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  Pittsburgh PA (SPX) May 11, 2020 Astrobotic proudly announces that it is has been selected to develop and lead a new commercial payload service onboard the Dynetics Human Landing System (HLS). Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, was recently announced as one of three awardees by NASA to develop a new commercial lunar lander for NASA's Artemis Program. The design and development of HLS for Artemis will land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. With thisnew approach, the human lander will not only carry ... read more |
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Russian rocket breaks up in Earth orbit: space agencyMoscow (AFP) May 10, 2020 Russia's space agency on Sunday confirmed one of its rockets used in past launches and floating in space has broken down, leaving debris in orbit. ... more  
Pentagon announces new mission for secretive space droneWashington (AFP) May 6, 2020 The US Air Force said Wednesday it would be sending its high-tech X-37B space drone back into orbit this month - the sixth trip for the reusable vehicle that maneuvers around the Earth on secretive missions. ... more 
Chang Zheng-5B, China's Response to the US Lunar ProjectBeijing (Sputnik) May 11, 2020 China is able to compete with the United States in the exploitation of moon resources. Successful testing of the Chang Zheng-5B heavy-lift rocket is an important step in this direction, Sergei Filip ... more  
NASA CubeSat Mission to Gather Vital Space Weather DataGreenbelt MD (SPX) May 08, 2020 NASA has selected a new pathfinding CubeSat mission to gather data not collected since the agency flew the Dynamics Explorer in the early 1980s. The new mission, called Dione after the ancient ... more |
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Navy breaks ground on laser weapons test lab in CaliforniaWashington DC (UPI) May 08, 2020 Navy leaders and private contractors broke ground this week on what will become the fleet's only dedicated facility to test, fire and evaluate complete laser weapon systems in a maritime environment ... more  
NASA Funds Artemis Student Challenges to Inspire Space ExplorationWashington DC (SPX) May 08, 2020 NASA will award nearly $2.4 million to universities as part of the Artemis Student Challenges, a bold new initiative to inspire the next generation - the Artemis Generation. The six universities rec ... more 
FLIR to supply Black Hornet Nano-UAV Systems for US Army's Soldier Borne Sensor ProgramArlington VA (SPX) May 08, 2020 FLIR Systems has won an additional $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS). The advanced nano-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV ... more  
Boeing awarded $128.5M modification to GMD missile upgrade contractWashington DC (UPI) May 08, 2020 Boeing was awarded a $128.5 million modification to its Ground-based Midcourse Defense development and sustainment contract Thursday, according to the Pentagon. The deal modifies a contract aw ... more  
Trump urges China, Russia, US arms control in Putin call: W.HouseWashington (AFP) May 7, 2020 US President Donald Trump called Thursday for involving China in new arms control talks with Russia, telling his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that they need to avoid a "costly arms race," the White House said. ... more |
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 A Radar for Plastic: High-Resolution Map of 1 km Grids to Track Plastic Emissions in Seas 
'Space Architects' Design Origami-Inspired Foldable Lunar Habitat, Will Test in ArcticMoscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2020 The designers say that the aim of their project is to withstand the toughest weather conditions, something that might help NASA's scheduled 2024 mission to the moon, dubbed "Artemis". Two Dani ... more  |
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The little tires that could go to MarsNASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland OH (SPX) May 08, 2020 It's rocky. It's sandy. It's flat. It's cratered. It's cold. The surface of Mars is a challenging and inhospitable place, especially for rovers. As future missions t ... more  
Three types of rockets to shoulder construction of China's space stationBeijing (XNA) May 07, 2020 China's new large carrier rocket Long March-5B made its maiden flight on Tuesday, sending the trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship and a cargo return capsule for test into space. ... more 
Astronauts Leave "Microbial Fingerprint" on Space StationMoffett Field CA (SPX) May 07, 2020 When a new crew member arrives on the International Space Station, the population of humans living in space changes - of course. But so, too, does the population of microbes. Countless types of micr ... more  
China's new spacecraft returns to Earth: officialBeijing (AFP) May 8, 2020 China's new prototype spacecraft "successfully landed" on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon. ... more 
China's experimental new-generation manned spaceship works normally in orbitBeijing (XNA) May 08, 2020 The trial version of China's new-generation manned spaceship is now working normally in orbit, having completed a series of operations as planned, according to the China Aerospace Science and Techno ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2020 
NASA will award nearly $2.4 million to universities as part of the Artemis Student Challenges, a bold new initiative to inspire the next generation - the Artemis Generation. The six universities receiving awards will use the grants to advance the quality, relevance and overall reach of opportunities to engage students as NASA takes the first step in the next era of exploration.
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 Redmond WA (SPX) May 07, 2020 
In the near future, a box weighing just one pound and measuring 128 cubic inches will be launched 100 kilometers into the sky on-board Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle. Minutes later, it will return to the ground. What's special about this box is that it and its contents are being designed, programmed, and built by a group of third-year students in the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engi ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) May 07, 2020 
Billions of years ago, the Martian surface could have supported microbial life as we know it. But did such life ever actually exist there? NASA and its Mars 2020 mission hope to find out with the Perseverance rover, which launches to the Red Planet this summer.
Scientists have sought answers to astrobiological questions on Earth, studying regions similar enough to Mars to understand what t ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) May 8, 2020  China's new prototype spacecraft "successfully landed" on Friday, marking an important step in its ambitions to run a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon.
The spacecraft - which was launched Tuesday - arrived safely at a predetermined site, the China Manned Space Agency said, after a hitch in an earlier part of the key test.
It said the cabin structure of the spacec ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) May 11, 2020 
A new Inmarsat Rail Telemetry and Communications Solution for the global rail industry provides real-time data transfer and push-to-talk (PTT) communications to connect drivers and railway staff working in remote areas across the globe, to drive operational efficiencies and improve the overall safety of the railway.
Railways are more critical than ever in supporting the global movement of ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 11, 2020 
A "space 3D printer" developed independently by China and two samples it printed in orbit successfully returned to Earth Friday, according to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
They came back in the return capsule of China's new-generation manned spaceship for testing, which was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's island province of Hainan on Tuesd ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) May 11, 2020 
In Michael Crichton's 1969 novel The Andromeda Strain, a deadly alien microbe hitches a ride to Earth aboard a downed military satellite and scientists must race to contain it. While fictional, the plot explores a very real and longstanding concern shared by NASA and world governments: that spacefaring humans, or our robotic emissaries, may unwittingly contaminate Earth with extraterrestrial lif ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2020 
Researchers using a technique known as "lucky imaging" with the Gemini North telescope on Hawaii's Maunakea have collected some of the highest resolution images of Jupiter ever obtained from the ground. These images are part of a multi-year joint observing program with the Hubble Space Telescope in support of NASA's Juno mission. The Gemini images, when combined with the Hubble and Juno observat ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) May 11, 2020 
China's new ocean-monitoring satellite HY-1D has passed factory tests, paving way for its launch at a suitable time, the Ministry of National Resources said Saturday.
It is the country's fourth satellite for monitoring ocean color and an operational satellite for China's civil space infrastructure system, according to the National Satellite Ocean Application Center under the ministry.
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 San Jose CA (SPX) May 08, 2020 
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. has announced a multi-year sales agreement with GeoSLAM, a global market leader in 3D geospatial technology solutions. GeoSLAM uses Velodyne lidar sensors in its ZEB-HORIZON mobile scanner that provides 3D mapping of indoor, underground and difficult to access environments without the need for GPS.
Velodyne's Puck LITE sensors enable GeoSLAM systems to achieve data cap ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) May 08, 2020 
The designers say that the aim of their project is to withstand the toughest weather conditions, something that might help NASA's scheduled 2024 mission to the moon, dubbed "Artemis".
Two Danish designers have developed an origami-inspired foldable house that could be useful for offworld explorers from NASA's Artemis mission to the moon.
The project, called 'Lunark Habitat', is a com ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 08, 2020 
High-resolution images and video were taken by the Japanese space agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft as it briefly landed to collect samples from Ryugu - a nearby asteroid that orbits mostly between Earth and Mars - allowing researchers to get an up-close look at its rocky surface, according to a new report. During the touchdown Hayabusa2 obtained a sample of the asteroid, which it will bring back to ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 08, 2020 
NASA has selected a new pathfinding CubeSat mission to gather data not collected since the agency flew the Dynamics Explorer in the early 1980s.
The new mission, called Dione after the ancient Greek goddess of the oracles, will carry four miniaturized instruments to study how Earth's upper atmospheric layers react to the ever-changing flow of solar energy into the magnetosphere - the envel ... more |
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 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany (SPX) May 01, 2020 
The extent to which solar activity (and thus the number of sunspots and the solar brightness) varies can be reconstructed using various methods - at least for a certain period of time.
Since 1610, for example, there have been reliable records of sunspots covering the Sun; the distribution of radioactive varieties of carbon and beryllium in tree rings and ice cores allows us to draw conclus ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2020 
Identifying sources of light plays an important role in the development of many photonic technologies, such as lidar, remote sensing, and microscopy. Traditionally, identifying light sources as diverse as sunlight, laser radiation, or molecule fluorescence has required millions of measurements, particularly in low-light environments, which limits the realistic implementation of quantum photonic ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2020 
A team of astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and other institutes has discovered a black hole lying just 1000 light-years from Earth. The black hole is closer to our Solar System than any other found to date and forms part of a triple system that can be seen with the naked eye.
The team found evidence for the invisible object by tracking its two companion stars using ... more |
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