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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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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  
Scientists in Britain smash fusion energy recordAbingdon, United Kingdom (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 Scientists in Britain said Wednesday they have smashed a previous record for generating fusion energy, an achievement hailed a "milestone" on the protracted path towards harnessing a power source considered cheap and clean. ... more 
UCF lands new project to study effect of rain on hypersonic travelOrlando FL (SPX) Feb 07, 2022 University of Central Florida researchers are part of a new $1 million project funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to better understand and predict how and why raindrops are affect ... more 
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 |
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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 
NASA, SpaceX investigate Dragon capsule parachute openingsWashington DC (UPI) Feb 4, 2021 SpaceX and NASA officials are investigating a lag in parachute openings during the return of the company's Dragon capsules from the International Space Station with cargo and astronauts, the organizations said during a teleconference Friday. ... more 
Astra Space scrubs first Florida launch a second timeWashington DC (UPI) Feb 7, 2021 Astra Space postponed its first rocket launch from Florida on Monday for the second time in three days due to a "minor telemetry issue" and did not set a new launch date, a company official said. ... 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  
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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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 
Raytheon Intelligence and Space completes Next Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 MilestoneEl Segundo CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2022 Raytheon Intelligence and Space has completed Thermal Vacuum Testing of its sensor payload for the U.S. Space Force's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared, or Next-Gen OPIR GEO, Block 0 miss ... 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  
AI 'ageism' could seriously impact elderly health: WHOGeneva (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 Biases embedded in artificial intelligence systems increasingly used in healthcare risk deepening discrimination against older people, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday. ... 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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 New Delhi(Sputnik) Feb 09, 2022 
Space debris has become a real concern for space exploration agencies worldwide. According to estimates, there are 7,200 artificial satellites in total orbiting Earth and 27,000 pieces of man-made debris caught in orbit.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully decommissioned a 14-year-old communication satellite, INSAT-4B, which provided services in the Ku and C freq ... more |
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 El Segundo CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2022 
Raytheon Intelligence and Space has completed Thermal Vacuum Testing of its sensor payload for the U.S. Space Force's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared, or Next-Gen OPIR GEO, Block 0 missile warning satellites designed and built by spacecraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin. Testing was completed on Jan. 27, 2022.
"Space is a dynamic environment. Ensuring our instruments are pr ... 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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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 09, 2022 
Following an open invitation to tender, the technology multinational GMV, European industrial leader in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST), has been awarded a new contract by the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), located in Darmstadt (Germany) for the provision of Operational Optical Data Services to suppo ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Feb 07, 2022 
Could satellites be able to help track and map the marine plastic waste befouling our oceans? Research teams from across Europe returned to a Netherlands-based ocean wave test facility to try and detect floating plastic. Using a suite of microwave and optical instruments, the researchers are assessing if orbital monitoring of plastic might be practical in the future.
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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."
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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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 Geneva (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 
Biases embedded in artificial intelligence systems increasingly used in healthcare risk deepening discrimination against older people, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
AI technologies hold enormous potential for improving care for older people, but they also carry significant risk, the UN health agency said in a policy brief.
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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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