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  Moscow (AFP) Jul 26, 2022 Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station "after 2024", the newly-appointed chief of Moscow's space agency told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. "Of course, we will fulfil all our obligations to our partners, but the decision to leave this station after 2024 has been made," Roscosmos chief Yury Borisov told Putin in comments released by the Kremlin. ... read more |
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Space For Humanity will send first Egyptian to space via Blue OriginDenver CO (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Today, Space For Humanity (S4H), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced its selection committee has chosen Sara Sabry to become the organization's second sponsored Citizen Astronaut. Sara wil ... more  
China successfully launches lab to Tiangong space stationWashington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2021 China has successfully launched a laboratory to its space station orbiting Earth, the Asian nation's space agency said. ... more 
China releases images of Martian satelliteBeijing (XNA) Jul 26, 2022 China's Tianwen-1 probe beamed back high-resolution images of Mars' natural satellite Phobos on Saturday, marking the second anniversary of the launch. Phobos and Deimos are two natural satell ... more  
Satellite built by Open Cosmos and RHEA Group to fly on LauncherOneFarnborough UK (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 In what will be a mission of firsts, Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), has been selected to launch RHEA Group's first satellite into space. The international engineering and solutions firm is working wit ... more |
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Chinese astronauts set up new lab on space stationBeijing (AFP) July 25, 2022 Astronauts entered the new lab module of China's space station for the first time Monday, in a major step towards completing the orbital outpost by the end of the year. ... 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 
CAA launches consultation on UK space launch from CornwallLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a consultation for the public and businesses to have their say on the assessment of environmental effects made by both Virgin Orbit and Spaceport C ... more 
Marine Management Organisation opens consultation on Virgin Orbit launch siteLondon, UK (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is consulting on the determination of a marine licence application from Virgin Orbit, proposing to launch a satellite from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay. ... more |
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SpaceX breaks its annual record with 32nd successful launch in 2022Washington DC (UPI) Jul 22, 2021 SpaceX on Friday broke its annual record with the completion of its 32nd successful launch in 2022, having completed 31 successful launches in 2021. ... more 
Russian, European astronauts make rare joint spacewalk at ISSWashington DC (UPI) Jul 21, 2021 A Russian cosmonaut and European Space Agency engineer made a several-hour spacewalk at the International Space Station on Thursday to work on a robotic laboratory arm. ... more  
How does reduced gravity affect astronauts' muscles and nerve responsesKyoto City, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2022 Among the many functions performed by skeletal muscles, an important one is maintaining our posture. If it weren't for these muscles, Earth's gravitational pull may make it difficult for us to stand ... more 
Australian rocketry team regains sky wings with triple win at Spaceport America CupSydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 The USYD Rocketry Team has been announced as the overall winner of the Spaceport America Cup intercollegiate rocketry competition, held annually in New Mexico. Competing against 97 student teams fro ... more |
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BlueWalker 3 test satellite fully assembled and shippedMidland TX (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) reports that its BlueWalker 3 test satellite has been fully assembled and left its Midland, TX headquarters and manufacturing facility. Over the next few w ... more  
Satellite operators Eutelsat, OneWeb agree to mergeParis (AFP) July 26, 2022 French and British satellite operators Eutelsat and OneWeb announced Tuesday plans to merge and create a "global champion" in broadband internet, rivalling US giants such as Elon Musk's Starlink. ... more  
Airbus to deliver connectivity services using its leading Zephyr High Altitude Platform StationFarnborough UK (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 Airbus has launched a connectivity services business through the creation of a dedicated HAPS Services Business based around Zephyr, Airbus' leading HAPS technology platform. This will help enable i ... more  
US, UK reportedly working on defense against Russian, Chinese hypersonic missilesMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 25, 2022 American and British arms companies have been working on the creation of defense systems against Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles, though the project is only "in its infancy" in the United St ... more 
Northrop Grumman demonstrates Joint Integrated Fires during Valiant ShieldHuntsville AL (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) systems fused sensor information from multiple services to create a fire-control-quality composite track on a multi-service network during U.S. Indo-Pacifi ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
The Defense Department and other federal agencies have sought advanced sources that generate gamma rays, X-rays, neutrons, protons, and electrons to enable a variety of scientific, commercial, and defense applications - from medical diagnostics, to scans of cargo containers for dangerous materials, to non-destructive testing of aircraft and their parts to see internal defects. But none of these ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) July 26, 2022 
French and British satellite operators Eutelsat and OneWeb announced Tuesday plans to merge and create a "global champion" in broadband internet, rivalling US giants such as Elon Musk's Starlink.
Eutelsat and OneWeb said in a joint statement that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces to become "a leading global player in connectivity... in an all-share transaction." ... 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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 Seoul (AFP) July 25, 2022 
US Army Apache attack helicopters stationed in South Korea are holding live-fire drills with guns and rockets, the US military said Monday, as Seoul looks to boost deterrence against the nuclear-armed North.
The drills - the first such exercises since 2019 - come after a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests by Pyongyang this year, including firing an intercontinental ballistic missile at ... more |
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
CAES, a leader in advanced mission-critical electronics for aerospace and defense, has announced that its radiation hardened microelectronics are on board SpaceLogistics' Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) Spacecraft, and the Mission Extension POD (MEP), which will be deployed to assist in extending the life of aging satellites in space.
The MRV is the second-generation servicing vehicle follow ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 25, 2022 
A large data-driven telecommunications satellite that uses innovative technology to keep cool as well as other innovations - developed under an ESA Partnership Project - has started its commercial service.
The satellite will provide broadband connectivity for commercial shipping, aviation, governments and enterprises through its operator, SES, as well connecting underserved areas and accel ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jul 21, 2022 
Microplastics, tiny particles of plastic that are now found worldwide in the air, water, and soil, are increasingly recognized as a serious pollution threat, and have been found in the bloodstream of animals and people around the world.
Some of these microplastics are intentionally added to a variety of products, including agricultural chemicals, paints, cosmetics, and detergents - amounti ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jul 26, 2022 
China's Tianwen-1 probe beamed back high-resolution images of Mars' natural satellite Phobos on Saturday, marking the second anniversary of the launch.
Phobos and Deimos are two natural satellites of the red planet. Phobos is the larger one with an irregular shape with no atmosphere and the closest satellite to the main star in the solar system.
The Tianwen-1 operation team seized th ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
The Department of Defense has awarded two firm fixed price Other Transaction (OT) Agreement modifications to exercise options; one to Northrop Grumman and one to Raytheon through the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) authority under 10 U.S.C. 4022.
Each modification has an approximate value of $41.5M and an anticipated Period of Performance through February 2023. These modifications will allo ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 25, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) systems fused sensor information from multiple services to create a fire-control-quality composite track on a multi-service network during U.S. Indo-Pacific Command's (INDOPACOM) Valiant Shield exercise, enabling an extended battlespace and allowing better and quicker decisions.
Northrop Grumman's systems, including the U.S. Army's Integrated Batt ... 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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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
When communication lines are open, individual agents such as robots or drones can work together to collaborate and complete a task. But what if they aren't equipped with the right hardware or the signals are blocked, making communication impossible? University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers started with this more difficult challenge. They developed a method to train multiple agents to ... more |
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 Arbil, Iraq (AFP) July 22, 2022 
Two bomb-laden drones targeting a Turkish military base in northern Iraq were shot down Friday, a local mayor said, amid heightened tensions days after nine Iraqi civilians died in shelling blamed on Turkey.
The Turkish army has maintained dozens of outposts over the past 25 years across northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region as part of its campaign against rebels.
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