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  Orlando FL (UPI) Nov 05, 2020 Small launch company Rocket Lab has a big agenda for the end of 2020, including plans for its first liftoff from U.S. soil and its first attempt to recover a first-stage booster after launch. The California-based company, known for launching in New Zealand, is on target to tackle both goals this year, founder and CEO Peter Beck said in an interview Tuesday. If Rocket Lab's first launch from Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is successful, the company intends to launch regularly from ... read more |
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Microbial space travel on a molecular scaleVienna, Austria (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 Since the dawn of space exploration, humankind has been fascinated by survival of terrestrial life in outer space. Outer space is a hostile environment for any form of life, but some extraordinarily ... more  
TAU builds and plans to launch a small satellite into orbitTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 The TAU-SAT1 nanosatellite, approximately the size of a shoebox, is currently undergoing pre-flight testing at the Japanese space agency JAXA prior to a planned launch by NASA in the first quarter o ... more  
Space skills help tackle water woesBeijing (XNA) Nov 05, 2020 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a State-owned defense conglomerate, is using expertise gained in the space and defense sectors to help water and environmental protection authorities preve ... more  
Kacific Plans Second Satellite: Kacific2Singapore (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has started directing resources towards the planning and design of its next satellite, Kacific2. Kacific2 will add capacity to its largest, high-de ... more |
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Exploring the source of stars and planets in a laboratoryPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 27, 2020 A new method for verifying a widely held but unproven theoretical explanation of the formation of stars and planets has been proposed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeto ... more  
SpacePath ships compact, lightweight high-power amplifiers for European SATCOM projectHook UK (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 SpacePath Communications has completed a significant milestone with the first shipment of its new outdoor, high-power, travelling wave tube amplifiers for a major European SATCOM project. As p ... more 
D-Orbit announces successful ORIGIN missionFino Mornasco Italy (SPX) Oct 29, 2020 D-Orbit, the in-orbit transportation company, announced the successful completion of the deployment phase of ORIGIN mission, the first of ION Satellite Carrier. ION, D-Orbit's satellite platform, su ... more  
Britain to nationalize its nuclear weapons industryWashington DC (UPI) Nov 2, 2019 Britain announced on Monday that management of its nuclear weapons facilities will return to government control instead of leadership by an industry consortium. ... more  
L3Harris to support development of AI systems for DOD ProgramMelbourne FL (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) will help the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) develop artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) systems to help reduce the amount of time it takes to dec ... more |
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 Launch of next 3 Russian Gonets-M satellites scheduled on Nov 24  
Putin: Russia prioritising increasing space satellite group and building advanced satellitesMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 03, 2020 A meeting on the development of the space industry is taking place in Moscow on 2 November, with one of the key areas under discussion being the country's space missions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pe ... more  |
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Orion is 'Fairing' Well and Moving Ahead Toward Artemis IKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 Three spacecraft adapter jettison fairing panels have now been fitted onto Orion's European Service Module as production accelerates inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NAS ... more 
NASA missions help pinpoint the source of a unique x-ray, radio burstGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 On April 28, a supermagnetized stellar remnant known as a magnetar blasted out a simultaneous mix of X-ray and radio signals never observed before. The flare-up included the first fast radio burst ( ... more  
Air leaking crack in ISS Russian module might get repaired in DecemberMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 05, 2020 A supply of nitrogen and repair materials will be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) in December that can be used to fully fix the crack in the shell of the Zvezda module, ISS Russia ... more 
FAST reveals mystery of fast radio bursts from the universeBeijing, China (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 In the vast universe, some extremely strong radio waves occasionally blink, with duration of only milliseconds. Such fast radio bursts were discovered by astronomers in 2007. Puzzling questions aris ... more  
Marking five years of Hungary in ESAParis (ESA) Nov 05, 2020 Hungary celebrates its fifth anniversary in ESA after becoming ESA's 22nd and most recent Member State on 4 November 2015. Hungary was the first central European State to sign a Cooperation Agreemen ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 02, 2020 
China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 conducted its third orbital correction Wednesday night, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
The probe carried out the orbital correction at around 10 pm (Beijing time) with its eight 25N engines working simultaneously. The performance of the 25N engines was also tested during the operation.
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
This past week Rocket Lab demonstrated an advanced capability of its Kick Stage acting as a space tug during the company's 15th launch, the 'In Focus' mission that launched satellites for Planet and Canon on October 28th UTC.
Shortly after deploying ten customer satellites to orbit, the Kick Stage's Curie engine reignited to maneuver the stage to a new inclination. While Rocket Lab has pre ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
There's a long-standing question in planetary science about the origin of water on Earth, Mars and other large bodies such as the moon. One hypothesis says that it came from asteroids and comets post-formation. But some planetary researchers think that water might just be one of many substances that occur naturally during the formation of planets. A new analysis of an ancient Martian meteorite a ... more |
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 Wuhan, China (XNA) Oct 23, 2020 
China's manned space program has entered the mission preparation stage with the selection of a new group of 18 reserve astronauts. According to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the reserve astronauts, including one female, have been selected recently from 2,500 candidates. Among them are seven spacecraft pilots, seven space flight engineers and four payload experts.
Flight engineers a ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 05, 2020 
Hungary celebrates its fifth anniversary in ESA after becoming ESA's 22nd and most recent Member State on 4 November 2015. Hungary was the first central European State to sign a Cooperation Agreement with ESA in 1991. But by the time this cooperation began, Hungary could already look back on an extended tradition in space activities. With its participation in the Interkosmos programme, Hungary s ... more |
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 Fino Mornasco Italy (SPX) Oct 29, 2020 
D-Orbit, the in-orbit transportation company, announced the successful completion of the deployment phase of ORIGIN mission, the first of ION Satellite Carrier. ION, D-Orbit's satellite platform, successfully released 12 SuperDove satellites for Earth-imaging company Planet, in the precise orbital slots requested by the client.
The vehicle has been operational since September 3rd, when it ... more |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2020  Among the most extreme planets discovered beyond the edges of our solar system are lava planets: fiery hot worlds that circle so close to their host star that some regions are likely oceans of molten lava. According to scientists from McGill University, York University, and the Indian Institute of Science Education, the atmosphere and weather cycle of at least one such exoplanet is even stranger ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 30, 2020 
New work led by Carnegie's Matt Clement reveals the likely original locations of Saturn and Jupiter. These findings refine our understanding of the forces that determined our Solar System's unusual architecture, including the ejection of an additional planet between Saturn and Uranus, ensuring that only small, rocky planets, like Earth, formed inward of Jupiter.
In its youth, our Sun was s ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Nov 05, 2020 
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a State-owned defense conglomerate, is using expertise gained in the space and defense sectors to help water and environmental protection authorities prevent water pollution.
Researchers and engineers at CASIC Smart Industry Development, a Beijing-based subsidiary that specializes in smart city solutions, have taken advantage of CASIC's satellite, ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 03, 2020 
A new DNA-based molecular tagging system could change the way goods, from vaccines to textbooks, are tracked.
The trackable plastic tags commonly found on clothes do more than prevent retail theft.
Radio frequency identification - and other tracking technologies like barcodes and QR codes - helps manufacturers, logistics operators, transportation coordinators and warehouse mana ... more |
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 Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
As it journeys into some of the darkest and coldest spots in the solar system, NASA's new water-hunting Moon rover, VIPER, will need some very robust headlights to light the way.
In the extremes of light and dark found on the Moon, shadowed and lit areas are in such high contrast that any contours in the landscape are effectively invisible in the darkness. To navigate this world, VIPER's r ... more |
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 Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2020 
Prof. Dr. Thomas Kenkmann, geologist from the University of Freiburg's Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, together with mineralogist Prof. Dr. Wolf Uwe Reimold from the University of Brasilia, Brazil, and Dr. Manfred Gottwald from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) published an atlas providing a comprehensive overview of all known impact craters on every continent.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 02, 2020 
Persistent cold temperatures and strong circumpolar winds, also known as the polar vortex, supported the formation of a large and deep Antarctic ozone hole that should persist into November, NOAA and NASA scientists reported Friday.
The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached its peak size at about 9.6 million square miles (24.8 million square kilometers), roughly three times the area of the c ... more |
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 Taoyuan City, Taiwan (SPX) Nov 05, 2020 
The majority of the visible matter in the Universe consist of charged particles or plasmas which may develop the magnetic field reconnection (MR) at the places where the magnetic field direction exhibits abrupt change.
Through the MR the magnetic field energy may effectively be transferred into the kinetic and thermal energies of plasmas, resulting in many explosive plasma phenomena occurr ... more |
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 Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Oct 27, 2020 
A new method for verifying a widely held but unproven theoretical explanation of the formation of stars and planets has been proposed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). The method grows from simulation of the Princeton Magnetorotational Instability (MRI) Experiment, a unique laboratory device that aims to demonstrate the MRI proces ... more |
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 Hanover NH (SPX) Oct 27, 2020 
A phenomenon of quantum mechanics known as superposition can impact timekeeping in high-precision clocks, according to a theoretical study from Dartmouth College, Saint Anselm College and Santa Clara University.
Research describing the effect shows that superposition--the ability of an atom to exist in more than one state at the same time--leads to a correction in atomic clocks known as "q ... more |
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