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  Nottingham UK (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 Virgin Orbit, a US company which provides launch services for satellites, has announced that the first orbital space mission from the UK will blast off from Cornwall. The rocket, which will carry nine satellites, along with a launch aircraft have been delivered by an RAF C-17 - a military, heavy-lift strategic transport plane. This is primed to be a new phase for the UK and its involvement in space missions. It has the potential to bring tourism, economic benefits and jobs to the country. But is i ... read more |
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Relativity Space to operate major rocket engine test facilities at NASABay St. Louis MS (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 Relativity Space, the first company to 3D print rockets and build the largest metal 3D printers in the world, has detailed its plans to operate one of the largest rocket engine test facilities in th ... more  
2023 Suborbital researchers conference to spotlight burgeoning rocket, balloon opportunitiesBoulder CO (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 As the pace of commercial and civil suborbital space missions on rockets and balloons continues to climb, so does the number and diversity of research and educational payloads and payload specialist ... more  
DOE announces $47 million for research at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilitiesWashington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $47 million to U.S. scientists conducting experimental research in fusion energy science at tokamak and spherical tokamak facilities in the U.S. and aroun ... more 
Ariane-6 stands tall on its launch padParis (ESA) Oct 19, 2022 The Ariane 6 launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana now hosts for the first time a fully assembled example of ESA's new heavy-lift rocket, following the addition of an upper composite to ... more |
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How to allow astronauts not only to survive but to thrive in alien environmentsBeijing, China (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 Current international human space exploration roadmaps envisage month-long duration crew stays on the Moon within the next few decades, with crewed missions to Mars the longterm goal. The psychologi ... more 
ISS experiments reveal risks for future human space flightsOsaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 An international team of researchers has conducted a long-term experiment aboard the International Space Station to test the effect of space radiation on mouse embryonic stem cells. Their findings w ... more 
NASA Poised to Break Sound Barrier in New WayEdwards AFB CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 Seventy-five years ago, a sonic boom thundered for the first time over the high desert of California. On the ground below, it has been written, a small group of researchers from the National Advisor ... more  
World's first space tourist plans new flight to Moon with SpaceXWashington (AFP) Oct 12, 2022 Dennis Tito, an American entrepreneur who in 2001 became the first person to pay for their own space voyage, said Wednesday he plans to fly with his wife Akiko on a future SpaceX mission around the Moon. ... more |
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Electron Rocket arrives at Wallops for inaugural Rocket Lab mission from VirginiaWallops Island, VA (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) reports that the Electron rocket to be launched in the Company's first mission from U.S. soil has arrived at Launch Complex 2 in Virginia. The mission will ... more  
How scientist summarized the development of space robotic technologies for on-orbit assembly?Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 The construction of large structures is one of the main development trends of the space exploration in the future, such as large space stations, large space solar power stations, and large space tel ... more 
Virgin Orbit, Spire Global sign multilaunch agreementLong Beach CA (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 Building on their shared record for successful collaboration in responsive space, Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has entered a ... more 
Eagle-designed space drones target in-orbit constructionDaytona Beach FL (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 What if vehicles could be assembled in space without human supervision? What if autonomous spacecraft could conduct routine maintenance and inspections on satellites, while flying in orbit around th ... more |
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Rivada Space Networks signs MoU with SpeQtral to develop ultra-secure communicationsSeoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a global network company launching a constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit satellites (LEO) to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises, has anno ... more 
Orbex secures 40M pounds in Series C Funding roundForres UK (SPX) Oct 18, 2022 UK-based spaceflight company Orbex has secured 40.4 million pounds for its Series C funding round, led by a new investor, the Scottish National Investment Bank. The new round of funding will allow t ... more  
Ascent satellite marks end of mission objectivesKirtland AFB NM (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory's small satellite named Ascent has completed all of its mission objectives and is performing extended operations to characterize the survivability of the commercial ... more  
Poland to buy 288 multiple rocket launchers from South KoreaWarsaw (AFP) Oct 18, 2022 Poland is set to sign a framework agreement for the purchase of 288 K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers from South Korea, the Polish defence ministry said on Tuesday. ... more  
Deadly drone strikes hit Kyiv as Russian warplane crashesKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Oct 18, 2022 Moscow on Monday stepped up attacks across Ukraine, cutting electricity and killing eight people, including in kamikaze drone strikes on the capital, as a Russian warplane crashed near the border. ... more |
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 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 
Satellites are increasingly becoming network nodes of the internet. Terrestrial nodes are integrated via fibre optic networks, and satellites can only keep up with current developments on the ground if they are also optically networked. European Commission programmes such as the 'Secure Connectivity Initiative' depend on this technology, as do many commercial networks such as Starlink or Oneweb, ... more |
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 Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 
Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a global network company launching a constellation of 600 low-earth-orbit satellites (LEO) to enable secure, global connectivity for governments and enterprises, has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with SpeQtral, an emerging leader in quantum-secure communications systems.
Our world is increasingly data-driven, cloud-based and cybersecurity consc ... 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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 Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 13, 2022 
As the pace of commercial and civil suborbital space missions on rockets and balloons continues to climb, so does the number and diversity of research and educational payloads and payload specialists flying on these missions. The 2023 Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference (NSRC-2023) will convene February 27 to March 1 in Broomfield, Colorado, bringing together hundreds of suborbital ... 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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 Louisville CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Orion Space Solutions a grant to build a dynamic, seamless one-stop platform to process, analyze, and visualize Earth observations using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies.
The resulting system will further human understanding of environmental change on Earth, considering both current and pas ... more |
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 Kinshasa (AFP) Oct 18, 2022 
Gold mining in a Democratic Republic of Congo national park is threatening the okapi, a stripy-legged relative of the giraffe, civil society groups warned on Tuesday.
They called for a halt to the "rapidly expanding" mining operation in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the northeast of the country.
The endangered okapi, also called the forest giraffe, is only f ... 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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 Brussels (AFP) Oct 13, 2022 
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday Spain was sending four medium-range air defence systems to Ukraine, as Western backers scramble to help Kyiv against Russia's missile barrages.
Ukraine's international supporters have held talks at the NATO headquarters in Brussels with the focus on air defences after Moscow unleashed a blitz across Ukraine following a blast at a bridge to the an ... more |
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 Warsaw (AFP) Oct 18, 2022 
Poland is set to sign a framework agreement for the purchase of 288 K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers from South Korea, the Polish defence ministry said on Tuesday.
Under the deal set to be signed by Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak on Wednesday, 18 of the rocket launchers will be delivered in 2023 and mounted on Polish Jelcz vehicles.
The ministry said in a statement that the sys ... more |
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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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 Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 17, 2022 
The construction of large structures is one of the main development trends of the space exploration in the future, such as large space stations, large space solar power stations, and large space telescopes. However, due to their large size, such structures cannot be carried directly into space by rockets or spacecraft. Therefore, these large structures need to be broken down into multiple modula ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 17, 2022 
The use by Russia of Iranian drones in its war against Ukraine makes clear the weaknesses of its domestic industry and Tehran's growing claim on the market for unmanned aircraft, experts say.
Washington believes Iran has delivered hundreds of drones, which Ukrainian officials say are now being used in strikes like those launched against cities and energy infrastructure on Monday.
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