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  Toulouse, France (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 At the FIRA international agricultural robotics forum, GEODNET announces initial availability of a Real-Time Kinematic (RTK), Centimeter Precision, GNSS Corrections Service for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Systems Integrators. GEODNET is compatible with thousands of fielded GNSS receivers from all major brands, on-vehicle automated steering and spraying kits, as well as the latest drones and robots. The dense network of reference stations provides fast and reliable performance with ... read more |
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AI supercharges battle of web search titansParis (AFP) Feb 7, 2023 A new generation of AI chatbots has unleashed a titanic battle between Microsoft and Google for the eyeballs of billions of web users, and the dollars they bring. ... more 
Solving a machine-learning mysteryBoston MA (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 Large language models like OpenAI's GPT-3 are massive neural networks that can generate human-like text, from poetry to programming code. Trained using troves of internet data, these machine-learnin ... more  
Momentus to fly FOSSA systems PocketPodSan Jose (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has entered into an agreement to fly a PocketPod for FOSSA Systems ("FOSSA"), a Spanish company that offers global low-power Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and in ... more  
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel releases 2022 Annual ReportWashington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2022 annual report Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, examining the agency's safety performance, a ... more |
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High-speed, high-precision positioning of stages with unknown vibration characteristicsToyohashi, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 A research team led by Professor Kaiji Sato (Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology) revealed a method for designing with ease ... more  
SpaceX launches Hispasat's Amazonas Nexus communication satelliteCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Feb 07, 2023 After a 27-hour delay due to poor weather at the launch site and unfavorable booster recovery, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, February 6th, 2023, from Cape Canaveral on a mission to pl ... more 
Launches of Busek Thrusters push OneWeb constellation towards completionNatick MA (SPX) Feb 07, 2023 The in-space propulsion firm Busek Co. Inc. (Busek) announced the successful on-orbit commissioning of its BHT-350 Hall effect thrusters on a duo of launches. The thrusters were sent aloft on OneWeb ... more 
Poland's SatRev signs on for future Virgin Orbit flightsLong Beach CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2023 Virgin Orbit (NASDAQ: VORB) and Poland-based satellite manufacturer SatRev announced a follow-on launch services agreement (LSA) for additional launches of SatRev's satellites in 2023 and beyond. ... more |
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Design a spacesuit for ESAParis (ESA) Feb 03, 2023 As humankind's technology becomes more advanced, and the possibilities for human space travel are realised, it is important to think about what types of conditions we may encounter on the surfaces o ... more 
First step toward predicting lifespan of electric space propulsion systemsChicago IL (SPX) Feb 03, 2023 Electric space propulsion systems use energized atoms to generate thrust. The high-speed beams of ions bump against the graphite surfaces of the thruster, eroding them a little more with each hit, a ... more 
Setting sail for safer spaceParis (ESA) Feb 03, 2023 The camera view from a satellite after it unfurled a sail like a ship of old - although its purpose was not to start a journey but only hasten its fall back to Earth. The Drag Augmentation Deo ... more 
UAE 'Sultan of Space' grapples with Ramadan fast on ISSDubai (AFP) Feb 2, 2023 The second Emirati to journey into space, martial arts enthusiast Sultan AlNeyadi, weighed up Thursday performing Ramadan in orbit - and promised to pack his jiu-jitsu suit for the ride. ... more |
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NASA names first person of Hispanic heritage as chief astronautWashington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2023 Veteran astronaut Joe Acaba made history on Thursday when he was named chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. ... more 
SpaceX successfully launches 53 Starlink satellitesWashington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2023 SpaceX successfully launched 53 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit early Thursday from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. ... more 
NASA announces finalists in challenge to design future astronaut foodHuntsville AL (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 NASA has selected 11 finalists in Phase 2 of the Deep Space Food Challenge, a public competition to extend the limits of humans in space - through food. A fir ... more  
Studies on hibernating squirrels may help astronautsFairbanks AK (SPX) Feb 01, 2023 Can studying sleeping Arctic ground squirrels help astronauts and further NASA's mission? Dr. Kelly Drew and her students studied hibernating squirrels and their ability to retain muscle and bone ma ... more  
US approves $10 bn sale of Himars rocket launchers to PolandWashington (AFP) Feb 7, 2023 The United States on Tuesday announced its approval of a $10 billion sale of 18 Himars precision rocket launchers plus ammunition and other equipment to Poland, a NATO ally that borders conflict-hit Ukraine. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 07, 2023 
NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) has successfully completed its critical space environment tests. Planned for launch to the International Space Station, AWE will study gravity waves in Earth's atmosphere to gain a deeper knowledge of the connections caused by climate systems throughout our atmosphere and between the atmosphere and space.
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Comtech (NASDAQ: CMTL) reports it has received a contract for four VSAT III Satellite Systems and Services task order modifications exceeding $20 million dollars, under the Global Tactical Advanced Communication Systems (GTACS) IDIQ award, to support global U.S. Army operations.
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At the FIRA international agricultural robotics forum, GEODNET announces initial availability of a Real-Time Kinematic (RTK), Centimeter Precision, GNSS Corrections Service for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Systems Integrators.
GEODNET is compatible with thousands of fielded GNSS receivers from all major brands, on-vehicle automated steering and spraying kits, as well as the ... more |
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 Bengaluru, India (AFP) Feb 6, 2023  India unveiled on Monday its largest helicopter factory, which can turn out at least 1,000 aircraft a year, as part of a defence self-reliance push to counter China's growing assertiveness.
New Delhi also announced a double-digit increase in its annual defence budget last week with an eye on its geopolitical rival, with which it shares a disputed northern border.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Feb 07, 2023 
Certain electronics that integrate with the human body - a smartwatch that samples your sweat, for instance - work by converting the ion-based signals of biological tissue into the electron-based signals used in transistors. But the materials in these devices are often designed to maximize ion uptake while sacrificing electronic performance.
To remedy this, MIT researchers developed a stra ... more |
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 Luxembourg (SPX) Feb 03, 2023 
Kleos Space has reached the milestone of daily product delivery collected from a strategically critical area of interest to its early adopter customers. RF data is collected by the Vigilance Mission (KSF1) satellites and is then processed through Kleos systems to generate intelligence products.
The Vigilance Mission RF data collection satellites are in a sun synchronous low Earth orbit ena ... more |
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 Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Feb 4, 2023 
Brazil on Friday sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier, the Navy announced, despite environmental groups claiming the formerly French ship was packed with toxic materials.
The "planned and controlled sinking occurred late in the afternoon" on Friday, some 350 kilometers (220 miles) off the Brazilian coast in the Atlantic Ocean, in an area with an "approximate depth of 5,000 meters (16,000 f ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 31, 2023 
China's Deep Space Exploration Lab (DSEL) said Monday that it is inviting top global talents to apply for the 2023 Overseas Outstanding Young Talents Program, to promote the development of deep-space exploration.
According to the DSEL, the program, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, aims to attract outstanding young scholars from overseas, who have made achievement ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 
In today's rapidly evolving threat environment, industry partners need to quickly deploy new capabilities to help our customers, country and allies maintain a strategic advantage. That's why the Northrop Grumman Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program leverages advancing manufacturing techniques and a digital collaboration environment to design, produce and test with speed and agility.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 31, 2023 
The joint DARPA and U.S. Air Force Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) completed yet another successful flight test. The Lockheed Martin version of the missile, with its Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet, capped a program that accomplished all of its initial objectives. It was the final flight test for HAWC, which is providing critical data to inform Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) hype ... 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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 Toyohashi, Japan (SPX) Feb 08, 2023 
A research team led by Professor Kaiji Sato (Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology) revealed a method for designing with ease an ultra-precise positioning control system on the order of 10 nm, even if the dynamic model and model parameters of the motion mechanism and the machine base on which it is installed are unknown. ... more |
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 Riga (AFP) Feb 7, 2023 
A fire broke out Tuesday at a US drone factory in Latvia that has built drones for Ukraine's military and NATO allies.
Two dozen police cars, nine fire engines and five ambulances deployed to the scene of the fire at the factory run by US firm Edge Autonomy on the outskirts of Latvia's capital, Riga.
The cause of the blaze was not known but two people were taken to hospital, Latvia's eme ... more |
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