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Kamala Harris announces U.S. ban on anti-satellite missile tests
Apr 19, 2022 (UPI)
"Simply put, these tests are dangerous and we will not conduct them," she said. Harris announced the ban Monday night before soldiers at the Vandenberg Space Fo...
Scientists have improved the composition of radiation protection glasses
Apr 19, 2022 (SPX)
Borate glasses are used in scintillation detectors of ionizing radiation (devices in nuclear physics for registration of gamma radiation and study of radiation ...
USAFSAM course concludes with successful radiation assessment field exercise
Apr 15, 2022 (AFRL)
This AFRAT basic course builds a foundation of radiation competency, which prepares Airmen to provide a rapid global response in support of nuclear or radiologi...
ReOrbit and TransAstra sign spacecraft development and logistics contracts
Apr 15, 2022 (SPX)
Under these contracts, TransAstra will provide mission definition and engineering analysis for TransAstra's Worker Bee orbital transfer vehicles to deliver ReOr...
Smallest earthquakes ever detected in micron-scale metals
Apr 15, 2022 (SPX)
To study this phenomenon in more detail, research groups of the Eotvos Lorand University of Budapest, Charles University of Prague and Ecole des Mines de Saint-...
Kleos' first two Patrol satellites deployed from D-Orbit Transfer vehicle
Apr 14, 2022 (SPX)
D-Orbit's orbital transfer vehicle is a, self-propelled satellite deployer. Carrying Kleos' four Patrol Mission satellites, it wassuccessfully launched into a 5...
Embracing ancient materials and 21st-century challenges
Apr 14, 2022 (SPX)
Now an MIT senior studying materials science and engineering, Mittman seeks modern applications for sustainable materials in ways that benefit the community aro...
NASA's New Material Built to Withstand Extreme Conditions
Apr 13, 2022 (SPX)
NASA Alloy GRX-810, an oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy, can endure temperatures over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, is more malleable, and can survive more...
China approves first new gaming titles in nine months
Apr 11, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing moved against its vibrant gaming sector last year as part of a sprawling crackdown on tech giants, capping the amount of time children could spend playi...
3D-printed bone
Apr 09, 2022 (ESA)
3D bioprinting may soon be practical on Earth, and could help meet the challenging conditions of spaceflight. Astronauts in zero or low gravity lose bone densit...
Smarter 3D printing makes better parts faster
Apr 09, 2022 (SPX)
It's also likely to speed the manufacturing process in two ways: by reducing the need for printers to slow down to help with cooling and by significantly reduci...
Tencent shuts game streaming site after China blocks merger
Apr 08, 2022 (AFP)
Beijing has stepped up scrutiny over big tech, launching a major crackdown on some of the biggest names in the sector, while the gaming market has also taken a ...
Swiftly gaining holistic views of space systems with AI
Apr 08, 2022 (SPX)
For years, Lockheed Martin has incorporated NEC Corporation's System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT) into its space programs to aid in this process. That w...
L3Harris awarded $117M space object-tracking modernization contract
Apr 08, 2022 (SPX)
L3Harris won the initial MOSSAIC contract in February 2020 to maintain and upgrade radar and optical sensors and command and control systems that provide timely...
First integrated laser on lithium niobate chip
Apr 08, 2022 (SPX)
Long haul telecommunication networks, data center optical interconnects, and microwave photonic systems all rely on lasers to generate an optical carrier used i...
When art collectors chucked NFTs worth millions in the garbage
Apr 08, 2022 (AFP)
Barrat, then still in his teens, had been invited by the London auction house to talk about the rise of online art. As part of the presentation, he gifted the c...
New cutting-edge thermoplastic materials for the aerospace sector
Apr 07, 2022 (SPX)
The European aerospace sector typically uses low-weight, high-performance thermosetting plastic composites-also known as epoxy resin based composites-in many ap...
EU stockpiles radiation drugs amid Ukraine war fears
Apr 06, 2022 (AFP)
The bloc's executive, the European Commission, said the supplies consist of "equipment and medicines, vaccines and other therapeutics" to treat patients exposed...
The platinum riddle
Apr 05, 2022 (SPX)
Several years ago, the Vienna University of Technology surface physics group discovered that platinum "single-atom" catalysts could oxidize carbon monoxide at t...
Lockheed Martin releases open-source interface standard for on-orbit docking
Apr 05, 2022 (SPX)
With unity of effort in mind, Lockheed Martin has published this Mission Augmentation Port (MAP) interface standard online to support industry approaches to on-...
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