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  Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jun 22, 2022 On Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 06:50 pm local time, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (South America), successfully orbiting two geostationary telecommunication satellites, MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24. "With this Ariane 5 mission, Arianespace is honored to support the ambitions of two key actors in the Asia-Pacific region: MEASAT, the leading Malaysian satellite operator and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India compa ... read more |
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easyJet signs up for space-enabled digital skiesParis (ESA) Jun 22, 2022 Passengers on board commercial airline easyJet will speed to their destinations faster and greener, thanks to an ESA-backed initiative to digitalise the skies. The Iris system uses satellites ... more  
Key milestones achieved in Manned-Unmanned Teaming for future air powerParis, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 The ability to task unmanned systems from a manned aircraft is an important force multiplier in Airbus' vision for future air power, with a wide range of applications extending to combat scenarios a ... more  
Tyvak International completes Critical Design Review of Deep Space Bound Milani nanosatTurin, Italy (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, has announced its wholly-own ... more  
Chinese official says its Mars sample mission will beat NASA back to EarthWashington DC (UPI) Jun 22, 2022 A senior Chinese space official said on Monday the country is on track to bring back rocks from the surface of Mars two years ahead of the planned joint effort by NASA and the European Space Agency ... more |
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NASA Moon rocket test met 90% of objectivesWashington (AFP) June 21, 2022 NASA's fourth attempt to complete a critical test of its Moon rocket achieved around 90 percent of its goals, but there's still no firm date for the behemoth's first flight, officials said Tuesday. ... 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 
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 
Volatus Aerospace Introduces AERIEPORT, an Autonomous Remote Drone Nesting StationHouston TX (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 Volatus Aerospace Corp. (TSXV: VOL) (OTCQB: VLTTF) proudly introduces its autonomous remote drone nesting solution AERIEPORT at the Annual Energy Drone and Robotics Summit in Houston, Texas. T ... more |
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AI Improves Robotic Performance in DARPA's Machine Common Sense ProgramWashington DC (SPX) Jun 23, 2022 Researchers with DARPA's Machine Common Sense (MCS) program demonstrated a series of improvements to robotic system performance over the course of multiple experiments. Just as infants must learn fr ... more 
MIT engineers devise a recipe for improving any autonomous robotic systemBoston MA (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 Autonomous robots have come a long way since the fastidious Roomba. In recent years, artificially intelligent systems have been deployed in self-driving cars, last-mile food delivery, restaurant ser ... more 
South Korea launches homegrown Nuri rocket in major space milestoneGoheung, South Korea (UPI) Jun 21, 2022 South Korea successfully launched its first homegrown rocket on Tuesday, deploying a satellite into low-Earth orbit in a major milestone as the country jumps into the space race with both commercial ... more 
Go ahead for second round of micro-launcher payload competitionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 On 20 June 2022, the German Space Agency (DLR) launched the second round of its competition for zero-cost flights of small satellites on microlaunchers developed and constructed in Germany. This mar ... more |
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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  
South Korea space rocket launch puts satellites in orbitSeoul (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. ... more 
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 
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  
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 |
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2022 
Film fans, gamers and future metaverse users will be able to experience high-quality videos, games and extended reality environments live and uninterrupted from anywhere, as satellites link up with terrestrial-based next-generation 5G and 6G connectivity.
This week ESA signed an agreement to work with the European Broadcast Union - an alliance of public service media organisations - that w ... 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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 Paris (ESA) Jun 22, 2022 
Passengers on board commercial airline easyJet will speed to their destinations faster and greener, thanks to an ESA-backed initiative to digitalise the skies.
The Iris system uses satellites to connect pilots digitally to air traffic controllers, so that flight routes can be optimised. Pilots will be able to fly the most efficient routes, saving time and fuel while cutting emissions of pl ... more |
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 Paderborn, Germany (SPX) Jun 23, 2022 
Quantum computers are one of the key future technologies of the 21st century. Researchers at Paderborn University, working under Professor Thomas Zentgraf and in cooperation with colleagues from the Australian National University and Singapore University of Technology and Design, have developed a new technology for manipulating light that can be used as a basis for future optical quantum compute ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 22, 2022 
About 35 million years ago, an asteroid or comet smashed into the continental shelf near what is now the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. Among the areas in the blast zone was Old Point Comfort, the southernmost spit of land on the Virginia Peninsula. That same piece of land was later the site of a historical collision that reverberates to this day.
In August 1619, two British-owned privateer ship ... more |
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 Mes Aynak, Afghanistan (AFP) June 22, 2022 
An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.
Located at the confluence of Hellenistic and Indian cultures, Mes Aynak - believed to be between 1,000 and 2,000 years old - was once a vast city organised around the extraction and trade of copper. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 22, 2022 
A senior Chinese space official said on Monday the country is on track to bring back rocks from the surface of Mars two years ahead of the planned joint effort by NASA and the European Space Agency to do the same thing.
Sun Zezhou, the chief designer of China's first Mars mission, Tianwen 1, said in a talk celebrating the 120th anniversary of Nanjing University, that China is ready to send ... 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.
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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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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 
Autonomous robots have come a long way since the fastidious Roomba. In recent years, artificially intelligent systems have been deployed in self-driving cars, last-mile food delivery, restaurant service, patient screening, hospital cleaning, meal prep, building security, and warehouse packing.
Each of these robotic systems is a product of an ad hoc design process specific to that particula ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 
The ability to task unmanned systems from a manned aircraft is an important force multiplier in Airbus' vision for future air power, with a wide range of applications extending to combat scenarios and beyond.
As a pioneer in the realm of Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T), Airbus has developed an ambitious technological roadmap to make this innovative concept - which boosts the effectiveness ... more |
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