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  Beijing (XNA) Sep 18, 2022 Crew members on the Shenzhou XIV mission stepped out of their spacecraft for the second spacewalk on Saturday afternoon, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a brief news release that Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe opened an extravehicular activity hatch on the Tiangong space station at 1:35 pm and then floated out of the station. He was followed by mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong. Their female peer - Senior Colonel Liu Yang - stayed inside the station to suppo ... read more |
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ISS National Lab Research Announcement Focused on Technology Advancement is OpenKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory has released a new research announcement soliciting flight concepts for "Technology Advancement and Applied Research Leveraging the ISS Nati ... more  
Rocket Lab launches 30th Electron and 150th satellite to spaceLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has delivered its 30th mission and 150th satellite to orbit following its latest successful Electron launch earlier Thursday. "The Owl Spreads Its Wings" ded ... more 
Sky watchers in Alaska treated to SpaceX satellites and glowing auroraWashington DC (UPI) Sep 15, 2021 Sky watchers in Alaska were treated to both a dramatic green Aurora and a group of Space X Starlink satellites. ... more 
Satellite mobility ecosystem provider, Morpheus Space raises $28M in Series ALos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 Morpheus Space, the leading provider of in-space mobility systems, has announced the close of a $28M Series A funding round led by space exclusive VC, Alpine Space Ventures. Alpine was joined by Mor ... more |
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ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti becomes first European female ISS commanderParis (ESA) Sep 15, 2022 ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti will soon fulfil the role of commander of the International Space Station, taking over from fellow Expedition 67 crew member Oleg Artemyev. Since beginning ... more 
Taikonauts enjoy 'home-grown' meal during Mid-Autumn FestivalBeijing (XNA) Sep 15, 2022 During this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, three Chinese astronauts onboard the country's space station has, for the first time, eaten fresh lettuce they planted themselves in space, along with mooncak ... more 
Redwire and Sodern team up to market the Exquisite-Class Eagle Eye Star TrackerParis, France (SPX) Sep 13, 2022 Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, today signed a formal teaming agreement with Sodern, a world leader in star trackers and neut ... more  
Germany military must become Europe's 'best equipped': ScholzBerlin (AFP) Sept 16, 2022 Germany is ready to take a leading role in ensuring Europe's security, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday, vowing to transform the country's military into the "best equipped" on the continent. ... more |
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China-Russia: an unequal and fragile relationshipParis (AFP) Sept 16, 2022 President Xi Jinping of China and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have talked up the Beijing-Moscow relationship as the new centre of a multipolar world, but their alliance is unequal and its future far from clear. ... more  
Northrop Grumman unveils first Australian MQ-4C TritonPalmdale CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Northrop Grumman has unveiled Australia's first MQ-4C Triton autonomous aircraft during a ceremony at its high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft production site in California. The event, atte ... more  
Path clear for Swiss purchase of US F-35 fightersGeneva (AFP) Sept 15, 2022 Swiss lawmakers voted Thursday to proceed with the controversial purchase of F-35 fighter jets without holding a referendum sought by opponents of the deal. ... more  
Northrop Grumman and Cubic demonstrate JADC2 connectivitySan Diego CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) collaborated with Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions (CMPS), a division of Cubic Corporation, to successfully demonstrate a High Capacity Backbone (HCB) ... more |
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Northrop Grumman's rocket development reaches new heightsFalls Church VA (SPX) Sep 13, 2022 When you think of a rocket launch, you probably imagine a glistening white cylinder emerging from a cloud of smoke and fire making its way into outer space. But while the sight of a launch may only ... more 
LeoLabs awarded contract from US Dept of Commerce to support space traffic management prototypeMenlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2022 LeoLabs, Inc., the world's leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services, has announced an award to provide data and services to the US ... more  
Seven dead in Indonesia mine landslide: district chiefPontianak, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 17, 2022 Indonesian rescuers have recovered seven bodies after a landslide at an illegal gold mine buried an estimated 20 people, officials said on Saturday. ... more 
Space seeds thrive at the United Nations CampusBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 What is biodiversity? How do flowers affect us and the environment? And how are they related to spaceflight? For primary school children to be able to investigate these exciting questions, the Germa ... more 
27 people killed in China quarantine bus crashBeijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2022 Twenty-seven people died en route to a Covid-19 quarantine facility when their bus crashed in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said, in the country's deadliest road accident this year. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Sep 15, 2021  People in Scotland and Northern Ireland saw something unusual in the sky on Wednesday night - a fiery streak that looked like a meteor, but wasn't.
The fireball was also seen by some skywatchers in northern England. The UK Meteor Network said about 800 people reported seeing the streaking fireball, which was visible for about 20 seconds.
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 San Diego CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) collaborated with Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions (CMPS), a division of Cubic Corporation, to successfully demonstrate a High Capacity Backbone (HCB)-enabled Gateway System solution that provides foundational connectivity and processing capabilities to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and ensure delivery of the right data, to th ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 02, 2022 
Europe's latest Galileo satellites in space have joined the operational constellation, transmitting navigation signals to three billion users across planet Earth as well as relaying distress calls to rescuers. Their entry into service follows a summer test campaign and will result in a measurable increase in positioning accuracy and improved data delivery performance of the overall Galileo syste ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Sept 15, 2022 
Swiss lawmakers voted Thursday to proceed with the controversial purchase of F-35 fighter jets without holding a referendum sought by opponents of the deal.
The lower house National Council gave the government the go-ahead to buy the 36 aircraft from US manufacturer Lockheed Martin by a large majority.
The upper house, the Council of States where Switzerland's cantons are represented, ha ... more |
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 West Lafayette, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2022 
The United States should take on a greater role in the global semiconductor industry for the sake of its economy and security, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday.
Addressing students and researchers at Purdue University, home to one of America's top engineering schools, Blinken stressed the importance of "getting into that tech diplomacy, making sure that the United States is ... more |
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 Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 15, 2022 
ICEYE, the owner of the world's largest synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation and SATLANTIS, a leading New Space optical imaging company, has announced preliminary plans to develop and manufacture a proposed Tandem for Earth Observation (Tandem4EO) constellation consisting of two radar and two VHR optical satellites. The announced program is planned to support the New Space stra ... more |
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 Sydney (AFP) Sept 12, 2022 
Australia's crafty, sulphur-crested cockatoos appear to have entered an "innovation arms race" with humans, scientists say, as the two species spar over the rubbish in roadside bins.
The white birds, which can grow nearly as long as a human arm, initially surprised researchers by devising an ingenious technique to prise open household bin lids in Sydney and other areas.
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 18, 2022 
Crew members on the Shenzhou XIV mission stepped out of their spacecraft for the second spacewalk on Saturday afternoon, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a brief news release that Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe opened an extravehicular activity hatch on the Tiangong space station at 1:35 pm and then floated out of the station. He was followed by mission commander Se ... 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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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Sep 06, 2022 
Researchers looking to synthesize a brighter and more stable nanoparticle for optical applications found that their creation instead exhibited a more surprising property: bursts of superfluorescence that occurred at both room temperature and regular intervals. The work could lead to the development of faster microchips, neurosensors, or materials for use in quantum computing applications, as wel ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 16, 2022 
Shanghai was the setting earlier this month for a global event showcasing the use of artificial intelligence for a wide variety of commercial purposes.
Ranging from general-purpose chips to financial technology, and from smart healthcare to wearable devices, the benefits of AI were highlighted at the Fifth World Artificial Intelligence Conference, or WAIC, which took place from Sept 1 to 3 ... more |
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 Palmdale CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
Northrop Grumman has unveiled Australia's first MQ-4C Triton autonomous aircraft during a ceremony at its high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft production site in California. The event, attended by Australian, U.S. government and defense officials, highlights the continued progress of the MQ-4C Triton program for both the Royal Australian Air Force and U.S. Navy.
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