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  Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Mission managers have established command communications with all four of NASA's Starling CubeSats! The spacecraft are progressing through payload and propulsion tests, the final stage of a pre-operations checklist called commissioning. The Starling spacecraft - which project team members nicknamed Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde - are part of an ambitious test to develop self-coordinating robotic swarms for space research and exploration. Progress so far has been as expected for three of the ... read more |
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Pulsar Fusion forms partnership with University of Michigan for electric propulsionLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Electric propulsion, with a specific focus on Hall effect thrusters, has long been recognized as a foundational technology for space missions. Recognizing its potential, the UK Space Agency has rece ... more 
RTX and Blue Canyon unveil new high-capacity XB16 CubeSatLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 In response to the ever-growing demand in the satellite industry for greater payload size, weight, and power (SWaP), RTX's satellite manufacturer arm, Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), has recently un ... more 
ICEYE US receives first NASA commercial smallsat data task orderLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 ICEYE US Inc, renowned for its persistent Earth monitoring through radar imaging satellites, has secured its inaugural Task Order as a part of a previously announced Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) ... more  
Virgin Galactic rockets its first tourist passengers into spaceWashington (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Virgin Galactic launched its first tourist passengers into the weightlessness of space Thursday, the culmination of a nearly two-decade commercial pursuit, the company said. ... more |
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 China's commercial CERES-1 Y7 rocket launches 7 satellites 
Russian cosmonauts perform spacewalk to attach debris shields to space stationWashington DC (UPI) Aug 9, 2023 Two Russian Cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk Wednesday to upgrade systems on the International Space Station. ... more |
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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  
UK scrambles jets to intercept Russian bombers north of ScotlandLondon (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 UK jets were scrambled Monday morning to respond to two Russian bombers flying north of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, Britain's defence ministry said in a statement. ... more  
Ukraine missiles shot down over Crimea bridge: pro-Russia officialMoscow (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 Russia air defence forces shot down two Ukrainian missiles over a bridge connecting Moscow-annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland, an official said on Saturday. ... 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 |
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  Chinese FM begins SE Asia tour as South China Sea tensions flare 
China says US investment policy 'severely disrupts' global supply chainsBeijing (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Beijing on Thursday vowed to "safeguard" its interests against a new US policy to restrict investment in Chinese technology, accusing Washington of disrupting global supply chains. ... more |
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DARPA taps RTX to attune AI decisions to human valuesBoston MA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 RTX's BBN division received a contract award to support DARPA's "In The Moment" program. ITM aims to develop the foundations needed for algorithms that are trusted to independently make decisions in ... more  
RTX to develop platform agnostic, beyond-line-of-sight, satcomsMcKinney TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $36 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and demonstrate a platform-agnostic, Beyond-Line-Of-Sig ... more  
A revolution in stand-off jammingWashington DC (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 The U.S. military is entering into an unprecedented era of competitive Electronic Warfare (EW) environments against peer and near-peer adversaries alike. Threats have evolved considerably over the y ... more 
Northrop Grumman boosts B-2 digital communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 In an innovative stride, Northrop Grumman Corporation, together with the U.S. Air Force, has successfully carried out an integrated airborne mission transfer (IAMT) demonstration using the B-2 Spiri ... more |
 Rocket Lab inks new deal to launch HASTE mission from Virginia 
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 |
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At least 25 missing after Myanmar jade mine landslideYangon (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 At least 25 people are missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar, rescue workers said Monday. ... more 
Both sides in Colombian peace talks call for humanitarian aidCaracas (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 The Colombian government and ELN guerillas began a fresh round of peace talks in Venezuela Monday, with both sides calling for humanitarian assistance for violence-hit areas. ... more 
Moroccan navy rescues 60 migrants in AtlanticRabat (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Morocco's navy rescued more than 60 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa when their boat got into difficulties in the Atlantic off Tarfaya, the official MAP news agency reported on Friday. ... more 
EU chief offers 400 mn euros to help flood-hit SloveniaLjubljana (AFP) Aug 9, 2023 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday offered 400 million euros from the bloc's solidarity fund as part of a package to help flood-hit Slovenia. ... more |
Biden calls China 'ticking time bomb' over economic woesSalt Lake City, United States (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 US President Joe Biden said Thursday that China's mounting economic problems make the country a "ticking time bomb." ... more 
Argentina devalues peso after shock primary election resultBuenos Aires (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 Argentine monetary authorities on Monday devalued the peso by around 20 percent as the country reeled from the strong showing of far-right politician Javier Milei in a presidential primary election. ... more 
Stocks fizzle as traders eye China property risksLondon (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 Global stocks made little headway on Monday as concerns over China's property sector dampened investor sentiment ahead of the release of US economic data. ... more 
Cambodia's next leader, Chinese FM pledge to boost tiesPhnom Penh (AFP) Aug 13, 2023 Cambodia's next leader Hun Manet said he met China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the capital Phnom Penh on Sunday and they pledged to boost ties between the two countries. ... more |
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Chinese property giant Country Garden's shares sink on default fearsBeijing (AFP) Aug 14, 2023 Shares in Chinese property giant Country Garden plunged on Monday after it missed bond payments and warned of billions of dollars in losses, deepening fears about the country's heavily indebted real estate sector. ... more 
Military-run Mexican airline to take off in DecemberMexico City (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Mexico will launch a new military-run, low-cost airline in December after buying the brand of a carrier that went bankrupt 13 years ago, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Thursday. ... more 
Musk says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be in ItalyWashington (AFP) Aug 12, 2023 Elon Musk said Friday that his much-hyped cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg would take place in Italy, as authorities there confirmed talks about hosting a "great charity event." ... more 
China resumes group tours to US, UK, Japan and AustraliaBeijing (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Beijing on Thursday lifted a Covid-era ban on outbound group tours to dozens of countries including the United States and Japan, a move that could see crowds of Chinese tourists return to destinations around the world. ... more |
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 
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 again as US inflation fails to soothe rate fears Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 11, 2023 Equity markets mostly fell Friday as a below-forecast US inflation reading boosted hopes the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates next month but did little to dispel fears it could hike later in the year. ... more 
Nervous investors trade cautiously ahead of US inflation reportHong Kong (AFP) Aug 10, 2023 Asian markets were mixed Thursday ahead of much-anticipated US inflation data, which comes against a backdrop of renewed concerns that the Federal Reserve could announce another interest rate hike before the end of the year. ... more 
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 
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 |
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