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  Beijing (XNA) Mar 09, 2022 China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, a major defense contractor, plans to launch a technology demonstration satellite in the coming months, according to a senior researcher overseeing the project. "The Tiankun 2 satellite is undergoing final tests by our engineers and will be launched by a Long March rocket," said Ma Jie, Party chief of the CASIC Second Academy in Beijing, which is developing the satellite system. "It will be used to demonstrate and verify several advanced space technologies ... read more |
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Challenges await sample-return expedition to MarsBeijing (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 Chinese scientists and engineers will need to solve a host of technological challenges to accomplish an ambitious sample-return mission to Mars, said Wu Weiren, a key figure in the country's deep-sp ... more  
Probe to look for water on moonBeijing (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 China plans to send its Chang'e 7 robotic probe to search for water and other resources at the moon's south pole, according to a leading space scientist. "The Chang'e 7 mission is set to find ... more 
China launches seven new satellitesXichang (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 China has successfully sent seven satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday. Six satellites produced by Beijing-based Galaxy ... more  
China eyes Qinghai-Tibet Plateau site for new radio astronomy observatoryNanjing, China (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 Chinese astronomers plan to build a new submillimeter-wave observatory on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as "the roof of the world." Proposed by the Nanjing-based Purple Mountain Observatory ... more |
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How scientists designed the aerodynamic configuration of Mars ascent vehicles?Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 03, 2022 According to the white paper, China's Space Activities in 2016, the Mars sample return mission represents one of the main tasks to be implemented in China's deep space exploration field in the next ... more 
China establishes deep space exploration laboratoryBeijing (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 China's deep space exploration laboratory has been officially inaugurated, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). Co-established by the CNSA, Anhui Province and the Unive ... more  
China's Xi urges 'maximum restraint' over Ukraine in call with Macron, ScholzBeijing (AFP) March 8, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged "maximum restraint" over Ukraine, calling the crisis "deeply worrying" in a video summit with his French and German counterparts Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz. ... more  
DOD in search of disruptive technologies that will enable the warfighterWashington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 Peer adversaries Russia and China have been investing heavily on developing capabilities in hypersonics, space, nuclear, cyber and autonomy, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineerin ... more |
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France says 'worried' about 'delays' to Iran nuclear dealParis (AFP) March 9, 2022 France warned Tuesday that further delays could stymie a revived nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran, with the West at loggerheads with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, while Washington said it would cede nothing to Moscow. ... more 
China's space station to host 6 astronauts by end of 2022Beijing (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 China's space station is expected to host six astronauts from two spaceships by the end of 2022, according to the chief designer of the country's manned space program. The Shenzhou-13 crew has ... more  
Chinese-linked hackers target at least six US states: MandiantSan Francisco (AFP) March 9, 2022 At least six US states have been targeted by hackers linked to China who exploited vulnerabilities in web programs, cybersecurity company Mandiant said on Tuesday. ... more  
'Lithuania mania' sweeps Taiwan as China spat sizzlesTaipei (AFP) March 9, 2022 The tiny handful of Lithuanians living in Taiwan are suddenly in vogue among the island's residents after their small Baltic nation did something Taipei has long staked its identity on: stand up to China. ... more |
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UN rights chief to visit China's Xinjiang in MayGeneva (AFP) March 8, 2022 The UN human rights chief said Tuesday she would make a long-delayed visit to China in May, including to Xinjiang, where Western lawmakers have accused Beijing of genocide. ... more 
US fails to get China to back UN text against NKoreaUnited Nations, United States (AFP) March 7, 2022 The United States and European allies on the United Nations Security Council failed Monday to convince China and Russia to back a text noting North Korea's "violations" of resolutions on missile technology. ... more  
China launches new land-observation satelliteJiuquan (XNA) Mar 01, 2022 China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4C rocket to place a new land-observation satellite in space. The rocket blasted off at 7:44 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch ... more 
Tiangong scheduled for completion this yearBeijing (XNA) Mar 07, 2022 China's Tiangong space station is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year and will become a massive spacecraft stack with a combined weight of nearly 100 metric tons, according to a pr ... more 
China open to mediating on Ukraine, says Russia friendship 'rock solid'Beijing (AFP) March 7, 2022 China stressed on Monday that the friendship between Beijing and Moscow was still "rock solid", despite international condemnation of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, as Beijing said it was open to helping mediate peace. ... more |
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 Xichang (XNA) Mar 08, 2022 
China has successfully sent seven satellites into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday.
Six satellites produced by Beijing-based GalaxySpace and a commercial remote sensing satellite were launched by a Long March-2C carrier rocket at 2:01 p.m. (Beijing Time) and have entered their planned orbit.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) March 9, 2022 
Asian equities were mixed Wednesday as three days of painful losses gave way to a semblance of stability, though oil prices extended gains after the United States and Britain moved to ban imports of Russian crude.
But while the panic selling that characterised markets for two weeks eased, analysts warned of further volatility as Russia showed no sign of letting up on its invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) March 8, 2022 
On the 13th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine Tuesday, Russian forces were encircling several key cities as the international community pressed to allow the evacuation of civilians from besieged centres.
Kyiv remains under Ukrainian control but at increasing risk of itself being encircled, with observers fearing Russia could step up the intensity of attacks in the next days.
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 Vienna (AFP) March 8, 2022 
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it has received reports of artillery shells damaging a nuclear research facility in Ukraine's besieged second city Kharkiv, but there was no "radiological consequence".
The Vienna-based UN body said Ukrainian authorities reported an attack took place on Sunday, adding that no increase in radiation levels had been reported at the site.
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 San Francisco (AFP) March 9, 2022 
At least six US states have been targeted by hackers linked to China who exploited vulnerabilities in web programs, cybersecurity company Mandiant said on Tuesday.
Notorious Chinese hacking group APT41 has been targeting US states in a tenacious and adaptive campaign, according to a Mandiant report.
From last May to this February, the group compromised at least six state government netwo ... more |
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Vienna (AFP) March 8, 2022
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday it has received reports of artillery shells damaging a nuclear research facility in Ukraine's besieged second city Kharkiv, but there was no "radiological consequence".
The Vienna-based UN body said Ukrainian authorities reported an attack took place on Sunday, adding that no increase in radiation levels had been reported at the site.
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 New York (AFP) Feb 25, 2022 
Energy companies bid a record $4.37 billion Friday for leases to develop wind power off the US east coast, authorities said, after sales key to America's renewable electricity ambitions.
The six sites are in an area called the New York Bight and total 488,000 acres (197,500 hectares), making it the biggest US renewable power auction ever.
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 Long Beach CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2022 
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. reports that its next-generation solar cell technology is transitioning into qualification. The cell is the next product from SolAero's patented Inverted MetaMorphic (IMM) solar cell technology, dubbed IMM-ss, that is expected to exhibit a conversion efficiency of ~33.3% in volume production. IMM-ss is the 4th generation IMM product created by SolAero Technologies Inc. (SolA ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) March 5, 2022  Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog said Saturday they had agreed an approach for resolving issues crucial to reviving the country's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers - but new Russian demands may delay a deal.
The announcement came shortly before Russia said it would seek guarantees from the United States before it backs the deal, potentially scuppering hopes an agreement could be wrapped ... 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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 Beijing (AFP) March 5, 2022 
China's military budget - the second-largest in the world after the United States - is set to increase by 7.1 percent in 2022, Beijing announced on Saturday.
Some 1.45 trillion yuan ($230 billion) has been set aside for national defence, according to a government budget report.
The increase is slightly higher than the 6.8 percent rise last year and broadly in line with the general pace ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 04, 2022 
Noah rode out his flood in an ark. Winnie-the-Pooh had an upside-down umbrella. Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta), meanwhile, form floating rafts made up of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of individual insects.
A new study by engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder lays out the simple physics-based rules that govern how these ant rafts morph over time: shrinking, expanding or ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) March 8, 2022 
Chemical company Monsanto found itself in the horns of yet another lawsuit Monday, as Los Angeles sued the firm for allegedly knowingly polluting waterways in one of the biggest cities in the United States.
The suit - filed last week against three companies including Bayer, the German agro giant that now owns Monsanto Company - comes after a raft of legal action over weedkiller Roundup. ... more |
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 Taipei (AFP) March 9, 2022 
The tiny handful of Lithuanians living in Taiwan are suddenly in vogue among the island's residents after their small Baltic nation did something Taipei has long staked its identity on: stand up to China.
In the months since Taiwan opened a de-facto embassy in Vilnius, Richard Sedinkinas says he has started to receive applause in restaurants once waitstaff realise where he is from.
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 Geneva (AFP) March 8, 2022 
The UN human rights chief said Tuesday she would make a long-delayed visit to China in May, including to Xinjiang, where Western lawmakers have accused Beijing of genocide.
"I am pleased to announce that we have recently reached an agreement with the government of China for a visit," Michelle Bachelet told the UN Human Rights Council.
She said that the UN rights agency, OHCHR, and Beijin ... more |
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