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  Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2022 Crew members of the Shenzhou XIV spaceflight have begun to transport living and mission supplies to the Tiangong space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency. The agency said in a short release on Monday afternoon that the three astronauts - mission commander Senior Colonel Chen Dong, Senior Colonel Liu Yang and Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe - entered the Tianzhou 4 cargo spaceship at 12:19 pm and would soon enter the Tianzhou 3 craft. The two cargo spaceships are linked with Tiangon ... read more |
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NASA rolls SLS moon rocket back out to Kennedy Space Center launch padWashington DC (UPI) Jun 07, 2022 NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket reached the launching pad at Kenndy Space Center in Florida Monday morning after its slow-rolling 4.2-mile hike. The tr ... more 
Subscale booster motor for future Artemis missions fires up at MarshallHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 06, 2022 Engineers successfully fired a 2-foot-diameter, subscale solid rocket booster June 1, 2022, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The test, conducted in Marshall's Eas ... more 
China sends three astronauts to Tiangong Space StationWashington DC (UPI) Jun 05, 2022 China on Sunday successfully launched a manned mission to its Tiangong Space Station. The three-person crew launched on the Shenzhou-14 spacecraft from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center in th ... more 
China discloses tasks of Shenzhou-14 crewed space missionJiuquan (XNA) Jun 06, 2022 The upcoming Shenzhou-14 crewed space mission will complete the construction of the Tiangong space station, with a basic three-module structure consisting of the core module Tianhe and the lab modul ... more |
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Three Chinese astronauts arrive at space stationBeijing (AFP) June 5, 2022 Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the country's space station on Sunday, the Chinese space agency for human flights said, the latest stride in Beijing's aim to become a major space power. ... more 
China sends three astronauts to complete space stationBeijing (AFP) June 5, 2022 China on Sunday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts on a mission to complete construction on its new space station, the latest milestone in Beijing's drive to become a major space power. ... more 
Ursa Major announces new engine to replace unavailable Russian-made enginesDenver CO (SPX) Jun 02, 2022 Ursa Major, America's only privately funded company that focuses solely on rocket propulsion, has introduced the latest in its line of engines. Arroway is a 200,000-pound thrust liquid oxygen and me ... more 
Southern Launch receives further Government fundingAdelaide, Australia (SPX) May 31, 2022 Australian spaceport and space mission provider, Southern Launch, has been awarded an Australian Space Agency Moon to Mars Grant for their mobile launch rail. The almost $1 million grant will ... more |
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China's space tracking ship departs for 100th missionNanjing (XNA) May 29, 2022 China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 Thursday set sail for its first voyage this year from a port in east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel will carry out its 100th maritime mission during this ... more 
Debris from Chinese rocket reenters atmosphere, mostly burning upBeijing (XNA) May 27, 2022 Debris from the last stage of the Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket reentered the atmosphere at 5:34 p.m. on Wednesday (Beijing Time), the China Manned Space Agency said. The vast majority of the ... more 
Upper Stage Propulsion System for future Artemis mission reaches major milestoneDecatur AL (SPX) May 26, 2022 While the Artemis I team prepares for its upcoming mission, NASA and contractor teams are already building rockets to support future Artemis Moon missions. In United Launch Alliance's (ULA) factory ... more 
SpaceX's Transporter 5 launches with remains of 47 people for 'space burial'Cape Canaveral FL (UPI) May 26, 2022 SpaceX launched its 22nd rocket of the year on Wednesday, the Transporter-5 rideshare mission, which included carrying 47 people's cremated remains for a burial in space. The send off, designe ... more |
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Researchers start planting space-bred seeds returned by Shenzhou-13Beijing (XNA) May 25, 2022 Chinese researchers have commenced breeding experiments on 12,000 seeds that were bred inside the Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship in space for six months. The seeds, including alfalfa, oats and f ... more 
UK company reveals micro-launcher rocketLondon, UK (SPX) May 24, 2022 Orbex's Prime rocket reaching technical readiness represents a significant achievement that brings together key elements of the ground infrastructure and prototype launch vehicle for the first time ... more 
Boeing's Starliner encounters propulsion problems on way to ISSWashington (AFP) May 20, 2022 American aerospace giant Boeing's Starliner capsule was heading for the International Space Station Thursday, in a critical uncrewed test flight that followed years of failures and false starts. ... more 
Bolsonaro to meet Elon Musk in Brazil: government sourceSao Paulo (AFP) May 20, 2022 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to meet with billionaire Elon Musk on Friday, according to a government source. ... more 
Artemis I Moon Rocket to Return to Launch Pad 39B in Early JuneKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 20, 2022 The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are slated to return to launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in early June for the next wet dress rehearsal attempt. ... more |
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 Mamoa HI (SPX) Jun 03, 2022 
How do you choose a rock on Mars? Sometimes you don't- it chooses you. For the past 4 months, Perseverance has had an unexpected traveling companion. Back on sol 341- that's over 100 sols ago, in early February- a rock found its way into the rover's front left wheel, and since hitching a ride, it's been transported more than 5.3 miles (8.5 km). This rock isn't doing any damage to the wheel, but ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 03, 2022 
Adding to the growing list of commercial deliveries slated to explore more of the Moon than ever before under Artemis, NASA has selected two new science instrument suites, including one that will study the mysterious Gruithuisen Domes for the first time.
These payload suites mark the second selection through the agency's Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRIS ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 01, 2022 
Astronomers may now understand why the similar planets Uranus and Neptune are different colors. Using observations from the Gemini North telescope, the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, and the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers have developed a single atmospheric model that matches observations of both planets. The model reveals that excess haze on Uranus builds up in the planet's stagnant, sl ... more |
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 Baltimore MD (SPX) Jun 07, 2022  With its mirror segments beautifully aligned and its scientific instruments undergoing calibration, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is just weeks away from full operation. Soon after the first observations are revealed this summer, Webb's in-depth science will begin.
Among the investigations planned for the first year are studies of two hot exoplanets cla ... more |
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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Jun 06, 2022 
Engineers successfully fired a 2-foot-diameter, subscale solid rocket booster June 1, 2022, at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
The test, conducted in Marshall's East Test Area, produced 92,000 pounds of thrust and was done as part of the booster obsolescence and life extension (BOLE) program, providing an upgraded booster design for the evolved configuration of ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 5, 2022 
Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the country's space station on Sunday, the Chinese space agency for human flights said, the latest stride in Beijing's aim to become a major space power.
The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket at 0244 GMT from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert, reported state broadcaster CCTV.
The team is tasked with "completing in-o ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2022 
Watching the skies for large asteroids that could pose a hazard to the Earth is a global endeavor. So, to test their operational readiness, the international planetary defense community will sometimes use a real asteroid's close approach as a mock encounter with a "new" potentially hazardous asteroid. The lessons learned could limit, or even prevent, global devastation should the scenario play o ... more |
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 Kirtland AFB NM (SPX) May 26, 2022 
The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate recently signed a five-year Strategic Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) with New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces that extends the loan of a laser diode system NMSU will use in testing novel cooling solutions for directed energy laser and high power microwave systems.
"Heat is one of the major bottlenec ... more |
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 Moscow (AFP) May 19, 2022 
Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country bought Iskander nuclear-capable missiles and S-400 anti-aircraft anti-missile systems from Russia.
The announcement came on the 85th day of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, with thousands killed. Belarus, Moscow's main ally, has allowed Russian troops to use the country bordering Ukraine as a rear base.
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2022 
Saturn's moon Titan looks very much like Earth from space, with rivers, lakes, and seas filled by rain tumbling through a thick atmosphere. While these landscapes may look familiar, they are composed of materials that are undoubtedly different - liquid methane streams streak Titan's icy surface and nitrogen winds build hydrocarbon sand dunes.
The presence of these materials - whose mechani ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) May 18, 2022 
Scientists have demonstrated a new material that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional materials used in advanced chip technologies. The device - an ultrathin silicon nanowire - could enable smaller, faster microelectronics with a heat-transfer-efficiency that surpasses current technologies.
Electronic devices powered by microchips that efficiently dissipate heat would in t ... more |
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 St Andrews UK (SPX) May 24, 2022 
An international group of astronomers, led by a physicist at the University of St Andrews, has revived an alternative gravity theory.
Headed by Dr Indranil Banik of the School of Physics and Astronomy at St Andrews, the study revealed a high predicted rotation speed of gas in a dwarf galaxy consistent with the previously debunked theory known as Milgromian Dynamics (MOND).
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 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 07, 2022 
For the first time, researchers have created simulations that directly recreate the full life cycle of some of the largest collections of galaxies observed in the distant universe 11 billion years ago, reports a new study in Nature Astronomy.
Cosmological simulations are crucial to studying how the universe became the shape it is today, but many do not typically match what astronomers obse ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jun 07, 2022 
Despite recent improvements to machine learning (ML) algorithms and assurance technologies, high levels of autonomy still remain elusive.
The reasons for this are twofold. First, data-driven ML lacks transparency, interpretability, and robustness and has unsustainable computational and data needs. Second, traditional approaches to building intelligent applications and autonomous systems th ... more |
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 Ventura CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2022 
Mayman Aerospace unveiled a flight-ready prototype of its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV) at this year's annual Draper Venture Network CEO Summit in northern California. The debut appearance of the P2 Speeder, an aviation disrupting aircraft, represents a significant milestone for the compact, multi-use vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle. Boasting eight jet engines, the aircraft gener ... more |
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