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  Brampton, Canada (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 The OSAM-1 mission, formerly known as Restore-L, will demonstrate robotic servicing technologies in orbit, including satellite refueling, assembly and in-space manufacturing. The SPIDER payload's lightweight 16-foot (5-metre) robotic arm will assemble multiple antenna reflector elements to form a single, functional 9-foot (3-metre) communications Ka-band antenna. MDA has announced that it has signed multiple contracts with Maxar Technologies to provide advanced space robotics technologies for the ... read more |
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RUAG Space: Maiden flight of new generation navigation receiverZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 With the upcoming launch of ocean monitoring satellite Sentinel-6, two new Precise Orbit Determination Receivers (PODRIX) from RUAG Space will make their maiden flight. PODRIX achieves a very high, ... more  
Omnispace Selects Exolaunch to Deliver Two Next-Generation SatellitesTysons VA (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 Omnispace, the company that is reinventing mobile communications by building a global hybrid network, today signed a launch agreement with Exolaunch, the rideshare launch and deployment services pro ... more 
Mini-satellite makerBoston MA (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 In early February, Kerri Cahoy packed up her family and caravanned with students from her lab, driving eight hours south of Boston to Wallops Island, Virginia. There, the group watched a backpack-si ... more  
Swift Navigation's improves accuracy of single-frequency GNSS receiversSan Francisco, CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS and precise positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, today announced its precise positioning platform can improve the perform ... more |
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NASA-Boeing procurement bid under investigation: reportWashington (AFP) Nov 17, 2020 NASA's inspector general and the US justice department have launched investigations into allegations that Boeing may have benefited from internal information provided by the space agency during a contract bidding process, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. ... more 
Russian Actress, one more 'tourist' may travel to ISS to produce film in spaceMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 18, 2020 One more person could be sent to the International Space Station (ISS), along with a Russian actress, but this will require a one-year extension of the staying of two Russian cosmonauts at the ISS, ... more  
China's Mars probe travels over 300 million kmBeijing (XNA) Nov 18, 2020 China's Tianwen 1 Mars probe had traveled 300 million kilometers as of Tuesday morning, according to the China National Space Administration. The administration said in a statement that the sp ... more  
Building blocks of life can form long before starsLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 An international team of scientists have shown that glycine, the simplest amino acid and an important building block of life, can form under the harsh conditions that govern chemistry in space. ... more  
Orbits of ancient stars prompt rethink on Milky Way evolutionMelbourne, Australia (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 Theories on how the Milky Way formed are set to be rewritten following discoveries about the behaviour of some of its oldest stars. An investigation into the orbits of the Galaxy's metal-poor ... more |
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New support for UK space hubs unveiledLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 The UK Government has backed the development of new 'space hubs' across England as well as providing funding to support projects in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each area, dubbed a 's ... more  |
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BRICS says it wants to prepare legally binding tool to prevent arms race in spaceMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 18, 2020 During Tuesday's meeting, the heads of the BRICS member states - Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa - touched on issues of global importance, including the war in Syria, the fight against intern ... more  
US shoots down ICBM outside Earth's atmosphere in Hawaii test firstMoscow (Sputnik) Nov 18, 2020 The test may provide a new way for the Pentagon to defend Hawaii against potential missile attack instead of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system presently deployed on the islands. ... more 
Company's ICBM target and its ground control systems contribute to homeland defense testChandler AZ (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 The Missile Defense Agency successfully intercepted a Northrop Grumman Corporation built Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) target that was launched during a flight test from the Reagan Test ... more  
SwRI scientists expand space instrument's capabilitiesSan Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 A new study by Southwest Research Institute scientists describes how they have expanded the capabilities of the prototype spaceflight instrument Chemistry Organic and Dating Experiment (CODEX), desi ... more  
ESA engineers assess Moon Village habitatParis (ESA) Nov 18, 2020 Renowned architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, originator of many of the world's tallest skyscrapers, has been working on an even more challenging design: a habitat for a future Moon Vill ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 
Flying silently through the void of space around a globe of blue and green is the most advanced science laboratory ever developed: the International Space Station. Inside humanity's orbiting outpost is a buzz of activity as explorers, pilots, doctors, and scientists from around the world conduct experiments, maintain the facility, and develop new technologies.
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 Edinburgh UK (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 
UK rocket company, Skyrora, has conducted a series of static test fires of its 3rd stage LEO engine, including a vacuum chamber test, designed to replicate space-like conditions to further advance its launch ambitions.
All tests, totalling 100 and conducted at the company's Engine Test Complex located in Fife, Scotland, were successful, and the results met Skyrora's test criteria. This mea ... more |
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 London, Canada (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
NASA is working towards sending humans to Mars by 2030. If all goes according to plan, the flight crew's return trip to the red planet will take about two-and-half years. That's a long time to spend, uninterrupted, with co-workers. Now, imagine if the astronauts don't get along with each other?
To help ensure that doesn't happen, a new study led by Western University tested team dynamics o ... 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.
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 London, UK (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 
The UK Government has backed the development of new 'space hubs' across England as well as providing funding to support projects in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Each area, dubbed a 'space hub', will use Government funding to bring together local authorities, expertise and businesses to create a strategy for how their area can take maximum advantage of the commercial space race. Ha ... more |
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
Astroscale Holdings Inc. ("Astroscale"), the market-leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, has announced that its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission will launch on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, in March 2021.
"We now have the launch in our sights," says Seita Iizuka, ELSA-d Project Manager. " ... more |
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 Santa Cruz CA (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 
The NASA Astrobiology Program has awarded a five-year, $5 million grant to an interdisciplinary consortium led by the University of California, Santa Cruz, to trace the volatile elements that form the atmospheres of planets, establishing a scientific foundation for detecting the signatures of life on other worlds.
Natalie Batalha, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, w ... more |
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 Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
The Swedish-led satellite instrument Particle Environment Package (PEP) will help researchers at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) to understand how three of Jupiter's icy moons are affected by the particles around Jupiter and search for the pre-conditions for life. After 14 years of work, the instrument is ready to take its place on ESA's Jupiter spacecraft JUICE.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 18, 2020 
When making allocation decisions, water resource managers and other policy makers consider only population, economic growth and budgetary constraints, but these factors can't precisely predict changes in demand.
In a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, scientists showed real estate data from online sites like Zillow can be used to anticipate shi ... more |
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 San Francisco, CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2020 
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm redefining GNSS and precise positioning technology for autonomous vehicles, today announced its precise positioning platform can improve the performance of existing single-frequency GNSS positioning, found on most production vehicles today, from the standard average of 3 meters to lane-level accuracy without changing existing hardware and antenna ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Nov 18, 2020 
Renowned architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, originator of many of the world's tallest skyscrapers, has been working on an even more challenging design: a habitat for a future Moon Village. Their proposal has undergone rigorous examination by ESA experts at the Agency's mission-evaluating Concurrent Design Facility.
This review process flagged various issues but found no show- ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 
A new study by Southwest Research Institute scientists describes how they have expanded the capabilities of the prototype spaceflight instrument Chemistry Organic and Dating Experiment (CODEX), designed for field-based dating of extraterrestrial materials.
CODEX now uses two different dating approaches based on rubidium-strontium and lead-lead geochronology methods. The instrument uses las ... more |
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 Toronto, Canada (SPX) Nov 18, 2020 
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), a developer of 52 distinct microspace missions, has been awarded a contract by GHGSat of Montreal to build the next three microsatellites in its commercial greenhouse gas monitoring constellation.
"SFL congratulates GHGSat on its success in providing commercial greenhouse gas monitoring services from space," said SFL Director, Dr. Robert E. Zee. "This contrac ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
Sinuous, undulating waves in the Earth's atmosphere play a large role in driving the weather patterns on our planet. A new study now describes how similar motion can govern the behavior of the Sun - and what we stand to learn from it.
When you plan a sunny picnic outing for the weekend, you can thank Carl-Gustav Rossby for his role in enabling the weather forecasts you're now able to check ... more |
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 Torun, Poland (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
The publication is the result of many months of observations of radiation coming from the plane of the Milky Way, namely from the spiral arms of our galaxy, where a lot of matter, dust and gas accumulate. It is under such conditions that massive stars are born.
At the beginning it is worth noting that the formation of high mass stars is a complex process, less recognised by scientists than ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2020 
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will detect vestiges of sound waves that once rippled through the primordial cosmic sea. According to new simulations, Roman's observations could extend these measurements into an unprobed epoch between the universe's infancy and the present day. Studying the echoes from this era will help us trace the evolution of the universe and solve pressing cosmic c ... more |
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