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March 14, 2022
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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

DRAGON SPACE
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 Chan ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Sanctions could cause space station to crash: Roscosmos
Moscow (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
DRAGON SPACE
In-orbit construction of China's space station going smoothly
Beijing (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
DRAGON SPACE
China plans more planetary endeavors: scientist
Beijing (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 2022
Cardiff 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
MICROSAT BLITZ
ElevationSpace raises $2.7M in seed-funding
Sendai, 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
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites amid Ukraine crisis
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 9, 2021
SpaceX launched 48 more of the company's Starlink broadband Internet satellites on Wednesday morning from Florida. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Space Station to host 'self-healing' quantum communications tech demo
Pasadena 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
DRAGON SPACE
China launches seven new satellites
Xichang (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
AEROSPACE
Germany to buy F-35 fighter jets in military spending spree
Berlin (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
ROBO SPACE
Australian startups join forces to test AI computing in space
Adelaide, 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
ROBO SPACE
How to help humans understand robots
Boston 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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DRAGON SPACE
Technology demonstration satellite to be launched soon
Beijing (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
AEROSPACE
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 ... more
ENERGY TECH
UCF and NASA researchers design charged 'power suits' for electric vehicles and spacecraft
Orlando 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
GPS NEWS
Galileo 2nd generation satellites ready to navigate into the future
Friedrichshafen, 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
ROBO SPACE
The benefits of peripheral vision for machines
Boston 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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ROBO SPACE
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 i ... more
UAV NEWS
'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. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
More than 2.6 million flee Ukraine war: UN
Geneva (AFP) March 13, 2022
The number of refugees fleeing Ukraine since the Russian invasion launched by President Vladimir Putin on February 24 is now nearly 2.7 million, the UN said on Sunday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Free trains for Ukrainians leaving Poland for Germany
Warsaw (AFP) March 10, 2022
Polish state railway company PKP said on Thursday it was offering free tickets to Ukrainians travelling onwards to parts of Germany. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
What we know about the situation at Chernobyl after power cut
Vienna (AFP) March 9, 2022
The announcement on Wednesday that electricity had been cut to Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant has revived concern over the effect Russia's invasion may have on it's neighbour's nuclear installations. ... more
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