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  Beijing (XNA) May 31, 2023 Traditionally, China's astronauts are selected from among fighter plane pilots with ample flying experience, as they can control the machinery and have the training to stay calm should an emergency arise in space. Yet among the three astronauts aboard Shenzhou XVI, which is taking them to Tiangong, China's space station, is Gui Haichao, a professor from Beihang University. He is the first civilian China has sent into space, and will conduct space science experiments, collect and analyze data and m ... read more |
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China aims to make manned moon landing before 2030Beijing (XNA) May 31, 2023 China plans to send astronauts to the moon before 2030, a space official said on Monday. Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the China Manned Space Agency, said at a news conference at the Jiuquan ... more  
BeetleSat conducts two-way data communication using proprietary expandable antennaMiami FL (SPX) May 31, 2023 BeetleSat, formerly NSLComm, a fast-growing satellite technology company building the world's first global low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation optimized for premium point-to-point communications, ha ... more  
SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom crew splashes down off coast of FloridaMiami FL (UPI) May 31, 2023 The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Space Ax-2 crew successfully returned to Earth late Tuesday night, splashing down off the coast of Florida following 10 days in space. The Ax-2 ... more 
AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II MissionWright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) May 31, 2023 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current itera ... more |
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Quest for alien signals in the heart of the Milky Way takes offMountain View CA (SPX) May 31, 2023 Akshay Suresh, a graduate student at Cornell University, spearheads an extraordinary scientific endeavor - a groundbreaking mission to uncover periodic signals emanating from the core of the Milky W ... more 
New study provides novel insights into the cosmic evolution of amino acidsTsukuba, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2023 All biological amino acids on Earth appear exclusively in their left-handed form, but the reason underlying this observation is elusive. Recently, scientists from Japan uncovered new clues about the ... more 
One-third of galaxy's most common planets could be in habitable zoneGainesville FL (SPX) May 31, 2023 Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity in the Milky Way. By far the most common stars are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting just half the mass of our sun at most. Billions of pl ... more 
Astronomers discover a key planetary system to understand the formation mechanism of the mysterious 'super-Earths'Liege, Germany (SPX) May 26, 2023 A study led by researchers of the University of Liege and the CSIC - using observations from NASA's TESS telescope - presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbi ... more |
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Astronomers detected two major targets with a single telescope - a mysterious signal and its source galaxyPerth, Australia (SPX) May 26, 2023 Astronomers have been working to better understand the galactic environments of fast radio bursts (FRBs) - intense, momentary bursts of energy occurring in mere milliseconds and with unknown cosmic ... more 
Helium nuclei research advances our understanding of cosmic ray origin and propagationTokyo, Japan (SPX) May 26, 2023 Much of our understanding of the Universe and its mysterious phenomena is based on theoretical interpretations. In order to deepen the understanding of distant objects and energetic phenomena, astro ... more 
Element creation in the lab deepens understanding of surface explosions on neutron starsOak Ridge TN (SPX) May 25, 2023 Led by Kelly Chipps of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists working in the lab have produced a signature nuclear reaction that occurs on the surface of a neutron star ... more 
Technicians apply thermal protection material to SLSHuntsville AL (SPX) May 26, 2023 Technicians at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, have completed applying thermal protection system material to the launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) of NASA's SLS (Space ... more |
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Raytheon Technologies and Vista bring LuxStream Unlimited Data plan to customersGeneva, Switzerland (SPX) May 25, 2023 Raytheon Technologies' (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace business has announced plans to bring unlimited data to the customers of Vista, a leading private aviation group. Using Collins' LuxStream, which ... more  
GPS tracking reveals how a female baboon stopped using urban space after giving birthSwansea UK (SPX) May 26, 2023 A new study from Swansea University and the University of Cape Town provides the first documented evidence of a cessation in urban space use by a female baboon after giving birth: another example of ... more  
Gravitational-wave detectors start next observing run to explore the secrets of the universeBoston MA (SPX) May 26, 2023 The following article is adapted from a press release issued by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Laboratory, in collaboration with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and ... 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 |
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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  
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 
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 
High winds halt Spanish rocket launchParis (AFP) May 31, 2023 The maiden flight of the Spanish-built Miura 1 rocket was cancelled Wednesday due to high winds, startup PLD Space said, in a setback for development of the small-scale space launcher. ... more |
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