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  Washington DC (UPI) Dec 28, 2021 A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 54 Starlink Internet satellites launched from Florida on Wednesday as part of a mission to begin populating a new orbital shell authorized by federal regulators. The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:34 a.m. The mission was SpaceX's 60th of the year, nearly double the total from last year. One more launch is scheduled for the end of this week. "Under our new license, we are now able to deploy satellites to new orbits that will add eve ... read more |
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Musk says nearly 100 Starlinks 'active' in IranSan Francisco (AFP) Dec 27, 2022 Nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals are currently operating in Iran, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday. ... more  
NASA, Russian space agency evaluate need for space station rescue missionWashington DC (UPI) Dec 22, 2021 NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos are evaluating if they will need to mount a rescue mission to the International Space Station after discovering a coolant leak from the Russian Soyuz spacecraft currently docked at the station. ... more  
Exolaunch to deploy Unseenlabs' latest BRO-series satellite into orbit on Transporter-6 MissionBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 27, 2022 Unseenlabs, the world leader in space-based RF detection for Maritime Domain Awareness, has recently signed a launch services agreement (LSA) with Exolaunch, an international provider of launch serv ... more 
Virgin Orbit' Launcherone Systems given green light for upcoming missionNewquay UK (SPX) Dec 27, 2022 The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority has issued launch and range control licenses to Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) to undertake the first satellite launch from UK soil. The granting of these licenses rep ... more |
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Inauguration of mainland Europe's first satellite launch complexEsrange, Sweden (SPX) Dec 27, 2022 On 13 January 2023, the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf, together with European and Swedish political dignitaries will visit Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden to cut the ribbon of ... more 
Russia might send up rescue ship for ISS crewWashington (AFP) Dec 22, 2022 Russia is examining the flight worthiness of a Soyuz crew capsule docked with the ISS that sprang a leak last week, and might need to send up a rescue vessel for stranded crew, officials said Thursday. ... more 
Mini satellite helps Macao students learn about spaceCotai, Macao (XNA) Dec 22, 2022 China recently deployed a mini satellite to a low-Earth orbit to help students in the Macao Special Administrative Region learn about spaceflight activities. The 12-kilogram satellite, named M ... more 
Momentus announces 2nd Services Agreement with CUAVASan Jose CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2022 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company that plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services, has announced an agreement with the Australian Research C ... more |
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Young ESA team prepare Ariane 6 passengerParis (ESA) Dec 22, 2022 ESA Young Graduate Trainee Vedant Paul inspecting the Young Professionals Satellite on a shaker table for vibration testing at the Agency's Mechanical Systems Laboratory. The two cameras seen at the ... more 
Europe's access to space in jeopardy after Vega-C rocket failureKourou (AFP) Dec 21, 2022 Flights of the new European Vega-C rocket have been suspended pending an investigation into an overnight launch failure, French firm Arianespace said Wednesday, leaving Europe with few avenues into space. ... more 
NASA delays spacewalk because of debrisWashington DC (UPI) Dec 21, 2021 NASA postponed a spacewalk from the International Space Station originally scheduled for Wednesday morning because of the potential of space junk in the area. ... more 
UK space regulator issues Virgin Orbit licenses ahead of UK launchLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 22, 2022 The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued the final remaining licences to Virgin Orbit ahead of a planned UK launch after requirements were met within 15 months. The licences were issued following ... more |
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Exploration power for the Moon, Mars, and BeyondWashington DC (SPX) Dec 22, 2022 With Artemis, NASA looks to accomplish something unprecedented - exploration of the lunar South Pole. When astronauts reach their destination and establish a long-term presence, a unique challenge a ... more  
Seoul military apologises for not downing N. Korea dronesSeoul (AFP) Dec 27, 2022 South Korea's military apologised on Tuesday for failing to shoot down five North Korean drones that crossed their shared border after facing wide criticism over its lack of readiness. ... more  
US approves $180 million anti-tank weapons sale to TaiwanWashington (AFP) Dec 29, 2022 The US State Department approved on Wednesday the $180 million sale of vehicle-launched anti-tank systems to Taiwan, the Pentagon said, the latest weapons deal between the self-governed island and its main ally. ... more 
Seoul says military fired at N. Korean drones after incursionSeoul (AFP) Dec 26, 2022 South Korea accused the North of flying several drones across their shared border on Monday, prompting Seoul's military to deploy warplanes to shoot them down - with local media reporting one of the planes later crashed. ... more  
Three dead in Niger military helicopter crashNiamey (AFP) Dec 26, 2022 Three people died on Monday when a Nigerien military helicopter crashed on return from a routine training flight, the defence ministry said. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2022 
U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper applauded Senate passage of his Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act, a bipartisan bill to establish a first-of-its-kind demonstration program to reduce the amount of space junk in orbit. The bill passed the Senate unanimously.
"From satellite communications to rockets carrying humans into deep space, space debris is a massive threat to space operations," said ... more |
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 San Francisco (AFP) Dec 27, 2022 
Nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals are currently operating in Iran, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday.
The tycoon had promised to bring the satellite internet network to the country in September as Iranian authorities imposed increasingly severe access restrictions, in a move activists called a campaign to limit information about protests that had broken out nationwide.
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 Paris, France (SPX) Dec 18, 2022 
Airbus has successfully achieved the System Critical Design Review (CDR) on the EGNOS V3 satellite-based augmentation system. The EGNOS V3 (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) is designed to add key security features for the most safety-critical applications such as aircraft navigation and landing, and will provide entirely new services for maritime and land users. EGNOS V3 is the ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 21, 2022 
Colombia is considering buying 16 Rafale fighter jets from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault, the South American country's presidency said on Wednesday, as it seeks to replace its Israeli Kfir planes.
The South American country has "pre-selected the French government's offer for the sale of 16 Rafales", after looking at Swedish Gripen and US F-16 planes, the presidency said in a statemen ... more |
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 Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Dec 22, 2022 
White LEDs may soon be dethroned as the world's go-to light source by an alternative with a much better sense of direction.
As a next-generation optical control technology, a photonic crystal or nanoantenna is a two-dimensional structure in which nano-sized particles are arranged periodically on a substrate. Upon irradiation, the combination of a nanoantennawith a phosphor plate achieves a ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2021 
NASA said on Wednesday that the large mast and antenna panels on its new Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite successfully unfurled last week over a four-day process.
The satellite, also known as SWOT, was designed to capture precise measurements of the height of water in Earth's freshwater bodies and the ocean. It will also collect data on lakes and reservoirs larger than 15 ac ... more |
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 Barcelona. Spain (SPX) Dec 27, 2022 
The total amount of microplastics deposited on the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to the type and volume of consumption of plastic products by society. This is the main conclusion of a study developed by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and the Department of the Buil ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 20, 2022 
Chen Li, who owns a restaurant in Longlou, a coastal township in China's southernmost province of Hainan, said he is grateful to the country's space industry because it has boosted business at his eatery in recent years.
"So many people came to Longlou before the launch of the Wentian space lab. There was 'a mountain of people, a sea of people'. A lot of tourists came to my restaurant to g ... more |
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 Amman (AFP) Dec 20, 2022  France has delivered more air defence missile systems and other weapons to Ukraine and will send more early next year, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview aired Tuesday.
"In recent days, France has sent Ukraine more arms, rocket launchers, Crotale (air defence batteries), equipment beyond what we had already done," Macron told France's TF1 and LCI television.
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 14, 2022 
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has completed the fourth successful flight test of its AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The U.S. Navy launched the missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft on November 30 at the Point Mugu Sea Range off the coast of southern California, successfully engaging an operationally-representative, moving maritime targ ... 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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 London (AFP) Dec 27, 2022 
Artificial intelligence technology has tripled the number of UK stroke patients recovering to a point where they can perform daily activities, according to new research released on Tuesday.
Early stage analysis of over 111,000 suspected stroke patients whose care included use of the technology found it reduced the time between being seen by a doctor and treatment beginning by over 60 minutes ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Dec 27, 2022 
South Korea's military apologised on Tuesday for failing to shoot down five North Korean drones that crossed their shared border after facing wide criticism over its lack of readiness.
Monday's incursion prompted Seoul to fire warning shots and deploy fighter jets and attack helicopters to shoot down the drones, one of which flew close to the capital.
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