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  Washington DC (UPI) Sep 27, 2021 A Russian Soyuz spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday, bringing an end to American astronaut Frank Rubio's U.S. record-setting 371-day mission in space. The Soyuz MS-23 detached from the station's Prichal docking module at 3:54 a.m. EDT Wednesday as the orbital was soaring 260 miles over southeastern Mongolia with Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin on board. The Soyuz spacecraft is now heading back to Earth, where it is s ... read more |
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Trimble and Kyivstar to provide GNSS correction services in UkraineWestminster CO (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest telecommunications company, are partnering to install a new Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network to provide Global Navigatio ... more  
How to build better extraterrestrial robotsYokohama, Japan (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 Running on the beach versus a paved road can change an athlete's stride, speed and stability. Alter the force of gravity, and that runner may break their personal record or sink into the ground. Res ... 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 
ISS National Lab and Privateer announce Data and Information Sharing PartnershipSeattle WA (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory and Privateer Space, a leader in space decision intelligence and data infrastructure, announced a partnership to bring additional resources ... more |
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Historic NASA wind tunnel testing Mars Ascent VehicleHuntsville 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 t ... 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  
BlueHalo expands US satellite operation capacity under Space Force SCAR ProgramAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 BlueHalo recently hosted U.S. Space Force officials and federal legislative leaders for a successful milestone demonstration of its BADGER system, a multi-band, deployable ground terminal that enabl ... more 
SSC partners with Johns Hopkins for software best practices in protected SATCOMLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2023 Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a $10M University-Affiliated Research Center laboratory contract to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Applied Physics Lab (APL) to ensure software and cyber best ... more |
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First batch of U.S. Abrams tanks arrive in UkraineWashington DC (UPI) Sep 26, 2021 The first shipment of long-awaited U.S.-made Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday night, as Kyiv seeks to use them in its slow-moving counteroffensive to expel Russian forces from its borders. ... more |
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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 
Ukraine war pushes NATO to bolster drone-tackling expertiseVredepeel, Netherlands (AFP) Sept 23, 2023 A small drone flits over opened earth, and an explosion appears on the video feed. ... more  
At least 100 killed in Iraq wedding fire tragedyQaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 At least 100 people were killed when a fire broke out at a wedding attended by hundreds of guests in northern Iraq after fireworks were set off inside, officials said Wednesday. ... more |
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Greek flood victims race to rebuild before new storm hitsVloch�s, Greece (AFP) Sept 26, 2023 When Storm Daniel this month dumped cataclysmic amounts of rain on his village in central Greece, Nikos Falangas barely had time to flee. ... more |
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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  
Markets mostly up but US rate outlook feeds uncertaintyHong Kong (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Markets mostly rose Wednesday following hefty recent losses but traders remain consumed by worries over the economy as the Federal Reserve considers hiking interest rates further. ... more 
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  
France taps nuclear know-how to recycle electric car batteriesBagnols-Sur-C�ze, France (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 In the cradle of France's atomic programme, researchers are using their nuclear know-how for a key project in the country's energy transition: recycling the raw materials in old electric car batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. ... more |
'Save our village': Indonesians resist eviction for China-backed projectRempang, Indonesia (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions. ... more 
World Bank chief vows to tackle 'dysfunctionality' at development lenderWashington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 World Bank President Ajay Banga said Tuesday that he is working to reform "dysfunctionality" among the leadership of the development lender, and pledged to refocus its mission to better address the challenges posed by climate change. ... 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 
Long-haul flights - small changes with a big climate impactBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2023 Long-haul flights carry only around 10 percent of all passengers each year but generate approximately 40 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions due to air transport. This is due to the long distanc ... more |
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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 
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 |
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Asian, European markets on back foot over growing US rate worries Hong 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 |
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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 
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 |
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