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  Jiuquan, China (AFP) May 30, 2023 China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030. The world's second-largest economy has invested billions of dollars in its military-run space programme in a push to catch up with the United States and Russia. The Shenzhou-16 crew took off atop a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China at 9:31 am (0131 GMT), AFP journalis ... read more |
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BAE Systems to develop autonomous space-based surveillance technologyMerrimack NH (SPX) May 26, 2023 The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems' FAST LabsTM research and development organization a $7 million contract for the Oversight autonomous space-based target ... more  
Northrop Grumman on track to produce early-warning missile defense programLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 25, 2023 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) recently completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP ... more 
Space Systems Command Awards $45.5M Launch Service Order to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for Prototype EWS MissionLos Angeles AFB CA (SPX) May 26, 2023 The U.S. Space Force's Small Launch and Targets Division's Office at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of the Space Systems Command (SSC) Assured Access to Space organization, a ... more  
South Korea hails successful launch of homegrown rocketSeoul (AFP) May 25, 2023 South Korea said Thursday it had successfully launched its homegrown Nuri rocket and placed working satellites into orbit, hailing a key step forward for the country's burgeoning space programme. ... more |
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US sees 'serious threat' as Iran unveils new missileWashington (AFP) May 25, 2023 The United States on Thursday called Iran's missile program a "serious threat" after the clerical state unveiled a new model with its longest range to date. ... more 
China launches Shenzhou-16 with first civilian to space stationJiuquan, China (AFP) May 30, 2023 China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by the end of the decade. ... more  
Understanding boiling to help the nuclear industry and space missionsBoston MA (SPX) May 25, 2023 To launch extended missions in space, the NASA is borrowing a page from the nuclear engineering industry: It is trying to understand how boiling works. Planning for long-term missions has NASA resea ... more 
Arabsat Badr-8 launchedToulouse, France (SPX) May 26, 2023 The Airbus-built Arabsat Badr-8 telecommunications satellite has been successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Based on Airbus' latest geostationary Eurostar Neo satellite, Badr-8 will pr ... more |
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Key facts about Neuralink, Musk's cyborg gambleWashington (AFP) May 26, 2023 Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-implant company, has won US approval to test on humans. Here is what to know about the multi-billionaire's dream project to enable the human brain to communicate directly with computers. ... more  
Australia and New Zealand sign major contract with Inmarsat for SouthPAN satellite serviceLondon, UK (SPX) May 26, 2023 Every major industry across Australia and New Zealand, from transport and construction to resources and agriculture, will gain positioning and navigation benefits from the Southern Positioning Augme ... more 
What do we know about the mechanics of two-dimensional materialsBeijing, China (SPX) May 24, 2023 Publishing in the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, scientists from McGill University, University of Illinois, and University of Science and Technology of China comprehensively reviewe ... more  
A milestone for parabolic flightBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 24, 2023 On 23 May 2023, at 09:00, a very special Airbus A310 taxied to the runway at Bordeaux-Merignac Airport. The aircraft set off on a special flight - the first of a total of three flights that make up ... more |
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Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth's planetary historyHouston TX (SPX) May 26, 2023 Visually striking layers of burnt orange, yellow, silver, brown and blue-tinged black are characteristic of banded iron formations, sedimentary rocks that may have prompted some of the largest volca ... more  
NASA launches final pair of storm tracker satellite quartetWashington (AFP) May 26, 2023 NASA has launched the final pair of a satellite quartet designed to track tropical cyclones hour by hour, in a project that could improve weather predictions on devastating storms. ... more  
Breakthrough in computer chip energy efficiency could cut data center electricity useCorvallis, OR (SPX) May 24, 2023 Researchers at Oregon State University and Baylor University have made a breakthrough toward reducing the energy consumption of the photonic chips used in data centers and supercomputers. The ... more  
Multifunctional interface enables manipulation of light waves in free spaceWashington DC (SPX) May 25, 2023 Recent technological advances have given us a remarkable ability to manipulate and control light waves, opening up numerous applications in various fields, such as optical communication, sensing, im ... more |
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Juice deployments complete: final form for JupiterParis (ESA) May 26, 2023 Flight controllers at ESA's mission control centre in Germany have been busy this week, working with instrument teams on the final deployments to prepare ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) for ... more 
China's hypersonic missiles threaten US power in the PacificBoulder CO (SPX) May 25, 2023 China's newest hypersonic missile, the DF-27, can fly as far as Hawaii, penetrate U.S. missile defenses and pose a particular threat to U.S. aircraft carriers, according to news reports of an assess ... more  
Dedication to lunar research pays off for China's Chang'e projectBeijing, China (SPX) May 26, 2023 Since 2004, China has been pioneering many aspects of lunar exploration with the Chang'e project, of which all five missions were successful in obtaining new information about the Moon. China has be ... more 
NASA, Boeing provide update on Starliner flight test readinessKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 26, 2023 NASA and Boeing completed a joint Crew Flight Test checkpoint review May 25 ahead of the first flight of Starliner with astronauts to the International Space Station. During the checkpoint, mission ... more |
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