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  Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2021 NASA's Orion capsule, after traveling 1.4 million miles through space, including orbiting the moon and collecting data, returned to Earth on Sunday. The 25 1/2-day Artemis I mission landed in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California at 12:40 p.m., NASA reported. "Splashdown! From Tranquility Base to Taurus-Littrow to the tranquil waters of the Pacific, the latest chapter of NASA's journey to the moon comes to a close. Orion back on Earth," announced Mission Control commentator Rob ... read more |
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Smart Dragon 3 rocket makes maiden flightBeijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2022 The Smart Dragon 3, a new solid-propellant carrier rocket, made its maiden flight on Friday afternoon, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), the country's leading space co ... more 
After 15 Years, 1,000 Tests, Orion's Heat Shield Ready to Take the HeatWashington DC (SPX) Dec 11, 2022 When Artemis I launched on Wednesday, Nov. 16, NASA's new mega Moon rocket carried the Orion spacecraft?- uncrewed, for now - into orbit for the first time, and a new era of lunar exploration began. ... more 
China launches two space experiment satellitesJiuquan, China (XNA) Dec 13, 2022 China on Monday launched a Long March-4C rocket, placing a pair of satellites in space. The rocket blasted off at 4:22 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest C ... more  
China's new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activityBloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2022 The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit. On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China's Gobi Desert carrying three taikonaut ... more |
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China launches Long March 2D carrier rocketBeijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket early on Friday morning to transport an Earth-observation satellite into space, according to the China National Space Administration. The rocket b ... more 
Can plasma instability in fact be the savior for magnetic nozzle plasma thrustersSendai, Japan (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 A research group has demonstrated that spontaneously excited plasma waves may be the solution to a long-associated problem with magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters, turning conventional thinking on its ... more 
Launches secured for five Sentinel satellitesParis (ESA) Dec 08, 2022 A contract signed between ESA and Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for five Copernicus Sentinels: Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, and the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A and ... more 
Southern Launch and ATSpace return to launch up to two Kestrel I rockets before the end of the yearAdelaide, Australia (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 by Kurtis Eichler for The Lead After a severe electrical storm damaged an ATSpace rocket on the launch pad in November, the company has announced that repairs have been completed and they will atte ... more |
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US conducts successful hypersonic missile test: Air ForceWashington (AFP) Dec 12, 2022 The US Air Force announced Monday it successfully tested a hypersonic missile, a cutting edge strategic weapon that is also being developed by China and Russia. ... more 
Nations step up space cooperationBeijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficienc ... more 
China's Shenzhou-14 astronauts return safely, accomplishing many "firsts"Beijing (XNA) Dec 06, 2022 Three Chinese astronauts on board the Shenzhou-14 manned spaceship returned to Earth safely on Sunday, after accomplishing many "firsts" during their six-month space station mission. Shenzhou- ... more 
China's deep space exploration laboratory eyes top talents worldwideBeijing (XNA) Dec 06, 2022 China's deep space exploration laboratory, which started operation in June this year, is recruiting top talents from around the world, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on ... more |
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China's space station Tiangong enters new phase of application, developmentBeijing (XNA) Dec 12, 2022 China's space station, Tiangong, will get busier exploring space science and technology in the following years, as the newly launched Shenzhou-15 mission wraps up the last stage of its construction ... more 
PSLV-XL rocket motor made by industry passes test: ISROChennai, India (IANS) Dec 09, 2022 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the performance of the booster motor made by Economic Explosives Limited for its PSLV-XL rocket was satisfactory. The Indian space agency tes ... more 
Evolving time-tested technology to outmatch hypersonic weapons inside the atmosphereWashington DC (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 When it comes to defending against hypersonic weapons that move and maneuver at more than five times the speed of sound, you need layers of defense and multiple opportunities to take out the threat. ... more 
AFRL, CNM Ingenuity shift innovation to next level at Hyperdrive Space SummitAlbuquerque NM (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, partnered with CNM Ingenuity, or CNMI, the economic development arm of Central New Mexico Community College, to hold the 2022 Hyperdrive Space Summit in A ... more 
From Shetlands to Azores, Europe's space race takes offParis (AFP) Dec 8, 2022 Projects to develop space centres that can launch satellites into Earth's orbit are sprouting up around Europe, amid the soaring popularity of small rockets and the commercialisation of space. ... more |
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 Nashville TN (SPX) Dec 08, 2022 
In the Mojave Desert, the sun beats down on the ground and makes pockets of low pressure. Cool air rushes into these areas, where it warms and rises, creating vortices that pick up dust. These types of dust devils aren't limited to Earth: They are found on Mars at sizes reaching 1,600 meters in diameter.
Dust devils could play a large role in the Martian climate, and they are crucial to un ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2022 
NASA's Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis 1 mission - a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in just a few years.
After racing through the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers) per hour, the uncrewed capsule floated down to the sea with the help of three large orange ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Dec 01, 2022 
New Horizons remains healthy from its position deep in the Kuiper Belt, even as it speeds farther from the Earth and Sun by about 300 million miles per year! The spacecraft, which began its second extended mission on Oct. 1, also continues its record-length hibernation that began June 1 and ends March 1.
Hibernation, which takes place in spacecraft "spin mode," saves fuel and wear and tear ... more |
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 New York NY (SPX) Dec 09, 2022 
New research sheds light on how the "hell planet" got so devilishly hot and how other worlds might become too toasty for life. That rocky world, 55 Cnc e (nicknamed "Janssen"), orbits its star so closely that a year lasts just 18 hours, its surface is a giant lava ocean, and its interior may be chock-full of diamond.
The fresh insights come thanks to a new tool called EXPRES that captured ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Dec 09, 2022 
China launched a Long March 2D carrier rocket early on Friday morning to transport an Earth-observation satellite into space, according to the China National Space Administration.
The rocket blasted off at 2:31 am at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China's Shanxi province and soon placed the Hyperspectral Multifunctional Observation Satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit 70 ... more |
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 Bloomington IN (SPX) Dec 12, 2022 
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit.
On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China's Gobi Desert carrying three taikonauts - the Chinese word for astronauts. Six hours later, they reached their destination, China's recently completed space station, called Tiangong, which means "heavenly palace" in Mandarin. The three ta ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2022 
Nearly two years after Japanese mission Hayabusa2 returned to Earth, samples from asteroid Ryugu continue to reveal valuable information about the history of the early solar system. A study by scientists from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Universite Paris Cite and CNRS1, as part of an international consortium, reveals the isotopic composition of zinc and copper of asteroid Ryugu. ... more |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 06, 2022 
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in the U.S. and Israel. The future joint-development will be based on the assets that have been developed independently by RAFAEL and the Ministry of Defense's Directorate of Defense ... more |
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 Magna UT (SPX) Dec 08, 2022  Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) completed the first full-scale mix of the solid rocket motor propellant for its Next Generation Interceptor (NGI). This successful full mix helps ensure the solid rocket motors supporting the Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Technologies' NGI solution are on track to complete qualification via static test.
The successful op ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 02, 2022 
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has turned its infrared cameras on Saturn's moon Titan, giving astronomers another eye on the largest and one of the most unusual moons in the solar system.
The only satellite with a dense atmosphere, it's also the only world besides Earth that has standing bodies of liquid on its surface, including rivers, lakes and seas - though the liquid is thought ... more |
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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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 Huntsville AL (SPX) Dec 12, 2022 
Orbital Assembly (OA) is announcing a new program and mission design as well as planning services for station-class hosted payloads" on the company's micro and artificial gravity space stations.
"The International Space Station has a multi-year backlog of companies and institutions seeking to conduct paid research projects in space and the demand is increasing," says Rhonda Stevenson, CEO ... more |
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 Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Dec 12, 2022 
According to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, space and time are inextricably connected. In our Universe, whose curvature is barely measurable, the structure of this spacetime is fixed. In a laboratory experiment, researchers from Heidelberg University have succeeded in realising an effective spacetime that can be manipulated.
In their research on ultracold quantum gases, they were able to ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Dec 7, 2022 
From "intelligent" vacuum cleaners and driverless cars to advanced techniques for diagnosing diseases, artificial intelligence has burrowed its way into every arena of modern life.
Its promoters reckon it is revolutionising human experience, but critics stress that the technology risks putting machines in charge of life-changing decisions.
Regulators in Europe and North America are worri ... more |
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 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 13, 2022  Germany's Bundeswehr, Airbus, the German Aerospace Center DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts have jointly carried out the world's first successful launch and operation of a Remote Carrier flight test demonstrator from a flying A400M. Multiplying the force and extending the range of unmanned systems will be one of the future roles of Airbus' military transport aircraft in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). ... more |
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