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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 03, 2024 HyImpulse has successfully launched their SR75 rocket from the Koonibba Test Range, operated by Southern Launch, marking a significant step in Australia's commercial launch capabilities. The SR75, one of the largest rockets launched commercially in Australia, drew an audience of locals and VIPs from across Australia and Europe who witnessed the event on South Australia's Far West Coast. ... read more |
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Boeing's Starliner is about to launch - if successful, the test represents an important milestone for commercial spaceflightMaxwell AFB AL (SPX) May 03, 2024 If all goes well late on May 6, 2024, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will blast off into space on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Launching from the Kennedy Space Center, this last c ... more 
Sidus Space fulfills order and supplies key components for NASA's Mobile Launcher 2Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 03, 2024 Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU), a Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, has successfully delivered two electronic LCS cabinets to Bechtel as part of NASA's mobile launcher 2 project. These cabi ... more 
SpaceX completes bicoastal launches, adding to Starlink's megaconstellationWashington DC (UPI) May 03, 2024 SpaceX launched another group of 23 satellites from Kennedy Space Center on Thursday night via a Falcon 9 rocket, adding to the Starlink megacluster of Internet satellites now in low-Earth orbit. ... more  
NASA Doubles Down, Advances 6 Innovative Tech Concepts to New PhasePasadena CA (JPL) May 03, 2024 One of the 'science fiction-like' concepts - for a lunar railway system to provide payload transport on the Moon - is being developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA's Innovative Adv ... more |
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Identification of noise sources during launch using phased array microphone systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 Every part of a launch vehicle, launch pad, and ground operation equipment is subjected to the high acoustic load generated during lift-off. Therefore, many extreme measures are taken to try to supp ... more |
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Free-Flying Robots in Space: How Real-Life Droids Test New TechLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2024 Navigating the great unknown of space requires innovative tools, like the Multi-Resolution Scanner (MRS), a novel 3D mapping technology developed under the auspices of the International Space Statio ... more 
Refining space mission interoperability: NASA unveils new trajectory sharing strategyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 NASA's Engineering and Safety Center has introduced a new approach, dubbed Trajectory Reverse Engineering (TRE), for transferring spacecraft trajectories between flight mechanics tools. This m ... more  
NASA's Cube Quest Challenge Stimulates Innovation in Space Thruster TechnologyLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 01, 2024 NASA encourages public participation in space technology development through its Cube Quest Challenge, launched in 2015 with a $5 million prize pool. This initiative aims to foster the creation of s ... more  
Shenzhou XVII astronauts safely back from Tiangong space stationSydney, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2024 The crew of Shenzhou XVII has successfully returned to Earth after a six-month tenure aboard the Tiangong space station, marking the conclusion of their extensive orbital mission. The crew's s ... more |
 SpaceX successfully launches Maxar Intelligence next-gen satellites  
OneNav introduces new L5-direct GNSS receiver in response to increased GPS jammingLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 03, 2024 oneNav, a developer of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology, has launched L5-direct, a GNSS product capable of directly acquiring and tracking L5-band signals. This innovation arrive ... more |
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Russian missile attack injures 13 in Ukraine's Odesa: mayorKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 1, 2024 A Russian missile attack injured 13 people in Ukraine's southwestern city of Odesa, its mayor said early Thursday, after similar strikes earlier in the week killed at least eight. ... more 
Japan confirms navy choppers collided in April accidentTokyo (AFP) May 2, 2024 Two military helicopters with eight people on board that crashed last month collided with one another, Japanese officials said Thursday citing analysis of flight recorder data. ... more
Russian missile attack kills three in Ukraine's Odesa: mayorKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) April 30, 2024 A Russian missile attack killed three people in Odesa, the mayor of the southwestern Ukrainian port city said early on Wednesday. ... more 
Russia says shot down US-made missiles launched by UkraineMoscow (AFP) April 30, 2024 Russia said Tuesday it had shot down six US-supplied tactical missiles launched by Ukraine, with officials in annexed Crimea saying some were downed over the Black Sea peninsula. ... more |
Supersonic fighter crashes in New Mexico national parkLos Angeles (AFP) April 30, 2024 A US fighter plane crashed into a national park in New Mexico on Tuesday, the Air Force said. ... more
Sri Lanka leases white elephant airport built with Chinese loansColombo (AFP) April 26, 2024 Sri Lanka said Friday it had leased a white elephant international airport built with Chinese loans to a foreign joint venture, as the island nation's bankrupt government seeks to offload loss-making assets. ... more  
Pentagon chief pushes for donation of more Patriot systems to KyivWashington (AFP) April 30, 2024 US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday he has been encouraging countries with Patriot missile systems to donate them to Ukraine, which has appealed for more of the air defense batteries. ... more 
Galileo satellite constellation expands with two new additionsParis, France (SPX) Apr 30, 2024 The Galileo navigation system has expanded its constellation with the addition of two new satellites, launched early on Sunday, 28 April, at 01:34 BST/02:34 CEST. This latest expansion brings the to ... more |
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France orders firms to prioritise anti-air missile ordersParis (AFP) April 29, 2024 France has ordered firms involved in production of Aster air defence missiles to prioritise those contracts, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Monday. ... more  
Rains, mudslides kill 29 in southern Brazil's 'worst disaster'Capela De Santana, Brazil (AFP) May 3, 2024 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited the country's south where floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains have killed 29 people, with the toll expected to rise. ... more 
Death toll from south China road collapse rises to 48Beijing, China (AFP) May 2, 2024 The death toll from a highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province has risen to 48, local officials said Thursday, as adverse conditions complicated rescue efforts. ... more  
Luxury brands lure Chinese shoppers despite slowdownShanghai (AFP) May 3, 2024 Sipping champagne and nibbling fried dumplings, Shanghai's rich and influential posed by Louis Vuitton signs at a runway afterparty - a lavish affair designed to win customers in China's crucial market. ... more |
Markets track Wall St higher as rate hopes rise, eyes on US jobsHong Kong (AFP) May 3, 2024 Hong Kong led gains across most Asian and European markets Friday thanks to a surge in tech giants, while the yen extended gains against the dollar on revived hopes for US interest rate cuts. ... more 
Macron calls for 'reciprocity' in EU, China economic ties ahead of Xi visitParis (AFP) May 2, 2024 Europe must defend its "strategic interests" in its economic relations with China, President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with The Economist published on Thursday, just days ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to France. ... more 
Standard Chartered stock rallies on bright earningsLondon (AFP) May 2, 2024 Shares in Asia-focused British bank Standard Chartered soared Thursday on brighter-than-expected first-quarter earnings driven by investment banking and wealth management. ... more 
Radioisotope thermoradiative cells: advancing power generation for outer planet missionsWashington DC (SPX) May 02, 2024 Continuing from Phase I, researchers are expanding on the development of a power source that transforms the paradigm of thermal power conversion. The thermoradiative cell (TRC), operating analogousl ... more |
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Financial Times enters ChatGPT content dealSan Francisco (AFP) April 29, 2024 The Financial Times on Monday entered into a partnership deal with ChatGPT creator OpenAI that will integrate the news outlet's journalism into its chatbot. ... more 
Harnessing wind to manipulate objects remotelyBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 30, 2024 Researchers at Aalto University have developed a novel technique using jets of wind to move objects, a potential game-changer in robotic technology. This method allows for the manipulation of object ... more
US newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over AI chatbotsSan Francisco (AFP) April 30, 2024 Eight US newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft in a New York federal court Tuesday for violating their copyright to train the technology behind the ChatGPT and Copilot chatbots. ... more  
Why energy storage is key to global renewable goalsParis (AFP) April 30, 2024 G7 environment ministers committed on Tuesday to ramp up the production and deployment of battery storage technology, an essential component for increasing renewable energy and combating climate change. ... more |
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