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August 19, 2022
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Compact QKD system paves the way to cost-effective satellite-based quantum networks



Hefei, China (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
Researchers report an experimental demonstration of a space-to-ground quantum key distribution (QKD) network using a compact QKD terminal aboard the Chinese Space Lab Tiangong-2 and four ground stations. The new QKD system is less than half the weight of the system the researchers developed for the Micius satellite, which was used to perform the world's first quantum-encrypted virtual teleconference. The demonstration represents an important step toward practical QKD based on constellations of sma ... read more

SPACE MEDICINE
Vector Space Biosciences offers tools countering stressors during spaceflight
San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
To establish a lunar base or go to Mars, understanding how to protect and repair the human body during spaceflight is imperative. Countermeasures against diseases associated to stressors during spac ... more
GPS NEWS
MariaDB reimagines how databases deliver geospatial capabilities with acquisition
Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
MariaDB Corporation has announced it has acquired CubeWerx, leaders in geospatial solutions, for an undisclosed amount. With the acquisition, MariaDB adds cloud-native, scalable geospatial capabilit ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Track NASA's Artemis I mission in real time
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
Join NASA's Orion spacecraft on its first mission around the Moon using the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW) to track the spacecraft's flight as it happens. During Artemis I, Orion will ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
First of NASA's SunRISE smallsats rolls off production line
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 19, 2022
Building a 6-mile-wide (10-kilometer-wide) telescope in space may sound like science fiction. But through the combined power of six toaster-size satellites, that's what NASA's SunRISE will be: a hug ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
China's commercial rocket CERES-1 Y3 launches three satellites
Jiuquan (XNA) Aug 09, 2022
China on Tuesday launched its CERES-1 Y3 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The rocket blasted off at 12:11 pm (Beijing Time) Aug 9, 2022 from the laun ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
US should end ISS collaboration with Russia
Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2022
Recently, the Russian space agency Roscosmos declared that Russia would depart the International Space Station program "after 2024", while the US Congress authorized NASA to extend the program to 2030. In that same week, Russians circulated a horrific video of a Ukrainian soldier being castrated before his murder by Putin's invading troops, while dozens of other Ukrainian POWs were slaughtered while being held in Russian captivity. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Russian spacewalk cut short due to issue with suit
Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2022
A spacewalk by two Russians on Wednesday was ended abruptly due to a problem with the battery in cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev's suit, though at no point was he in any danger, the US and Russian space agencies said. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA's new rocket on launchpad for trip to Moon
Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2022
NASA's giant new SLS rocket arrived at its launchpad Wednesday in Cape Canaveral ahead of a planned flight to the Moon in less than two weeks. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Voyager logs 45 years in space as NASA's longest mission to date
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 18, 2022
Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA's longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space. NASA's twin Voyager probes have become, in some ways, ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab to launch 150th satellite with upcoming Synspective SAR launch
Long Beach CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2022
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced its upcoming 30th Electron launch will deliver its 150th payload and 300th Rutherford engine to space. The mission is a dedicated launch for Japanese ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese space-tracking ship docks at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port
Colombo (XNA) Aug 18, 2022
China's space-tracking ship Yuanwang-5 has docked at Sri Lanka's Hambantota International Port (HIP) for replenishment purposes. Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, Sri Lankan governm ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Shenzhou XIV astronauts to conduct their first spacewalk in coming days
Beijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022
China's Shenzhou XIV astronauts will conduct extravehicular activities (EVAs) for the first time in the next few days, China Media Group reported on Saturday. The three-member crew has been wo ... more

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DRAGON SPACE
Harvest from heavenly breeding
Beijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022
When China's Shenzhou-14 spaceship returns to Earth late this year, it will bring home some unusual packages - brewer's yeast grown in space. It will be part of the harvest of a 6-month-long b ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Chinese commercial carrier rocket Smart Dragon-3 completes ground tests
Beijing (XNA) Aug 15, 2022
China's new carrier rocket Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3), designed for commercial use, has completed large-scale ground tests, its developer said on Thursday. The rocket was developed by the China Roc ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA moves up launch of massive moon rocket
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 15, 2021
NASA announced Monday that it will roll out its Artemis I Moon rocket on Tuesday evening, which is two days earlier than originally planned. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
CST signs agreement with Gilmour Space for the launch of 50kg to LEO
Logan UT (SPX) Aug 10, 2022
Commercial Space Technologies Ltd (CST) has signed an agreement with Australian launch provider, Gilmour Space Technologies, to offer a launch capacity of up to 50 kilograms on their Eris Block 1 ve ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
US Navy military sealift command awards Inmarsat 10-year wideband follow-on contract
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
Inmarsat Government has announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded Inmarsat Government the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) Next Generation Wideband (NGW) Follo ... more
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UAV NEWS
MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes First Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations Exercise
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy's autonomous, runway-independent helicopter system, successfully completed operations under the Expeditionary Advance Base ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Virgin Orbit earns AS9100 Certification
Long Beach CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2022
The Performance Review Institute (PRI) Registrar recently certified Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) as having met stringent international standards. This achievement promotes Virgin Orbit's ongoing comm ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russia deploys hypersonic missiles to Kaliningrad
Moscow (AFP) Aug 18, 2022
Russia on Thursday relocated three warplanes equipped with hypersonic missiles to its exclave of Kaliningrad on the coast of the Baltic Sea. ... more
MILTECH
Northrop Grumman G/ATOR demonstrates advanced radar capability for US Marines
Baltimore MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2022
Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) multifunction sensor successfully detected and tracked multiple cruise missile threats simultaneously dur ... more
AEROSPACE
Taiwan shows off most advanced fighter jet after China drills
Hualien, Taiwan (AFP) Aug 17, 2022
Taiwan displayed on Wednesday its most advanced fighter jet, the missile-equipped F-16V, in a rare nighttime demonstration in the wake of China's unprecedented military drills around the island. ... more
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