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  Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 27, 2022 The ZK 1A, a new model of carrier rocket, conducted its debut flight at noon on Wednesday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, becoming the country's largest and most powerful solid-propellant rocket. Designed and built by CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket company owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the rocket blasted off at 12:12 pm and soon placed six satellites into preset orbits, CAS Space said in a news release. All of the satellites are tasked with carryi ... read more |
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China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 back from missionsBeijing (XNA) Jul 27, 2022 China's space tracking ship Yuanwang-3 returned to its homeport on Monday morning after completing three maritime monitoring missions. During the 60-day voyage, the vessel has sailed more than ... more 
Researchers: Chinese rocket stage to hit Earth in uncontrolled descentWashington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2021 A hunk of Chinese space rocket junk weighing roughly 25 tons will fall back to Earth on Sunday, according to researchers at the Aerospace Corp.'s Center for Orbital Re-entry and Debris Studies. ... more 
China's Tianzhou-3 cargo craft re-enters atmosphere under controlBeijing (XNA) Jul 28, 2022 China's Tianzhou-3 cargo craft re-entered the atmosphere in a controlled manner at 11:31 a.m. (Beijing Time) Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Most of the spacecraf ... more  
China's space program eyes peaceful cooperationBeijing (Global Times) Jul 26, 2022 A recent report by US magazine The National Interest demonized China's achievements in space by interpreting China's space exploration missions, including the lunar program and manned spaceflight, a ... more |
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US, UK reportedly working on defense against Russian, Chinese hypersonic missilesMoscow (Sputnik) Jul 25, 2022 American and British arms companies have been working on the creation of defense systems against Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles, though the project is only "in its infancy" in the United St ... more 
China successfully launches lab to Tiangong space stationWashington DC (UPI) Jul 25, 2021 China has successfully launched a laboratory to its space station orbiting Earth, the Asian nation's space agency said. ... more 
China releases images of Martian satelliteBeijing (XNA) Jul 26, 2022 China's Tianwen-1 probe beamed back high-resolution images of Mars' natural satellite Phobos on Saturday, marking the second anniversary of the launch. Phobos and Deimos are two natural satell ... more 
Chinese astronauts set up new lab on space stationBeijing (AFP) July 25, 2022 Astronauts entered the new lab module of China's space station for the first time Monday, in a major step towards completing the orbital outpost by the end of the year. ... more |
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China to put large telescope in orbit next yearBeijing (XNA) Jul 25, 2022 China plans to launch a large space telescope next year to fly alongside the Tiangong space station, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. The academy said a Long March ... more 
China launches six new satellitesJiuquan (XNA) Jul 28, 2022 China on Wednesday sent six new satellites into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellites, including a new space technology test satellite and a test sa ... more  
China says US will 'bear all consequences' if Pelosi visits TaiwanBeijing (AFP) July 27, 2022 China warned Wednesday that Washington would "bear the consequences" if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, with tensions soaring ahead of an expected phone call between the two countries' leaders. ... more
China's space station expanding nation technology baseBeijing (XNA) Jul 25, 2022 The Wentian space lab will help to greatly advance scientific research and the development of technology in China, providing a unique platform for experiments that are difficult or impossible to be ... more |
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As Pelosi eyes Taiwan trip, US anxious on China red linesWashington (AFP) July 25, 2022 A potential visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stirring alarm in President Joe Biden's administration which fears the trip may cross red lines for China - and that there is no exit path. ... more  
Biden says he expects to call Xi this weekWashington (AFP) July 25, 2022 US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he expects to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week, but is waiting for confirmation. ... more 
Taiwan practises repelling Chinese sea invasion in war gamesTaipei (AFP) July 26, 2022 Taiwan simulated intercepting Chinese attacks from the sea in annual war games on Tuesday, with President Tsai Ing-wen hailing the military's "determination" as she watched from onboard a destroyer. ... more  
Belgium accuses China over 'malicious cyber activities'Brussels (AFP) July 19, 2022 Belgium has urged China to act over what it has described as "malicious cyber activities" by Chinese entities liable to affect security in the EU state. ... more 
Northrop Grumman identifies modern threats during advanced missile flight testLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed the third captive flight test of its prototype missile development series. The internally funded air-launched missile demonstrates cap ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2021 
A hunk of Chinese space rocket junk weighing roughly 25 tons will fall back to Earth on Sunday, according to researchers at the Aerospace Corp.'s Center for Orbital Re-entry and Debris Studies.
CORDS researchers predict the rocket body re-entry into Earth's atmosphere will happen Sunday based on current projections.
Aerospace plans to host a Twitter discussion Thursday with other ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) July 20, 2022 
CIA chief Bill Burns on Wednesday blamed "dumb bets" on high-debt Chinese investment as a factor in Sri Lanka's economic collapse, saying it should serve as a warning to other nations.
"The Chinese have a lot of weight to throw around and they can make a very appealing case for their investments," Burns said at the Aspen Security Forum.
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 Washington (AFP) July 25, 2022  US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he expects to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this week, but is waiting for confirmation.
Asked whether the long-awaited call would take place this week, Biden said: "That's my expectation, but I'll let you know when that gets set up."
Any potential conversation between the two presidents would come as ties between the two global superpow ... more |
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 Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 21, 2022  Kyiv on Thursday accused Moscow of storing heavy weapons at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in occupied Ukrainian territory, after Russia said Ukraine's troops had fired on the facility.
Ukraine state energy company Energoatom said on social media that Russia had moved over two dozen pieces of military equipment and ammunition into the engine room of the first reactor.
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 Moscow (AFP) July 22, 2022 
The pro-Russian authorities of eastern Ukraine's separatist republics said Friday they had blocked Google, accusing the US giant of promoting "violence against Russians".
"We took the decision to block Google on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic," rebel leader Denis Pushilin said on Telegram, accusing it of promoting "violence against Russians, in particular the people of the Do ... more |
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Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 21, 2022 Kyiv on Thursday accused Moscow of storing heavy weapons at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in occupied Ukrainian territory, after Russia said Ukraine's troops had fired on the facility.
Ukraine state energy company Energoatom said on social media that Russia had moved over two dozen pieces of military equipment and ammunition into the engine room of the first reactor.
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 Freiburg, Germany (SPX) Jun 22, 2022 
Wind energy contributes significantly to the energy sector's sustainable, low-CO2 transformation. However, the efficiency of wind turbines depends on available wind resources and the technical characteristics of the turbines. Climate change, of all things, is causing the global wind resource to diminish in the 21st century. At the same time, the technical properties of wind turbines are steadily ... more |
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 Paris (ESA) Jul 22, 2022 
ESA's upcoming EarthCARE satellite mission has just taken a big stretch. Engineers have gently unfolded this new satellite's huge five-panel solar wing to test that it will deploy correctly once it is in space. The solar wing is a critical part of the satellite, providing the energy for EarthCARE to do its job: to quantify the role that clouds and aerosols play in heating and cooling Earth's atm ... more |
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 Seoul (AFP) July 28, 2022 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday.
Washington and Seoul have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out its seventh nuclear test - a move that the United States has warned would provoke a "swift and forceful" response. ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jul 15, 2022 
Seeking to revolutionize how the Department of Defense (DoD) objectively measures individual warfighter readiness, DARPA's newest biotechnology funding opportunity aims to develop a hand-held prediction tool for warfighter physiological states based on molecular biomarkers. The device developed under the Smart Non-invasive Assays of Physiology (SNAP) program would be readily configurable to dive ... more |
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 Warsaw (AFP) July 27, 2022 
Poland signed Wednesday contracts to purchase South Korean weapons including tanks, artillery and fighter jets as the NATO member bordering Russia and Ukraine boosts its defences.
The amount of the contracts, signed at a ceremony in the Polish capital with representatives of Korea Aerospace Industries and Hyundai, was not provided.
"We're drawing lessons from what's happening in Ukraine, ... more |
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 Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
When communication lines are open, individual agents such as robots or drones can work together to collaborate and complete a task. But what if they aren't equipped with the right hardware or the signals are blocked, making communication impossible? University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers started with this more difficult challenge. They developed a method to train multiple agents to ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Jul 26, 2022 
Rice University chemical engineers have improved their design for a light-powered catalyst that rapidly breaks down PFOA, one of the world's most problematic "forever chemical" pollutants.
Michael Wong and his students made the surprising discovery in 2020 that boron nitride, a commercially available powder that's commonly used in cosmetics, could destroy 99% of PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) July 27, 2022 
China warned Wednesday that Washington would "bear the consequences" if US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, with tensions soaring ahead of an expected phone call between the two countries' leaders.
Beijing has hit back hard against the United States after reports emerged last week that Pelosi, a Democrat who is second in line to the presidency, could visit the self-ruled island of T ... more |
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 Mosul, Iraq (AFP) July 27, 2022 
Rockets hit the vicinity of the Turkish consulate in Iraq's main northern city of Mosul causing damage but no casualties, Iraqi and Turkish sources said Wednesday.
The overnight fire came after deadly shelling blamed on the Turkish army killed nine civilians last week, prompting anti-Turkish protests in cities across Iraq.
Four rockets hit, causing damage to cars parked in the street nea ... more |
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