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  Long Beach CA (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced it is introducing a Responsive Space Program designed to on-ramp commercial and government satellite operators to the Company's 24/7 rapid call-up launch capability and streamlined satellite build and operation options. "Satellites are vulnerable to natural degradation, accidents, technical failure, and deliberate actions. Unexpectedly losing the vital services and capabilities these satellites deliver has far reaching consequences back home on Ear ... read more |
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SpaceX ties record for reused Falcon 9 rocket on 50th Starlink launchWashington DC (UPI) Jul 7, 2021 SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets for the 13th time Thursday morning, tying a company record for the reusable rocket. ... more  
CAPSTONE deploys from Rocket Lab Lunar Photon into Lunar Transfer OrbitBoca Raton FL (SPX) Jul 08, 2022 Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States and Allied aerospace and defense industries, has announced the successful deploym ... more  
Shenzhou-14 Taikonauts conduct in-orbit science experiments, prepare for space walksBeijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2022 Scientific endeavors aboard China's space station are expected to bear fruits, as the Shenzhou-14 taikonauts have devoted more time to microgravity experiments on the orbiting core module Tianhe sin ... more  
Rover plus astronaut complete Mount Etna challengeParis (ESA) Jul 07, 2022 In a complex role-played version of a mission to the Moon, controllers at ESOC combined with a team of geological scientists and ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter to oversee a rover's collection of rock s ... more |
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Construction of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site starts in HainanHaikou (XNA) Jul 07, 2022 Construction of China's first commercial spacecraft launch site started Wednesday in Wenchang City, south China's island province of Hainan. As a major project of the Hainan free trade port co ... more 
Australia's space future blasts off from NhulunbuySydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 Australia has taken another step towards becoming a serious contributor to the global space economy with the launch of a NASA sounding rocket from the Arnhem Space Center at Nhulunbuy in the Norther ... more 
Boeing subsidiary to build two new Virgin Galactic mothershipsWashington DC (UPI) Jul 6, 2021 Virgin Galactic confirmed Wednesday it is retaining Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to build two next generation motherships, the company announced on Wednesday. ... more 
Commercial space launch site begins constructionBeijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2022 China's first space launch site dedicated to commercial missions started construction in Wenchang, a coastal city in Hainan province, on Wednesday, according to the provincial government. The ... more |
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Wheels on China's Zhurong rover keep stable with novel materialBeijing (XNA) Jul 07, 2022 New material has been maintaining high stability of the rover Zhurong on China's Tianwen-1 probe, according to the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The researche ... more 
Elon Musk had twins with company exec last year: reportWashington (AFP) July 7, 2022 Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk had twins last year with an executive at one of his companies, online outlet Insider reported Wednesday, citing Texas court documents. ... more 
Hypersonics: Developing and defending against missiles far faster than soundTucson AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2022 The challenges of the hypersonic era in military operations are immense. But so are the abilities of innovators who work together to solve them. That was the message when Wes Kremer, president ... more  
US hopes for G20 action on Ukraine even with Russia presenceTokyo (AFP) July 7, 2022 The United States believes Group of 20 talks in Bali can make progress related to the Ukraine crisis despite the participation of Russia, a senior official said Thursday. ... more |
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Northrop Grumman Achieves 100th Coyote Target Vehicle LaunchChandler AZ (SPX) Jul 08, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is celebrating the 100th launch of its GQM-163A "Coyote" target vehicle, which continues to support the critical mission of testing ship anti-cruise missile ... more  
Carnegie Mellon is reimagining nanosatellite capabilities with orbital edge computingPittsburgh PA (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering are setting out on a mission to reimagine the capabilities of nanosatellites in low-Earth orbit. Backed by a $7 million grant ... more  
Lithuania to send Ukraine crowdfunded combat droneSiauliai, Lithuania (AFP) July 6, 2022 Lithuania on Wednesday showed off a crowdfunded Turkish-made military drone that it plans to send to Ukraine to help the war-torn country fight Russia's invasion. ... more 
Kongsberg to acquire NanoAvionics; AST SpaceMobile sells stakeKongsberg, Norway (SPX) Jul 05, 2022 Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (Kongsberg) has entered into an agreement to acquire Lithuanian smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer NanoAvionics. The planned acquisition expands Kongsbe ... more 
Integrating drones in urban airspaces - European demonstration program begins at CranfieldCranfield UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2022 In the near future city-dwellers can expect to see a variety of drones in the airspace above where they live, perhaps transporting patients to hospitals, helping tackle fires, or simply delivering p ... more |
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 Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 06, 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 planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support is proud to announce that Dhruva Space's Satellite Orbital Deployer successfully achieved space-qualification on June 30.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Inc., has been contracted to provide 42 satellite platforms as well as assembly, integration, and test (AIT), launch, and space vehicle commissioning support services to Northrop Grumman to satisfy the U.S. Space Development Agency's (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer prototype constellation (T1TL) award.
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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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 Warsaw (AFP) July 1, 2022 
Poland, a NATO member bordering Ukraine, will buy 32 AW149 multi-role military helicopters worth 1.75 billion euros ($1.83 billion) from Italian arms company Leonardo, its defence minister said Friday.
The Polish military will take delivery of a first batch of helicopters next year, "which matters in the context of the international situation of the Russian aggression in Ukraine," said Mariu ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jul 07, 2022 
If you switch a bit in the memory of a computer and then switch it back again, you have restored the original state. There are only two states that can be called "0 and 1".
However, an amazing effect has now been discovered at TU Wien (Vienna): In a crystal based on oxides of gadolinium and manganese, an atomic switch was found that has to be switched back and forth not just once, but twic ... more |
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 Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Jul 06, 2022 
An ozone hole, seven times larger than the Antarctic ozone hole, is currently sitting over tropical regions and has been since the 1980s, according to a Canadian researcher.
In AIP Advances, by AIP Publishing, Qing-Bin Lu, a scientist from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, reveals a large, all-season ozone hole - defined as an area of ozone loss larger than 25% compared with t ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 3, 2022 
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies - with uncertain implications.
Images of plastic pollution have become familiar: a turtle suffocated by a shopping bag, water bottles washed up on beaches, or the monstrous "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" of floating detritus.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 08, 2022 
Scientific endeavors aboard China's space station are expected to bear fruits, as the Shenzhou-14 taikonauts have devoted more time to microgravity experiments on the orbiting core module Tianhe since entering it a month ago.
China's space station is designed to be a versatile space lab, capable of accommodating 25 experiment cabinets for scientific exploration. The China Manned Space Agen ... 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) Jul 08, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is celebrating the 100th launch of its GQM-163A "Coyote" target vehicle, which continues to support the critical mission of testing ship anti-cruise missile defenses for U.S. and allied navies.
The Coyote is a threat-representative target the U.S. Navy uses to prepare, train, and qualify systems and crews aboard naval vessels. Northrop Grumman origi ... more |
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 Innsbruck, Austria (SPX) Jun 30, 2022 
Levitated nanoparticles are promising tools for sensing ultra-weak forces of biological, chemical or mechanical origin and even for testing the foundations of quantum physics. However, such applications require precise position measurement. Researchers at the Department of Experimental Physics of the University of Innsbruck, Austria, have now demonstrated a new technique that boosts the efficien ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2022 
In a complex role-played version of a mission to the Moon, controllers at ESOC combined with a team of geological scientists and ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter to oversee a rover's collection of rock samples. Acting as if he were in lunar orbit, the astronaut was in fact based in a hotel room in Catania, Sicily, with the rover 23 km away and 2 600 m uphill on the volcanic flanks of Mount Etna. As T ... more |
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 Siauliai, Lithuania (AFP) July 6, 2022 
Lithuania on Wednesday showed off a crowdfunded Turkish-made military drone that it plans to send to Ukraine to help the war-torn country fight Russia's invasion.
"This weapon... will be delivered to Ukraine immediately," Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas told reporters at the Baltic state's northern air base in Siauliai.
People in the NATO member country raised 5.9 million ... more |
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