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  Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2022 China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station, where they will complete the country's first-ever crew handover in orbit, state news agency Xinhua reported. The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert, Xinhua said, citing the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA) ... read more |
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Germany contributes four billion euros and remains key partner of European spaceflightBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2022 On 22 and 23 November 2022, the ministers and government representatives of the 22 member states of the European Space Agency ESA met at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris to set the course for j ... more 
NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch TROPICS MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by NASA to launch the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) miss ... more 
Airbus and ArianeGroup sign Ariane 6 transition batch contract in SpainMadrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 23, 2022 Airbus and ArianeGroup have signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fibre structures. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of innovative, large, lightw ... more 
SpaceX sends another Dragon full of cargo and science to ISSCape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 26, 2022 SpaceX's 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA is on its way to the International Space Station. Carrying more than 7,700 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo, the ... more |
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China successfully reignites rocket engineBeijing (XNA) Nov 29, 2022 China's rocket scientists and engineers have been working on creating reusable rockets for several years and have recently made substantial progress. The latest advance was the successful re-ignitio ... more 
China to provide training for foreign astronautsBeijing (XNA) Nov 29, 2022 The China Manned Space Agency is doing preparatory work for the training of foreign astronauts to fly aboard the nation's Tiangong space station, said Ji Qiming, assistant director of the agency. ... more 
China recruits new reserve astronauts, open to those from Hong Kong, MacaoJiuquan, China (XNA) Nov 29, 2022 China is projected to recruit 12 to 14 new reserve astronauts, and the selection, which started in September, is open, for the first time, to payload experts from Hong Kong and Macao, according to t ... more 
China to launch Shenzhou XV on TuesdayBeijing (XNA) Nov 29, 2022 China will launch the three astronauts of the Shenzhou XV mission to the space station on Tuesday night, according to a program official. Ji Qiming, assistant director of the China Manned Spac ... more |
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China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space stationWashington DC (UPI) Nov 29, 2021 China on Tuesday launched its six-month Shenzhou 15 mission, carrying three astronauts to the country's newly completed space station. ... more 
China lays out plan for future deep space explorationBeijing (XNA) Nov 25, 2022 China has made an ambitious road map for its future lunar exploration programs, including an international scientific outpost, according to the programs' chief planner. Wu Weiren, an academician of ... more 
China aims to establish new global partnership in space exploration, innovation: CNSAHaikou, China (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 China is aiming to establish a new global partnership in space exploration and innovation, in an effort to build a community with shared future for humanity in outer space, according to a statement ... more 
Tianzhou 4 deploys minisatelliteBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 China has recently conducted an in-orbit test of a robotic cargo spacecraft to deploy miniature satellites, according to a project insider. In the test that took place on Nov 14, the Tianzhou ... more |
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Chen Dong sets national record for longest time in spaceBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 Chen Dong has set a new record for the most cumulative days living and working in space by a Chinese astronaut. The China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday that the two-time space traveler, ... more 
Space belongs to humanity, come share it with ChinaBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 At the UN/China space exploration and innovation partnership conference on Monday, the China National Space Administration raised eight issues in the keynote speech delivered by its deputy director ... more 
Shenzhou XV to begin mission to space soonBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 China will conduct its Shenzhou XV manned spaceflight in coming weeks, sending three astronauts into orbit for a six-month stay inside the country's Tiangong space station. The Long March 2F c ... more 
SpaceX Falcon 9 carries Eutelsat communications satellite in final launchWashington DC (UPI) Nov 23, 2021 A SpaceX rocket carrying a communications satellite blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday night on a mission that will allow improved internet connectivity for passengers aboard ships and planes. ... more 
Xi: China open to space exchanges, cooperationBeijing (XNA) Nov 23, 2022 President Xi Jinping reiterated on Monday China's wish to work with other nations to carry out space exploration and development. Xi wrote in a congratulatory letter to the United Nations/China 2nd ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 26, 2022 
NASA has awarded a contract to Honeybee Robotics LLC of Longmont, Colorado, for the Mars Sample Return (MSR) - Capture, Containment, and Retrieval System (CCRS), Earth Entry System (EES), and Spin Eject Mechanism (SEM).
The total value of this cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is $17,686,341. The period of performance runs from Nov. 30, 2022, through July 30, 2026.
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 Washington DC (UPI) Nov 29, 2022 
NASA's Orion space capsule reached its farthest distance from Earth on Monday and successfully completed the first half of a mission that aims to ultimately return American astronauts to the moon.
"Just over an hour ago, Orion set another record clocking its maximum distance from Earth at 270,000 miles," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced at 5 p.m. EST on Monday from Johnson Space Ce ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 24, 2022 
The enormous spacecraft that will head to Jupiter's moon Europa uses four large reaction wheels to help keep it oriented. Just as NASA's Mars rovers rely on robust wheels to roam the Red Planet and conduct science, some orbiters rely on wheels, too - in this case, reaction wheels - to stay pointed in the right direction.
Engineers and technicians at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Sout ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 
For centuries, no one knew if we were alone in the universe-or if there were even other planets like ours.
But thanks to new telescopes and methods in the past decades, we now know there are thousands and thousands of planets out there circling faraway stars, and they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes-large and small, rocky and gaseous, cloudy or icy or wet.
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2022 
On 22 and 23 November 2022, the ministers and government representatives of the 22 member states of the European Space Agency ESA met at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris to set the course for joint space programmes "made in Europe". The Council at Ministerial Level is the highest political decision-making body, which sets the content and financial framework for ESA's space programmes on ave ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2022  China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft carrying three astronauts to its space station, where they will complete the country's first-ever crew handover in orbit, state news agency Xinhua reported. The trio blasted off in a Long March-2F rocket at 11:08 pm (1508 GMT) from the Jiuquan launch centre in northwestern China's Gobi desert, Xinhua said, citing the China Manned Space Administration (CMSA)
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 Umea, Sweden (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 
In a new thesis from the Swedish Institute of Space Physics and Umea University, unique methods for the analysis of radar data and simulations of meteoroids in the solar system are presented. The methods have been applied to confirm the existence of rare high-altitude meteors as well as to measure space debris from the Kosmos-1408 satellite. On November 25, Daniel Kastinen defends his doctoral t ... more |
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 Bothell WA (SPX) Sep 16, 2022 
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering OUSD (R&E) a new benchmark: a tactically-relevant electric 300 kW-class laser, the most powerful laser that Lockheed Martin has produced to date. This 300 kW-class laser is ready to integrate with the DOD demonstration efforts including the U.S. Army's Indirect Fires Protection Capa ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2022 
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, completed a Critical Design Review for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command's Missile Track Custody, or MTC, program mission payload.
"This initial CDR process marks 18 months of hard design work that is necessary to build the next generation of affordable OPIR sensors that can detect and maintain custody of emerging missile threats," sta ... more |
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 19, 2022 
Southwest Research Institute scientists have compiled 41 solar occultation observations of Saturn's rings from the Cassini mission. The compilation, published recently in the scientific journal Icarus, will inform future investigations of the particle size distribution and composition of Saturn's rings, key elements to understanding their formation and evolution.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 10, 2022 
Computer chips are packed with billions of microscopic transistors that enable powerful computation, but also generate a great deal of heat. A buildup of heat can slow a computer processor and make it less efficient and reliable. Engineers employ heat sinks to keep chips cool, sometimes along with fans or liquid cooling systems; however, these methods often require a lot of energy to operate. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 18, 2022 
The gauge/gravity duality states that gravity and quantum spacetime emerge from a quantum gauge theory, which lives at the boundary between both theories. Over the past 25 years, this duality, with concrete instances uncovered by string theory, has revolutionised our understanding of systems ranging from black holes, to matter made up of strongly interacting quantum particles featuring intricate ... more |
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 Lemont IL (SPX) Nov 29, 2022 
Researchers affiliated with the Q-NEXT quantum research center show how to create quantum-entangled networks of atomic clocks and accelerometers - and they demonstrate the setup's superior, high-precision performance.
For the first time, scientists have entangled atoms for use as networked quantum sensors, specifically, atomic clocks and accelerometers.
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 Boston MA (SPX) Nov 23, 2022 
Researchers at MIT have made significant steps toward creating robots that could practically and economically assemble nearly anything, including things much larger than themselves, from vehicles to buildings to larger robots. The new work, from MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA), builds on years of research, including recent studies demonstrating that objects such as a deformable airplane wi ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Nov 29, 2022 
The US government on Tuesday announced the approval of a $1 billion sale of FS-LIDS counter-drone systems and other equipment to Qatar.
"The proposed sale will improve Qatar's capability to meet current and future threats by providing electronic and kinetic defeat capabilities against Unmanned Aircraft Systems," the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement.
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