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  Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 Looking forward to catching an air taxi? NASA is working to answer where Advanced Air Mobility or AAM vehicles will take off and land. Many AAM aircraft will be electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOLs, so they will have the ability to take off and land vertically like helicopters on helipads. AAM vehicle types could also include other power and operating concepts. NASA's Advanced Air Mobility mission is researching where these vertiports or vertiplexes, which are multiple vertiports in pr ... read more |
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HyPrSpace raises 1M euro in seed funding to develop reusable hybrid micro-launcherBordeaux, France (SPX) Apr 29, 2022 HyPrSpace, a startup specializing in the design of space launchers, has announced that it has raised euro 1.1 million from the Geodesic fund, the French Tech Seed fund managed on behalf of the Fren ... more  
DLR provides female measuring mannequins for the NASA Artemis I missionCologne, Germany (SPX) Apr 28, 2022 In 2022, NASA's Artemis I mission will send a spacecraft capable of supporting a human crew to the Moon for the first time in almost 50 years. On this uncrewed test flight, it will be the twin measu ... more  
NASA's Crew-4 docks at ISSWashington DC (UPI) Apr 27, 2021 NASA astronauts Mission Commander Kjell Lindgren, Pilot Bob Hines, and Mission Specialist Jessica Watkins, and Mission Specialist Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA now are aboard the ISS following Crew Dragon's hatch opening. ... more 
Canada's first commercial spaceport lists on the NEO Exchange as Maritime Launch ServicesToronto, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 NEO is proud to welcome Maritime Launch Services Inc., a Canadian-owned commercial space company, as they list today on the NEO Exchange. Maritime Launch is now available for trading on NEO under th ... more |
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China opens Shenzhou-13 return capsuleBeijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2022 On Tuesday, China opened the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship which carried three astronauts back to Earth on April 16, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Ite ... more 
US Judge denies Musk bid to scrap SEC deal barring him from tweeting about Tesla stakeWashington (Sputnik) Apr 28, 2022 Elon Musk on Wednesday lost his legal challenge against a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order restricting him from tweeting about his stake in the electric car manufacturer Tesla, with ... 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 
SpaceX launches its latest crew to ISS for NASAWashington (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. ... more |
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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 
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 
AFRL, ABL Space Systems demonstrate rapid operation of launch systemsEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to demonstrate how launch systems can be operated rapidly by small teams from n ... more |
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IHI AEROSPACE received its first commercial launch service orderTokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 IHI Co., Ltd (IA) received order for launching the small SAR satellites(*1) owned by Institute for Q-Shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (hereinafter 'iQPS'). IA and iQPS signed the contract for launch serv ... more 
Altitude chambers hit rare 50,000-foot mark for manned researchWright-Patterson AFB OH (AFRL) Apr 27, 2022 There's only one place to find them in all the Department of Defense, and that's at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Three of the lab's Research Altitude Chambers, better known as the RACs, are no ... more  
New Air Force priority topics unveiled for industry partnersWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 Five new Department of the Air Force, or DAF, capability priorities are in the 2022 Topical Call for Solutions and Concepts announced to industry partners at the DAF Future Force Capability Developm ... more  
Turkey says still talking to Russia about missile deliveriesIstanbul (AFP) April 27, 2022 NATO member Turkey said it was still talking to Russia about procuring a second batch of one of its most advanced missile defence systems despite the war in Ukraine. ... more  
UK hosts 'world's first' hub for UAVs, drones, future flying taxisCoventry, United Kingdom (AFP) April 25, 2022 A pop-up urban port for delivery drones - and one day, potentially flying taxis - launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking. ... more |
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The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Space Vehicles Directorate is developing a new "green energy" fuel cell technology, that will allow thruster equipped spacecraft to convert chemical energy in its bipropellant into electrical power.
This technology, called BEEPS for Bipropellant Enabled Electrical Power Supply, is being developed by a three-year Seedlings for Disruptive Capabilit ... more |
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 Washington 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.
The space agency will dole out $278.5 to six American satellite communications under its Communications Services Project, it announced on Wednesday.
The companies are expected to use the money ... 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 26, 2022 
Looking forward to catching an air taxi? NASA is working to answer where Advanced Air Mobility or AAM vehicles will take off and land. Many AAM aircraft will be electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOLs, so they will have the ability to take off and land vertically like helicopters on helipads. AAM vehicle types could also include other power and operating concepts.
NASA's Advanced ... more |
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 University Park PA (SPX) Apr 25, 2022 
Electronics employing wide bandgap semiconductors promise better resistance against radiation damage over conventional silicon-based electronics, according to a newly funded national collaboration led by Penn State. To better predict and mitigate radiation-induced damage of wide bandgap semiconductors, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded the team a five-year, $7.5 million Defense Multidiscipl ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2022 
NASA has selected three investigation teams to join the agency's Geospace Dynamics Constellation (GDC) mission science team in studying Earth's upper atmosphere, as well as five additional investigations that will be under consideration for inclusion in the mission.
GDC is a coordinated group of satellites that will provide the first direct global measurements of the dynamic and complex re ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) April 27, 2022 
Indian firefighting teams poured truckloads of sand and mud to douse a huge rubbish dump blaze on Wednesday after thick and putrid smoke from the inferno choked the country's unseasonably hot capital.
Tuesday night's fire was the fourth to break out in less than a month at a landfill in New Delhi, where a running heatwave has added extra discomfort to the city's hot and dry spring climate. ... more |
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 Beijing (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 Jinping, later became Chinese President.
Still having his eyes on stars today, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Mil ... more |
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 Istanbul (AFP) April 27, 2022 
NATO member Turkey said it was still talking to Russia about procuring a second batch of one of its most advanced missile defence systems despite the war in Ukraine.
The comments on state television late Tuesday by the head of Turkey's military procurement agency underscore Ankara's efforts to maintain good relations with Moscow during the conflict.
The agency and its chief, Ismail Demir ... 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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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 14, 2022 
When it comes to the future of intelligent robots, the first question people ask is often: how many jobs will they make disappear? Whatever the answer, the second question is likely to be: how can I make sure that my job is not among them?
In a study just published in Science Robotics, a team of roboticists from EPFL and economists from the University of Lausanne offers answers to both que ... more |
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 Coventry, United Kingdom (AFP) April 25, 2022  A pop-up urban port for delivery drones - and one day, potentially flying taxis - launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking.
Air-One, a so-called "vertiport" for drones and future electric vehicles taking off and landing vertically, was proclaimed as the first of its kind by proponents and heralding a new era of low-e ... more |
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