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  Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 The MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle) team recently completed wind tunnel testing at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in a facility that has been a critical part of NASA missions going all the way back to the Apollo program. The same facility that provided valuable testing for NASA missions to low-Earth orbit and the Moon is now helping the agency prepare to launch the first rocket from Mars. The MAV is an important part of the joint plan between NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) to bring scientific ... read more |
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All engines added to NASA's Artemis II core stageNew Orleans LA (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Teams at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have structurally joined all four RS-25 engines onto the core stage for NASA's Artemis II Moon rocket. The flight test is the agency's first ... more  
China capable of protecting astronauts from effects of space weightlessnessBeijing (XNA) Sep 26, 2023 China has the capability to protect astronauts from the effects of a weightless environment for 180 days in space, according to a forum on aerospace medicine that kicked off Thursday in Beijing. ... more 
Astronauts honored for contributions to China's space programBeijing (XNA) Sep 26, 2023 Chinese astronauts who took part in the nation's four most recent spaceflights were given medals and honorary titles on Monday during a ceremony in Beijing. General He Weidong, a member of the ... more 
Third Subscale Booster for future Artemis missions fires up at MarshallHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 23, 2023 Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, conducted a hot fire of a 24-inch subscale solid rocket motor Sept. 14. The test, conducted in Marshall's East Test Area, pro ... more |
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 'Anomaly' ends Rocket Lab launch mid-flight  
Spending time in space can harm the human bodyGainesville FL (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 When 17 people were in orbit around the Earth all at the same time on May 30, 2023, it set a record. With NASA and other federal space agencies planning more manned missions and commercial companies ... more |
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Momentus to provide delivery service for Aarhus University payloadSAN JOSE, CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2023 Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed a contract with Aarhus University for transportation and orbital delivery services in late 2024. Aarhus University will be flying its DISCO-II payload designe ... more  
ANSRs to Hard AI QuestionsWashington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 How can we build robust, assured, and therefore trustworthy AI-based systems? That question lies at the heart of DARPA's Assured Neuro Symbolic Learning and Reasoning (ANSR) program. "Informal ... more  
Northrop Grumman to deliver in country maintenance for the Triton UAV sustainmentCanberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will produce an additional MQ-4C Triton multi-intelligence uncrewed aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) following the Australian government's ... more  
How L3Harris' multirole approach to EW enables superior mission agilityWashington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 In the dynamic, constantly evolving and fast-paced world that we live in today, it's not uncommon or unreasonable for people to expect to achieve multiple things at once. As the technology we turn t ... more |
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 Ukraine war pushes NATO to bolster drone-tackling expertise  
'We got a pilot in our house' homeowner tells dispatcher after F-35 ejectionWashington (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 A recording was released on Friday of a 911 emergency call from a homeowner reporting that the pilot of a US Marine Corps F-35 had parachuted into his backyard after ejecting from the stealth jet. ... more |
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Australia says cost of climate, disasters surgingSydney (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 Australia's government said on Tuesday that a warming planet threatened future crop yields, while federal spending on storm, flood and fire disasters was already soaring. ... more 
As Derna reels, other flood-hit Libyan cities struggle to recoverSusa, Libya (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 As much of the world's attention has been focused on the port city of Derna since last week's flooding in eastern Libya, other cities are mired in the resulting damage. ... more  
Golden future for thermoelectricsVienna, Austria (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 Thermoelectrics enable the direct conversion of heat into electrical energy - and vice versa. This makes them interesting for a range of technological applications. In the search for thermoelectric ... more 
Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging stationDuke Field FL (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field ... more |
 Long-haul flights - small changes with a big climate impact 
Amazon steps up AI race with $4 bn Anthropic investmentParis (AFP) Sept 25, 2023 Amazon said on Monday it would invest up to $4 billion in AI firm Anthropic, as the online retail giant steps into an AI race dominated by Microsoft, Google and OpenAI. ... more |
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ChatGPT AI getting chatty with voice promptsSan Francisco (AFP) Sept 25, 2023 The company behind ChatGPT on Monday said it is adding voice and image capabilities to the generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform long limited to written prompts. ... more 
Stock photo giant Getty releases AI image generatorNew York (AFP) Sept 25, 2023 Photo agency Getty Images is launching an image generator powered by artificial intelligence and using its trove of stock photos, the company said Monday. ... more 
Austrian Airlines green flight claims misled: courtVienna (AFP) Sept 25, 2023 An Austrian court upheld a complaint against Austrian Airlines over misleading climate-related claims, a consumer rights group said Monday, after an advertising campaign it described as "greenwashing". ... more  
Asian, European markets on back foot over growing US rate worriesHong Kong (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 Markets fell further Tuesday as investors grew increasingly fearful about another possible US interest rate hike and the prospect they will be kept elevated for some time to combat persistent inflation. ... more |
EU trade chief warns businesses questioning future in ChinaBeijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2023 The EU's trade chief told Beijing on Monday that tough security laws and a more "politicised" business environment have left European companies struggling to understand their obligations and questioning their future in China. ... more 
Chinese tourists get VIP welcome in Thailand as visa-free travel beginsBangkok (AFP) Sept 25, 2023 Chinese tourists received a personal welcome from the Thai prime minister Monday as they arrived in Bangkok under a new visa-free scheme the government hopes will give the kingdom's vital tourism sector a boost. ... more 
From K-pop to sales girls: AI goes mainstream in South KoreaSeoul (AFP) Sept 25, 2023 Her face is a deepfake. Her body belongs to a team of similar-sized actors. But she sings, reads the news, and sells luxury clothes on TV as AI humans go mainstream in South Korea. ... more 
REPT BATTERO Unveiling Transformative Battery Tech Data and North American Alliances at RE+ 2023Tianjin, China (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 REPT BATTERO's presence at this year's RE+ Expo marked a noteworthy moment in the evolution of sustainable energy solutions. The company, a leader in the field since its 2017 inception, took the sta ... more |
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Need for critical metals poses dilemmas for investorsParis (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 Soaring demand for the raw materials needed for the transition towards renewable energy is creating dilemmas for investors weighing the economic, environmental and human rights risks of such projects. ... more 
Combustion powers bug-sized robots to leap, lift and raceIthaca NY (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 Cornell researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex an ... more 
Cheap and efficient catalyst could boost renewable energy storageLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 Storing renewable energy as hydrogen could soon become much easier thanks to a new catalyst based on single atoms of platinum. The new catalyst, designed by researchers at City University Hong ... more 
Improving the properties of sweeteners for enhanced thermal energy storageTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 As we seek more efficient utilization of waste thermal energy, use of "phase change materials (PCMs)" is a good option. PCMs have a large latent heat capacity and the ability to store-and-release he ... more |
New approach may help extract more heat from geothermal reservoirsUniversity Park PA (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 Geothermal heat offers a promising source of renewable energy with almost zero emissions, but it remains a relatively expensive option to generate electricity. A new technique proposed by Penn State ... more 
Warming up! 30 years of fusion-energy research at EPFLLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 25, 2023 The intense heat and pressure inside stars, such as the Sun, cause pairs of atoms, especially hydrogen atoms, to come together or 'fuse'. When these light nuclei merge into a heavier nucleus, some m ... more 
Evergrande shares sink after restructuring plan scrappedBeijing (AFP) Sept 25, 2023 Shares in embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande plummeted Monday, following the announcement that it would be unable to carry out a restructuring plan intended to guarantee its survival. ... more 
Lebanon rescues Syrians in sinking migrant boatBeirut (AFP) Sept 23, 2023 The Lebanese military on Saturday rescued 27 Syrian migrants from drowning after their rubber boat capsized off the country's northern coast, the armed forces said. ... more |
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Blockbuster movie scares Chinese tourists away from ThailandBangkok (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 For millions of Chinese tourists, Thailand used to be a happy land of water fights, lantern festivals and delicious food. ... more 
US, China announce new economic working groupsWashington (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 The United States and China on Friday announced two new working groups on economic and financial policy, in the latest effort to stabilize fraught relations between the world's biggest economies. ... more 
Debris and dead bodies clutter flood-hit Libyan portDerna, Libya (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 Libya's devastating flood has transformed Derna from a busy port welcoming fishing boats and ships loaded with goods and passengers into a dump brimming with rubble, car wrecks and dead bodies. ... more 
New Thai PM meets Musk, US tech chiefs in investment pushBangkok (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 Thailand's new prime minister has met Tesla boss Elon Musk and executives from other US tech and investment firms including Google and Microsoft as he seeks to boost the country's flagging economy. ... more |
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