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  Kennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 NASA has scrubbed a test flight of its powerful new rocket, in a setback to its plan to send humans back to the Moon and eventually to Mars, but may shoot for another launch attempt on Friday. "We don't launch until it's right," NASA administrator Bill Nelson said after an engine issue forced a cancellation of Monday's flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "This is a very complicated machine," Nelson said. "You don't want to light the candle until it's ready to go." The goal of th ... read more |
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Energy particle detector helps Shenzhou-14 crew conduct EVAsBeijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2022 The energy particle detector deployed on Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, will help the Shenzhou-14 crew members carry out extravehicular activities (EVAs), according to the C ... more 
NASA, SpaceX adjust Crew-5 launch dateKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 28, 2022 NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 12:45 p.m. EDT Monday, Oct. 3, for the launch of the agency's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station. The date adjustment allows for extra se ... more 
China conducts spaceplane flight testBeijing (XNA) Aug 26, 2022 On Friday, China carried out a key flight test of its reusable suborbital spaceplane, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the nation's leading space contractor. The State ... more  
NASA awards contract to demonstrate trash compacting system for ISSWashington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2022 NASA has awarded a contract to Sierra Nevada Corporation of Madison, Wisconsin, to develop and demonstrate a microgravity-compactible Trash Compaction and Processing System (TCPS) Phase B, for the I ... more |
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NS-23 to Fly 36 Payloads and 1000s of Club for the Future Postcards to SpaceKent WA (SPX) Aug 28, 2022 On August 31, New Shepard's 23rd mission, a dedicated payloads flight, will fly 36 payloads from academia, research institutions, and students across the globe. The launc ... more 
Russia's only female cosmonaut says 'ready' for Crew Dragon flightMoscow (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 Russia's only active female cosmonaut, Anna Kikina, said Friday she was ready for her upcoming flight to the International Space Station aboard Space X's Crew Dragon. ... more 
Boeing eyes February for space capsule's first crewed flightWashington (AFP) Aug 25, 2022 The first crewed flight of Boeing's space capsule Starliner is scheduled for February 2023, the company and NASA announced Thursday, as the United States seeks to secure a second way for its astronauts to reach the International Space Station. ... more 
US should end ISS collaboration with RussiaHuntsville 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 |
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Northrop Grumman continues B-2 Spirit modernization programFalls Church WA (SPX) Aug 28, 2022 Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are continuing enhancements to the B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber fleet providing new capability, including its first long-range stealth missile. The B-2 suc ... more  
ATLAS Space Operations secures $26M in Series B funding led by MitsuiTraverse City MI (SPX) Aug 28, 2022 ATLAS Space Operations, a global leader in cloud-based space communications solutions, has announced $26 million in Series B Funding led by Mitsui and Co., Ltd. The investment round reaffirms confid ... more  
Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 RangeHawks Embark on New MissionGrand Forks ND (SPX) Aug 28, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) RQ-4 RangeHawk is poised to support the SkyRange program's U.S. hypersonic missile flight tests from its Grand Sky facility near Grand Forks, North Dakota. ... more 
Swiss govt, campaigners in dogfight over F-35A jetsGeneva (AFP) Aug 24, 2022 The Swiss government said Wednesday there could be no public vote on replacing its ageing fleet of warplanes with F-35A fighter jets before the deal was signed, infuriating campaigners. ... more |
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China's space tracking ship sails for monitoring missionsBeijing (XNA) Aug 24, 2022 China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 set sail for monitoring missions from its home port on Monday morning, according to China Science Daily. The vessel has prepared for the new missions as ... more 
Ethiopia says air force downed plane carrying arms for TPLFAddis Ababa (AFP) Aug 24, 2022 Ethiopia's air force said Wednesday it had shot down a plane carrying weapons for the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that had encroached on the country's airspace via Sudan, state media reported. ... more 
Iran to launch mass military drone drillsTehran (AFP) Aug 23, 2022 Iran's armed forces will on Wednesday launch large scale drone drills across the country involving 150 unmanned aerial vehicles to show off its "power", state media reported Tuesday. ... more 
Compact QKD system paves the way to cost-effective satellite-based quantum networksHefei, 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 stat ... more  
India sacks officers over Pakistan missile misfireNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2022 The Indian air force on Tuesday sacked three officers for the accidental firing of a cruise missile into nuclear-armed rival Pakistan following a months-long investigation by New Delhi. ... more |
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In NASA's hunt for water and resources beyond Earth, a new technology could coat the "skin" of a satellite, turning its entire surface into a sensor that tallies the chemicals present on distant planets.
Solving the mysteries of our home planet, solar system, and beyond is a key priority for NASA, and the new sensor could be a powerful tool in the investigation. Mahmooda Sultana, an instru ... more |
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 Traverse City MI (SPX) Aug 28, 2022 
ATLAS Space Operations, a global leader in cloud-based space communications solutions, has announced $26 million in Series B Funding led by Mitsui and Co., Ltd. The investment round reaffirms confidence in ATLAS' Ground Software as a Service (G-SaaS) approach as a critical solution within the space economy.
The funding round is a part of strategic initiatives for both Mitsui and ATLAS. For ... more |
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 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 capabilities that the company plans to offer through its fully managed cloud service MariaDB SkySQL. Applications that leverage geospatial data are truly transformative, enabling businesses to offer new produc ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 24, 2022 
The Swiss government said Wednesday there could be no public vote on replacing its ageing fleet of warplanes with F-35A fighter jets before the deal was signed, infuriating campaigners.
The announcement came despite a petition containing more than 100,000 signatures, which allows any matter to go to a vote under Switzerland's direct democracy system.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
In an example of the adage "everything old is new again," MIT engineers report a new discovery in semiconductors, well-known materials that have been the focus of intense study for over 100 years thanks to their many applications in electronic devices.
The team found that these important materials not only become much stiffer in response to light, but the effect is reversible when the ligh ... more |
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 Budapest (AFP) Aug 22, 2022 
The Hungarian government on Monday fired the head of the national weather service and her deputy, two days after a fireworks display to celebrate Hungary's national holiday was delayed for fear of storms.
Technology Minister Lazlo Palkovics, under whose remit the National Meteorological Service (NMS) falls, relieved president Kornelia Radics and her deputy Gyula Horvath from their duties, bu ... more |
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 London (AFP) Aug 27, 2022  Britain's environment minister on Saturday defended government plans to tackle sewage releases into rivers and sea, after opposition parties and environmentalists slammed the measures as insufficient and costly for consumers.
Recent discharges of sewage into popular river and sea bathing areas have prompted widespread horror among the public, as well as alarm over waters shared with the EU. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 28, 2022 
The energy particle detector deployed on Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, will help the Shenzhou-14 crew members carry out extravehicular activities (EVAs), according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The Wentian module has been operating stably in orbit for nearly a month, and the Shenzhou-14 crew have been training and preparing for their first EVAs during t ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 09, 2022 
Lockheed Martin recently validated prototype communications radio technology for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) during a recent test milestone.
The NGI's mission is to protect the U.S. homeland from increasing and evolving intercontinental ballistic missile threats. Critically, the interceptor and its components must be able to receive and share data from the ground and throughout t ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2022 
The Indian air force on Tuesday sacked three officers for the accidental firing of a cruise missile into nuclear-armed rival Pakistan following a months-long investigation by New Delhi.
The unarmed BrahMos surface-to-surface supersonic missile was accidently launched from a secret military base in northern India in early March before the projectile landed roughly 125 kilometers inside Pakist ... 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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 Bethlehem PA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
Robotic arms are typically composed of joints, which help the arm move and perform a task. Each of those joints is capable of either rotating or extending-and the number of such possible independent movements is referred to as the robotic system's degree of freedom. The more joints in the arm, the higher the degree of freedom.
"In general, robotic systems are very high-degree-of-freedom sy ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Aug 23, 2022 
Iran's armed forces will on Wednesday launch large scale drone drills across the country involving 150 unmanned aerial vehicles to show off its "power", state media reported Tuesday.
"The accuracy and power of weapons... the capabilities of guidance and control systems and the combat capabilities of drones are among the things that will be tested and evaluated in this exercise," deputy coord ... more |
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