The missile performed an extended range profile, engaging a land-based, emitter targe ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 
Magnetometers measure the direction, strength or relative changes of magnetic fields, at a specific point in space and time. Employed in many research areas, magnetometers can help doctors to see the brain through medical imaging, or archaeologists to reveal underground treasures without excavating the ground.
Some magnetic fields of great interest, for example those produced by the brain, ... more |
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 Orlando FL DC (UPI) Feb 04, 2022 
A former NASA official revealed Thursday that his new space company, Maryland-based Quantum Space, plans to launch robotic satellite outposts to orbit the sun about a million miles from the Earth.
The eventual goal is to provide easier and cheaper access to space while also limiting debris in Earth's orbit, Steve Jurczyk, Quantum CEO, told UPI in an interview.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 
The DARPA Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed a first ever flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter without anyone onboard. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, completed 30-minutes of uninhabited flight with the optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) over the U.S. Army installation at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on February 5th. An additional uninhabited flight was also c ... more |
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