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  Paris, France (SPX) Jan 25, 2023 After selecting all partners for structural elements of its eVTOL prototype, Airbus is now focusing on two major features of CityAirbus NextGen: the electrical power distribution system (EPDS) and the human-machine interface. Airbus has announced the selection of Eaton and Crouzet to provide the EPDS and the human-machine interface of CityAirbus NextGen, respectively. The providers' valuable experience in electrical power management and flight deck controls will ensure the seamless integration of ... read more |
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NASA safety system enables Rocket Lab launch from WallopsWallops Island VA (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 A revolutionary NASA flight safety system has enabled a new era of space transportation with the successful flight of Rocket Lab USA's Electron rocket Jan. 24, from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in ... more  
20 Years Ago: Remembering Columbia and Her CrewHouston TX (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 The year 2003 was shaping up to be an ambitious one for NASA, with six space shuttle missions planned, five to continue construction of the ever-growing and permanently occupied International Space ... more  
Microsoft invests billions in ChatGPT firm OpenAIWashington (AFP) Jan 23, 2023 Microsoft on Monday said it had extended its partnership with OpenAI, the research lab and creator of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot that has sparked widespread fears of cheating in schools and universities. ... more  
Airbus to provide satellite communications for Belgian Armed ForcesBrussels, Belgium (SPX) Jan 25, 2023 Airbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces will utilise channels of the Airbus UHF ... more |
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MIT Gas Turbine Laboratory prepares to jet into the futureBoston MA (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 In 1941, the National Academy of Sciences appointed a committee to assess the use of gas turbine engines - which use heat released during fuel combustion to produce thrust for propulsion - in aviati ... more 
NASA validates revolutionary propulsion design for deep space missionsHuntsville AL (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 As NASA takes its first steps toward establishing a long-term presence on the Moon's surface, a team of propulsion development engineers at NASA have developed and tested NASA's first full-scale rot ... more 
Stratolaunch creates Advanced Program Office at Purdue for hypersonicsWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 24, 2023 Stratolaunch LLC and Purdue University are pleased to announce they have established a partnership dedicated to accelerating the time required to design, build, test and fly hypersonic vehicles. ... more 
UAE astronaut says not required to fast during Ramadan on ISSHouston (AFP) Jan 26, 2023 Emirati astronaut Sultan al-Neyadi said Wednesday that he will not be required to fast during Ramadan while on his upcoming space mission. ... more |
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NASA, Boeing teams achieve milestone ahead of crewed flightHouston TX (SPX) Jan 23, 2023 NASA and Boeing recently completed a full start to finish integrated mission dress rehearsal for the company's CST-100 Starliner flight with astronauts to the International Space Station, which is s ... more  
Chinese astronauts send Spring Festival greetings from space stationBeijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2023 The Shenzhou-15 astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu sent their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station in a video released by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA ... more  
Denmark in talks with Israel to replace howitzers donated to UkraineCopenhagen (AFP) Jan 27, 2023 After pledging all 19 of its French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine, Denmark is in talks with Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems for new mobile artillery to plug a "critical gap". ... more 
GIT becomes Iridium Certus Service Provider to DoD and other Government customersAustin TX (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 GIT Satellite Communications (GIT) announced has become an Iridium Certus service provider and will support U.S. government customers with hardware platforms, airtime, and data services. A lon ... more |
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Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerfulAnn Arbor MI (SPX) Jan 25, 2023 It was believed that Hall thrusters, an efficient kind of electric propulsion widely used in orbit, need to be large to produce a lot of thrust. Now, a new study from the University of Michigan sugg ... more 
Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine around late March: GermanyMockern, Germany (AFP) Jan 26, 2023 Leopard tanks pledged by Germany to help Ukraine repel Russia's invasion will arrive in "late March, early April", Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday. ... more 
Electra Strategic to develop full-scale pre-production eSTOL aircraft for USAFManassas VA (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 Electra.aero, Inc. ("Electra"), a next-gen aerospace company with a mission to help decarbonize aviation and open new air transportation markets, has announced its selection by the U.S. Air Force AF ... more  
Ukraine leader says wants long-range missiles, jets from WestKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 25, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that he wants the West to send long-range missiles and jets to his war-torn country to help repel Russian troops. ... more 
NASA goes live with surrogate eVTOL flight tests in TexasEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Jan 25, 2023 On a rainy October day, a Bell Textron 407GXi helicopter lifted off from the Hillwood Alliance Texas Flight Test Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and began making its way to the University of North Texa ... more |
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 Vienna, Austria (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 
At first glance, mica is something quite ordinary: it is a common mineral, found in granite for example, and has been extensively studied from geological, chemical and technical perspectives.
One might think that nothing new can be discovered from such an everyday material. But now a team from the Vienna University of Technology has presented a study in the journal Nature Communications, i ... more |
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 Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Jan 25, 2023 
Airbus has signed a contract with the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide tactical satellite communications services for a 15 year period. The Armed Forces will utilise channels of the Airbus UHF (Ultra High Frequency) military communications hosted payload on-board a commercial telecommunications satellite manufactured by Airbus.
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 Herndon VA (SPX) Jan 20, 2023 
HawkEye 360 Inc., the world's leading commercial provider of space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics, announced that Slingshot Aerospace awarded the RF data provider a contract to provide data for Slingshot's space-based monitoring and detection of RF threats and to support Slingshot's proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Data Exploitation and Enhanced Processing (DEEP) program for th ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jan 25, 2023 
After selecting all partners for structural elements of its eVTOL prototype, Airbus is now focusing on two major features of CityAirbus NextGen: the electrical power distribution system (EPDS) and the human-machine interface.
Airbus has announced the selection of Eaton and Crouzet to provide the EPDS and the human-machine interface of CityAirbus NextGen, respectively. The providers' valuab ... more |
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 Copendhagen, Denmark (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 
In a new breakthrough, researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Ruhr University Bochum, have solved a problem that has caused quantum researchers headaches for years. The researchers can now control two quantum light sources rather than one. Trivial as it may seem to those uninitiated in quantum, this colossal breakthrough allows researchers to create a phenomenon known ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 26, 2023 
Remote sensing data reveals the state of our planet and allows us to look into Earth's past: it is an indispensable tool to help us better understand and protect our planet. How can we secure this tool long term while providing continuous access? The European Copernicus Earth observation programme seeks to answer this question.
On 24 January 2023, the 'Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem' was ... more |
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 Birmingham UK (SPX) Jan 27, 2023 
China is a night-time 'hot-spot' for the production of nitrate radicals (PNO3) that could have a major impact on health-threatening ozone and fine particulates (PM2.5) in the atmosphere, a new study reveals.
The country has experienced a rapid increase in nocturnal production of NO3, whilst Europe and the US experienced a decline. Experts believe that this increase will have significant ai ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 23, 2023 
The Shenzhou-15 astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu sent their Spring Festival greetings from China's Tiangong space station in a video released by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on New Year's Eve.
The trio, dressed in blue jumpsuits with dark red patterns, each held a sticker showing their own calligraphy. Two of the stickers were written with the Chinese character "f ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) Jan 20, 2023 
The Kremlin refused to say Friday whether Russia was preparing for strikes on the capital after images of missile defence systems on several Moscow rooftops circulated on social media.
The pictures appeared to show a Pantsir anti-aircraft system installed on the defence ministry building along the Moskva River, which was visible Friday on the main ministry building in the capital.
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 25, 2023 
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that he wants the West to send long-range missiles and jets to his war-torn country to help repel Russian troops.
Zelensky, who turned 45 on Wednesday, thanked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US leader Joe Biden for their decision to send heavy tanks to Ukraine.
But Zelensky, who looked exhausted but determined, said Ukraine nee ... 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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 Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2023 
Microsoft on Monday said it had extended its partnership with OpenAI, the research lab and creator of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot that has sparked widespread fears of cheating in schools and universities.
In a company blog post tweeted by CEO Satya Nadella, the tech giant announced a "multiyear, multibillion dollar investment to accelerate AI breakthroughs" that would be "bro ... more |
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 San Clemente CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2023 
Swift Engineering announced its Japanese Subsidiary, Swift Xi, signed an agreement with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in a project called "Digital Infrastructure Development Project for Digital Transformation of Industries: Research and development on 3D spatial information infrastructures." Both Swift Tactical Systems and Swift Engineering will sup ... more |
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