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  Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday. The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective," said China will continue its studies and research "on the plan for a human lunar landing." A new-generation manned spacecraft will be developed to support its exploration of the cislunar space, according to the paper. It is part of the country's ambitious lunar ... read more |
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China to explore more in space science next five years: White paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will carry out more space science exploration in the next five years, according to a white paper on the country's space activities released Friday. The white paper, titled "China's Space ... more  
China's high-resolution multi-mode imaging satellite put into useBeijing (XNA) Jan 21, 2022 China's high-resolution multi-mode imaging satellite has been officially put into use, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA) Thursday. The satellite was launched on July ... more  
China completes health check on BDS satellite constellationXian (XNA) Jan 26, 2022 A health check on all 52 in-orbit satellites of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has been completed, according to the Xi'an Satellite Control Center. The center said the satell ... more  
Study probes Earth's turbulent past to explain where oceans came fromMoscow, Russia (SPX) Jan 26, 2022 The origin of water on our planet is a hot question: Water has immense implications for plate tectonics, climate, the origin of life on Earth, and potential habitability of other Earth-like planets. ... more |
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China welcomes intl cooperation in space station, explorations: White paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will employ its space station for carrying out astronomical observations, Earth science and research, and space science experiments in the next five years, according to a white paper published ... more  
US, Taiwan VPs 'spoke briefly' at Honduras presidential inaugurationTaipei (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 The vice presidents of Taiwan and the United States had a brief exchange at the inauguration of Honduras's new leader, the island's state media reported Friday, a first encounter that will likely stoke US-China tensions. ... more 
Kendall Outlines 'Operational Imperatives,' Choices During Think Tank AppearanceWashington DC (AFNS) Jan 25, 2022 While the United States military remains "the best in the world," Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Jan. 19 that the Air and Space Forces must move quickly to adapt and modern ... more 
China Focus: China to explore space science more: white paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will carry out more space science exploration in the next five years, said a white paper on the country's space activities released Friday. The white paper, titled "China's Space Program ... more 
China to improve space infrastructure with new satellites, technologies: white paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will continue to improve its space infrastructure, and integrate remote-sensing, communications, navigation, and positioning satellite technologies in the next five years, according to a white ... more |
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China's cooperation with int'l space community fruitfulBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China has been engaged with the international space community over the past five years, yielding fruitful results in space science, technology and application, a Chinese official said Friday. ... more 
China to improve space debris monitoring: white paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will improve space debris monitoring in the next five years to ensure the safe, stable and orderly operation of the space system, according to a white paper on the country's space activities r ... more 
Taiwan will not send delegation to Beijing Olympics ceremoniesTaipei (AFP) Jan 29, 2022 Taiwan will not send an official delegation to the opening or closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics due to China's strict pandemic controls and flight disruptions, the self-ruled island's governing body for sport said. ... more  
UN says no rights report on China's Xinjiang before OlympicsGeneva (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 The UN acknowledged Friday that a widely anticipated report on human rights in Xinjiang, where China stands accused of serious abuses against minority Uyghur Muslims, will not be published before the Olympics. ... more  
China Unicom says no 'justifiable grounds' for US banBeijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 China Unicom said Friday there were no "justifiable grounds" for a US order that banned the company from operating in the country on national security concerns. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 
China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday.
The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective," said China will continue its studies and research "on the plan for a human lunar landing."
A new-generation manned spacecraft will be developed to support it ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 
Equity markets tanked Thursday following a late sell-off on Wall Street in reaction to a surprisingly hawkish turn by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell, who signalled the bank would begin lifting interest rates in March.
After one of the Fed's most highly anticipated meetings, he said the world's number one economy was well on the recovery path with unemployment largely under control, allow ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 29, 2022 
France plans to send several hundred soldiers to Romania as part of a possible deployment on NATO's eastern flank, Defence Minister Florence Parly said Saturday amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron had recently expressed France's "readiness to go further, and within the framework of NATO to commit to new missions... in particular in Romania".
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 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is building a next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming.
American billionaire Gates is the founder and chair of TerraPower, which plans to build its plant in the US state by 2028 using a new technology called Natrium, touted as a "c ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 
China Unicom said Friday there were no "justifiable grounds" for a US order that banned the company from operating in the country on national security concerns.
The decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday was the latest broadside in a standoff that has seen Beijing and Washington clash over trade, technology, human rights and other issues.
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Tokyo (AFP) Jan 27, 2022
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is building a next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming.
American billionaire Gates is the founder and chair of TerraPower, which plans to build its plant in the US state by 2028 using a new technology called Natrium, touted as a "c ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2022 
Trailing-edge noise is the dominant source of sound from aeronautical and turbine engines like those in airplanes, drones, and wind turbines. Suppressing this noise pollution is a major environmental goal for some urban areas.
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University used the characteristics of owl wings to inform airfoil design and significantly ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 27, 2022 
Major societal challenges are not discipline specific - such complex challenges require the knowledge and expertise of multiple and varied fields to develop effective and comprehensive solutions together. But, given the sheer breadth of any single academic or industrial area, how can individuals learn enough to facilitate necessary crosstalk?
That's the problem facing atmospheric scientist ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) Jan 30, 2022  North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch this month as Seoul warned nuclear and long-range tests could be next.
Pyongyang has never test-fired this many missiles in a calendar month before and last week threatened to abandon a nearly five-year-long self-imposed moratorium on testing long-range and nucle ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's complementary position, navigation, and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype achieved three important objectives in flight tests conducted here November 1-10.
The test team - representing a broad base of Air Force, Navy, and vendor organizations - successfully executed eight sorties aboard a T-38C aircraft, which included the first test of the PNT AgilePod on ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered Pentagon officials Thursday to undertake reforms to reduce the number of civilian deaths from military strikes after multiple unjustified fatal incidents.
"The protection of civilians is fundamentally consistent with the effective, efficient and decisive use of force in pursuit of US national interests," Austin said in a directive issued to Departmen ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 14, 2022 
DARPA's Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program is picking up speed after three teams were selected to go to the starting line last October. The program is focused on advancing off-road autonomy of combat vehicles and seeks to demonstrate the ability of these platforms to travel at speeds that maintain pace with manned combat vehicles in complex terrain typical o ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 
Days after buying over-the-counter medicine from a pharmacy in Beijing, university student Yu was stunned to find her prized green health code - the essential rating needed to enter the city's shops, offices and public transport - was gone.
In a scene being repeated across the Chinese capital, a pop-up window now warned the app could no longer ascertain her coronavirus risk status.
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 Taipei (AFP) Jan 29, 2022 
Taiwan will not send an official delegation to the opening or closing of the Beijing Winter Olympics due to China's strict pandemic controls and flight disruptions, the self-ruled island's governing body for sport said.
The decision comes at a time when relations between Beijing and Taipei are at their lowest in decades with China ramping up military and economic pressure under President Xi ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Jan 28, 2022  The UN acknowledged Friday that a widely anticipated report on human rights in Xinjiang, where China stands accused of serious abuses against minority Uyghur Muslims, will not be published before the Olympics.
Pressure has been mounting on the United Nations Rights Office to publish its report quickly, amid fears that China will use the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, which start next week, to di ... more |
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