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Magnetic space tug could target dead satellites Paris (ESA) Jun 21, 2017 Derelict satellites could in future be grappled and removed from key orbits around Earth with a space tug using magnetic forces. This same magnetic attraction or repulsion is also being considered as a safe method for multiple satellites to maintain close formations in space. Such satellite swarms are being considered for future astronomy or Earth-observing missions - if their relative positions can stay stable they could act as a single giant telescope. To combat space debris, interes ... read more |
New branch in family tree of exoplanets discovered Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 Since the mid-1990s, when the first planet around another sun-like star was discovered, astronomers have been amassing what is now a large collection of exoplanets - nearly 3,500 have been confirmed ... more Washington (AFNS) Jun 21, 2017 Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has approved the reorganization of the Air Force headquarters to establish a Deputy Chief of Staff for Space Operations, who will be a three-star Air Force ... more Le Bourget, France (AFP) June 20, 2017 A European Space Agency director urged nations Tuesday to unlock concealed data on the whereabouts of hundreds of thousands of pieces of space junk, or "ticking time bombs" threatening spacecraft in Earth orbit. ... more London, UK (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 Astronauts on the International Space Station are growing crystals that could help develop new drugs for use on Earth. Here are ten healthcare technologies that have already come from space: 1 ... more |
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NASA Selects Army Surgeon for Astronaut Training Fort Carson CO (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 How many lifetimes does it take to become a soldier, pilot, doctor - and an astronaut? For Army Maj. (Dr.) Francisco Rubio, the battalion surgeon assigned to 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group ... more Hampton VA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 For humans to survive on other worlds, they'll have to harness the resources - like water - that exist there. A recent competition held at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, aimed ... more Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are comets and asteroids in heliocentric orbits that have been influenced by planetary flybys causing them to approach Earth. Comets are composed mostly of water ice and du ... more Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 The U.S. Air Force released two technical reports demonstrating that the Global Positioning System (GPS) continues to deliver exceptional performance to civilian users around the world. GPS is a U.S ... more Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 Our society is in need of ammonia more than ever. Chemical fertilizers, plastic, fibers, pharmaceuticals, refrigerants in heat pumps, and even explosives all use ammonia as raw material. Moreover, a ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 20, 2017 Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $108 million contract for the Advanced Radar Threat System Variant 2, or ARTS-V2, the Department of Defense announced Monday. ... more |
China's cargo spacecraft completes second docking with space lab Brussels (AFP) June 16, 2017 The EU unveiled a blueprint to safely regulate drone traffic in Europe by 2019 in order to tap the growing commercial potential for unmanned aircraft technology. ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 16, 2017 Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control has received a $472 million contract for the production of Multiple Launch Rocket System rockets, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. ... more Washington (UPI) Jun 16, 2017 Leonardo debuted its new Mirach 40 aerial target drone at the the 2017 Paris Air Show, the company announced on Friday. ... more Los Angeles CA (Sputnik) Jun 21, 2017 A California-based defense company this week announced that it will be rolling out a new set of drones to fly as robotic wingmen for human fighter pilots. Kratos Defense and Security Solutions devel ... more |
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2017 Astronaut ice cream may be an exotic treat for kids, but for real space explorers, a fresh, crunchy salad could sometimes really hit the spot. And the ability to grow food in space will prove crucial for longer-duration voyages envisioned over the next decades. Growing plants in a spaceship, and one day on another planet, is a complicated endeavor. But one tool making it easier is a specia ... more NASA Selects Army Surgeon for Astronaut Training Orion Kicks Off Summer with Series of Safety Tests Teachers doubt most students interested in subjects that promote space careers |
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 OHB Italia Spa and Arianespace have announced the signature of the launch contract for the Italian Space Agency's PRISMA (PRecursore IperSpettrale della Missione Applicativa) satellite. The launch will be carried out by a Vega rocket in 2018 from the Guiana Space Center, within the scope of a contract signed by OHB Italia Spa on behalf of the Italian Space Agency ASI. PRISMA is an Ea ... more India's 'Baahubali' GSLV MK III Lifts Less Luggage Than Lighter Rockets Launch Vehicle Rocket Engines India's Kerosene-Based Semi-Cryogenic Engine to Be Flight Test Ready by 2021 |
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Le Bourget, France (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 France and the United States have a long history of cooperation in space, combining their talents over the years to advance science and launch exploration missions whose results have been instrumental in creating entirely new fields of research. The leaders of the two space agencies, Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot, and CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall, reaffirmed the agencies' ... more Martian Crater Provides Reminder of Apollo Moonwalk MAVEN's top 10 discoveries at Mars Opportunity collecting panoramas of high-value targets at Endeavour Crater |
Beijing (XNA) Jun 21, 2017 China's Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft completed its second docking with Tiangong-2 space lab at 2:55 p.m. Monday, after flying around the space lab. Tianzhou-1 separated from Tiangong-2 on Monday morning and remained at distance of five kilometers behind the space lab for about 90 minutes. Then, it was commanded to fly around Tiangong-2 from behind to a distance of five kilometers in f ... more China to launch four more probes before 2021 New broadcasting satellite fails to enter preset orbit China launches remote-sensing micro-nano satellites |
Arlington, VA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 Boeing is taking the next step in making its Defense, Space and Security (BDS) unit more globally competitive by eliminating a layer of executive oversight. "We need to be an agile organization that is more responsive to customers' needs and committed to continually improving productivity," said Defense, Space and Security President and CEO Leanne Caret. "We are fundamentally address ... more Trudeau under pressure to reject China bid for satellite firm Jumpstart goes into alliance with major aerospace and defence group ADS Thomas Pesquet returns to Earth |
Paris (ESA) Jun 21, 2017 Derelict satellites could in future be grappled and removed from key orbits around Earth with a space tug using magnetic forces. This same magnetic attraction or repulsion is also being considered as a safe method for multiple satellites to maintain close formations in space. Such satellite swarms are being considered for future astronomy or Earth-observing missions - if their relati ... more Northrop Grumman tests flat-panel radar Lockheed Martin receives radar training system contract Ammonia on-demand? Alternative production method for a sustainable future |
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London UK (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 The astronomers who discovered the nearest potentially habitable planet to our solar system are inviting the public to take part in their search for more Earth-like planets. Last year an international team of astronomers led by Dr. Guillem Anglada-Escude, of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), discovered a planet around the closest star to our Sun, Proxima Centauri. Details of the obse ... more NASA releases Kepler Survey Catalog with 100s of new exoplanet candidates New branch in family tree of exoplanets discovered Astronomers Explain Formation of Seven Exoplanets Around TRAPPIST-1 |
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 20, 2017 A new study from an international team of astronomers has dated Jupiter for the first time, and their findings suggest that the Gas Giant is the oldest planet in the solar system. Dating a celestial object isn't too difficult, so long as you have a sample of it. The Earth is about 4.543 billion years old, for instance. Jupiter, meanwhile is about 4.599 billion years old, making it 56 milli ... more New Horizons Team Digs into New Data on Next Flyby Target A whole new Jupiter with first science results from Juno First results from Juno show cyclones and massive magnetism |
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Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 In a classic tale of science taking twists and turns before coming to a conclusion, two teams of researchers - one a group of theorists and the other, experimentalists - have worked together to solve a chemical puzzle that may one day lead to cleaner air and renewable fuel. The scientists' ultimate goal is to convert harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere into beneficial liquid fue ... more Hawaiian canoe comes home after epic round-the-world odyssey Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says Amazonia's future will be jeopardized by dams |
Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 The U.S. Air Force released two technical reports demonstrating that the Global Positioning System (GPS) continues to deliver exceptional performance to civilian users around the world. GPS is a U.S. Air Force satellite system that provides highly dependable positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services to military and civilian users around the world, free of direct user charges. Oper ... more India to Make Native Navigation System Mandatory For All Aircraft BDS Precise Service System covers over 300 Chinese cities Galileo grows: two more satellites join working constellation |
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Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2017 Russia's Lavochkin Research and Production Association is ready to work with China on designing lunar exploration missions, including orbital and return ones, Sergei Lemeshevsky, the Russian company's director general, told Sputnik on Thursday. Xu Yansong, the head of the International Cooperation Department of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), said on Wednesday that China an ... more New NELIOTA project detects flashes from lunar impacts Cube Quest Challenge Team Spotlight: Cislunar Explorers Winning plans for CubeSats to the Moon |
Bethesda, MD (SPX) Jun 21, 2017 Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are comets and asteroids in heliocentric orbits that have been influenced by planetary flybys causing them to approach Earth. Comets are composed mostly of water ice and dust particles that were formed in the cold outer planet system. Most of the rocky asteroids were formed in the warmer inner solar system between the orbits of Mars and Earth. There is a great dea ... more ESA boss urges action on 'ticking timebombs' in Earth orbit B612 Creates Asteroid Institute Rosetta finds comet connection to Earth's atmosphere |
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Friedrichshafen, Germany (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 Designed to operate for five years, Airbus's Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite TerraSAR-X has achieved ten years of flawless operations in orbit providing high-resolution radar images in all weather conditions 24 hours a day. Developed and constructed by Airbus Defence and Space teams from Friedrichshafen for the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), the satellite orbits at a height of 514 ... more Free mapping: plotting development in Africa Satellites forewarn of locust plagues NASA satellites image, measure Florida's extreme rainfall |
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 30, 2017 On May 25, 2017, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, saw a partial solar eclipse in space when it caught the moon passing in front of the sun. The lunar transit lasted almost an hour, between 2:24 and 3:17 p.m. EDT, with the moon covering about 89 percent of the sun at the peak of its journey across the sun's face. The moon's crisp horizon can be seen from this view because the moon has n ... more A real scorcher: NASA probe to fly into sun's atmosphere NASA renames Solar mission to honor Eugene Parker CLASP Sounding Rocket Mission Opens New Research Window in Solar Physics |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Jun 20, 2017 An international team of astronomers, led by Dutch scientists, has discovered a region in our Milky Way that contains many nitrogen compounds in the southeast of a butterfly-shaped star formation disk and very little in the north-west. The astronomers suspect that multiple stars-to-be share the same star formation disk, but the precise process is still a puzzle. The article with their find ... more GBT Captures Orion Blazing Bright in Radio Light Hubble applauds waltzing dwarfs Radio astronomers peer deep into the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula |
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 16, 2017 The scientific community has known about the existence of electrons for over a hundred years, but there are important facets of their interaction with matter that remain shrouded in mystery. One particular area of interest is low-energy electrons or electrons that have kinetic energy levels of about 10 electronvolts (eV) or less. These electrons affect the functioning of insulators in elec ... more No Universe without Big Bang Russian Spektr-RG mission to identify 3 billin black holes after 2018 launch Galaxy alignments traced back 10 billion years |
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