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NASA's space communications user terminal
Jun 11, 2021 (SPX)
Roaming isn't available in space, so network access is an issue as satellites and spacecraft orbit the Earth. This will soon change as NASA develops a new Wideb...
China accuses US of 'paranoid delusion' over huge innovation bill
Jun 09, 2021 (AFP)
America's political parties overcame partisan divisions to support pumping more than $170 billion into research and development, one of the most significant ach...
NASA's new $23 million space commode system is more than just a toilet
Jun 07, 2021 (UPI)
Astronauts are connecting and checking out the toilet, which actually is a high-tech improvement to the space station's water recycling system. The multimillion...
Amazon's Jeff Bezos to go to space on Blue Origin rocket
Jun 07, 2021 (AFP)
The 57-year-old billionaire said he and his brother Mark will blast off from Earth on July 20 on the first crewed flight of the company's New Shepard launch veh...
TikToker in space: Virgin Galactic to send up well-known researcher
Jun 04, 2021 (AFP)
The move presents an ideal opportunity for the company to flaunt its ambitions not only to send wealthy tourists on pleasure rides costing $200,000 or more, but...
TMC Technologies wins contract to support NASA's IV&V Program
Jun 03, 2021 (SPX)
TMC President and Chief Executive Officer Wade Linger said the new NASA System and Software Engineering Tools 2 (SET2) BPA continues his firm's decade-long rela...
Cyprus, Austria, Greece have EU's cleanest beaches: agency
Jun 01, 2021 (AFP)
A total of 82.8 percent of the 22,276 bathing sites studied across Europe in 2020 had "excellent" water quality, while 92.6 percent met the minimun standard, "s...
NASA awards new spacecraft avionics development contract
May 31, 2021 (SPX)
The $49 million Advanced Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) and Avionics Technology Development and Analysis III contract is a single-award indefinite-deli...
NASA awards laser air monitoring system contract for Orion
May 31, 2021 (SPX)
The LAMS contract is valued at $17.8 million for production of the Artemis III unit, as well as a qualification unit, design modifications, and long-lead procur...
Ultrasonic welding makes parts for NASA missions, commercial industry
May 31, 2021 (JPL)
A burst water main is always expensive and messy, but a pipe that fails in space can be mission-ending. That's why NASA technologists work hard to make hardware...
Adventure-lovers defy gravity on the tallest Chinese TV tower
May 29, 2021 (AFP)
Thrill-seekers in Guangzhou are rewarded with a rare panoramic view of the cityscape along the Pearl River through the steel structure of the tower, with a swee...
New NASA Student Challenge offers hands-on tech development
May 28, 2021 (SPX)
The NASA TechRise Student Challenge will begin accepting entries in August. Teams of sixth- to 12th-grade students can submit ideas for climate or remote sensin...
Roscosmos Chief invites NASA Counterpart to Russia to discuss space cooperation
May 27, 2021 (Sputnik)
"The new head of NASA, Mr. Nelson, is a respected and honored person and specialist. I will be glad to meet him. We have already invited him to Russia and are r...
Study reveals a universal travel pattern across four continents
May 27, 2021 (SPX)
A new paper by an MIT team, drawing on global data, finds that people visit places more frequently when they have to travel shorter distances to get there. "Wha...
When will the first baby be born in space?
May 25, 2021 (The Conversation)
For the first half-century of the Space Age, only governments launched satellites and people into Earth orbit. No longer. Hundreds of private space companies ar...
Inhabiting 21st-century science fiction
May 21, 2021 (SPX)
They arrived at twin conclusions: one, that rigid genre distinctions between literary works promote an unproductive and false hierarchy of worth, and two, that ...
Russia to sell Soyuz space module
May 19, 2021 (AFP)
"Descent module No. 738 of the Soyuz MS-08 mission is available on the Glavcosmos web portal for purchase," read a statement issued late Tuesday by Glavkosmos, ...
Back to the space cradle
May 19, 2021 (ESA)
In the same way one never forgets how to ride a bike, Thomas's cognitive and muscle memory is helping him to adapt much faster this time. And he is already work...
Highest bid for Blue Origin's maiden voyage $2.6 million and climbing
May 19, 2021 (AFP)
Would-be customers have until June 10 before the current phase ends, and the company will hold a live final round on June 12, with the proceeds going to the com...
Google teams with Samsung for wearables platform
May 18, 2021 (AFP)
The move, announced at the Google developer conference in California, means Samsung will use Google's Wear OS for its upcoming Galaxy smartwatches instead of it...
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