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  Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 The Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station has concluded, and teams are proceeding toward a planned liftoff at 3:49 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 25, from Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Aug. 20, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endurance spacecraft rolled out to the pad at Launch Complex 39A. On Tuesday, Aug. 22, the crew will participate in a dry dress rehearsal ahead of an integrated static fire test in ... read more |
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From rice to quantum gas: China's targets pioneering space researchSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 China's orbiting Tiangong space station is now fully operational and has embarked on a mission that aims to achieve groundbreaking scientific discoveries, according to the China Manned Space Agency ... more  
Space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, but fats may helpOttawa, Canada (SPX) Aug 22, 2023 A study of 14 astronauts suggests that while space travel depletes red blood cells and bone, the body can eventually replenish them back on Earth with the help of fat stored in the bone marrow. The ... more 
Rocket Lab inks dedicated launch deal with Japanese EO company iQPSLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 In a recent development in the realm of Earth observation technology, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has signed a contract to offer their global daily monitoring solution to a Ministry of Foreign Affair ... more  
NASA challenges students to fly Earth and Space experimentsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 NASA is calling on middle and high school students across the country to submit experiment ideas for a high-altitude balloon or rocket-powered lander test flight in the third TechRise Student Challe ... more |
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 Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module in key step 
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into spaceWashington DC (UPI) Aug 17, 2023 SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of nearly two dozen Starlink satellites into space from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral late Wednesday. The rocket launched at 11:3 ... more |
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Australia agrees to buy long-range missiles from USSydney (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 Australia has locked in a deal to buy potent long-range weapons from the United States, officials said Monday, as the country looks to counter China's rising military power. ... more  
USSF contracts OneWeb for commercial LEO communications servicesHouston TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2023 OneWeb Technologies has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Space Systems Command (SSC), Commercial Spa ... more 
Lockheed Martin to supply 36 Small Satellites to advance SDA satcom networkLittleton CO (SPX) Aug 22, 2023 The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a firm-fixed price agreement valued at approximately $816 million to build 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta satellites. ... more 
Kim Jong Un inspects cruise missile test as South Korea-U.S. military drills beginWashington DC (UPI) Aug 21, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited a navy unit and inspected a cruise missile test aboard a warship, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday, as South Korea and the United States began their annual joint military drills. ... more |
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  Zelensky thanks Denmark for F-16s; Greece offers F-16 training  
Israel says US okays 'landmark' missile defence deal with GermanyJerusalem (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 Israel said the United States on Thursday approved the "landmark" sale of the Arrow 3 hypersonic missile defence system to Germany, in the country's biggest military deal worth $3.5 billion. ... more |
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Rolling out the big guns: NATO's aid to UkraineParis (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 The promise by NATO members Denmark and the Netherlands to provide advanced US-made F-16 jets to strengthen Kyiv's Soviet-era air force is the latest evolution of the alliance's aid to Ukraine since the war started in February 2022. ... more 
US approves $12 bn Apache helicopter sale to PolandWashington (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 The United States on Monday approved a $12 billion sale of Apache attack helicopters to Poland, a giant deal with a frontline ally supporting Ukraine in its war against the Russian invasion. ... more 
Indonesia, Boeing agree deal for sale of F-15 jetsJakarta (AFP) Aug 22, 2023 Indonesia and US aircraft manufacturer Boeing have agreed a deal for the sale of two dozen F-15EX fighter jets as Southeast Asia's biggest economy moves to modernise its fleet, Jakarta's defence minister said Tuesday. ... more 
Ukraine receives new air defence systems from BerlinKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 Ukraine said Thursday that it had received new IRIS-T anti-aircraft systems from Germany, as it looks to bolster air defences in the face of increasing Russian missile strikes. ... more |
  Russia says thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea warships 
U.S. approves $3B deal for Israel to sell Arrow-3 missile interceptors to GermanyWashington DC (UPI) Aug 17, 2023 The U.S. government has given Israel the go-ahead for a $3 billion deal to sell the Arrow-3 missile defense system to Germany, Israeli officials said Thursday. ... more |
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RTX provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Swarm test launchLafayette CO (SPX) Aug 15, 2023 RTX's (NYSE: RTX) small-satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), announces successful launch and initial contact with CubeSats for the NASA Starling missi ... more 
Jordan says shot down TNT-loaded drone from SyriaAmman (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 Jordan's army said it shot down a drone Wednesday loaded with TNT explosives trying to enter its airspace from Syria, in the latest incident of trafficking of arms or drugs. ... 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  
Fukushima's water release: what we knowTokyo (AFP) Aug 22, 2023 Japan has announced plans to release wastewater from the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant into the ocean starting Thursday. ... more |
Japan to release water from stricken Fukushima nuclear plantTokyo (AFP) Aug 22, 2023 Japan will release water from the stricken Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean from Thursday, 12 years after one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. ... more 
Daily challenge for Venezuelans: Obtain water, power, cooking fuelCaracas (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Yusmary spends as much as half her weekly wage for water. Isora must go to the black market to get gas cylinders so she can cook. Rodrigo, weary of blackouts, bought portable generators for his home and business. ... more 
North Korea's Kim visits typhoon-hit farms amid food shortagesSeoul (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited typhoon-hit farms and oversaw military helicopters spraying pesticides in a bid to salvage key crops, state media said Friday. ... more  
'Strong enough now': BRICS nations eye global geopolitical shiftJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies, which account for about a quarter of the world's wealth, meet in Johannesburg this week looking to widen the bloc's influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics. ... more |
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Artificial intelligence for augmentation and productivityBoston MA (SPX) Aug 22, 2023 The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing has awarded seed grants to seven projects that are exploring how artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction can be leveraged to enhance ... more 
AI likely to augment rather than destroy jobs: UN studyGeneva (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 Artificial Intelligence is more likely to augment jobs than to destroy them, a UN study indicated on Monday, at a time of growing anxiety over the potential impact of the technology. ... more 
Water release finds little support in FukushimaShinchimachi, Japan (AFP) Aug 22, 2023 Most Fukushima fishermen are tight-lipped but Haruo Ono can't keep his thoughts to himself on Japan's plans to release treated cooling water from the stricken nearby nuclear power plant into the Pacific from Thursday. ... more
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water on ThursdayTokyo (AFP) Aug 22, 2023 Japan will begin releasing cooling water from the stricken Fukushima power plant on Thursday, 12 years after one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. ... more |
New method for dynamic drone tracking in GPS-denied environmentsFuzhou, China (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 A study published in Engineering introduces a novel image-based visual servoing (IBVS) method for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track dynamic targets in GPS-denied environments. Titled "Dynamic ... more 
Elbit Systems awarded a $55M contract for Dutch Counter UAS solutionHaifa, Israel (SPX) Aug 22, 2023 Elbit Systems reports it was awarded a contract worth approximately $55 million to supply multi-layered ReDrone Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to the Netherlands. The contract will be perfo ... more 
Scientists tame dreaded aviation phenomenonCochstedt, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 A team of researchers in Europe has succeeded in overcoming an important challenge in aeroelasticity - the suppression of the phenomenon of flutter in an aircraft structure by means of an active con ... more 
BRICS summit of emerging economies to begin in South AfricaJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 22, 2023 BRICS leaders meet in South Africa on Tuesday as the loose association of major emerging economies seeks to assert its voice as a counterweight to Western dominance in global affairs. ... more |
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Biden says still expects to meet Xi later this yearCamp David (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 US President Joe Biden said Friday he expects to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year, despite taking a series of shots at the rival power. ... more 
Markets rise after latest selloff but traders fret over outlookHong Kong (AFP) Aug 22, 2023 Stocks rose Tuesday after a recent streak of losses, though investors' mood remained dimmed by concerns over China's economy and the outlook for US interest rates. ... more  
Alumnus' thermal battery helps industry eliminate fossil fuelsBoston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 The explosion of renewable energy projects around the globe is leading to a saturation problem. As more renewable power contributes to the grid, the value of electricity is plummeting during the tim ... more 
Air Force selects Wallaroo.AI for On-Orbit AI advancementsNew York NY (SPX) Aug 16, 2023 Wallaroo.AI, known for their expertise in scaling production machine learning (ML) from the cloud to the edge, has been chosen by AFWERX, the innovation branch of the Department of the Air Force, fo ... more |
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