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  Forres, UK (SPX) May 11, 2022 Orbex has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of the Prime orbital space rocket on its dedicated launch pad publicly for the first time. The unveiling of the first of a new generation of European launch vehicles - designed to launch a new category of very small satellites to orbit - represents a major step forward for the British rocket company as it prepares for the first ever vertical rocket launch to orbit from UK soil. Orbex's Prime rocket is the first 'micro-launcher' developed in Europe ... read more |
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Terran Orbital ships CAPSTONE satellite to New Zealand for Rocket Lab launch vehicleIrvine CA (SPX) May 11, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry, has announced it has shipped its CAPSTONE satelli ... more  
Blue Origin NS-21 to fly six customer astronautsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 11, 2022 Blue Origin has announced the crew flying on its NS-21 mission will include: investor and NS-19 Astronaut Evan Dick; electrical engineer and former NASA test lead Katya Echazarreta; business jet pil ... more 
Virgin Orbit to expand fleet with modification of second airborne satellite launchpadLong Beach CA (SPX) May 11, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading satellite launch company, has signed an agreement with L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) to acquire two Boeing 747-400 airframes to support the growing need for ... more 
Students compete to improve everyday life on the Space StationCleveland OH (SPX) May 11, 2022 Textbooks teach concepts, but hands-on learning is the pathway to understanding, especially in careers that involve science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Connect that to real projects ... more |
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Space For Humanity to send its first Citizen Astronaut on next New Shepard flightDenver CO (SPX) May 11, 2022 Today, Space For Humanity (S4H), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced its selection committee has chosen Katya Echazarreta to become the organization's first ever citizen astronaut ambassad ... more  
China's cargo craft docks with space station combinationBeijing (XNA) May 11, 2022 In the latest stage in its space station program, China launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft early on Tuesday morning, to transport fuel and supplies to its Tiangong space station, according to ... more  
DLR data shows where people are at risk from natural disastersOberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) May 11, 2022 Many people in Africa are at risk from natural hazards - particularly in towns and cities that are growing rapidly and in an unplanned way. Here, the consequences of floods, storms or earthquakes ca ... more 
Virgin Orbit announces next launch, dubbed 'Straight Up'Long Beach CA (SPX) May 10, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) has entered flight preparation mode for its forthcoming launch, Straight Up, that will support the United States Space Force's STP-28A mission. After departing Virgin Orb ... more |
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Roscosmos boss calls to hold Elon Musk 'accountable' for supporting Ukraine 'fascists'Washington DC (UPI) May 10, 2022 Elon Musk has responded after Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos, sent a message to Russian media accusing him of supporting "fascist forces" in Ukraine. The a ... more 
DLR Land Down UnderAdelaide, Australia (SPX) May 10, 2022 In preparation for their ReFEx rocket launch campaign from Australia, the DLR team are visiting spaceport partner Southern Launch. As part of their visit, the DLR team will be visiting Southern Laun ... more 
Phantom Space places order for more than 200 Ursa Major rocket enginesTucson AZ (SPX) May 10, 2022 Phantom Space Corporation, a space applications company, has announced an agreement to purchase more than 200 rocket engines from Ursa Major, America's only independent pure-play rocket propulsion c ... more 
UK blogger detained in Baikonur confirms release from custody after issued fineMoscow (Sputnik) May 10, 2022 UK blogger Benjamin Rich, who was recently detained near a launch pad in the Baikonur spaceport, said on Sunday that the Russian police released him after questioning and handed out a fine. On ... more |
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Momentus' Vigoride spacecraft arrives at launch site for first flight with SpaceXSan Jose CA (SPX) May 08, 2022 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, has announced that its Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle ... more 
China prepares to launch Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraftWenchang (XNA) May 08, 2022 The combination of the Tianzhou-4 cargo spacecraft and a Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, the China Manned Space Agen ... more 
NASA's Crew-3 astronauts splash down in Gulf of MexicoWashington DC (UPI) May 5, 2021 After a 24-hour delay to be sure of weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, NASA's Crew-3 returned to Earth on Friday with a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico just off the coast of Florida. ... more  
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 |
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 Boston MA (SPX) May 08, 2022 
Modern machine-learning models, such as neural networks, are often referred to as "black boxes" because they are so complex that even the researchers who design them can't fully understand how they make predictions.
To provide some insights, researchers use explanation methods that seek to describe individual model decisions. For example, they may highlight words in a movie review that inf ... 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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 San Mateo CA (SPX) May 11, 2022 
Xona Space Systems, the aerospace startup developing a precision navigation and timing system in low Earth orbit, has announced that their first in-space demonstrator has been delivered to Spaceflight Inc. for final integration after successfully completing testing and is scheduled for launch on SpaceX's Transporter 5 in May. Xona is building the first ever independent high-performance satellite ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFFB OH (SPX) May 10, 2022 
The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, one of two mission units in the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is now home to a total of eight aircraft simulators with various capabilities, which help prepare medical Airmen for aeromedical evacuation, or AE, missions. The simulators are equipped with smoke, sound, fire, cameras and temperature ... more |
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 Lemont IL (SPX) May 05, 2022 
New qubit platform could transform quantum information science and technology.
You are no doubt viewing this article on a digital device whose basic unit of information is the bit, either 0 or 1. Scientists worldwide are racing to develop a new kind of computer based on use of quantum bits, or qubits.
In a recent Nature paper, a team led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argon ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) May 06, 2022 
Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people are still living without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which in turn negatively affects health and welfare, and impedes sustainable development. Knowing where these people are is crucial if aid and infrastructure are to reach them. A new IIASA-led study proposes a novel method to es ... more |
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 Perth, Australia (SPX) May 10, 2022 
A cutting-edge new tool developed by Minderoo Foundation has identified thousands of waste sites across 25 countries for the first time using advanced satellite data technology and machine learning to measure piles of plastic waste from space.
Global Plastic Watch (globalplasticwatch.org) is a tool which combines earth observation with artificial intelligence to create the first-ever near- ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 11, 2022 
In the latest stage in its space station program, China launched the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft early on Tuesday morning, to transport fuel and supplies to its Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency, or CMSA.
In a brief statement, the agency said that a Long March 7 carrier rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province at 01:56 am, ... 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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 Orlando FL (SPX) May 11, 2022 
Lockheed Martin has delivered the Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile system on the Oshkosh's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). This integration demonstrates the versatility of the Spike NLOS weapon system.
"The combination of Spike NLOS's long-range and precision-strike capabilities with the JLTV's superior agility will result in next-level ... 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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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2022 
Advanced Navigation, one of the world's most ambitious innovators in AI robotics, and navigation technology has announced the acquisition of Vai Photonics, a spin-out from The Australian National University (ANU) developing patented photonic sensors for precision navigation.
Vai Photonics share a similar vision to provide technology to drive the autonomy revolution and will join Advanced N ... 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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