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  Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 09, 2024 China successfully launched two experimental communication satellites, Smart SkyNet 1A and 1B, into medium-Earth orbit using a Long March 3B carrier rocket. The launch took place at 9:43 am from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. This event marks the 21st space launch in China this year and the 521st flight in the Long March rocket series. The satellites, developed by Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology-a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp and th ... read more |
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China Encourages BeiDou System Integration in Electric BicyclesSydney, Australia (SPX) May 10, 2024 China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has urged domestic manufacturers of electric mopeds and scooters to integrate the BeiDou high-precision satellite positioning system into thei ... more  
SpaceX Starlink flight lifts off in Florida; 2nd launch of day planned for California laterWashington DC (UPI) May 8, 2024 SpaceX on Wednesday launched 23 Starlink satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Florida. ... more 
Boeing's Starliner flight delayed again for oxygen tank valve replacementWashington DC (UPI) May 8, 2024 Boeing's Starliner crew flight test has been pushed back another week as United Launch Alliance plans to replace a part of the spacecraft. ... more  
Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed to May 17Washington (AFP) May 8, 2024 The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner spaceship to the International Space Station has been pushed to May 17 after engineers said a faulty rocket valve needs to be replaced for the high-stakes mission, NASA said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Rocket Lab Initiates Archimedes Engine Testing Phase Following Build Completion  
International Support for China's Chang'e-6 Lunar MissionSydney, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2024 On Friday, an international gathering praised the robust global partnership involved in China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission and expressed a unified intent to expand cooperation in lunar and deep space v ... more |
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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 
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 |
  US imposes trade curbs on Chinese firms over balloon incident 
Estonia summons Russian envoy over GPS jammingTallinn (AFP) May 8, 2024 Estonia on Wednesday summoned Russia's charge d'affaires over GPS interference, which the NATO member said was Russian "hybrid activity" that had disrupted civilian air traffic. ... more |
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Russian military tech must be 'one step ahead': PutinMoscow (AFP) May 9, 2024 Russia needs to modernise its weapons so it is "one step ahead" and will use whatever foreign parts it can get to make them despite sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said. ... more
Space Tech Firm Xona Secures $19M for Enhanced Satellite Navigation NetworkLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 09, 2024 Xona, a developer of a new satellite network, has announced the successful closure of a $19 million Series A funding round, led by Future Ventures and Seraphim Space, with contributions from NGP Cap ... more 
From USSR to NATO, Albania showcases military pastBerzhite (AFP) May 10, 2024 A museum offering an unprecedented dive into Albania's dramatic military history has opened its doors, telling the story of how the once-reclusive country broke with its 40-year Communist past. ... more 
Israel says Biden threat to stop arms 'very disappointing'Jerusalem (AFP) May 9, 2024 Top Israeli officials criticised US President Joe Biden on Thursday for threatening to stop certain arms supplies to Israel if it invades the crowded Gaza city of Rafah. ... more |
Fighter jet crashes at Singapore airbaseSingapore (AFP) May 8, 2024 An F-16 fighter jet crashed at a military airbase in Singapore on Wednesday with no casualties, the defence ministry said. ... more  
1 killed, six injured as Russian airborne attack hits Ukraine energy infrastructureWashington DC (UPI) May 8, 2024 Russia launched waves of cruise and ballistic missiles, rockets and drones against civilian and energy infrastructure targets across Ukraine overnight killing at least one person and injuring six, authorities said. ... more
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirms U.S. paused Israel weapons shipmentWashington DC (UPI) May 8, 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed Wednesday that the United States has paused sending a shipment of bombs to Israel over concerns of its impending ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. ... more  
Elbit Systems secures $53 million contract for unmanned mortar systemsParis, France (SPX) May 09, 2024 Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT) has been awarded a $53 million contract to provide Crossbow Unmanned Turreted 120mm Soft Recoil Mortar Systems to General Dynamics European Land Syst ... more |
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Pyka and SNC team up to deliver electric cargo drones to the Defense DepartmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Pyka and SNC have teamed up to provide Pyka's large-scale all-electric cargo uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to the U.S. Department of Defense. This partnership leverages SNC's capability in tailoring ... more  
RTX launches space-based missile detection systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Raytheon, a business of RTX (NYSE: RTX), has launched an advanced ground system, now operational at the U.S. Space Force's Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC). The ... more
Biden administration delays weapons shipment to Israel, U.S. officials sayWashington DC (UPI) May 8, 2024 The Biden administration delayed the shipment of thousands of precision weapons to Israel to pressure the U.S. ally not to invade Rafah, according to reports Tuesday citing U.S. and Israeli officials. ... more  
In south Brazil, race to deliver aid ahead of new stormsPorto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 9, 2024 Teams raced against the clock Thursday to deliver aid to flood-stricken communities in southern Brazil before the arrival of new storms forecast to batter the region once again. ... more |
Robotic Feeding System Developed by Cornell Researchers to Aid Individuals with Mobility ChallengesLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 10, 2024 Researchers at Cornell University have unveiled a robotic feeding system designed to aid individuals with severe mobility limitations, such as those affected by spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, ... more 
School's out: how climate change threatens educationBangkok (AFP) May 9, 2024 Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education of millions of children. ... more 
2023 'year of record climatic hazards' in Latin America: UNMontevideo (AFP) May 8, 2024 Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused major weather calamities, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday. ... more 
'Where can we go?' flood-stricken Kenyans plead as homes destroyedNairobi (AFP) May 8, 2024 "Where are we supposed to go?" implored Catherine Masai as she watched a bulldozer tear down shanty houses on the banks of a muddy river in a sprawling Nairobi slum. ... more |
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UK's Cameron calls for Israel to produce 'clear plan' for RafahLondon (AFP) May 9, 2024 Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Thursday indicated that the UK would not follow the United States in warning Israel that it would halt sales of arms that could be used in an assault on the Gaza city of Rafah. ... more
Health body recommends Brussels night flight banBrussels, Belgium (AFP) May 7, 2024 Belgium's health authority called Tuesday for a ban on night flights to and from Brussels airport to protect around 160,000 residents from noise pollution. ... more 
China hospital attack leaves two dead, 21 woundedBeijing (AFP) May 7, 2024 Two people were dead and 21 wounded after a man went on a stabbing spree at a hospital in southwest China on Tuesday, local officials said. ... more 
Israel reopens Kerem Shalom Crossing with GazaWashington DC (UPI) May 8, 2024 The Kerem Shalom Crossing between Israel and Gaza was reopened Wednesday, Israel said, permitting humanitarian aid to enter the Palestinian enclave via the border for the first time since it was closed over the weekend following a Hamas rocket attack in the area. ... more |
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