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  Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 21, 2022 A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Wednesday, after blasting off on a Russian-operated flight in a rare instance of cooperation between Moscow and Washington. The Russian space agency Roscosmos and NASA both distributed live footage of the launch from Kazakhstan and commentators speaking over the feed said it was stable and the crew was "feeling well". NASA's Frank Rubio and Russia's Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Peteli ... read more |
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China's manned space program attracts more public attentionBeijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 China's manned space program, initiated 30 years ago, has grown more popular among Chinese people, who return with extensive support and a vision for space exploration. On Sept. 21, 1992, Chin ... more  
Four-legged jumping robots LEAP to explore the MoonBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 A four-legged robot trained through artificial intelligence has learned the same lesson as the Apollo astronauts - that jumping can be the best way to move around on the surface the Moon. An update ... more  
Northrop Grumman Meets Rocket Motor Casting Milestone on Road to Sentinel's First FlightPromontory UT (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully cast the LGM-35A Sentinel program's first inert stage-one and stage-two solid rocket motor set this summer. The casting event demonstrated the m ... more  
Weightless on Earth with VivaldiParis (ESA) Sep 22, 2022 During missions on the International Space Station, astronauts' bodies go through a wide array of changes due to lack of gravity - everything from vision to cardiovascular health to bone density is ... more |
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The Perseverance robotic arm tightrope of abrasion proximity sciencePasadena CA (JPL) Sep 22, 2022 The SHERLOC and PIXL proximity science instruments on Perseverance have enabled more detailed observations of Martian chemistry and minerology than ever before. PIXL can isolate features as small as ... more 
Taikonauts in orbit salute China's manned space program on 30th anniversaryBeijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 The Shenzhou-XIV taikonauts, who are aboard the Tiangong space station, gave an off-Earth salute to all participants in China's 30-year manned space program on Wednesday. In a celebratory vide ... more 
NASA says delayed Moon rocket passed fueling testWashington (AFP) Sept 22, 2022 NASA said Wednesday it had successfully trialed the fueling process for its new rocket, after technical issues a few weeks ago halted two attempts to get the behemoth off the ground and headed towards the Moon. ... more 
Artemis Cryogenic Demonstration test concludes, all objectives metKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 The launch director has confirmed all objectives have been met for the cryogenic demonstration test, and teams are now proceeding with critical safing activities and preparations for draining the ro ... more |
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Shenzhou XIV astronauts in 4-hour spacewalkBeijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 Chinese astronauts on the Shenzhou XIV mission completed their second spacewalk on Saturday afternoon, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe opened an extravehic ... more 
Space missions bring Down-to-Earth benefitsBeijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 Spectacle of rocket launches draws throngs of visitors, newfound prosperity to township in coastal Hainan Editor's note: In this series, China Daily looks at some of the areas in which major p ... more 
Arianespace signs agreement with SAB-LS for the provision of cubesat servicesParis, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Arianespace has announced during the International Astronautical Congress, the signature of a multi-year framework agreement. The contract entrusts SAB-LS to co-operate as partner of Arianespace for ... more 
Axiom Space and Turkey sign agreement to send first Turkish astronaut to spaceParis, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Commercial space leader Axiom Space and the government of Turkiye have signed a historic agreement to send the first Turkish astronaut to space. As part of a larger effort by Turkiye to expand its s ... more |
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Rocket Lab to launch NOAA-supported Argos-4 Spacecraft for General AtomicsLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) reports it will launch a dedicated Electron mission for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). Electron is scheduled to launch the "It Argos Up From Her ... more 
Wagner Corp teams with Virgin Orbit to bring air-launch capability to AustraliaWellcamp, Australia (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading launch provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wagner Corporation, one of the region's most successful privately-owned companies and prop ... more 
Spaceflight and Rocket Factory partner to fly Sherpa OTVs on RFA launches from EuropeParis, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 At the International Astronautical Congress 2022 (IAC), Spaceflight Inc., the leading global launch services provider, has announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for upcoming launch ... more  
Maritime Launch and Nanoracks partner with Ukraine to develop a cubesat program for Ukrainian UniversitiesParis, France (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) and Nanoracks have signed a Letter of Intent with State Space Agency of Ukraine to support the development of a CubeSat program in Ukraine. St ... more 
Rocket Lab selects NASA Stennis Space Center for Neutron Engine Test FacilityLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) has selected NASA's historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi as the location of its engine test facility for its reusable rocket, Neutron. The Archimedes ... more |
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 Santa Monica CA (SPX) Sep 21, 2022 
Outpost Technologies Corporation has signed a Reimbursable Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA Langley Research Center for the use and development of their flight-tested Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) to provide industry-leading payload Earth return capabilities from orbit.
The SAA enables Outpost to collaborate with NASA on developing HIAD technology for safely retur ... more |
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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 19, 2022 
Switzerland signed a controversial contract on Monday to buy 36 US F-35 stealth fighter jets at a cost of more than six billion francs ($6.2 billion).
"National Armaments Director Martin Sonderegger and the Swiss F-35A Program Manager Darko Savic signed the procurement contract on 19 September 2022 at armasuisse in Bern," said armasuisse, the country's arms procurement agency.
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 
Neuromorphic computing system technology mimicking the human brain has emerged and overcome the limitation of excessive power consumption regarding the existing von Neumann computing method. A high-performance, analog artificial synapse device, capable of expressing various synapse connection strengths, is required to implement a semiconductor device that uses a brain information transmission me ... more |
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 Vienna VA (SPX) Sep 22, 2022 
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), has been awarded as part of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Delivery Order 5 of the contract issued by the National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA), for commercially available space-based radio occultation (RO).
The award, valued at $9.9 million, is the third multi-million dollar NOAA contract Spire has received in FY22.
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 Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2022 
US senators voted Wednesday to sign on to a global agreement to drastically cut the use of a group of powerful greenhouse gasses commonly found in refrigerators and air conditioners.
The super-pollutants, known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), can be hundreds to thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere, exacerbating the climate crisis.
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 Beijing (XNA) Sep 22, 2022 
Spectacle of rocket launches draws throngs of visitors, newfound prosperity to township in coastal Hainan
Editor's note: In this series, China Daily looks at some of the areas in which major progress has been made in the 10 years since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in November 2012.
Chen Li, a 62-year-old restaurant owner in Longlou, a coastal to ... 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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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 22, 2022 
The SHERLOC and PIXL proximity science instruments on Perseverance have enabled more detailed observations of Martian chemistry and minerology than ever before. PIXL can isolate features as small as a grain of sand. To achieve this, these instruments on the end of the robotic arm must be placed at a precise distance from the feature of interest - very close, but not too close. PIXL even has a "h ... 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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