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  London, UK (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 Dawn Aerospace has been awarded euro 1.4 million from the European Commission to help develop its transformative 'green', in-space propulsion technology. The grant will contribute to Dawn's continued investment in hydrazine-replacement technology. The propulsion technology will have the size and performance of a hydrazine-based system, but without the toxicity, supply chain or regulatory risk. There is currently no other option on the market that is gaining commercial traction to replace hy ... read more |
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China prepares to launch Wentian lab moduleWenchang (XNA) Jul 20, 2022 The combination of China's space station lab module Wentian and a Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket has been transferred to the launch area, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Monday. The ... more 
China's newest research lab prepares launch to spaceBeijing (XNA) Jul 20, 2022 China's Wentian space laboratory and its carrier-a Long March 5B rocket-were moved to a service tower on Monday morning to undergo final tests before their planned flight in the coming days, accordi ... more 
Patent approved for space propulsion system poised to transform orbital space logisticsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 Orbital logistics and space mining leader TransAstra Corporation has been granted a patent on a solar-thermal rocket engine that will revolutionize the rapidly expanding satellite industry, and acce ... more 
NASA, GE complete historic hybrid-electric propulsion testsCleveland OH (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 Sustainable aircraft of the future are going to need propulsion systems that can use technology to generate power comparable to the equipment used in today's commercial jets. But creating such ... more |
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British-built satellite completes line-up for first launch from Spaceport CornwallHarwell UK (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 A new research satellite from international engineering firm Rhea Group, built in Oxfordshire by space company Open Cosmos, will be launched from the UK later this year. Virgin Orbit will laun ... more 
Sidus Space increases deliverables to Teledyne TechnologiesCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, lau ... more 
Another success for ANYWAVESToulouse, France (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 In early January, Airbus Defence and Space announced that it had been selected by the FrancoAmerican start-up Loft Orbital to supply more than 15 satellite platforms, a contract that, according to F ... more 
SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites to orbit after Dragon docks with ISSWashington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2021 SpaceX on Sunday launched 53 Starlink satellites after the company's Dragon cargo craft carrying crew supplies and scientific experiments docked with the International Space Station on Saturday. ... more |
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A little piece of Washington state blasted into space this weekRichland WA (SPX) Jul 17, 2022 A tiny piece of rural Washington state-and some of its "inhabitants"- blasted off into space from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 14. The inhabitants are bacteria that live i ... more  
Bees' 'waggle dance' may revolutionize how robots talk to each other in disaster zonesBangalore, India (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 Where are those flowers and how far away are they? This is the crux of the 'waggle dance' performed by honeybees to alert others to the location of nectar-rich flowers. A new study in Frontiers in R ... more  
New satellite series adds capabilities to China's data relay capacityBeijing (XNA) Jul 15, 2022 China launched a Tianlian II series satellite early on Wednesday morning to form a global-covering network of the country's second-generation relay satellites. A Long March 3B carrier rocket b ... more 
NASA, Northrop Grumman to test fire future Artemis booster motorHuntsville AL (SPX) Jul 17, 2022 NASA and Northrop Grumman will perform a full-scale static test of a Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket booster motor at Northrop Grumman's Promontory, Utah, test facility July 21. Engineers wil ... more |
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Dragon docks at ISS to deliver various science payloadsWashington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2022 While the International Space Station was traveling more than 267 miles over the South Atlantic Ocean, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the forward-facing port of the statio ... more 
Third Tianlian II-series satellite launchedBeijing (XNA) Jul 13, 2022 China launched a Tianlian II-series satellite early on Wednesday morning to form a global network of the country's second-generation relay satellites. A Long March 3B carrier rocket blasted of ... more  
US to send four more precision rocket systems to UkraineWashington (AFP) July 20, 2022 The United States will provide four more precision rocket systems to Ukraine to help it battle Russia's invasion, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday. ... more 
Third Test Flight for DARPA's HAWC Yields New Performance DataWashington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 DARPA's Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), a missile program conducted in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed another successful free flight in early July. This is the second ... more  
SDA awards contracts for 28 satellites to build Tranche 1 Tracking LayerWashington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 The Space Development Agency (SDA) has announced the award of two prototype agreements with a total potential value over $1.3 billion for the establishment of the Tranche 1 (T1) Tracking Layer, prov ... more |
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 Glasgow UK (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
Researchers have shown that a quantum-inspired technique can be used to perform lidar imaging with a much higher depth resolution than is possible with conventional approaches. Lidar, which uses laser pulses to acquire 3D information about a scene or object, is usually best suited for imaging large objects such as topographical features or built structures due to its limited depth resolution. ... more |
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China launched a Tianlian II series satellite early on Wednesday morning to form a global-covering network of the country's second-generation relay satellites.
A Long March 3B carrier rocket blasted off at 12:30 am at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and then placed the Tianlian II-03 satellite into a geostationary orbit, according to China Aeros ... more |
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 
Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company the contract to deliver operations and sustainment support services for the Global Positioning System IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF. The support contract provides specialized sustainment services to maintain the GPS IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF space vehicles and signal in space, and meet evolving requirements for a resilient system for the joint wa ... more |
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A new supersonic aircraft tailored to provide quick-reaction capabilities to the U.S. military and allies will be offered through a collaborative agreement between Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Boom Supersonic.
The agreement to together propose special mission variants of Boom's Overture supersonic aircraft was finalized at the Farnborough International Air Show.
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 Moscow (AFP) July 18, 2022 
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to overcome the "colossal" high-tech problems his country is facing due to the onset of unprecedented Western sanctions over Ukraine.
The Kremlin chief said the West had deployed sanctions to cut off Russia from high-tech products in order to contain the country's development.
He said that Russia would overcome "any difficulties" if it mak ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 17, 2022 
China on Saturday launched a Long March-2C carrier rocket to place two satellites in space.
The pair of satellites, Siwei 03 and 04, were lifted at 6:57 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi and soon entered the preset orbit.
They will provide commercial remote sensing services for sectors such as land resources investigation, ... more |
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 Prague (AFP) July 13, 2022 
The war in Ukraine has destroyed forests, polluted fields and filled them with mines, and contaminated water, a Kyiv official told EU environment ministers who pledged help on Wednesday.
At an informal EU meeting in Prague, which holds the rotating EU presidency, Ukrainian Environment Minister Ruslan Strilets said the Russian invasion had damaged three million hectares of Ukrainian forests. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 13, 2022 
China launched a Tianlian II-series satellite early on Wednesday morning to form a global network of the country's second-generation relay satellites.
A Long March 3B carrier rocket blasted off at 12:29 am from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China's Sichuan province and then placed the Tianlian II-03 satellite into a geostationary orbit, according to China Aerospace Sc ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 20, 2022 
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has announced the award of two prototype agreements with a total potential value over $1.3 billion for the establishment of the Tranche 1 (T1) Tracking Layer, providing the initial missile warning/missile tracking warfighting capability of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA). These satellites will begin to launch in April 2025.
The agreements a ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 20, 2022  The United States will provide four more precision rocket systems to Ukraine to help it battle Russia's invasion, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
His Ukrainian counterpart had asked the day before for Washington to send more M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) saying Kyiv's forces have used them to destroy some 30 Russian command stations and ammunition depo ... more |
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 Tokushima, Japan (SPX) Jul 17, 2022 
Raman spectroscopy, an optical microscopy technique, is a non-destructive chemical analysis technique that provides rich molecular fingerprint information about chemical structure, phase, crystallinity, and molecular interactions. The technique relies on the interaction of light with chemical bonds within a material.
However, since light is a wave, optical microscopes are unable to resolve ... more |
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 Bangalore, India (SPX) Jul 14, 2022 
Where are those flowers and how far away are they? This is the crux of the 'waggle dance' performed by honeybees to alert others to the location of nectar-rich flowers. A new study in Frontiers in Robotics and AI has taken inspiration from this technique to devise a way for robots to communicate. The first robot traces a shape on the floor, and the shape's orientation and the time it takes to tr ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 16, 2022  Russian officials have recently visited Iran twice to assess combat drones, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Saturday, as Moscow looks to bolster its arsenal for the war in Ukraine.
Iran's military hosted two showcases for Russian delegations at the Kashan airfield, on June 8 and again on July 5, Sullivan said in a statement.
Satellite imagery released by the White House s ... more |
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