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  New York NY (AFP) Feb 19, 2023 Generative AI, of which ChatGPT is an example, wades through oceans of data to conjure up original content - an image, a poem, a thousand-word essay - in seconds and upon a simple request. Since its discrete release in late November, ChatGPT has become one of the fastest growing apps ever and pushed Microsoft and Google to rush out projects that had until now stayed carefully guarded over fears that the technology wasn't yet ready for the public. "Just five days after its release, a million ... read more |
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NASA, Boeing target April for manned Starliner test flightWashington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2023 NASA and Boeing said Friday they aim to launch the first manned test flight mission of the CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station in April. ... more  
Russia 'expected' to launch rescue ship to ISS on Feb 24: officialMoscow (AFP) Feb 18, 2023 Russia's space agency said Saturday it was planning to send a rescue ship on February 24 to bring home three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid. ... more 
SpaceX launches 51 Starlink satellites from CaliforniaWashington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2023 SpaceX launched 51 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Friday. The payload lifted off as scheduled aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 11:12 a.m. PT, 2:12 p.m. ET. ... more 
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, part of Inmarsat programWashington DC (UPI) Feb 18, 2023 SpaceX on Friday completed its second launch of the day, sending a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit from Florida as part of its Inmarsat program. ... more |
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SpaceX faces a $175,000 penalty for failure to report launch data to FAASpace Coast FL (SPX) Feb 19, 2023 The United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $175,000 civil penalty to SpaceX for failing "to submit launch collision analysis trajectory data directly to the FAA before t ... more 
Inmarsat-6 F2 marks 12th SpaceX launch of 2023Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 19, 2023 SpaceX completed a launch doubleheader Friday night, February 17. When an Airbus-built communications satellite soared into orbit at 10:59 p.m. EST (0359 GMT on February 18) Friday from Cape Canaver ... more 
Japan's H3 rocket fails to leave the launch padSpace Coast FL (SPX) Feb 17, 2023 Another setback for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Japan's H3 rocket was scheduled to lift off from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan at 10:37 a.m. Japan Standard Time on February 17th. ... more 
Biology and Robotics Research Occupy CrewHouston TX (SPX) Feb 17, 2023 A multitude of advanced microgravity research benefitting humans and robotics took precedence aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. Two Expedition 68 astronauts investigated how ... more |
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Former football player revamps NASA air filter inventionCleveland OH (SPX) Feb 16, 2023 From grimy dirt and dangerous bacteria to tiny spores and pollen grains, air filters remove harmful particles from the air we breathe. But changing filters once they're soiled can prove time-consumi ... more 
Japan's new rocket fails to blast offTokyo (AFP) Feb 17, 2023 Japan's next-generation rocket failed to launch on Friday after an apparent ignition problem, the national space agency said. ... more  
China solicits logos for manned space missions in 2023Beijing (XNA) Feb 16, 2023 The China Manned Space Agency began to solicit logos on Wednesday for the country's upcoming crewed space missions, marking the first open logo solicitation of its manned space program. The ev ... more 
SpaceDaily Streamlines Imaging Process with ChatGPT TechnologyGerroa, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2023 SpaceDaily, a leading news organization covering space exploration, astronomy, and technology, has implemented ChatGPT's technology, along with simple rules lists and innovative software development ... more |
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Machine learning techniques identify thousands of new cosmic objectsMumbai, India (SPX) Feb 16, 2023 Scientists of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram, India, viz., Prof. Sudip Bhattacharyya (TI ... more  
Babcock secures UK Military Skynet satellite contractSpace Coast FL (SPX) Feb 16, 2023 The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded Babcock International Group a six-year contract to manage and operate Skynet, the MOD's military satellite communications system, on Februa ... more 
SpaceX halts plans to convert oil rigs into floating offshore launch padsSpace Coast FL (SPX) Feb 16, 2023 After speaking at the Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Conference on February 8, President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell told reporters that SpaceX has abandoned ... more  
Brain changes in fighter pilots may cast light on astronauts during space travelAntwerp, Belgium (SPX) Feb 16, 2023 One cannot explore the profound mysteries of space without being changed by it. This is the message underlying a new study in Frontiers in Physiology. The study examined the brains of F16 fighter pi ... more 
Two crews set for Tiangong station in '23Beijing (XNA) Feb 16, 2023 China will launch two crews to work on its Tiangong space station this year, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency published schedules for the Shenzhou XVI and XVII mission cr ... more |
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 Harwell UK (SPX) Feb 16, 2023 
Astroscale has won funding from the MOD Defence Science and Technology Laboratory funding to explore space-based space domain awareness (SB-SDA) mission concepts for launch in the 2030s.
Astroscale Ltd. formed the winning consortium teaming with Raytheon NORSS and SJE Space Ltd for the project. The aim of the study is to advance knowledge of space-based space domain awareness (SB-SDA) thro ... more |
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 Space Coast FL (SPX) Feb 16, 2023 
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded Babcock International Group a six-year contract to manage and operate Skynet, the MOD's military satellite communications system, on February 15.
The contract is called Skynet Service Delivery Wrap (SDW), it is valued at 400 million pounds ($486.6 million), and it is expected to support 400 jobs in Corsham, Bristol, and Plymouth, U ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (SPX) Feb 16, 2023 
China will employ BeiDou satellite-based augmentation system (BDSBAS) to provide high-precision positioning service in railway survey and construction, according to the China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd.
Four satellite-based and 12 ground-based observation stations will be set up along the Wufeng-Enshi railway section in central China's Hubei Province.
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 Berlin (AFP) Feb 17, 2023 
German manufacturer Rheinmetall said Friday it had reached an agreement with US arms company Lockheed Martin to supply components for the F-35 fighter jet, which Germany has chosen to replace its ageing Tornado fleet.
The two companies have signed a letter of intent for Rheinmetall to produce "centre fuselage" parts for the aircraft, the German group said in a statement.
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 Lincoln NE (SPX) Feb 14, 2023 
For all of the unparalleled, parallel-processing, still-indistinguishable-from-magic wizardry packed into the three pounds of the adult human brain, it obeys the same rule as the other living tissue it controls: Oxygen is a must.
So it was with a touch of irony that Evgeny Tsymbal offered his explanation for a technological wonder - movable, data-covered walls mere atoms wide - that may ev ... more |
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 Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Feb 17, 2023 
Satellite Applications Catapult, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), and the UK Government have announced a new space supply chain mapping tool to showcase the United Kingdom (UK) and Australian space sector capabilities. Enabled by the Space Bridge, an alliance between the UK and Australia that enhances cooperation across both nations to boost respective space industries, this mapping t ... more |
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 Oxford (SPX) Feb 17, 2023 
A new paper in Annals of Botany, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that watching nature documentaries makes people more interested in plants, potentially provoking an involvement in botany and ecology.
Some 40% of plant species are under threat of extinction. Plants that are not directly useful to humans are particularly vulnerable. People often do not recognize how important ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Feb 16, 2023  China will launch two crews to work on its Tiangong space station this year, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The agency published schedules for the Shenzhou XVI and XVII mission crews on Wednesday, saying that the Shenzhou XVI team will leave for the Tiangong station in May while their counterparts in the Shenzhou XVII mission will fly to the massive orbiting outpost in October ... more |
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 Bratislava (AFP) Feb 9, 2023 
Germany will give Bratislava two sets of the MANTIS air defence system to protect Slovakia's eastern border with Ukraine, the Slovak defence ministry said Thursday.
"Slovakia will receive the systems free of charge and permanently," the ministry spokeswoman Martina Kakascikova told AFP.
"The training of Slovak soldiers to use the system will begin in the coming months," Slovak Defence M ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Feb 18, 2023 
A North Korean missile that is believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone on Saturday was intercontinental ballistic missile-class, the government in Tokyo said.
Pyongyang "fired one ICBM-class ballistic missile toward the east. It flew for about 66 minutes," chief government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters.
He said the missile flew an estimated 900 kilometres ... 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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 Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Feb 16, 2023  SpaceDaily, a leading news organization covering space exploration, astronomy, and technology, has implemented ChatGPT's technology, along with simple rules lists and innovative software development, to streamline its imaging process.
The combination of these technologies has enabled SpaceDaily to generate filenames for image files based on their captions and vice versa, while also enablin ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Feb 14, 2023 
It was more "oops" than "Top Gun" when a US fighter pilot roared up to fire a nearly half-million-dollar Sidewinder missile at a mysterious unarmed object in the sky over Lake Huron - and missed.
US officials admit the would-be ace needed a second shot with one of the air-to-air missiles, which cost at least $400,000 a pop, when engaging the unidentified aerial object from an F-16 fighter S ... more |
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