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  Washington DC (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will receive 11 RD-180 rocket engines in 2017 through US-Russian venture RD Amross, with the latter hoping to sell more in the future, RD Amross CEO Michael Baker told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Space Symposium in Colorado. The ULA acquires the engines through RD Amross, which is a joint venture, involving RD-180 manufacturer, Russian company Energomash. "Right now we have 28 more engines to deliver, 11 this year, 11 next year and 6 in 2019," Baker said. ... read more |
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Roscosmos hopes to continue cooperation with USMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 05, 2017 Russia's space corporation Roscosmos is hopeful to keep on cooperating with the United States on engine building under the new US administration, the corporation's head Igor Komarov told Sputnik fol ... more  
European conference on space debris risks and mitigationParis (ESA) Apr 06, 2017 The 7th European Conference on Space Debris, to be held 18-21 April at ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, will provide a unique Space Debris User Portal The 7th European Con ... more 
Russia Opens 1st Ground Station to Monitor Orbital Debris in BrazilRio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 Russia's first ground station of the Automated Warning System on Hazardous Situations in Outer Space (ASPOS OKP) aimed at monitoring orbital debris was opened in Brazil, a spokesman of the Roscosmos ... more  
Intelsat-OneWeb Merger: Enhanced Connections for Government UsersMcLean VA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 At the recent Satellite 2017 conference in Washington, DC, we heard a number of predictions - some of them perhaps literally "pie in the sky" - of how the half-dozen or so proposed low-earth orbit ( ... more |
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Russian Satellite Builder Reshetnev Fully Switches to Import SubstitutionRio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 Russia's Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems (ISS-Reshetnev) has fully adopted and implements import substitution technologies in production of satellites under government programs, Nikolai Test ... more 
Russia Offering Brazil to Develop Gonets-Like Satellite System - ManufacturerRio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 Director General of Russia's Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems company said that Russia is offering Latin American states, in particular Brazil, to develop a satellite communications system si ... more 
Russia, Europe, US Should Work Together on Space Exploration - German AgencyMoscow (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 Russia, Europe, the United States and other countries should cooperate on decoding how to proceed with international space exploration in the future, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Chairman Pascale E ... more 
Ukraine Plans to Launch Telecom Satellite in Fourth Quarter of 2017Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 Ukraine's State Space Agency Chairman Yuriy Radchenko said that Ukraine is expected to carry out launch of a telecommunications satellite in the fourth quarter of 2017. Ukraine is expected to ... more 
SES and Thales Unveil Next-Generation Capabilities Onboard SES-17Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 SES and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) have announced the addition of a powerful Digital Transparent Processor (DTP) onboard the SES-17 satellite which will allow SES to offer its mobility customers extr ... more 
Curtiss-Wright ships miniature network data system for OrionColorado Springs, CO (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions division has successfully delivered eight of the nine data acquisition flight units that it is building for use on NASA's Orion spacecraft planned for use in Explo ... more |
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 Researchers 'iron out' graphene's wrinkles  
Scientists recreate space particle collisions inside Large Hadron ColliderWashington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017 Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider in Italy are aiding the study of dark matter. ... more  
'No defense' against multiple Russian missiles: US generalWashington (AFP) April 4, 2017 The United States and its allies would have "no defense" against large numbers of ground-launched cruise missiles of the type recently deployed by Russia, a top US general warned Tuesday. ... more  
Raytheon to supply Multi-Object Kill Vehicle technologyWashington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 Raytheon received a $59 million contract to conduct further Multi-Object Kill Vehicle research for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. ... more  
Researchers uncover a potent genetic element in Earth's smallest life formsSanta Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 It's the stuff of science fiction, though there's nothing fiction about it: Researchers have discovered a multitude of previously unidentified microorganisms possess a genetic element that enables t ... more |
  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 
Russia, Europe, the United States and other countries should cooperate on decoding how to proceed with international space exploration in the future, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Chairman Pascale Ehrenfreund told Sputnik.
"Internationally, we are trying to achieve a vision for international space exploration," Ehrenfreund stated. "The major space powers like Russia, Japan, the US, Europe, ... more Cape Canaveral AFS FL (SPX) Apr 04, 2017United Launch Alliance Completes Crew Emergency Egress System  Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017Robot Fedor to Guide Russia's Federation Spacecraft in Maiden Flight - Roscosmos  Colorado Springs, CO (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Curtiss-Wright ships miniature network data system for Orion |
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will receive 11 RD-180 rocket engines in 2017 through US-Russian venture RD Amross, with the latter hoping to sell more in the future, RD Amross CEO Michael Baker told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Space Symposium in Colorado.
The ULA acquires the engines through RD Amross, which is a joint venture, involving RD-180 manufacturer, Russian company Energomash. ... more Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017Kremlin Believes Russia Can Compete With Private Firms Like SpaceX in Space  Washington (Sputnik) Apr 04, 2017US Hardware Production Begins for Money-Saving Next-Generation Rockets  Houston TX (SPX) Mar 31, 2017'Fuzzy' fibers can take rockets' heat |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 31, 2017 
Solar wind and radiation are responsible for stripping the Martian atmosphere, transforming Mars from a planet that could have supported life billions of years ago into a frigid desert world, according to new results from NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) spacecraft led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
"We've determined that most of the gas ever present in ... more Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Potential Mars Airplane Resumes Flight  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 31, 2017Prolific Mars Orbiter Completes 50,000 Orbits  Paris (ESA) Mar 29, 2017Final two ExoMars landing sites chosen |
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 Nanjing (XNA) Mar 31, 2017 
Yuanwang space tracking ships, which follows the progress of satellites and other space-bound craft, will carry out 19 maritime space monitoring missions in 2017, according to the maritime satellite measurement and control authority on Wednesday.
Yuanwang-5 left port Wednesday and Yuanwang-6 started its journey Monday.
Yuanwang-7 and the rocket transporting fleet will set sail in Apr ... more Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017China Develops Spaceship Capable of Moon Landing  Wenchang, China (XNA) Mar 13, 2017Long March-7 Y2 ready for launch of China's first cargo spacecraft  Beijing (Sputnik) Mar 09, 2017China Seeks Space Rockets Launched from Airplanes |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017 
Ukraine's State Space Agency Chairman Yuriy Radchenko said that Ukraine is expected to carry out launch of a telecommunications satellite in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Ukraine is expected to carry out launch of a telecommunications satellite in the fourth quarter of 2017, Ukraine's State Space Agency Chairman Yuriy Radchenko said at the Space Symposium on Tuesday.
"For the current y ... more Rio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017Russian Satellite Builder Reshetnev Fully Switches to Import Substitution  Rio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017Russia Offering Brazil to Develop Gonets-Like Satellite System - Manufacturer  McLean VA (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Intelsat-OneWeb Merger: Enhanced Connections for Government Users |
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The 7th European Conference on Space Debris, to be held 18-21 April at ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, will provide a unique
Space Debris User Portal
The 7th European Conference on Space Debris, to be held 18-21 April at ESA's Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, will provide a unique forum for leading scientists, engineers, managers, space operators, indust ... more Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 06, 2017SES and Thales Unveil Next-Generation Capabilities Onboard SES-17  Rio De Janeiro (Sputnik) Apr 06, 2017Russia Opens 1st Ground Station to Monitor Orbital Debris in Brazil  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017NASA laser communications to provide Orion faster connections |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 
To much fanfare, NASA scientists announced the discovery of seven potentially habitable exoplanets surrounding a nearby red dwarf in February. However, new analysis of TRAPPIST-1 suggests the star system hosts frequent stellar flares. Scientists suggest the flares could negate the possibility of life.
TRAPPIST-1 is located 127 light-years away from Earth. It is a cool red dwarf, or M-dw ... more Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Inventing Tools for Detecting Life Elsewhere with Future Telescopes  Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Researchers uncover a potent genetic element in Earth's smallest life forms  Honolulu HI (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Viruses in the oceanic basement |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 
New research suggests Neptune's transition from the inner to the outer solar system was relatively slow and steady. The clues to the nature of Neptune's ancient move were discovered in the Kuiper belt, a massive ring of space debris - mostly icy fragments - lying beyond Neptune's orbit.
Most of the millions of objects in the Kuiper belt are red in color, but a minority of objects are ... more Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Four unknown objects being investigated in Planet X  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2017New Horizons Halfway from Pluto to Next Flyby Target  Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 27, 2017ANU leads public search for Planet X |
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 Tel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University and published in the journal Water Research argues that Israel's Jordan River may be a useful case study for the challenges facing stream restoration initiatives around the world. The Jordan River has been ravaged by unbridled population growth and defunct sewage treatment plants.
"No river enjoys better PR and has worse environmental conditions ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 5, 2017L3 Technologies acquires autonomous underwater robot manufacturer  Lawrence KS (SPX) Mar 31, 2017'Weather whiplash' triggered by changing climate will degrade Midwest's drinking water  Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Apr 02, 2017Unrestricted fishing technology threaten the future of seafood |
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 Beijing (XNA) Apr 04, 2017 
China's home-grown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will expand its cooperation to Thailand and Sri Lanka, and then to the entire Southeast Asia, in a bid to go global, the system's operator has said.
Du Li, general manager of Wuhan Optics Valley BeiDou Holding Group Co., told Xinhua recently that his company will continue to explore models for international scientific and technica ... more New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 03, 2017ISRO Beams in Private Firm to Make Two Satellites for Navigation  London, UK (SPX) Mar 23, 2017Satnavs 'switch off' parts of the brain  London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Technology can reduce GPS outages from Northern Lights, researchers say |
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 Providence RI (SPX) Mar 30, 2017 
While orbiting the Moon in 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 photographed a strange geological feature - a bumpy, D-shaped depression about two miles long and a mile wide - that has fascinated planetary scientists ever since. Some have suggested that the feature, known as Ina, is evidence of a volcanic eruption Moon within the past 100 million years - a billion years or so after most volcanic activity ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 27, 2017Surviving the long dark night of the Moon  Bengaluru, India (IANS) Mar 17, 2017Team Indus To Send Seven Experiments To The Moon Including Three From India  Tempe AZ (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Sun Devils working for a chance to induce photosynthesis on our lunar neighbor |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 03, 2017 
On April 1, 2017, comet 41P will pass closer than it normally does to Earth, giving observers with binoculars or a telescope a special viewing opportunity. Comet hunters in the Northern Hemisphere should look for it near the constellations Draco and Ursa Major, which the Big Dipper is part of.
Whether a comet will put on a good show for observers is notoriously difficult to predict, but 41 ... more London, Canada (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Wrong-way asteroid plays 'chicken' with Jupiter  Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 29, 2017A Trojan in Retreat  Littleton CO (SPX) Mar 29, 2017ExoTerra to become first privately owned space company to fly to an asteroid |
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 Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
Aerosols are collections of fine particles, either biological or of other types, in suspension in a gaseous medium. They play a major role in cloud formation and therefore have a strong impact on climate models. They are however extremely hard to study due to the small size and immense variety of their constituent particles.
But researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerlan ... more Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Monitoring pollen using an aircraft  Paris (AFP) April 4, 2017How Britain became an island  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 30, 2017NASA spacecraft investigate clues in radiation belts |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
Magnetic reconnection, a universal process that triggers solar flares and northern lights and can disrupt cell phone service and fusion experiments, occurs much faster than theory says that it should. Now researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Germany's Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics have discovered a source of the speed-up in ... more Boston MA (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Next Stop: A Trip Inside the Sun's Atmosphere  Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 02, 2017Waves on sun give NASA new insight into space weather forecasting  Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Mar 28, 2017Sunrise 2: A Second Look At The Sun |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
A mysterious flash of X-rays has been discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in the deepest X-ray image ever obtained. This source likely comes from some sort of destructive event, but may be of a variety that scientists have never seen before.
"The Chandra telescope," notes Kavli IPMU Principal Investigator Ken'ichi Nomoto, "is designed to detect X-ray emissions from very hot regi ... more London, UK (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Reading between the lines of highly turbulent plasmas  Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Apr 04, 2017Mysterious bursts of energy do come from outer space  Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 31, 2017Seeing the Whole Galaxy with a 'Second Eye on the Sky' |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 
When NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale - or MMS - mission was launched, the scientists knew it would answer questions fundamental to the nature of our universe - and MMS hasn't disappointed.
A new finding, presented in a paper in Nature Communications, provides observational proof of a 50-year-old theory and reshapes the basic understanding of a type of wave in space known as a kinetic Alfv ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 28, 2017Scientists recreate space particle collisions inside Large Hadron Collider  Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Lego figures don't stand a chance against time reversal  Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 06, 2017Ready for the new kelvin |
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