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  Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 Australian rocket engineers at Gilmour Space Technologies have successfully completed the final qualification test of its main Sirius hybrid rocket engine, paving the way for the country's first orbital launch attempt of an Australian-made rocket next year. The Queensland-based rocket company is developing Eris, a three-stage launch vehicle that will be a cost effective and greener alternative to traditional liquid and solid propulsion rockets. "What you see here is Sirius, our main hybrid r ... read more |
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Phase Four achieves electric thruster operation on Air Force Green Propellant ASCENTLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 Phase Four, the creator of the radio-frequency thruster (RF thruster) for satellite propulsion, has successfully demonstrated operation of its RF thruster using the Air Force Research Laboratory's g ... more  
First geostationary navigation receiver from Beyond Gravity will be sent to orbitWashington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 Beyond Gravity (formerly RUAG Space) delivered a geostationary navigation receiver, called GEORIX, and an antenna to Maxar in 2021. The receiver precisely determines a satellite's position in orbit. ... more 
One Cygnus solar array deployed so farWashington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 5:32 a.m. EST Monday ... more  
Cellbox-3 launches biomedical experiments to the ISSWallops VA (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 The uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft NG-18 is scheduled to launch from the Wallops Island spaceport in Virginia (USA) to the International Space Station (ISS) on 6 November 2022 at 11:50 CET (05:50 local ... more |
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NASA updates Commercial Crew Flight Manifest to Space StationKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 08, 2022 NASA and its mission partners are gearing up for a busy 2023 with crew launches and returns from the International Space Station. NASA worked closely with its international partners and commercial c ... more  
Zimbabwe launches first nano-satelliteHarare (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 Zimbabwe on Monday announced the launch of its first nano-satellite into space in a bid to help collect data to monitor disasters, boost agriculture and enhance mineral mapping. ... more 
NASA rolls Artemis I mission rocket back to launch pad ahead of Nov. 14 launchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 4, 2021 NASA is making another run at launching the Artemis I spacecraft on its maiden voyage to the moon, rolling the $4.1 billion rocket back onto the launch pad Thursday at Kennedy Space Center after months of delays pushed the liftoff to Nov. 14. ... more 
China's mightiest liquid-propellant rocket engine passes key testBeijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2022 Engineers in China's space industry conducted a key test of the country's most powerful liquid-propellant rocket engine on Saturday, marking a large stride in the development of a super-heavy carrie ... more |
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Rocket Lab opens Archimedes Engine Test Stand at Stennis Space CenterStennis Space Center MS (SPX) Nov 07, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has kicked off operations for testing the Archimedes engine with a ribbon cutting ceremony at NASA's historic Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Archimedes ... more 
NASA rolls Moon rocket out to Kennedy Space Center launch padKennedy Space Center, United States (AFP) Nov 4, 2022 NASA rolled out its largest-ever rocket to a launch pad in Florida on Friday and will try again 10 days from now to blast off on a much-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon. ... more 
Rocket Lab deploys 152nd satelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2022 Rocket Lab USA Inc, (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully launched its 32nd Electron mission to deploy its 152nd satellite to orbit, a science payload for the Swedish National Space Agency. The MATS satel ... more 
First manned flight of Boeing Starliner delayed until AprilWashington (AFP) Nov 3, 2022 The first manned flight of Boeing's Starliner space capsule has been postponed again, and is now scheduled for April, NASA announced Thursday. ... more |
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Astronauts enter China's Mengtian lab module for first timeBeijing (XNA) Nov 04, 2022 Chinese astronauts onboard the nation's Tiangong space station entered the Mengtian lab module on Thursday afternoon, several hours after the completion of the station's in-orbit assembly. Cre ... more 
SpaceX launches broadcast satellite to serve Europe, Africa, Middle EastWashington DC (UPI) Nov 3, 2021 SpaceX Thursday put the Hotbird 13G satellite into orbit for Eutelsat to bolster broadcast systems across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ... more 
Rocket Lab set to attempt next mid-air helicopter rocket catchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has confirmed that it will attempt to catch an Electron rocket with a helicopter as it returns to Earth from space during the Company's next launch. Rocket Lab's ... more 
NASA sounding rockets launch multiple science payloadsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 03, 2022 Newly proven technology developed at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague, Virginia, turns a single sounding rocket into a hive deploying a swarm of up to 16 instruments. The technology ... more 
Arianegroup to develop Phoebus for ESA to demonstrate future Ariane 6 Carbon Upper StageParis (ESA) Nov 03, 2022 ArianeGroup has received a 50-million-euro agreement from the European Space Agency (ESA) to continue the development of PHOEBUS, a super-light carbon composite upper stage demonstrator. This work w ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 
SpiderOak, the leader in complete cybersecurity solutions for next generation space systems, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver the company's OrbitSecure zero-trust protocol on-orbit. The project will demonstrate end-to-end cybersecurity for the Department of Defense's future Hybrid Space Architecture, an initiative the U.S. Congress has begun referr ... 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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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 07, 2022 
China plans to establish a next-generation space-based navigation and positioning system by 2035, said a government official overseeing the sector. Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation Office, said at a news conference held by the State Council Information Office on Friday in Beijing that the next-generation system, which has yet to be named, will be accessible to users anywhe ... more |
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 Caracas (AFP) Nov 6, 2022 
Five members of the Venezuelan military died Sunday when their plane crashed during a training mission, authorities in the South American country said.
The C-208B aircraft "fell to the ground" 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) from the Jose Antonio Paez air base, in Venezuela's southern Amazonas state, Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in a statement.
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 Yaounde (AFP) Nov 1, 2022 
Sheltered from the harsh central African sun by a patched-up parasol, Ismael Alioum rummages through piles of electronic waste, gleaning useful components and high-value metals from circuit boards and switches.
The scrap-metal district of Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, is in full swing as artisanal workers scavenge through discarded items and sell their harvest to traders, often Chinese o ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Nov 03, 2022 
Since its launch seven months ago, the German Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) satellite has been busy collecting data. It has recorded more than 11.4 million square kilometres of Earth's surface flr-german-environmental-mapping-and-analysis-program-enmapan area larger than Europe flr-german-environmental-mapping-and-analysis-program-enmapfrom an altitude of approximately 650 k ... more |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Nov 4, 2022 
Primary schools in India's capital New Delhi will shut to protect children from the toxic smog choking the megacity of 20 million people, authorities said Friday.
Smoke from farmers burning crop stubble, vehicle exhaust and factory emissions combine every winter to blanket the capital in a deadly grey haze.
On Friday, levels of the most dangerous PM2.5 particles - so tiny they can enter ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 04, 2022 
Chinese astronauts onboard the nation's Tiangong space station entered the Mengtian lab module on Thursday afternoon, several hours after the completion of the station's in-orbit assembly.
Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV mission - mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong, Senior Colonel Liu Yang and Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe - opened Mengtian's hatch and entered the lab component at 3:12 ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 7, 2022 
Ukraine announced on Monday it had received more air defence systems from Western military allies, saying the weapons would help defend against Russian attacks that have recently targeted energy infrastructure.
"NASAMS and Aspide air defence systems arrived in Ukraine! These weapons will significantly strengthen the Ukrainian army and will make our skies safer," Defence Minister Oleksiy Rezn ... more |
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 Ulleungdo, South Korea (AFP) Nov 3, 2022 
When a North Korean missile triggered an air raid siren warning locals on South Korea's island of Ulleungdo to seek shelter, no one - including the deputy mayor - knew what to do.
About 130 kilometres (80 miles) off South Korea's east coast, Ulleungdo, population 9,000, is a picture-perfect destination of green rocky outcrops and brilliant blue water, popular with domestic tourists.
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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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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2022 
Lockheed Martin and Red Hat, Inc. has announced a collaboration to advance artificial intelligence (AI) innovation at the edge on Lockheed Martin military platforms. Adopting the newly announced Red Hat Device Edge will enable Lockheed Martin to support U.S. national security missions by applying and standardizing AI technologies in geographically constrained environments.
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2022 
RDARS Inc. (CSE: RDRS) (OTCQB: RDRSF), an autonomous robotics and drone technology company developing advanced systems for alarm system augmentation and surveillance, is pleased to announce its successful integration of the SpaceX Starlink High Speed internet services into its Eagle Nest Drone-in-a-Box product.
This achievement provides RDARS with a unique Eagle Watch data transmission pla ... more |
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