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  Washington (AFP) April 27, 2022 Days after a SpaceX Dragon capsule crewed by wealthy adventurers splashed down off Florida's coast, another launched Wednesday, this time for a NASA mission to the International Space Station. The Crew-4 mission blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 3:52 am (0752 GMT), carrying Americans Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, as well as Italian Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency. The event was livestreamed on NASA's website and social media. The rapid turnarou ... read more |
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NASA Chief slams China's refusal to cooperate with USWashington (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2022 China continues to display a lack of transparency and willingness to cooperate with the United States and other countries in space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday. "We want coo ... more  
NASA Chief expects cooperation with Russia on ISS to continueWashington (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2022 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Thursday that he has full confidence Russia will extend its cooperation with the United States on the International Space Station (ISS) based on the continuing ... more 
NASA's moon rocket, spacecraft return for repair after scrubbed testWashington DC (UPI) Apr 26, 2021 NASA's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived safely at Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, the agency said Tuesday. ... more 
Xi Focus: Invigorating China's space exploration dreamBeijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2022 On April 24, 1970, a young man in a village in Northwest China's Shaanxi province was thrilled to get the news that China sent its first satellite Dongfanghong 1 into space. That young man, Xi ... more |
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Artemis I, Crew-4, and Starlink Rockets on the PadKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Sta ... more 
Vega-C: Launcher integration begins for inaugural flight VV21Paris (ESA) Apr 27, 2022 Launcher integration for the inaugural flight of Vega-C began with the P120C solid-fuel first stage being delivered to the Vega Launch Zone (Zone de Lancement Vega, or ZLV) at Europe's Spaceport in ... more 
Ax-1 splashes down off Florida coast, ending first private mission to ISSWashington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2021 After nearly a week of delays, the first-ever all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station came to an end Monday, with the crew splashing down in the early afternoon off the coast of Florida. ... more  
Spaceflight prepares to launch its 50th missionSeattle WA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Spaceflight Inc., the leading global launch services provider, is preparing for its 50th mission, which will launch aboard a Rocket Lab Electron no earlier than April ... more |
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Aphelion Aerospace completes rocket engine development testLakewoood CO (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 Aphelion Aerospace is proud to announce reaching a major milestone in developing the company's commercial launch services with the completion of critical propulsion system testing. The team recently ... more 
SpaceX launches another 53 Starlink satellites into spaceWashington DC (UPI) Apr 21, 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday, carrying another 53 Starlink Internet satellites into space. ... more 
Tianzhou-3 docks with Tianhe's front docking portBeijing (XNA) Apr 21, 2022 China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-3 separated from the country's space station core module Tianhe and redocked with the module on Wednesday. Tianzhou-3 detached from the rear docking port of T ... more 
NASA Crew-4 preps for launch but liftoff delayed as Ax-1 mission waits to leave ISSWashington DC (UPI) Apr 20, 2021 NASA's next crew of astronauts planned to launch no earlier than Saturday, but space agency officials are preparing to delay the flight because of weather problems preventing the return of Axiom Space's first mission crew from the International Space Station. ... more |
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NASA builds welding test article for SLS Exploration Upper StageNew Orleans LA (SPX) Apr 20, 2022 NASA completed manufacturing of a hydrogen tank barrel that will be tested as a weld confidence article for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's Exploration Upper Stage (EUS). Weld confidence arti ... more  
Chinese drone maker DJI suspends Russia, Ukraine businessBeijing (AFP) April 27, 2022 The world's largest drone maker DJI has said it will suspend all business operations in Russia and Ukraine, in a rare public move by a Chinese firm since Moscow's invasion of its neighbour. ... more  
NASA awards SpaceX, 5 other companies $278.5M for new comms satellitesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 22, 2021 NASA awarded nearly $280 million worth of contracts to private firms to begin developing near-Earth space communication services that may support future missions, the agency said this week. ... more  
Russian takeover of Chernobyl was 'very dangerous': IAEA chiefChernobyl, Ukraine (AFP) April 26, 2022 Russia's temporary takeover of the Chernobyl site was "very, very dangerous" and raised radiation levels but they have now returned to normal, the head of the UN atomic watchdog said on Tuesday. ... more  
Raytheon will not resume mass production of Stinger missiles until 2023New York (AFP) April 26, 2022 Raytheon Technologies will not be able to accelerate the production of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles before 2023, due to a lack of available parts, the defense company's chief warned on Tuesday. ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (AFRL) Apr 27, 2022 
Scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory are developing a multi-energy electron source, capable of emitting a beam of electrons, at dozens of energies simultaneously.
In a project funded by the Department of Defense, the multi-energy electron device was invented by Dr. Miles Bengtson during his tenure as a graduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder. Follo ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
NASA selected six American satellite communications (SATCOM) providers on April 20 to begin developing and demonstrating near-Earth space communication services that may support future agency missions.
For more than a year, the agency has been evaluating the feasibility of employing commercial SATCOM networks for near-Earth operations as it works to decommission its near-Earth satellite fl ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 15, 2022 
The 13th China Satellite Navigation Conference will be held in Beijing in May, highlighting the digital economy and intelligent navigation, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.
The conference will showcase the latest industrialization achievement of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), the office said.
Diverse events such as summit forums, academic exchanges, ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 19, 2022 
The X-59, NASA's quiet supersonic experimental aircraft, has arrived back at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, following several months of critical ground tests in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Ground tests on the X-59 were done to ensure the aircraft's ability to withstand the loads and stresses of supersonic flight - or flight at speeds faster than Mach 1. The vehicle's ... more |
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 Quebec City, Canada (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 
As most archaeological material is found in a fragmented state, the phenomenon has been considered a natural consequence of objects' having been long buried underground. However, according to Postdoctoral Researcher Marja Ahola from the University of Helsinki, not all objects have necessarily been broken by accident. Instead, it is possible some were fragmented on purpose as part of maintaining ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has announced that Planet's PlanetScope and SkySat data have joined the European Space Agency (ESA) Third Party Missions portfolio, enabling ESA to utilize Planet data for scientific, research, and pre-operational Earth Observation based applications development. Through distribution under the ESA Earthnet Pro ... more |
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 Puerto Ayora, Ecuador (AFP) April 24, 2022 
A diesel spill off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos islands caused no "significant" damage, the protected nature reserve said Sunday.
A scuba diving boat sank off Santa Cruz island Saturday with 2,000 gallons (7,600 liters) of diesel and four crew on board. No one was hurt.
Measures taken by authorities and resident volunteers have managed to prevent "significant impacts ... more |
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 Washington (Sputnik) Apr 27, 2022 
China continues to display a lack of transparency and willingness to cooperate with the United States and other countries in space, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday.
"We want cooperation that has not been forthcoming from the Chinese government (but) it takes two to tango," Nelson told a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "We simply haven't had any trans ... more |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Apr 22, 2022  Lockheed Martin has received a contract totaling $74 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The award amount covers the production of an eighth THAAD battery for the U.S. government. It's expected to be fielded by 2025.
"This award demonstrates the U.S. government's continued confi ... more |
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 New York (AFP) April 26, 2022 
Raytheon Technologies will not be able to accelerate the production of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles before 2023, due to a lack of available parts, the defense company's chief warned on Tuesday.
Western countries have been sending Ukraine thousands of the surface-to-air missiles and their shoulder-mounted launchers, which are effective against helicopters and low-flying planes. Washington h ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 
From designing new biomaterials to novel photonic devices, new materials built through a process called bottom-up nanofabrication, or self-assembly, are opening up pathways to new technologies with properties tuned at the nanoscale. However, to fully unlock the potential of these new materials, researchers need to "see" into their tiny creations so that they can control the design and fabricatio ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Apr 22, 2022 
If man's best friend is a dog, then in the future astronauts' closest companions might well be rovers. A technique allowing astronauts in orbit to control rovers exploring planetary surfaces has been developed by a research team from ESA, the German Aerospace Center DLR and European academia and industry, culminating in an Earth-based rover session commanded from the International Space Station. ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) April 27, 2022 
The world's largest drone maker DJI has said it will suspend all business operations in Russia and Ukraine, in a rare public move by a Chinese firm since Moscow's invasion of its neighbour.
Russia has been hit with an avalanche of sanctions over the war and many Western multinationals have pulled out of the country.
Beijing has refused to condemn the invasion, however, and Chinese compan ... more |
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