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  Washington (AFP) May 6, 2022 NASA's Crew-3 mission returned home to Earth on Friday after six months aboard the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft with NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari and Tom Marshburn, as well as European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer, undocked from the orbital laboratory a day earlier. Their 23.5 hour journey back saw them splash down off the coast of Florida at 12:43 am (0443 GMT). "On behalf of the entire SpaceX team, welcome home," a SpaceX officia ... read more |
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New study reveals the effect of extended space flight on astronauts' brainsPortland OR (SPX) May 06, 2022 Long-duration space flight alters fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research from Oregon Health and Science University and scientists across the country. ... more  
NASA identifies Artemis 1 rocket issues, plans another wet dress rehearsal for JuneWashington DC (UPI) May 5, 2021 NASA is targeting early June for its next attempt of the Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal, officials announced on Thursday. ... more  
China launches Jilin-1 commercial satellitesTaiyuan (XNA) May 06, 2022 China on Thursday launched a Long March-2D rocket to place a group of eight satellites in space. Satellite Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C, together with seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites, was lifted at ... more 
Spacecraft navigation uses x-rays from dead starsUrbana IL (SPX) May 04, 2022 The remnants of a collapsed neutron star, called a pulsar, are magnetically charged and spinning anywhere from one rotation per second to hundreds of rotations per second. These celestial bodies, ea ... more |
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Maritime Launch plans inaugural flight for 2023Halifax. Canada (SPX) May 05, 2022 Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ) (MLSI) and Reaction Dynamics (RDX) are pleased to announce that they have signed a letter of intent to conduct launches from Spaceport Nova Scotia, expected ... more  
MDA completes first commercial sale of Canadarm3 technology to Axiom spaceToronto, Canada (SPX) May 04, 2022 MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has announced the first commercial sale of its Canadarm3 technology to Axio ... more 
After ISS command change, NASA's Crew-3 prepares to undock for trip homeWashington DC (UPI) May 4, 2021 NASA's Crew-3 astronauts are preparing to undock from the International Space Station on Thursday after a six-month stay at the orbital outpost. ... more 
NASA sets mid-May launch for Boeing Starliner spacecraft's initial trip to ISSWashington DC (UPI) May 3, 2021 Boeing's Starliner spacecraft may finally get off the ground for its second flight following an issue with the craft's propulsion system. ... more |
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UNC blood clot expert working with NASA to study blood and clots in zero gravityChapel Hill NC (SPX) May 04, 2022 Are astronauts more likely to develop blood clots during space missions due to zero gravity? That's the question NASA is trying to answer with help from UNC School of Medicine's Stephan Moll, MD, pr ... more 
Rocket Lab catches rocket booster returning from space with helicopterLong Beach CA (SPX) May 02, 2022 Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 26th Electron mission, deploying 34 satellites to orbit. Rocket Lab has now deployed a total of 146 satellites to orbit with the Electron laun ... more 
Successful test launch a giant leap for rocketry teamSydney, Australia (SPX) May 03, 2022 Students of the University of Sydney's rocketry society, the USYD Rocketry Team, have their eyes firmly set on gold after successfully launching their 2022 competition rocket in New South Wales's fa ... more 
NASA's new solar sail system to be tested on-board NanoAvionics satellite busVilnius, Lithuania (SPX) May 03, 2022 NanoAvionics has been selected to build a 12U nanosatellite bus for an in-orbit demonstration of NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3). This a result of a contract between NASA Ames Res ... more |
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DARPA seeks proposals leading to in-space demonstration of nuclear thermal rocketWashington DC (SPX) May 05, 2022 DARPA is seeking proposals for Phases 2 and 3 of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program for the design, development, fabrication, and assembly of a nuclear thermal ro ... more  
Northrop Grumman Australia team brings together space capabilities for JP9102Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 05, 2022 Northrop Grumman Australia has announced the space technology capabilities its team will offer the Commonwealth for JP9102, the Australian Defence Force's Satellite Communication System project. ... more 
New standard will aid in classification of commercial spaceflight safety eventsWest Conshohocken PA (SPX) May 03, 2022 ASTM's commercial spaceflight committee (F47) has approved a new standard that will help to enhance commercial spaceflight safety. The standard (F3550) provides guidance to space flight operators on ... more 
British rocket company calls for Iceland to grant licence for landmark launchEdinburgh UK (SPX) May 03, 2022 British rocket company Skyrora has called on the Icelandic government to grant the licence that would end a months-long delay to Europe's largest-ever suborbital rocket launch, originally set for Se ... more 
Aphelion Aerospace completes rocket engine development testLakewoood CA (SPX) May 03, 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 |
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 Syracuse NY (SPX) May 06, 2022 
The world's most advanced and capable transportable or fixed air defense long-range radar, Lockheed Martin's first AN/TPY-4 radar - recently selected by the U.S. Air Force for the Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar (3DELRR) Rapid Prototyping program - has completed production marking availability to the world. The technology that enables TPY-4 provides the capability required for t ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 05, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Australia has announced the space technology capabilities its team will offer the Commonwealth for JP9102, the Australian Defence Force's Satellite Communication System project.
Global and Australian leaders in space communications - Northrop Grumman, Inmarsat, L3Harris, AECOM, Blacktree Technologies, EM Solutions and Vocus - will draw on decades of collective experience t ... 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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 Copenhagen (AFP) May 1, 2022 
Denmark and Sweden are summoning Russia's ambassadors after a Russian spyplane violated the air space of both countries, their governments said Sunday.
Officials said the plane entered Danish airspace on Friday evening east of the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm before flying into Swedish airspace.
"The Russian ambassador is summoned to the foreign ministry tomorrow," Danish Foreign Min ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) May 06, 2022 
While quantum computers represent a revolution in computation, they can't communicate with each other the way regular computers can-over the internet. If quantum computers could be connected through a quantum network, they could facilitate perfectly secure communication between more than two parties or combine computing power to solve much harder problems than one quantum computer could do alone ... more |
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Why does Earth support life, while Venus and Mars - and for all we know, any other planet in the universe - do not?
"It's one of the most fundamental questions in all of science: Why are we here? And it's what Endurance is after," said Glyn Collinson, a space scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and principal investigator for NASA's Endurance mission.
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 San Jose (AFP) May 4, 2022 
Costa Rican President-elect Rodrigo Chaves said Tuesday that his government would not ratify the Escazu Agreement that establishes protection for environmentalists.
The treaty was the first in the world to contain specific measures to protect the human rights of environmental defenders and Costa Rica had been the driving force behind it.
Outgoing President Carlos Alvarado had asked lawma ... more |
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 Taiyuan (XNA) May 06, 2022 
China on Thursday launched a Long March-2D rocket to place a group of eight satellites in space.
Satellite Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C, together with seven Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D satellites, was lifted at 10:38 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and soon entered the preset orbit.
With its wide coverage, Jilin-1 Kuanfu 01C can provide im ... 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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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 29, 2022 
Russia confirmed Friday that it carried out an air strike on Kyiv during a visit by the UN's secretary general, the first such attack on the Ukrainian capital in nearly two weeks, and in which a journalist also died.
Vera Gyrych, a producer for the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was killed when a Russian missile hit the building where she lived, the media group said.
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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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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 04, 2022 
MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, has announced the first commercial sale of its Canadarm3 technology to Axiom Space.
The contract is for the delivery of 32 external robotic interfaces for Axiom Space's Axiom Station which is now under construction and on schedule to be the world's first commercial spa ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (SPX) May 06, 2022 
To be truly useful, drones-that is, autonomous flying vehicles-will need to learn to navigate real-world weather and wind conditions.
Right now, drones are either flown under controlled conditions, with no wind, or are operated by humans using remote controls. Drones have been taught to fly in formation in the open skies, but those flights are usually conducted under ideal conditions and c ... more |
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