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  Beijing (XNA) Jul 29, 2022 Debris of the recently launched Long March 5B carrier rocket of China fell back to the Earth and ended up in the Pacific Ocean early Sunday morning, with most of the remnants burnt up during the reentry process, the China Manned Space Agency said. The debris' atmospheric reentry and crash took place around 12:55 am (Beijing time), the agency said in a brief statement, noting the touchdown site is in waters located at 9.1 N and 119.0 E. It did not provide additional details. Based on the coor ... read more |
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China launches two more remote sensing satellites into orbitBeijing (XNA) Jul 29, 2022 China used a Long March 2D carrier rocket to launch several remote-sensing satellites on Friday night, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the country's leading space contracto ... more  
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  
Biden calls on Russia, China to enter nuclear arms control talksWashington (AFP) Aug 1, 2022 President Joe Biden called Monday on Russia and China to enter nuclear arms control talks, saying that Moscow in particular has a duty to show responsibility after its invasion of Ukraine. ... more |
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Taiwan defiant as China readies military drills over Pelosi visitTaipei (AFP) Aug 3, 2022 Taiwan struck a defiant tone Wednesday as it hosted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a furious China gearing up for military exercises dangerously close to the island's shores in retaliation for the visit. ... more 
How is China punishing Taiwan for the Pelosi visitBeijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2022 China has launched a volley of trade curbs against Taiwan in addition to live-fire military drills, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island despite Beijing's warnings. ... more 
China says military drills around Taiwan Strait 'necessary and just'Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2022 China insisted Wednesday its military exercises around the Taiwan Strait were "necessary and just" in the wake of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island. ... more  
Pelosi Taiwan visit set to dominate ASEAN meetPhnom Penh (AFP) Aug 3, 2022 Southeast Asian foreign ministers will seek ways to help quell the diplomatic storm over Taiwan at regional talks Wednesday, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on the island, enraging Beijing. ... more |
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No room for nationalism in space says ChinaBeijing (XNA) Jul 29, 2022 Unreasonable queries are being raised online ever since Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, successfully docked with the core module, Tianhe, on Sunday. On Quora, someone s ... more 
Sri Lanka brushes aside Indian concerns on Chinese shipColombo (AFP) Aug 2, 2022 Sri Lanka on Tuesday brushed aside Indian concerns over a scheduled visit by a Chinese ship, saying it was coming only to refuel and replenish supplies. ... more  
China's new quantum satellite now operationalHefei, China (XNA) Jul 29, 2022 A Chinese micro-nano quantum satellite has entered its planned orbit and is now operational, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), one of its developers, said on Thursday. ... more
Pelosi's Asia tour kicks off under Taiwan cloudSingapore (AFP) Aug 1, 2022 US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday kicked off an Asia tour that has been shrouded in secrecy following an escalation in tensions with China over Taiwan. ... more |
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Xi warns Biden not to 'play with fire' over Taiwan Washington (AFP) July 28, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden not to "play with fire" over the self-ruled island of Taiwan during a lengthy phone call Thursday that the White House said aimed to steady the superpowers' rocky relationship. ... more 
Chinese booster rocket makes uncontrolled return to EarthWashington (AFP) July 31, 2022 A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth on Saturday, leading US officials to chide Beijing for not sharing information about the potentially hazardous object's descent. ... more
China announces Taiwan Strait drills ahead of possible Pelosi tripBeijing (AFP) July 29, 2022 China on Saturday will hold live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait, the government announced via state media, raising the stakes ahead of a possible trip to the self-governing island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ... more 
Blinken hopes US, China can manage Taiwan differences 'in wise way'Washington (AFP) July 29, 2022 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday voiced hope of managing differences over Taiwan with China after Beijing's furious warnings against a potential visit to the island by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ... more 
New Chinese rocket makes debut flightBeijing, 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 powerf ... 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.
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 3, 2022  Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday after the previous day's reverse, though traders remained on edge after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, which has further strained China-US ties and raised concerns about the long-term impact on the global outlook.
The highest profile trip to the island in 25 years by a US politician was met with condemnation from Beijing, which warned of ser ... more |
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 Phnom Penh (AFP) Aug 3, 2022 
Southeast Asian foreign ministers will seek ways to help quell the diplomatic storm over Taiwan at regional talks Wednesday, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on the island, enraging Beijing.
Pelosi's dramatic late-night flight to Taipei, defying threats of reprisals by China, looks set to dominate the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phnom Penh, whi ... more |
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 Paris, France (SPX) Jul 28, 2022 
Framatome's CERCA Research Innovation Laboratory (CRIL) received the SFEN Technological Innovation Award for manufacturing the world's first uranium-molybdenum and uranium-silicon objects using 3D printing technology. The award was presented during the French Society of Nuclear Energy (SFEN) conference in June.
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 Hefei, China (XNA) Jul 29, 2022 
A Chinese micro-nano quantum satellite has entered its planned orbit and is now operational, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), one of its developers, said on Thursday.
The low-orbit satellite was designed to conduct real-time quantum key distribution experiments between the satellite and ground station, and to carry out technical verification. It was launched atop a ... more |
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Paris, France (SPX) Jul 28, 2022
Framatome's CERCA Research Innovation Laboratory (CRIL) received the SFEN Technological Innovation Award for manufacturing the world's first uranium-molybdenum and uranium-silicon objects using 3D printing technology. The award was presented during the French Society of Nuclear Energy (SFEN) conference in June.
"It is an honor to receive this prestigious recognition that further demonstrat ... more |
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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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 Long Beach CA (SPX) Jul 28, 2022 
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, announced that its high-efficiency, radiation-hardened Coverglass Interconnected solar Cell (CIC) assemblies will power the three Lockheed Martin Next Gen OPIR GEO (NGG) satellites for the United States Space Force (USSF).
The NGG program will deliver resilient global missile wa ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Aug 1, 2022 
Iran said Monday it remains "optimistic" about a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal after the European Union tabled a proposal aiming for a compromise in the talks stalled since March.
"We remain optimistic that the negotiation process will lead us to a logical and reasonable outcome," foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said at his weekly news conference.
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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.
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 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 
Reach Robotics and the University of Sydney's School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering (AMME) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The two organisations will together develop solutions to complex space control challenges in the field of on-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing (OSAM).
Reach Robotics and researchers within the School's Space System ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 03, 2022 
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made hazardous chemicals that are spread globally in the atmosphere and as a result they can be found in the rainwater and snow in even the most remote locations on Earth. During the last 20 years, guideline values for PFAS in drinking water, surface waters and soils have decreased dramatically due to new insights into their toxicity. As a resul ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2022  China has launched a volley of trade curbs against Taiwan in addition to live-fire military drills, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island despite Beijing's warnings.
China considers Taiwan its territory and tries to keep it isolated internationally, opposing countries from maintaining official contacts with the self-ruled democratic island.
After Pelosi became the highest-p ... 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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