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China's BeiDou enters new phase of stable services, rapid development![]() Beijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022 China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has entered a new phase of sustained stable services and rapid development, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office on Friday. Measured by the global continuous monitoring and evaluation system, the BDS-3 system shows an advanced performance index in providing global positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services, with more outstanding performance in the Asia-Pacific region, said the office. As planned, the BDS project will launc ... read more |
Chief designer details China's future lunar missionsBeijing (XNA) Mar 14, 2022 China will carry on its moon research in the future with Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 missions by 2030, chief designer of the country's lunar exploration program Wu Weiren said. The Chan ... more
Sanctions could cause space station to crash: RoscosmosMoscow (AFP) March 12, 2022 Western sanctions against Russia could cause the International Space Station to crash, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos warned Saturday, calling for the punitive measures to be lifted. ... more
In-orbit construction of China's space station going smoothlyBeijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022 Construction work on the core module of China's Tiangong space station is proceeding steadily, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Friday. The Shenzhou-13 mission astronauts currently ... more
China plans more planetary endeavors: scientistBeijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022 After the Tianwen-1 mission, China will have a number of Tianwen series of planetary endeavors to explore the universe, according to a Chinese scientist. Wu Weiren, the chief designer of China ... more |
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Virgin Orbit to launch first Welsh satellite from UK Spaceport Summer 2022Cardiff UK (SPX) Mar 10, 2022 Leading launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) and European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space Forge has announced an agreement to launch the first satellite developed in Wales in summer ... more
ElevationSpace raises $2.7M in seed-fundingSendai, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 ElevationSpace Inc. (Headquartered: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Co-Founder and CEO: Ryohei Kobayashi), a space startup company that originated at Tohoku University in Japan and develops a spac ... more
SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites amid Ukraine crisisWashington DC (UPI) Mar 9, 2021 SpaceX launched 48 more of the company's Starlink broadband Internet satellites on Wednesday morning from Florida. ... more
Space Station to host 'self-healing' quantum communications tech demoPasadena CA (JPL) Mar 08, 2022 The NASA-funded experiment will test two technologies that could eventually enable quantum computers to communicate with each other no matter where they are located. A tiny experiment launching to t ... more |
China launches seven new satellitesXichang (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 China has successfully sent seven satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday. Six satellites produced by Beijing-based Galaxy ... more
Germany to buy F-35 fighter jets in military spending spreeBerlin (AFP) March 14, 2022 Germany plans to buy up to 35 US-made F-35 fighter jets and 15 Eurofighter jets, a parliamentary source said Monday, as part of a major push to modernise the armed forces in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ... more
Australian startups join forces to test AI computing in spaceAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Mar 14, 2022 Two emerging Australian space startups - AICRAFT and Antaris Space Space - have signed of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to test new Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) models ... more
How to help humans understand robotsBoston MA (SPX) Mar 14, 2022 Scientists who study human-robot interaction often focus on understanding human intentions from a robot's perspective, so the robot learns to cooperate with people more effectively. But human-robot ... more |
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Technology demonstration satellite to be launched soonBeijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2022 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a major defense contractor, plans to launch a technology demonstration satellite in the coming months, according to a senior researcher overseeing the proj ... more
AFRL program advances unmanned air system used for training US fighter pilotsWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 13, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract to Blue Force Technologies to develop an unmanned air vehicle that supports ... more
UCF and NASA researchers design charged 'power suits' for electric vehicles and spacecraftOrlando FL (SPX) Mar 08, 2022 Like the charged power suit worn by Black Panther of Marvel Comics, UCF researchers have advanced NASA technologies to develop a power suit for an electric car that is as strong as steel, lighter th ... more
Galileo 2nd generation satellites ready to navigate into the futureFriedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 Airbus has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its system concept for the second generation Galileo navigation satellites. During this important milestone, Airbus' propose ... more
The benefits of peripheral vision for machinesBoston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2022 Perhaps computer vision and human vision have more in common than meets the eye? Research from MIT suggests that a certain type of robust computer-vision model perceives visual representations ... more |
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NeoPhotonics offers ultra-narrow linewidth laser for LEO satellites San Jose CA (SPX) Mar 08, 2022
NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN), a leading developer of silicon photonics and advanced hybrid photonic integrated circuit-based lasers, modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high-speed communications networks, has announced its new Radiation Tolerant version of its industry leading Nano ultra-pure light tunable laser which has been designed for use in low earth orbit satellite co ... more |
Russian space agency says it will hold up British-owned OneWeb's launch Washington DC (UPI) Mar 2, 2021
Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit the space industry harder Wednesday after Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, said it would hold up the launch of satellites for a company with British ownership.
OneWeb, a communications satellite company partly owned by the British government, intended to launch 36 satellites Friday on a Russian Soyuz rocket. But Roscosmos issued a statement Tuesday s ... more |
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China's BeiDou enters new phase of stable services, rapid development Beijing (XNA) Mar 13, 2022
China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has entered a new phase of sustained stable services and rapid development, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office on Friday.
Measured by the global continuous monitoring and evaluation system, the BDS-3 system shows an advanced performance index in providing global positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services, with more out ... more |
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AFRL program advances unmanned air system used for training US fighter pilots Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Mar 13, 2022
The Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract to Blue Force Technologies to develop an unmanned air vehicle that supports adversary air (ADAIR) training missions. The Bandit program contract was awarded as the result of a Strategic Financing (STRATFI) proposal selected by AFWERX with a $9 million initial value and option ... more |
Physicists show how frequencies can easily be multiplied without special circuitry Halle, Germany (SPX) Mar 11, 2022
A new discovery by physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) could make certain components in computers and smartphones obsolete. The team has succeeded in directly converting frequencies to higher ranges in a common magnetic material without the need for additional components. Frequency multiplication is a fundamental process in modern electronics. The team reports on its re ... more |
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Scientists develop a new model of a fundamental process of Earth's global dynamics Lisbon, Portugal (SPX) Mar 13, 2022
The tectonic plates that form the Earth's surface are like puzzle pieces that are in constant, very slow motion - on average, they move only up to around 10 centimeters a year. But these puzzle pieces don't quite fit together: there are zones on one plate that end up plunging under another - the so-called subduction zones, central to the dynamics of the planet. This movement is slow, but it can ... more |
US veterans sick after burn pit exposure want recognition -- and compensation Washington (AFP) March 9, 2022
Back in 2006, US National Guard sergeant Heath Robinson oversaw the burning of waste at a military base in Iraq.
Fourteen years later, he died of lung cancer, leaving his family to advocate for veterans like him who were exposed to toxic fumes while in uniform.
These so-called burn pits have been commonly used by the US military in post-September 11 conflicts, and are lit to get rid of ... more |
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Chief designer details China's future lunar missions Beijing (XNA) Mar 14, 2022
China will carry on its moon research in the future with Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7 and Chang'e-8 missions by 2030, chief designer of the country's lunar exploration program Wu Weiren said.
The Chang'e-6 is scheduled to bring back to Earth lunar samples with a mass of up to 2 kilograms; the Chang'e-7 will be tasked with landing on the lunar south pole and detecting local natural resources; and t ... more |
US sends two Patriot missile batteries to Poland: Pentagon Washington (AFP) March 9, 2022
The United States has sent two Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries to Poland to defend against any "potential threat" to US or NATO forces in the alliance's territory, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday, as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on.
The missile batteries, normally stationed in Germany, were repositioned at Poland's "invitation," the official said on condition of anonymit ... more |
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UK readies more missiles for Ukraine to resist Russians London (AFP) March 9, 2022
Britain said Wednesday it was preparing to send more portable missile systems to help Ukrainian forces destroy Russian tanks and aircraft, but denied it was escalating the conflict.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the UK had so far delivered 3,615 Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons (NLAWs) "and continue(s) to deliver more".
"We will shortly be starting the delivery of a small co ... more |
Atom by atom: building precise smaller nanoparticles with templates Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 07, 2022
Nanoparticles (which have sizes ranging between 3-500 nm), and sub-nanoclusters (which are around 1 nm in diameter) are utilized in many fields, including medicine, robotics, materials science, and engineering. Their small size and large surface-area-to-volume ratios give them unique properties, rendering them valuable in a variety of applications, ranging from pollution control to chemical synt ... more |
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The physics of fire ant rafts could help engineers design swarming robots Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 04, 2022
Noah rode out his flood in an ark. Winnie-the-Pooh had an upside-down umbrella. Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), meanwhile, form floating rafts made up of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of individual insects.
A new study by engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder lays out the simple physics-based rules that govern how these ant rafts morph over time: shrinking, expanding or ... more |
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'Big threat': air defences take centre stage at Saudi arms show Riyadh (AFP) March 9, 2022 Air defence systems have been front and centre at Saudi Arabia's first defence show as drone and missile attacks increase in the energy-rich Gulf.
Deadly strikes on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates claimed by Yemeni rebels have been the talk of shows held in the two countries in recent weeks.
Six hundred companies from about 40 countries showed off the latest military technolog ... more |
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