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  Houston, TX (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 Felix and Paul Studios, the EMMY-award winning creator of immersive entertainment experiences, TIME Studios, TIME's EMMY-award winning television and film division, and Nanoracks, the leading provider of commercial access to space, has announced the successful delivery of Felix and Paul Studios' customized 3D, 360-degree, Space Camera to the International Space Station via the NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft, the S.S. Kalpana Chawla. The Space Camera will be used to capture the first-ever spacewalk filmed in ci ... read more |
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ESA and GomSpace sign contract for continuation of the GOMX-5 missionAalborg East, Denmark (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 GomSpace A/S and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed a contract to continue the development of the GOMX-5 mission. focused on demonstrating new nanosatellite capabilities in space, particula ... more  
New study on the space durability of 3D-printed nanocompositesHouston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 Thermoplastics such as Kapton or Teflon, which become soft when heated and harden when cooled, are used in aerospace applications such as wire insulation, thermal blankets, and metal surface coating ... more 
UK-built supercomputer nanosatellites set for take offLondon, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2020 Four shoebox-sized and Government-backed satellites, including two supercomputers, were launched Monday 28 September. The 'nanosatellites', which are built in Glasgow and are no larger than a ... more  
NanoAvionics launches second satellite for Lacuna Space's growing IoT satellite constellationHarwell Campus UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2020 NanoAvionics, a multinational nanosatellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, announced the successful launch of another Lacuna Space IoT satellite, and a third one being ready for launch at ... more |
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Exolaunch to Deliver the NetSat constellation into Orbit for Wurzburg Center for TelematicsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 18, 2020 The Wurzburg Center for Telematics, an independent research center in Germany, and Exolaunch, a rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, announce a launch agreement for a NetSat nanosatel ... more 
Physicists make electrical nanolasers even smallerMoscow, Russia (SPX) Sep 17, 2020 Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and King's College London cleared the obstacle that had prevented the creation of electrically driven nanolasers for integrated circui ... more  
Energy harvesting goes organic, gets more flexibleWashington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2020 Nanogenerators capable of converting mechanical energy into electricity are typically made from metal oxides and lead-based perovskites. But these inorganic materials aren't biocompatible, so the ra ... more 
GITAI and Nanoracks demonstrate GITAI robot inside the Nanoracks Bishop AirlockTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 10, 2020 In 2021, space robotics start-up GITAI, in collaboration with Nanoracks, will conduct a technical demonstration of a GITAI robot executing versatile tasks inside the Nanoracks' Bishop Airlock Module ... more 
HyperScout 2 is in spaceKourou, French Guiana (SPX) Sep 04, 2020 On 3 September 2020 at 03:51 CEST, a Vega launch vehicle carried two FSSCat nanosatellites into orbit, one of which houses the brand new HyperScout 2 instrument. This advanced remote sensing system ... more |
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Nano particles for healthy tissueParis (ESA) Sep 07, 2020 "Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells f ... more |
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ESA launches small Belgian satellite carrying VTT's remote sensing technology into spaceHelsinki, Finland (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched 42 tiny satellites aboard a Vega rocket. It took off from ESA's launch site in French Guiana on 2 September local time. One of the launched nanosatellite ... more 
Hybrid nanomaterials hold promise for improved ceramic compositesWright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Sep 04, 2020 Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles, or "hairy nanoparticles" (H ... more  
No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibersHouston TX (SPX) Aug 18, 2020 Carbon nanotube fibers made at Rice University are now stronger than Kevlar and are inching up on the conductivity of copper. The Rice lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Matteo Pasquali ... more 
PredaSAR chooses SpaceX to launch its first synthetic aperture radar satelliteBoca Raton FL (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 PredaSAR Corporation, has announced that its first of 48 advanced commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites will launch on SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, ... more 
Momentus to Launch Dodona Nanosat for Lockheed USC La Jument ProgramSanta Clara CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2020 Momentus and Lockheed Martin have announced a launch service agreement for a 3U satellite in Lockheed Martin and SERC (Space Engineering Research Center) University of Southern California's (USC) sm ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
While advancing its Artemis program - which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 - NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon. The agency kicked off a new social media campaign this week asking participants to share what would be in their lunar suitcases online using #NASAMoonKit.
To take the challenge to the next level, the agency a ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Oct 01, 2020 
The third batch of Chinese astronauts has been selected for the nation's coming space station mission, the China Manned Space Agency said on Thursday morning.
The 18 new astronauts - 17 men and one woman - are in three groups: seven will become spacecraft pilots, another seven will turn into spaceflight engineers, and the last four will be mission payload specialists, the agency said in a ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Oct 06, 2020  Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and 1st Force Reconnaissance Company received two weeks of training in tactical cyber electronic warfare recon and survey capabilities last month, the Marine Corp said Tuesday.
The training, which took place Sept. 7 to 18 at California's Camp Pendleton, was designed to introduce the Marines to newly developed capabilities gener ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2020
While advancing its Artemis program - which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 - NASA wants to know what you would pack for a trip to the Moon. The agency kicked off a new social media campaign this week asking participants to share what would be in their lunar suitcases online using #NASAMoonKit.
To take the challenge to the next level, the agency a ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2020 
"Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells from common causes of damage.
Oxidative stress occurs in our bodies when cells lose the natural balance of electrons in the molecules that we are made of. This is a common and constant occurrence ... more |
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 Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
Ubotica Technologies announced that its Artificial Intelligence technology has successfully enabled the first ever hardware-accelerated AI inference of Earth Observation images on an in-orbit satellite.
This historic event has been achieved onboard Pi-sat-1, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Artificial Intelligence (AI) demonstration cubesat that was launched on a Vega rocket on September ... more |
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Paris (ESA) Sep 07, 2020
"Eat your vitamins" might be replaced with "ingest your ceramic nano-particles" in the future as space research is giving more weight to the idea that nanoscopic particles could help protect cells from common causes of damage.
Oxidative stress occurs in our bodies when cells lose the natural balance of electrons in the molecules that we are made of. This is a common and constant occurrence ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 01, 2020 
DARPA's Subterranean (SubT) Challenge will host its Cave Circuit Virtual Competition, which focuses on innovative solutions to map, navigate, and search complex, simulated cave environments November 17. Previously, DARPA held Tunnel Circuit and Urban Circuit events featuring both Virtual and Systems (physical) Competitions in which teams demonstrated their autonomy, networking, perception, and m ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Oct 07, 2020 
The SkyVision team, a joint effort between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the state of Ohio, and industry partners, has been selected as the first-place winner in the Technology and Innovation (Hardware - Platform) category of this year's Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) Awards.
AUVSI made the announcement in an Oct ... more |
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 Los Alamos NM (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater use ability to current and near-term quantum computers, opening the way for applications to run past strict time limits that hamper many quantum calculations.
"Quantum computers have a limited time to perform calculations before their useful quantum nature, which we call coherence, breaks down," said Andrew Sornborger of th ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has announced the release of a number of recommendations addressing the issue of space traffic management, with the goal of supporting a long-term sustainable and safe space environment for commercial satellites and spacecraft. The recommendations were included in a SIA White Paper titled "The Future of Space and Space Traffic Coordination and Management ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Oct 1, 2020 
Hundreds of millions in China hustled to enjoy their first major national holiday since the country beat its coronavirus outbreak, filling airports and train stations on Thursday.
The Golden Week holiday marks the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and sees an astonishing annual movement of people trying to get home or take holidays.
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 London (AFP) Oct 6, 2020 
Nobel physics laureate Roger Penrose on Tuesday said his late colleague Stephen Hawking richly deserved a share of the prize after the British scientists conducted pioneering research into black holes.
Penrose, 89, told reporters that he had just come out of the shower when he received confirmation of the prize from the Nobel committee.
"I wasn't expecting it at all. It's a huge honour a ... more |
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 Birmingham UK (SPX) Oct 05, 2020 
Gravitational wave scientists looking for evidence of 'lensing,' in which the faintest gravitational wave signals become amplified, are unlikely to make these detections in the near future according to new analysis by scientists at the University of Birmingham.
A team in the University's School of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute for Gravitational Wave Astronomy has analysed current ... more |
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
Nextracker, a Flex company, announced that its solar tracker technology, NX Horizon has been chosen for Australia's largest solar farm, a 460 megawatt-peak installation in Queensland's Western Downs. Independent power producer Neoen and the project's engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Sterling and Wilson selected Nextracker based on the company's proven track record of de ... more |
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 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 07, 2020 
From evolving adversary threats to game-changing technologies to emerging commercial capabilities, the space enterprise is in an era of rapid change. This shifting environment is increasing the importance of issues involving space security, development, and exploration as key elements of national policy and strategy.
This moment presents countless opportunities to shape the future of space ... more |
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