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  Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched CAPSTONE, a microwave-oven-sized satellite designed to test a new orbit around the Moon for NASA. CAPSTONE was launched at 09:55 UTC, June 28 on an Electron rocket from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The mission was Rocket Lab's 27th Electron launch. Designed and built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, a Terran Orbital Corporation, and owned and operated by Advanced Space on behalf of NASA, the Cislunar Autonomous Pos ... read more |
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Virgin Orbit on target for next launch window to open June 29Long Beach CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB)'s launch system is in place at the Mojave Air and Space Port. The dress rehearsals are complete, and the company remains on track for its upcoming Straight Up launch, wit ... more 
NASA launches mini satellite in bid to return to the MoonWellington (AFP) June 28, 2022 NASA blasted a nanosatellite barely bigger than a microwave oven into outer space Tuesday, part of a landmark mission to return humans to the Moon. ... more 
NASA, Rocket Lab launch orbiter to help pave way for astronauts' return to moonWashington DC (UPI) Jun 28, 2021 NASA's CAPSTONE mission spacecraft lifted off into space Tuesday morning on a mission to orbit the moon, moving scientists closer to returning astronauts. ... more  
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus reboosts Space StationDulles VA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Cygnus cargo spacecraft successfully boosted the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS). Docked to the ISS since February, Cygnus fired its main on ... more |
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Iran launches 2nd home-made 'Zoljanah' satellite carrierTehran, Iran (IRNA) Jun 26, 2022 Spokesman of the Space Department of the Iranian Defense Ministry Ahmad Hosseini said on Sunday that Iran launched a second homemade "Zoljanah" satellite carrier. Hosseini said that the perfor ... more  
Northrop Grumman awarded MDA contract for Hypersonic Missiles defense developmentChandler AZ (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was awarded a firm fixed price Other Transaction (OT) Agreement modification to exercise options by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue the developm ... more 
NASA EXPRESS Racks achieve 1 million hours of service on ISSHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 NASA science research on the International Space Station reached an extraordinary milestone June 14. The vital, versatile EXPRESS Racks - properly known as "EXpedite the PRocessing of Experime ... more 
NASA blasts off from Australian Outback in 'historic' launchSydney (AFP) June 26, 2022 NASA's first-ever launch from a commercial site outside of the United States blasted off from Australia's Outback late Sunday, in a "historic" moment for the country's space industry. ... more |
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First Ariane 5 launch of 2022 is a success for Malaysia and India clientsKourou, 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 t ... 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 
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 |
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Slovakia to buy 152 Swedish combat vehiclesBratislava (AFP) June 28, 2022 NATO member Slovakia, which shares a border with Ukraine, said Tuesday it plans to buy 152 tracked combat vehicles from Sweden's BAE Systems Hagglunds as it steps up its military capabilities. ... more 
Kyiv mayor pleads for more weapons at NATO summitMadrid (AFP) June 28, 2022 Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko on Tuesday urged NATO at an alliance summit in Madrid to "speed up" its delivery of weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks. ... more 
MDA selects Raytheon to continue developing a first-of-its-kind counter-hypersonic missileTucson AZ (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 The Missile Defense Agency has selected Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), to continue to develop a first-of-its-kind counter-hypersonic missile, the Glide ... more 
Busek scales thruster production for Airbus OneWeb satellitesNatick MA (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 The in-space propulsion firm Busek Co. confirmed its supply of BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters for a range of missions supported by Airbus OneWeb Satellites (AOS). The Busek thrusters have been engine ... more  
US Air Force selects future aircrew helmetJoint Base Langley-Eustis, VA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022 The Air Force selected LIFT Airborne Technologies in April to continue with prototype development of a new helmet for Air Force fixed-wing aircrew. ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 
3D printing on the Moon: Scientists from the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) and the Technische Universitat Berlin (TU Berlin) are planning a flight to the Moon to melt lunar dust with laser beams.
In the MOONRISE project, the research team wants to explore the question of how we can use lasers to build landing sites, roads or buildings out of lunar dust in the future. To do this, the re ... 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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 Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA (SPX) Jun 28, 2022  The Air Force selected LIFT Airborne Technologies in April to continue with prototype development of a new helmet for Air Force fixed-wing aircrew.
The helmet prototype was chosen after Air Combat Command initiated the search for a next-generation helmet to address issues with long-term neck and back injuries, optimize aircraft technology, ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 14, 2022 
Imagine a more sustainable future, where cellphones, smartwatches, and other wearable devices don't have to be shelved or discarded for a newer model. Instead, they could be upgraded with the latest sensors and processors that would snap onto a device's internal chip - like LEGO bricks incorporated into an existing build. Such reconfigurable chipware could keep devices up to date while reducing ... more |
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 Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 
Airbus has finished the third instrument for the Sentinel-1 satellite series. It features a world premiere of a new separation mechanism which will help avoid space debris. The C-band radar for the Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite, is now on its way to "meet" its spacecraft at Thales Alenia Space facilities in Rome, Italy, where it will undergo integration and testing. The satellite is scheduled ... more |
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 Copenhagen (AFP) June 27, 2022 
Pollution is linked to more than 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe, a report by the European Environment Agency said Tuesday.
Most of these cases are preventable, it said.
"Exposure to air pollution, carcinogenic chemicals, radon, UV (ultraviolet) radiation and second-hand smoke together may contribute over 10 percent of the cancer burden in Europe," the agency said in a statement. ... 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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 Chandler AZ (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was awarded a firm fixed price Other Transaction (OT) Agreement modification to exercise options by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to continue the development of the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) supporting the MDA's regional hypersonic missile defense program to deter and defeat hypersonic missile threats.
This modification is a follow-on to the ... 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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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jun 24, 2022 
Babies can help unlock the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI), according to Trinity College neuroscientists and colleagues who have just published new guiding principles for improving AI.
The research, published in the journal 'Nature Machine Intelligence', examines the neuroscience and psychology of infant learning and distils three principles to guide the next generation of ... 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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