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  Gainesville FL (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 A global, multidisciplinary team of bioethicists, health policy experts, commercial spaceflight professionals and space health researchers, including Rachael Seidler from the University of Florida, has developed guiding principles and best practices to help ensure human research conducted in space is safe and inclusive. The proposed ethical guidelines were released Friday in a policy paper published in Science and are the result of a workshop held at the Banbury Center of Cold Spring Harbor Labora ... read more |
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Record-breaking launch of SpaceX's Starlink satellitesSpace Coast FL (SPX) Sep 30, 2023 SpaceX pushed back the launch time from the original T-0 of 6:49 p.m. EDT (2249 UTC Sep. 30) more than three hours later due to the weather condition. At 10:00 p.m. EDT (0200 UTC Sep. 30), a Falcon ... more 
Maritime Launch unveils commercial suborbital program at Spaceport Nova ScotiaHalifax, Canada (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ; OTCQB: MAXQF) unveiled its suborbital launch program currently scheduled to begin during the second quarter of 2024. Maritime Launch's suborbital prog ... more 
GITAI passes all NASA safety reviews for ISS external demonstrationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 GITAI USA Inc. and GITAI Japan Inc. (GITAI), the world's leading space robotics startup, successfully completed all NASA safety reviews required for the ISS external demonstration. Furthermore, GITA ... more  
Moon and Mars test site for robotic missionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 The Moon and Mars are stated targets of European and international space exploration. However, before humans embark on these journeys, robots will explore inhospitable areas, develop local resources ... more |
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Global team recommends ethical rules for human research in commercial spaceflightGarrison NY (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 The first ethical framework for conducting human research on commercial spaceflight was proposed in an article in Science by an international team that included Hastings Center president Vardit Ravi ... more |
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Law professor calls for ethical approach to human experiments in spaceOxford MS (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 University of Mississippi law professor Michelle Hanlon co-authored an article published (Sept. 28) in the journal Science that offers best practices for human research in space. Each time ast ... more 
Ethics rules needed for human research on commercial spaceflights, panel saysSeattle WA (SPX) Oct 01, 2023 New guidelines are needed to assure that research on human subjects performed on commercial spaceflights is conducted ethically, a panel of experts say in a commentary appearing in the September 28 ... more 
Blue Origin to remain grounded for now following crash probeWashington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 US aviation regulators said Wednesday that Blue Origin must complete "21 corrective actions" before it can resume launches, closing a probe into an uncrewed crash last year that set back Jeff Bezos's space company. ... more 
Two Russians, American land back on Earth after ISS mission: MoscowMoscow (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut landed back on Earth Wednesday after spending a year at the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's Roscosmos space agency said. ... more |
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 ISS National Lab and Privateer announce Data and Information Sharing Partnership 
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returning to Earth after record 371 days in spaceWashington 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. ... more |
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$3.5 bn Germany deal the biggest yet for Israeli arms sectorTel Aviv (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 Israel's $3.5-billion sale of its Arrow 3 missile defence system to Germany, sparked by security fears after Russia's Ukraine invasion, is the biggest yet for the small country's outsized arms sector. ... more 
Germany and Israel sign 'historic' missile shield dealBerlin (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 Germany on Thursday signed a deal to acquire the Israeli-made Arrow 3 hypersonic missile system that will become a key part of Europe's defence against air attack. ... 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  
Northrop Grumman to provide new strike missile capability for fifth-generation aircraft and beyondLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 02, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) reports the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company an approximately $705 million contract to deliver the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), an air-to-ground weap ... more |
 Australia retires Taipan helicopters after crash 
Boeing to pay $8.1M to resolve False Claims Act allegations on V-22 Osprey contractsWashington DC (UPI) Sep 28, 2023 Arlington, Va., defense contractor Boeing has agree to pay $8.1 million dollars to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in connection with contracts with the U.S. Navy to manufacture the V-22 Osprey. ... more |
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Czech Republic to buy 24 US-made F-35 fighter jetsPrague (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 The Czech Republic will buy 24 US-made F-35 fighter jets, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told reporters on Wednesday. ... more 
Bulgaria to provide air-defence missiles to UkraineSofia (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 Bulgaria's parliament on Wednesday decided to send aging, Soviet-era air-defence missile systems to Ukraine, its first such shipment to Kyiv from a country bitterly divided over the issue. ... 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  
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  
Libya's eastern govt delays Derna reconstruction meetingBenghazi, Libya (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 Libya's eastern authorities said Sunday they had postponed a reconstruction conference for the flood-hit city of Derna that had been planned for October 10 but was met with international scepticism. ... more 
Four more officials held after Libya flood disasterBenghazi, Libya (AFP) Sept 29, 2023 Libya's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of four more officials, bringing to 12 the number held as part of an inquiry into this month's flood that killed thousands. ... more 
'Negligent' Iraq officials sacked for wedding fireBaghdad (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 A mayor and his fire chief are among five Iraqi officials sacked for "grave negligence" after a blaze that killed 107 people at a wedding last week, authorities said Sunday. ... more |
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Senegal navy intercepts more than 600 migrants in three daysDakar (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 The Senegalese navy intercepted more than 600 Europe-bound migrants off the country's coast in three days, according to information published by the organisation on Sunday. ... more  
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 
Second round of Fukushima wastewater release to start next weekTokyo (AFP) Sept 29, 2023 Japan will begin releasing a second batch of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from next week, its operator has said, an exercise that angered China and others when it began in August. ... more 
Grief, anger at Iraq mass for victims of wedding fireQaraqosh, Iraq (AFP) Sept 28, 2023 Survivors of a fire that tore through an Iraqi wedding and those mourning the at least 100 lives lost filled the pews for a Christian mass Thursday, two days after the disaster. ... more |
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Government and industry collaboration leads to first air taxi delivery Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2023 A new air taxi from the manufacturer Joby Aviation will allow NASA to evaluate how this kind of vehicle could be integrated into our skies for everyday use, while the Air Force researches its potent ... more  
Indonesia to launch China-funded high-speed rail, first in S.E. AsiaJakarta (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday, a delayed multibillion-dollar project backed by China that will cut travel between capital Jakarta and another major city by hours. ... more  
Former crypto star Sam Bankman-Fried faces US trialNew York (AFP) Sept 29, 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried, once the most respected face of crypto currency, goes on trial Tuesday in federal court facing seven counts of fraud that could see him spend decades in prison. ... 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 |
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MilliMobile is a tiny, self-driving robot powered only by light and radio wavesSeattle WA (SPX) Oct 02, 2023 Small mobile robots carrying sensors could perform tasks like catching gas leaks or tracking warehouse inventory. But moving robots demands a lot of energy, and batteries, the typical power source, ... more 
Meta technology chief defends tech titan's AI strategyMenlo Park, United States (AFP) Oct 1, 2023 Meta's chief technology officer is quick to push back on assertions that the company has fallen behind rivals like ChatGPT in the explosive surge across the tech industry in generative AI. ... more 
Airbus wins Cathay Pacific order for 32 more A320neo jetsParis (AFP) Sept 29, 2023 Airbus said Friday that it had secured an order for 32 A320neo planes from Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific, as the airline expands its flights to the Chinese mainland and elsewhere in Asia. ... more 
Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trainsVienna (AFP) Sept 30, 2023 Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains - a response to demands from travellers for less pollutant alternatives to planes and petrol or diesel cars. ... more |
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