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Jan 24, 2020 (ESA)

Acoustic Diagnostics is an Italian Space Agency (ASI) experiment, developed in cooperation with the University of Rome Tor Vergata, to study the effects of micr...

Experimental ISS oven allows astronauts to bake cookies in two hours

Jan 24, 2020 (Sputnik)

The baking experiment, which took place on the International Space Station in late December and involved astronauts Luca Parmitano and Christina Koch, was carri...

Russian cosmonauts aboard ISS kick off 'terminator' experiment

Jan 24, 2020 (Sputnik)

Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station have begun the ominously named but harmless and scientifically promising 'Terminator' experiment study...

Indian astronauts to begin training in Russia for country's first manned space mission

Jan 23, 2020 (Sputnik)

ISRO Chief K. Sivan said on Wednesday that four shortlisted astronauts would be sent to Russia for an 11-month training program by the end of January, in prepar...

NASA awards contract for intelligent systems research

Jan 23, 2020 (SPX)

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) hybrid contract consisting of firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract line item numbers (CLINs) for phase-in and core management re...

In Davos, the spectre of a tech cold war

Jan 23, 2020 (AFP)

The coming battle played out this week in the corridors of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Chinese executives rubbed shoulders with Silicon Valley supr...

Meir, Koch complete battery swaps to upgrade station power systems

Jan 22, 2020 (SPX)

[Today's] work included removing the last two nickel-hydrogen batteries from this area of the station's backbone near the port solar array and moving them to an...

Collins Aerospace to supply critical subsystems for NASA's Orion spacecraft

Jan 20, 2020 (SPX)

Valued at $320 million, the systems being provided by Collins Aerospace will play an important role in enabling NASA's goal of boots on the Moon by 2024, as wel...

US tech sector sees only modest relief in China trade deal

Jan 16, 2020 (AFP)

The "phase one" agreement signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday canceled $160 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, which could have impacted electronics...

London heads European investment in tech sector: study

Jan 15, 2020 (AFP)

About a quarter of the $39.8 billion that was pumped into fledgling firms was in the British capital. The $9.7 billion London attracted in 2019 was more than tw...

Crew ready for spacewalk while working Earth and Fire Research

Jan 15, 2020 (SPX)

NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir is partnering for a second time with fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch for a pair of spacewalks set for tomorrow and Jan. 2...

Boeing: Starliner capsule can return to flight with minimal work

Jan 15, 2020 (UPI)

"We're looking at minimal refurbishment to return to flight," said Ramon Sanchez, Boeing's senior operations lead on the spacecraft. "We will put a primary focu...

Jessica Meir, Christina Koch complete first 2020 spacewalk

Jan 15, 2020 (UPI)

Koch and Meir became the first two women to complete a spacewalk together in October. During the historic spacewalk, the two astronauts replaced a broken power ...

The Boeing Starliner

Jan 14, 2020 (SPX)

This capsule is 15 feet in diameter, as compared to the slightly-smaller Apollo Command Module and slightly-larger Orion capsule. Reportedly, the Starliner can ...

Russian Space Agency commits billions of rubles more to 'Oryol' next-gen spacecraft

Jan 14, 2020 (Sputnik)

Roscosmos plans to commit over 8 billion rubles (equivalent to about $130.7 million US) in additional funding to the development of the Oryol spacecraft startin...

Wanted: Girlfriend to fly to the Moon with Japanese billionaire

Jan 13, 2020 (AFP)

Yusaku Maezawa, who recently announced his break-up with a Japanese actress, is accepting applications from "single women aged 20 or over" who want to enjoy lif...

'Space unites us': First Iranian-American NASA astronaut reaches for stars

Jan 12, 2020 (AFP)

The Marine Corps major, MIT graduate and college basketball player can now add another accomplishment to her burgeoning resume: the first Iranian-American astro...

Eyeing Moon, NASA hosts first public astronaut graduation ceremony

Jan 11, 2020 (AFP)

After completing more than two years of basic training, the six women and seven men were chosen from a record-breaking 18,000 applicants and represent a wide va...

Second Spaceship in Virgin Galactic's fleet completes major build milestone

Jan 10, 2020 (SPX)

This Weight on Wheels milestone has been reached considerably faster than it took to get to this stage with the first spaceship in the Virgin Galactic fleet, VS...

Seniors get special attention at consumer tech show

Jan 10, 2020 (AFP)

Solutions for the elderly were prominently displayed at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show ranging from smart clothing to embedded sensors to help monitor those...