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  Washington DC (AFP) Apr 08, 2022 The first fully private mission to the International Space Station blasted off from Florida Friday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space. The partnership has been hailed by NASA, which sees it as a key step in its goal to commercialize the region of space known as "Low Earth Orbit," leaving the agency to focus on more ambitious endeavors deeper into the cosmos. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavor launched at 11:17 am (1517 GMT) from the Kennedy S ... read more |
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Virgin Orbit to launch maritime data satellite from the UKLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 Virgin Orbit has announced an agreement with The Satellite Applications Catapult (The Catapult) to launch the latest satellite in The Catapult's In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) programme into space fro ... more 
Arianespace wins new contract to launch Sentinel-1C observation satellite on board Vega-CParis, France (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) on behalf of the European Commission, to launch Sentinel-1C in the first half of 2023 on Vega-C. The satellite, weig ... more  
UCF part of historic civilian space flight to ISSOrlando FL (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 When the first four civilians travel to the International Space Station April 8 they will be working with a team of University of Central Florida doctors to study how space travel affects the human ... more  
US Space Force taps Space Micro to build GEO Lasercom TerminalsSan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 Space Micro Inc., powered by Voyager Space, and a provider of digital, electro-optic and communications systems for satellites, deep space exploration and other space equipment, today announced an a ... more |
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Second Successful Flight for DARPA Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)Washington DC (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 DARPA and its U.S. Air Force partner recently completed a free flight test of the Lockheed Martin version of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). The vehicle, after release from a car ... more  
Teleoperation steps in when an autonomous vehicle does not know what to doBraunschweig, Germany (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 In the not-too-distant future, autonomous, networked vehicles will be able to handle most tasks independently. However, they are not yet capable of dealing with all traffic situations. If they encou ... more  
CACI completes review for planned 2023 satellite launchReston VA (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for its demonstration small satellite program (DemoSat) launch scheduled for early 2023, which is slated to deliver ... more 
SpaceX delivers Blue Canyon built GNOMES-3 microsat to orbit for PlanetiQLafayette CO (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC ("BCT" or "Blue Canyon"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, hsa announced the successful lau ... more |
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SpaceX delivers several NanoAvionics satellites to orbitVilnius, Lithuania (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 Friday's SpaceX Transporter-4 mission included three satellites built by smallsat mission integrator NanoAvionics for multiple customers. MP42 is NanoAvionics' largest satellite built and laun ... more 
SpinLaunch signs Space Act Agreement to test innovative mass accelerator launch systemLong Beach CA (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 SpinLaunch has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA. Through this partnership, SpinLaunch will develop, integrate, and fly a NASA payload on the company's Suborbital Accelerator Launch System to p ... more  
Novel, breakthrough warfighting capabilities discussed by DOD officialsWashington DC (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 Defense Department officials yesterday described current and future game-changing warfare capabilities that will ensure national security for the U.S., allies and partners. The venue for the discus ... more 
Chinese satellites achieve V-band low orbit measurementBeijing (XNA) Apr 08, 2022 GalaxySpace, a private satellite maker based in Beijing, has achieved V-band low orbit measurement and control on its six satellites which were sent into space on March 5, the China Science Daily re ... more |
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NATO RQ-4D Phoenix achieves major milestone with full system handoverSan Diego CA (SPX) Apr 08, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC), NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk has reached a major milestone with the NATO AGS Management Agency (NAGSMA)'s Full Syst ... more 
Lynk announces deployment of world's first commercial-ready cell-tower-in-spaceFalls Church VA (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 Lynk Global, Inc. (Lynk), the world's leading satellite-direct-to-phone telecoms company, has announced the successful launch, deployment, and initial on-orbit check-out of Lynk Tower 1. The spacecr ... more 
At Northrop Grumman creativity guides innovationAnnapolis MD (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 Imagine a place where ideas are transformed into advanced operational prototypes years ahead of existing technology. That's just what happens in Northrop Grumman's Navy-focused innovation centers, w ... more 
Xplore acquires Major Tom cloud-based mission operation software and Kubos flight softwareRedmond WA (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 Xplore Inc., a commercial space company providing Space as a Service, has announced it has acquired the assets of Kubos Corporation and its Major Tom mission and flight control software platform for ... more 
SwRI's Space System Integration Facility supports smallsat developmentSan Antonio TX (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 Southwest Research Institute has added a new, 74,000-square-foot Space System Integration Facility to its San Antonio headquarters. The SwRI facility can rapidly respond to customers needing to desi ... more |
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 Madrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) coordinates the HITCOMP (High Temperature Characterisation and Modelling of Thermoplastic Composites) project within the Horizon 2020 programme, which aims to study the possible advantages of thermoplastic materials in the aerospace industry.
The European aerospace sector typically uses low-weight, high-performance thermosetting plastic composite ... more |
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 
Space Micro Inc., powered by Voyager Space, and a provider of digital, electro-optic and communications systems for satellites, deep space exploration and other space equipment, today announced an award from the U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command for a contract to build a GEO-capable uLCT secure laser communications terminal. Under the contract, Space Micro plans to deliver a flight model t ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2022 
NASA's airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance, or air-LUSI, flew aboard NASA's ER-2 aircraft from March 12 to 16 to accurately measure the amount of light reflected off the Moon. Reflected moonlight is a steady source of light that researchers are taking advantage of to improve the accuracy and consistency of measurements among Earth-observing satellites.
"The Moon is extremely stable and not ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 4, 2022 
The US Defense Department approved Monday the sale of eight F-16 combat aircraft to Bulgaria for $1.67 billion, bolstering its air force as the regional threat has risen after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"The proposed sale will improve Bulgaria's capability to meet current and future threats by enabling the Bulgarian Air Force to deploy modern fighter aircraft routinely in the Black Sea re ... more |
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 Pohang, South Korea (SPX) Mar 31, 2022 
Lego blocks, beloved by both children and adults, can be assembled into set models like space shuttles or cool buildings, but also can be used to build any new structures. Like these blocks, a new technology has been proposed to assemble atomic-sized blocks into new materials.
A POSTECH research team led by Professor Cheol-Joo Kim and Ph.D. candidates Seong-Jun Yang and Ju-Hyun Jung (Depar ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Apr 01, 2022 
Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL), a leader in sub-meter resolution satellite imagery collection, has announced the launch of five additional spacecraft from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The satellites were delivered to a sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit on SpaceX's Transporter-4 mission on April 1, 2022 onboard the Falcon 9 reusable, two-stage rocket, under SpaceX's Rideshare program. All fi ... more |
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 Bangkok (AFP) April 6, 2022 
Thailand on Wednesday banned styrofoam packaging and single-use plastics from national parks as it fights a scourge of waste threatening wildlife.
Waters off the coast of Thailand are choked with pollution and the coronavirus pandemic has brought a surge in plastic waste as demand for takeaway food grows.
The Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said the ban ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 01, 2022 
China's Tianzhou 2 cargo spaceship fell back to Earth on Thursday afternoon with most of its body burnt up during the reentry process, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a statement the robotic craft started to enter the atmosphere around 6:40 pm under the ground control and the extreme heat caused by air friction dismantled and destroyed most of the ship. A few ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) April 6, 2022 
The US announced Tuesday it has approved the sale of up to $95 million worth of training and equipment to support Taiwan's Patriot missile defense system, something Taipei said would help protect the island from any invasion by China.
"The proposed sale will help to sustain (Taiwan's) missile density and ensure readiness for air operations," the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 06, 2022 
DARPA and its U.S. Air Force partner recently completed a free flight test of the Lockheed Martin version of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). The vehicle, after release from a carrier aircraft, was boosted to its Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine ignition envelope. From there, it quickly accelerated to and maintained cruise faster than Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) f ... more |
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 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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 Braunschweig, Germany (SPX) Apr 07, 2022 
In the not-too-distant future, autonomous, networked vehicles will be able to handle most tasks independently. However, they are not yet capable of dealing with all traffic situations. If they encounter a problem that they do not know how to solve, safety comes first. Most of the time this would mean pulling over to the side of the road and stopping. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentru ... more |
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 Shanghai (XNA) Apr 08, 2022 
Two drones carrying 20 kilograms of rice and vegetables took off from a distribution warehouse in Shanghai's Jinshan district on Thursday. Five minutes later, the drones landed in an open space in the village of Baowei three kilometers away. The supplies carried by the drones were donated by Hebei province.
After landing, volunteers disinfected the supplies before distributing them to loca ... more |
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