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Aerospace's CT Scanning Lab uses x-rays to solve the hardest problems
Sep 10, 2020 (SPX)
At The Aerospace Corporation, a team of experts in the computed tomography scanning laboratory are at the forefront of using X-rays to peer deep inside space sy...
Expanding ESTEC's Test Centre
Sep 10, 2020 (SPX)
To begin with, 110 foundation piles have been inserted into the sandy soil, ranging in depth from 10 to 17 m. Now ground is being excavated to dig a connecting ...
ESA's polar station marks three decades satellite tracking
Sep 10, 2020 (ESA)
The station, equipped with two dish antennas 15 m and 13 m in diameter, is a crucial space gateway, bringing data down to Earth that lets us study our planet's ...
Earth's Van Allen radiation belts double as particle accelerator
Sep 10, 2020 (UPI)
The Earth's magnetic field traps high energy particles -- mostly from the sun -- in what are known as the Van Allen radiation belts, named for the astronomer wh...
Microsoft says small Xbox S game console on the way
Sep 08, 2020 (AFP)
The US technology firm posted a video and fired off a tweet about the Xbox S after word leaked that the hardware is coming as part of a new-generation console l...
Next artificial intelligence mission selected
Sep 07, 2020 (ESA)
Ph-sat-1, an enhancement of the Federated Satellite Systems mission, was launched onboard a Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 3 S...
US military sticks with Microsoft for $10 bn cloud contract
Sep 04, 2020 (AFP)
After a second look at proposals for the "JEDI" cloud computing contract, the Pentagon concluded anew that Microsoft is the preferred choice. "Microsoft's propo...
Morocco, Netherlands, India, UAE to buy Longbow Fire Control Radars
Sep 04, 2020 (UPI)
The contract, announced on Thursday by the Defense Department, calls for AH-64E Apache helicopter AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar units to be sold to the m...
Wool-like material can remember and change shape
Sep 04, 2020 (SPX)
What if other materials, especially textiles, had this type of shape memory? Imagine a t-shirt with cooling vents that opened when exposed to moisture and close...
Satellite communications phased array prototype successfully completes transmit test
Sep 03, 2020 (SPX)
It increases throughput, while also shrinking the antenna's footprint. This marks a technology milestone for the United States Space Force's MBMM program and mo...
OCS tracking antenna support initial mission of LauncherOne
Sep 03, 2020 (SPX)
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne mission is to open space for everyone, by employing a Boeing 747 carrier for launching a rocket into orbit, thus enabling cost effect...
L3Harris Technologies selected to build space antenna for mobile telecom satellite
Sep 02, 2020 (SPX)
The geostationary satellite, owned and operated by Yahsat/Thuraya, will carry an L-band payload that will enable high-speed services for all customer segments, ...
Court rejects Oracle's appeal over Pentagon JEDI contract
Sep 02, 2020 (UPI)
The Defense Department is preparing the start of consolidation of its technology programs and its ability to deliver information around the world. A contract kn...
Unilever to cut carbon footprint in cleaning items
Sep 02, 2020 (AFP)
The initiative, worth the equivalent of $1.2 billion, will replace all the carbon derived from fossil fuels used in the production of some of Unilever's best-kn...
Making Perwave
Sep 02, 2020 (ESA)
Perwaves, or Percolating Reaction-Diffusion Waves, set metal powder on fire to study how it burns in a chamber. This is done in weightless conditions because th...
Altius Space Machines to develop innovative technologies for satellite servicing
Sep 02, 2020 (SPX)
Altius submitted proposals for the SBIR and STTR programs alongside notable partners such as Virginia Tech in order to not only explore the potential of its EPM...
Purdue, US Army to collaborate on next-generation energetic materials
Sep 01, 2020 (SPX)
Although the modern military makes use of many new technologies such as advanced computing, data analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, hypersonic aviati...
New laser-based tool is so fast it can observe chemical reactions
Sep 01, 2020 (UPI)
The new technology is 100 times faster than previous spectrometers, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Communications Physics. Infrared spect...
NASA selects proposals for new space environment missions
Aug 31, 2020 (SPX)
Each of these Medium-Class Explorer proposals will receive $1.25 million to conduct a nine-month mission concept study. Following the study period, NASA will ch...
TWTS and 3D Printing
Aug 31, 2020 (SPX)
The modern TWTs used today are sophisticated vacuum electronic devices made of advanced metal alloys and ceramics, and bear little resemblance to their lower fr...
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