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  Seoul (AFP) June 21, 2022 South Korea said Tuesday it had successfully launched its homegrown space rocket and placed a payload into orbit in a "giant leap" for the country's quest to become an advanced space-faring nation. The Korea Satellite Launch Vehicle II, nicknamed Nuri and emblazoned with the South Korean flag, lifted off at 4:00pm (0700 GMT) from the launch site in Goheung on the southern coast, trailing a column of flame. All three stages of the rocket worked, taking it to its target altitude of 700 kilometres ... read more |
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ISS maneuvered around Russian satellite debrisWashington DC (UPI) Jun 20, 2021 Russian cosmonauts used a cargo ship docked at the International Space Station to maneuver the orbiting lab around space debris from the Russian satellite Cosmos 1408. ... more  
SpaceX launches three rockets in 36 hoursWashington DC (UPI) Jun 21, 2022 SpaceX launched three missions in just over 36 hours, including two from Florida's Space Coast with most recent a two-stage Falcon 9 early Sunday. The third rocket lifted off from Florida's Ca ... more 
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches for its 13th time, a record for the companyWashington DC (UPI) Jun 17, 2021 A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off on its record 13th launch on Friday afternoon as it sent 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. ... more 
Three-stage engine of China's new manned carrier rocket to enter prototype developmentBeijing (XNA) Jun 19, 2022 A three-stage engine of China's new generation manned carrier rocket will go to prototype sample development, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The long-dist ... more |
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NASA fully loads Artemis 1 rocket with fuel in successful 'wet' rehearsalWashington DC (UPI) Jun 21, 2022 NASA's fourth attempt Monday to complete a practice launch day exercise for its huge uncrewed moon rocket Artemis 1 was deemed a success at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Crews were able ... more 
Vega-C set for inaugural launchParis (ESA) Jun 19, 2022 ESA's new medium-lift Vega-C rocket is nearly ready for its inaugural flight, with its four fully-stacked stages now ready for payload integration, final checks and launch from Europe's Spaceport in ... more  
China's deep space exploration laboratory starts operationBeijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2022 China's deep space exploration laboratory has started operations, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday. Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of ... more 
FAA requires SpaceX to make environmental changes to Starbase in TexasWashington DC (UPI) Jun 13, 2021 The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said SpaceX will be required to make more than 75 changes to the orbital launch program at its Starbase launch site in Texas after determining there would be some environmental impacts to the surrounding area. ... more |
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Sierra Space to train astronauts at Kennedy Space Center for Orbital ReefKennedy Space Center FL (UPI) Jun 16, 2022 Sierra Space announced Tuesday the company will open an astronaut training center at Florida's Kennedy Space Center to build and operate a new commercial space station. The Sierra Space Human ... more 
Sidus Space working with NASA team for Extravehicular Activity Services ContractCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planni ... more 
Astra rocket fails to deliver 2 small satellites after launch, NASA saysWashington DC (UPI) Jun 12, 2022 NASA said a rocket carrying two small weather satellites failed Sunday, preventing the inauguration of a technology that would have helped better forecast hurricanes. The rocket by California- ... more 
South Korea launches domestically-developed space rocketSeoul (AFP) June 21, 2022 South Korea launched its first domestically-developed space rocket on Tuesday, the government said, the country's second attempt after a launch last October failed. ... more |
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Canada announces new Arctic air, missile defenses with USOttawa (AFP) June 20, 2022 Canada's defense minister announced upgrades to Arctic air and missile defenses with the United States on Monday, citing growing threats from Russia and new technologies such as hypersonic missiles. ... more  
MDA awards contract for the production of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIAWashington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a contract to Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, to produce and deliver operational Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA Intercept ... more  
Iran fighter jet crashes, injuring two crew: reportsTehran (AFP) June 18, 2022 An F-14 fighter jet crashed on Saturday while on a mission in central Iran, causing injuries to its two crew members, media in the Islamic republic reported. ... more  
Kleos' fourth cluster manifest to launch on the next SpaceX Transporter MissionLuxembourg (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 Kleos Space S.A (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance Data-as-a- Service (DaaS) and Mission-as-a-Service (MaaS) provider, confirms its Observer Mission (KSF3) sate ... more  
Italy's Pompeii tests new guard dog -- a robot named SpotPompeii, Italy (AFP) June 10, 2022 Under the amused gaze of many tourists, a robot dog wanders the ancient stone alleys of Pompeii's famous archaeological park. ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 19, 2022 
Construction has begun in Australia on ESA's fourth deep-space antenna, which will help fill a gap in supporting communications and data download for upcoming missions exploring our Solar System, studying our Universe and protecting Earth from solar hazards and risky asteroids.
ESA representatives met with representatives from Australia's national and regional governments and from the Aust ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the successful ground demonstration of a secure networked laser communications system for proliferated-LEO constellations supporting the U.S. military.
Performed for SDA leadership, the demonstration validated compatibility between commercially developed laser communication and secure U.S. government encryption hardware, providing a baseline for N ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 10, 2022 
Ahead of Galileo satellites like this one going to space, they are switched on as if already operating there within ESA's Maxwell EMC Facility. This test procedure is a check of the satellite's 'electromagnetic compatibility', with all its systems running together to detect any harmful interference between them.
Once Maxwell's main door is sealed, its metal walls form a 'Faraday Cage', scr ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory is leading a Department of the Air Force effort to develop and test a diesel-electric mobility aircraft cargo loader, the hybrid Halvorsen prototype.
Airlift and flightline cargo loading are critical for military operations and worldwide humanitarian missions. For successful operations and missions, a strong cargo supply backbone is a necessity. Mobility a ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jun 21, 2022 
The third dimension may be responsible for preventing electronics from becoming thinner, tinier and more flexible, according to an international collaboration that developed a way to manufacture new, idealized two-dimensional semiconductor materials.
The researchers, led by Lin Zhou, associate professor of chemistry at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, focused on indium arsenide (InA ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 16, 2022 
Fifteen years - who would have thought it? The German radar satellite TerraSAR-X, which was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 08:14 local time on 15 June 2007, was originally designed to last five and a half years - until the end of 2012. It has been delivering data of outstanding quality ever since, regardless of weather conditions, cloud cover and daylight levels. The scie ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) June 16, 2022 
US senators approved a large expansion of health care and disability benefits Thursday for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The open trash fires have been commonly used by the US military in post-September 11 conflicts, and are lit to get rid of everything from plastic bottles and human waste to old tires - all incinerated with jet fuel.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2022 
China's deep space exploration laboratory has started operations, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said Tuesday.
Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the University of Science and Technology of China, the laboratory is headquartered in Hefei, capital city of Anhui.
It has completed various preparatory work and entered a new stage of substantial operation and c ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) June 20, 2022  Canada's defense minister announced upgrades to Arctic air and missile defenses with the United States on Monday, citing growing threats from Russia and new technologies such as hypersonic missiles.
At a news conference at Canada's largest air base in Trenton, Ontario, Minister Anita Anand outlined Can$4.9 billion (US$3.8 billion) in military spending over the next six years.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 19, 2022 
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a contract to Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, to produce and deliver operational Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA Interceptors. With an estimated value of $867M, this contract award delivers the defensive weapon capability for the U.S. Navy to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
Moreover, this S ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) May 18, 2022 
Scientists have demonstrated a new material that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies. The device - an ultrathin silicon nanowire - could enable smaller, faster microelectronics with a heat-transfer-efficiency that surpasses current technologies.
Electronic devices powered by microchips that efficiently dissipate heat would in t ... more |
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 Pompeii, Italy (AFP) June 10, 2022 
Under the amused gaze of many tourists, a robot dog wanders the ancient stone alleys of Pompeii's famous archaeological park.
Meet Spot, a friendly, yellow-and-black remote-controlled creature with a gangly gait who looks like a dog crossed with an insect - all wrapped up in a robot's body.
Spot's current mission at Pompeii is to inspect hard-to-access areas of the sprawling ruins, to ... more |
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 Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) June 17, 2022 
Three people were killed on Friday in an unclaimed drone strike on a vehicle in Iraq's autonomous northern region of Kurdistan, medical and security officials said.
The drone "targeted a civilian car" in the city of Kalar in southeastern Kurdistan, said the security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"Three people were killed and a fourth, a Kurd from Syria, was seriously wound ... more |
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