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  Yantai, China (XNA) Oct 11, 2022 China successfully launched two test satellites from a launch platform in the Yellow Sea on Friday. The CentiSpace-S5/S6 test satellites with LEO satellite navigation enhancement system were lifted off by a Long March-11 carrier rocket at 09:10 pm (Beijing Time) and they have entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be used to monitor the performance of the global navigation satellite system in real time, and carry out navigation augmentation and intersatellite laser commu ... read more |
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Mengtian space lab fueled ahead of upcoming launchBeijing (XNA) Oct 11, 2022 Propellant injection work on the Mengtian space lab, the second lab component of China's Tiangong space station, was conducted on Monday morning at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan provinc ... more  
SIMBA Chain awarded SpaceWERX Orbital Prime ContractSouth Bend IN (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 SIMBA Chain announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a STTR Phase I in the amount of $250,000 to investigate how SIMBA's blockchain technology may enable In- ... more  
GMV joins UN Global CompactMadrid, Spain (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 As a declaration of its firm commitment to innovation-led, progress-seeking sustainable development, technology multinational GMV has joined the United Nations Global Compact, a worldwide initiative ... more 
NASA's Crew-5 mission casts long exposure light beamKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 In this 20-second exposure from Oct. 5, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission from our Kennedy Space Center in Flor ... more |
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Cables, tie-wraps and no stepParis (ESA) Oct 11, 2022 The third (pictured) and fourth European Service Modules are currently in production at Airbus facilities in Bremen, Germany. They are a key element of the Orion spacecraft, the first to return huma ... more 
Micro Meat and Orbital Assembly team up on space-based food production ventureHuntsville AL (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 Micro Meat, a pioneer in the alternative protein industry, and Orbital Assembly (OA), developer of space-based business parks with variable gravity, have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-d ... more  
DART Mission photos came from NASA's first use of Argotec microsatelliteTurin, Italy (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 When NASA's DART spacecraft successfully hit the asteroid Dimorphos, the closest cameras that captured the impact were on LICIACube, a microsatellite built by Argotec. The next closest cameras were ... more 
Rocket Lab successfully launches 31st Electron rocketLong Beach CA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has broken its annual launch record with the launch of "It Argos Up From Here," a dedicated launch for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS). The missi ... more |
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Australia seeks to grow plants on Moon by 2025Sydney (AFP) Oct 6, 2022 Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the Moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled Friday that they said could help pave the way for a future colony. ... more 
Successful TEXUS 57 Launch - the weightless world above the Arctic CircleKiruna, Sweden (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 The TEXUS 57 sounding rocket was successfully launched on the first launch attempt on 1 October at 08:26 local time (06:26 UTC) from the Esrange Space Centre in Sweden to enable microgravity experim ... more 
US flies Russian cosmonaut to ISS as Ukraine conflict ragesWashington (AFP) Oct 6, 2022 A SpaceX capsule carrying a Russian crew member docked Thursday with the International Space Station on a NASA mission that carries significant symbolism amid the war in Ukraine. ... more 
Rocket Lab to launch environmental monitoring satellite for General AtomicsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is preparing to launch its 31st Electron rocket and 151st satellite to orbit during a dedicated mission for General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) on Fr ... more |
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First successful test of the Ariane 6 upper stage at DLR LampoldshausenLampoldshausen, Germany (SPX) Oct 07, 2022 The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) site in Lampoldshausen successfully tested the upper stage of Ariane 6 for the first time on 5 October 2022. A hot-fire t ... more 
Virgin Orbit's next rocket ready for CornwallMojave CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB), a leading responsive launch provider, reports that its latest rocket has completed a full launch rehearsal and is now ready for flight. The window for the company's next ... more 
Ad-block this: Advertisers ready to hit you with commercials from spaceMoscow, Russia (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 Researchers from Skoltech and MIPT have studied the economic feasibility of a space advertising mission that would launch a formation of satellites into orbit to reflect sunlight and display commerc ... more  
Biden promises Zelensky advanced air defense systemsWashington (AFP) Oct 10, 2022 US President Joe Biden on Monday promised to provide advanced air defense systems to Ukraine after Russian missiles rained down on the capital Kyiv and other cities, the White House said in a statement. ... more 
Germany says air defence shield to reach Ukraine 'in days'Berlin (AFP) Oct 10, 2022 Germany said Monday it was rushing long-promised air defence systems, capable of protecting an entire city, to Ukraine after Russia unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on the country. ... more |
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 Santa Fe NM (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 
Solstar Space (Solstar), the company making persistent in-orbit communications available, announced its currently in development, Deke Space Communicator will provide a cost-effective and easy communications solution to support end-of-life decommissioning of spacecraft. When installed on satellites prior to initial launch, the Solstar Deke Space Communicator will give satellite operators persist ... more |
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 South Bend IN (SPX) Oct 07, 2022  SIMBA Chain announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a STTR Phase I in the amount of $250,000 to investigate how SIMBA's blockchain technology may enable In-space Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities being explored by the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and United States Space Force (USSF) through the Orbital Prime program. Orbit ... more |
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 Mexico City (AFP) Oct 10, 2022 
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday denied that a space cooperation agreement signed with Russia last year would help Moscow spy on North America.
The pact was inked before Russia's invasion of Ukraine and "now a scandal is being made because there's talk that Mexico is allowing Russian satellites to be used to spy on Mexican and North American airspace," Lopez Obrador to ... more |
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 Montreal (AFP) Oct 7, 2022 
UN aviation agency members on Friday set the year 2050 as their goal for achieving net-zero carbon emissions for air travel - an industry often criticized for its outsized role in climate change.
The assembly, which brought together representatives from 193 nations at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montreal, reached a "historic agreement on a collective ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 11, 2022 
Chipmakers plunged in Asian trade Tuesday over new US measures to limit China's access to high-end semiconductors with military uses, a move that wiped billions from companies' valuations worldwide.
The announcement on Friday marked the latest volley in a long-running standoff between the two superpowers that has seen them face off over a range of issues including technology, trade, Hong Kon ... more |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 
Earth Blox, the no-code Earth observation platform for data analysts, has announced a low-touch SaaS offering at Google's Geo for Good Summit in Mountain View, California and invited delegates to register for early access.
Launching early in the new year, the program will give data scientists and analysts access to the software for free for a limited time. Participants will be asked to par ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 4, 2022 
Enzymes found in the saliva of wax worms can degrade one of the most common forms of plastic waste, according to research published Tuesday that could open up new ways of dealing with plastic pollution.
Humans produce some 400 million tonnes of plastic waste each year despite international drives to reduce single-use plastics and to increase recycling.
Around a third is polyethylene, a ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 11, 2022 
Propellant injection work on the Mengtian space lab, the second lab component of China's Tiangong space station, was conducted on Monday morning at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency said in a news release that the lab module has undergone ground tests at the center and will undergo checks of its functions along with ... more |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Oct 11, 2022 
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently delivered the 700th Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This production milestone comes at a time when global demand for integrated air and missile defense systems continues to grow.
"The Missile Defense Agency, industry and the Lockheed Martin team who engineer and produce the THAAD interceptor h ... more |
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 Dallas TX (SPX) Oct 11, 2022 
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The round was fired Thursday morning from the U.S. Army's HIMARS launcher and met all success criteria in a short-range test flight approximately 59 kilometers to the target area.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Oct 1, 2022 
Elon Musk on Friday showed off the latest version of a humanoid robot that the world's richest man said could one day eliminate poverty.
An Optimus prototype wheeled on stage during an annual Tesla AI Day presentation was mounted to a small platform. The robot, which remains a work-in-progress, waved to the audience and raised its knees.
"Our goal is to make a useful humanoid robot as qu ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 06, 2022 
NASA recently unveiled a series of upgrades to its Mobile Operations Facility (MOF), a specially outfitted mission control center on wheels housed at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign will use the MOF to test systems required to integrate air taxis, cargo delivery, and other AAM concepts into the National Airspace ... more |
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