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  Beijing (XNA) Jun 18, 2021 Three Chinese astronauts have entered the core module of China's permanent space station to embark on their three-month mission, becoming the module's first occupants and pioneers in one of the nation's grandest space endeavors. Major General Nie Haisheng, Major General Liu Boming and Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo floated into the core module, named Tianhe, or Harmony of Heavens, at 6:48 pm on Thursday, after their Shenzhou XII spaceship linked with the module in a low-Earth orbit about 390 kilometer ... read more |
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Space sustainability rating to shine light on debris problemParis (ESA) Jun 18, 2021 There's a problem brewing overhead. Invisible to the naked eye and relatively unheard of, it threatens our future in space - space debris.A new 'Space Sustainability Rating' is currently in developm ... more 
China in space for cooperation, not zero-sum raceBeijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2021 China's Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft with three taikonauts aboard blasted off from northwest China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Thursday morning, marking another major milestone in the country ... more 
Successful program ignited by modest spark of an ideaBeijing (XNA) Jun 18, 2021 It was in August 1958 that Chinese scientists started to float the idea of sending Chinese astronauts to space. At that time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the country's top scientific body ... more 
First astronauts arrive at China's space stationJiuquan, China (AFP) June 17, 2021 The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station on Thursday in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. ... more |
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NASA Chief Predicts US Race with China to Put Next Human on MoonWashington DC (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2021 Chinese technical prowess demonstrated by landing a rover on Mars, plus an upcoming Russia-China announcement on cooperation in space, suggests that the United States could face competition in its b ... more  
Next stop Jupiter as country's interplanetary ambitions growBeijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2021 Barely a month after China landed its first rover on Mars, the country's scientists already have plans to explore Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System. Zhang Rongqiao, an official a ... more 
Stringent training will help fulfill spacewalk missionBeijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2021 Astronauts on the Shenzhou XII mission have undergone intensive training and exercises for their planned extravehicular activities, commonly known as spacewalks, according to Liu Boming, a member of ... more 
Rocket blasts off carrying first Chinese crew to new space stationJiuquan, China (AFP) June 17, 2021 The first astronauts for China's new space station blasted off Thursday for the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. ... more 
Brazil Signs Artemis AccordsBrasilia, Brazil (SPX) Jun 16, 2021 Brazil is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords, affirming its commitment to ensuring sustainable space exploration that adheres to a common set of principles benefiting all of humanity. ... more |
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Brazil becomes first South American partner to NASA's Artemis AccordsWashington DC (UPI) Jun 16, 2021 Brazil has become the 12th nation and the first from South America to sign onto NASA's agreement to create a safe, transparent and sustainable environment for the exploration of space. ... more 
China ready to launch first crew to new space stationBeijing (AFP) June 15, 2021 The first crew for China's new space station prepared to blast off this week for the latest step in Beijing's ambitious programme to establish itself as a space power. ... more 
G7 nations commit to the safe and sustainable use of spaceLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2021 Today at the G7 Leaders' Summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, delegates from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the USA, the UK and the EU pledged to take action to tackle the growing hazard of space ... more 
Lunar samples record impact 4.2 billion years agoLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2021 An international team of researchers led by The Open University (OU) has provided the first sample-based evidence, which they argue reflects the age of the Serenitatis Basin - one of the oldest crat ... more 
Juice moves into Large Space SimulatorParis (ESA) Jun 15, 2021 The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer has moved into the 'Large Space Simulator' at ESA's test centre, ready for grueling environmental tests at a range of temperatures. Since arriving at ESA's Europ ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 15, 2021 
China's Mars rover Zhurong will continue moving southward to explore the Red Planet, focusing on key scientific issues, such as potential locations of water and ice, as well as volcanic activities, according to a project leader.
Liu Jianjun, chief designer of the Tianwen 1 mission's scientific system, said on Saturday that mission planners decided the rover would move south out of scientif ... more |
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 Washington DC (Sputnik) Jun 16, 2021 
Chinese technical prowess demonstrated by landing a rover on Mars, plus an upcoming Russia-China announcement on cooperation in space, suggests that the United States could face competition in its bid to land two American astronauts on the Moon in 2024, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Tuesday.
Nelson said China's successful May 14 landing of a rover on Mars, the second nation apart ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2021 
Barely a month after China landed its first rover on Mars, the country's scientists already have plans to explore Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System.
Zhang Rongqiao, an official at the China National Space Administration and chief planner of the Tianwen 1 Mars mission, told reporters at a news conference at his administration's Beijing headquarters on Saturday that China will ... more |
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 Munich, Germany (SPX) Jun 14, 2021 
The moons of planets that have no parent star can possess an atmosphere and retain liquid water. Astrophysicists at LMU have calculated that such systems could harbor sufficient water to make life possible - and sustain it.
Water - in liquid form - is the elixir of life. It made life possible on Earth and is indispensable for the continuing existence of living systems on the planet. This e ... more |
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 London, UK (SPX) Jun 18, 2021 
The centre will allow UK companies and academics to test state-of-the-art propulsion engines which are used to move small satellites in space at a more affordable rate than having to go abroad. It will also allow new types of more sustainable propellants to be tested, such as Hydrogen Peroxide and Liquid Oxygen which are more environmentally friendly in sourcing, storage and combustion.
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 16, 2021 
Astronauts on the Shenzhou XII mission have undergone intensive training and exercises for their planned extravehicular activities, commonly known as spacewalks, according to Liu Boming, a member of the crew.
"Compared with the extravehicular operation in the Shenzhou VII mission, extravehicular activities in this coming mission will be much longer and more sophisticated, and I believe tha ... more |
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 Laurel MD (SPX) Jun 14, 2021 
NASA has approved the Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (NEO Surveyor) to move to the next phase of mission development after a successful mission review, authorizing the mission to move forward into Preliminary Design (known as Key Decision Point-B).
The infrared space telescope is designed to help advance NASA's planetary defense efforts by expediting our ability to discover and ... more |
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The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate will host a Virtual Briefing for Industry to introduce the new Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research (DETER), Advanced Research Announcement (ARA) April 13 - 14 from 10 a.m. to noon Mountain Standard Time each day.
"We are looking forward to hosting our first briefing for industry days," said Marcella Cantu, DETER ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 11, 2021 
The Defense Department will undertake a missile defense review in coming months to correlate its needs against rising nuclear powers, a Pentagon official said.
Leonor Tomero, deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee this week that the review will "align with the National Defense Strategy and contribute to the ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) May 13, 2021 
Science and technology advancements start with big ideas and creativity. Researchers at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland have imagined a new, early-stage concept for a lander to Saturn's moon Titan. The team is exploring technologies capable of collecting surface samples and returning them to Earth for laboratory analysis.
The team's futuristic idea was selected for a $125,000 NAS ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) May 31, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's Nano-Bio Materials Consortium is currently in contract negotiation with hopes of starting projects by June that use a new process of industry and AFRL personnel in co-developing smart medical technology innovations.
NBMC awarded contracts to 12 organizations from industry and academia Feb. 15, totaling $20.4 million, which leveraged $10.7 million of cost ... more |
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 Melbourne, Australia (SPX) May 28, 2021 
Five years on from the first discovery of gravitational waves, an international team of scientists, including from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), are continuing the hunt for new discoveries and insights into the Universe. Using the super-sensitive, kilometre-sized LIGO detectors in the United States, and the Virgo detector in Europe, the team have witness ... more |
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 Moscow, Russia (SPX) Jun 16, 2021  Scientists from ITMO University and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have proven that small objects, just like big ones, are capable of perfect light absorption. The results of this research will be helpful in the development of new technologies for wireless transfer of energy and data. The paper was published in Laser and Photonics Reviews.
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 Paris (ESA) Jun 16, 2021 
A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings, according to one of the three laws of robotics imagined by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. On board humanity's only outpost in space, this obedience has turned into cooperation. Astronauts and robots are working together.
The latest robot to service the International Space Station is the European Robotic Arm (ERA). This android au ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jun 17, 2021  The 4th Infantry Division participated in the Army's first unmanned aircraft system threat training ahead of deployment to the U.S. Central Command region, the branch announced.
The home-station training session took place at Fort Carson, Colorado from April 19 to May 7, the Army said this week.
The training included simulations of the Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehi ... more |
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