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  Westminster CO (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, is pleased to announce that NASA has selected two of our new Phase I concepts under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The first project, won under the Flight Dynamics and Navigation Technologies subtopic, will support NASA's future efforts to design spacecraft trajectories for vehicles flying in cislunar space using low-thrust propulsion. The goal of NASA's opportunity is to increase the autonomy of spacecraft headin ... read more |
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Rocket Lab inks new deal to launch HASTE mission from VirginiaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a new launch services agreement with a confidential customer for a HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) mission from Launch Complex ... more  
Lockheed Martin's NGI program completes all subsystem PDRsHuntsville AL (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully validated designs for all elements of the nation's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Through a series of su ... more 
Boeing says troubled Starliner will be ready to fly crew by MarchWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 Boeing on Monday said its Starliner spaceship will now be ready to carry out its first crewed flight by March - though the actual launch date will depend on space calendar constraints. ... more 
Impulse Space secures $45M in Series A Funding RoundLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Impulse Space, Inc. - a leader in the development of in-space transportation services for the inner solar system - has secured $45 million in its Series A funding round. The round is led by RTX Vent ... more |
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  China to launch "Innovation X Scientific Flight" program, applications open worldwide  
NASA's ComPair Balloon mission readies for flightGreenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 A team in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, is preparing to fly a balloon-borne science instrument called ComPair, which will test new technologies for detecting gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light. ... more |
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Hypersonics Capability Center: Northrop Grumman's next step beyond Mach 5Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation has unveiled its Hypersonics Capability Center (HCC) in Elkton, Maryland. This innovative facility is primed to deliver cutting-edge propulsion systems that will propel ... more 
SpaceX launches 22 additional Starlink satellitesWaushington DC (UPI) Aug 07, 2023 SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with another payload of Starlink satellites into space from Florida late Sunday. The rocket launched at 10:41 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex ... more 
Scientists reveal blueprint of China's lunar water-ice probe missionBeijing (XNA) Aug 04, 2023 Chinese space scientists have revealed in a paper how the country's lunar probe Chang'e-7, supported by a hopping detector, may go about investigating the water-ice in the shadow pit near the south ... more  
What happens if someone dies beyond EarthHouston TX (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 There's no question that sending human beings to space is an extraordinarily difficult and perilous proposition. Since human space exploration began just over 60 years ago, 20 people have died - 14 ... more |
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 NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 after 'interstellar shout' 
NASA and Axiom Space join forces for fourth private mission in 2024Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2023 In a renewed commitment to the growth of private space ventures, NASA has announced another joint mission with Axiom Space. This mission, which will be the fourth private astronaut initiative, is sl ... more |
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Lockheed Martin opens facility for rapid development of small satellitesLittleton CO (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has opened a facility that streamlines small satellite (smallsat) processing to enable high-rate delivery. The multi-million dollar facility will house the company's Spac ... more 
Berlin offers to extend Patriot missile deployment in PolandFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Aug 8, 2023 Germany said Tuesday that it had offered to extend the deployment of its Patriot missile defence systems in Poland, likely until the end of the year. ... more  
Lockheed Martin completes CDR for Tranche 1 Transport Layer SatellitesLittleton CO (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Space Development Agency (SDA) successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program. The integrated system r ... more 
Northrop Grumman achieves key milestone in Arctic Satellite Broadband MissionWashington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered two major components of the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) and has started the next phase of pre-launch preparations. This two-satel ... more |
  Pentagon eyes missile testing role for Australia  
Russia says it shot down two Ukrainian drones targeting MoscowWashington DC (UPI) Aug 9, 2023 The Kremlin's air defense shot down two drones launched at Moscow early Wednesday, the city's mayor said, in an apparent increase in Ukrainian attacks on the Russian capital. ... more |
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Northrop Grumman begins producing NGI solid rocket motor booster casesClearfield UT (SPX) Aug 09, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully manufactured the first set of solid rocket motor cases for the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI) program. T ... more 
'From Ukrainians without love': Drone fundraiser taunts MoscowKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 Crouching beside Ukrainian-made attack drones on a runway, TV star Serhiy Prytula appeared keen to taunt Moscow with a crowdfunded fleet that experts have linked with recent strikes inside Russia. ... more 
Ukraine says downed 30 cruise missiles, 27 drones overnightKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 6, 2023 Ukraine's air force said Sunday it shot down 30 out of the 40 cruise missiles and all Shahed drones that Russia launched overnight in several waves of attacks. ... more  
Little warning and 'huge' losses, say China flood victimsZhuozhou, China (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Villagers in northeastern China told AFP that the losses from recent flooding were "huge", a week after the heaviest rains Beijing has ever seen triggered widespread flooding in the region. ... more |
At least 16 killed in landslide in GeorgiaTbilisi (AFP) Aug 5, 2023 At least 16 people were killed and dozens were missing after a landslide at a resort town in northwestern Georgia, officials said Saturday. ... more  
European stocks rebound, Asia mixed after weak China dataLondon (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 European stock markets rebounded on Wednesday as bank shares recovered and after a mixed showing by Asia. ... more 
Chinese FM Wang Yi to embark on Southeast Asia tourBeijing (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia this week, Beijing said on Wednesday as it seeks to build ties in the region. ... more 
Asian markets swing as China slips into deflationHong Kong (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday after data showing China slipped into deflation compounded worries about the world number two economy's faltering post-Covid recovery. ... more |
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Cathay Pacific rebounds to first-half profit as travel picks upHong Kong (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday swung to a healthy profit in the first half of the year thanks to a pick-up in travel, with the airline expecting passenger capacity to reach 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels by end of the year. ... more 
China slips into deflation as post-Covid recovery faltersBeijing (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 China slipped into deflation for the first time in more than two years in July, official data showed Wednesday, as slowing domestic spending weighs on the post-Covid economic recovery. ... more 
China reports biggest drop in exports since 2020Beijing (AFP) Aug 8, 2023 China last month suffered its biggest fall in exports for more than three years, official data showed Tuesday, as the world's second-largest economy is battered by sluggish global demand and a domestic slowdown. ... more 
BRICS summit to focus on Africa, without MacronJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 A BRICS summit in Johannesburg this month will seek to enhance the five-nation grouping's trade ties with Africa, host South Africa said on Monday. ... more |
 
US lab repeats nuclear fusion feat, with higher yieldWashington (AFP) Aug 7, 2023 US scientists responsible for a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough say they have repeated the feat - this time achieving a greater yield of energy. ... more  
Robots cause company profits to fall - at least at firstCambridge UK (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 Researchers have found that robots can have a 'U-shaped' effect on profits: causing profit margins to fall at first, before eventually rising again. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge ... more 
DLR conducts first flight of HyBird demonstratorCochstedt, Germany (SPX) Aug 04, 2023 HyBird is a small, hybrid-electric aircraft concept. Its goal is to serve routes of less than 1000 kilometres and with low passenger volumes in a climate-compatible way. The German Aerospace Center ... more 
Novel proton-conductive membranes for automobile fuel cellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 06, 2023 In the evolving world of electric vehicles (EVs), fuel cells play a pivotal role. Acting as compact energy conversion units, they leverage clean hydrogen energy, turning it into electricity via oxid ... more |
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Markets drop as traders fret over another Fed hikeHong Kong (AFP) Aug 8, 2023 Stock markets mostly fell Tuesday on renewed concerns that the Federal Reserve will hike rates again, while another weak batch of trade data compounded worries about the struggling Chinese economy. ... more 
Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will stream on XWashington (AFP) Aug 6, 2023 Elon Musk said Sunday that a "cage match" he and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have seemingly agreed to as a fund-raiser will be carried live on X, formerly known as Twitter, which he owns. ... more 
Drought-hit Panama Canal must 'adapt or die' as water levels dropPanama City (AFP) Aug 4, 2023 The Panama Canal, an engineering wonder allowing ships to travel between two oceans, is seeking to adapt to climate change after a biting drought has seen traffic and income dry up. ... more 
NZ election frontrunner backs Chinese cash for roadsSydney (AFP) Aug 4, 2023 The leader of New Zealand's political opposition said Friday he would "absolutely" accept money from China to fund new roads if his party wins October's general election. ... more |
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