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After fears that it might require disassembly, Lockheed Martin has completed work on the Artemis I Orion spacecraft and has formally transferred possession to NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) team at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Continue … Continue reading NASA takes delivery of Orion Artemis I spacecraft
Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket has successfully completed its 14th flight. On January 14, 2021, at 11:20 am CST (17:20 GMT), mission NS-14 lifted off from Launch Site One in West Texas on a suborbital trajectory, with an improved crew capsule contain… Continue reading Blue Origin’s New Shepard completes 14th flight, with improved capsule
The International Space Station (ISS) is getting a major upgrade starting this year, as Boeing is tapped to deliver six new solar arrays. They will provide the orbital laboratory with up to 30 percent more electricity for research and commercial applic… Continue reading Boeing to provide six new solar arrays for International Space Station
Rolls-Royce and the UK Space Agency have signed an agreement to study the application of nuclear energy in space exploration. The first contract between the two organizations, the project will examine how nuclear energy can both power spacecraft and be… Continue reading Rolls-Royce and UK Space Agency pursue nuclear-powered space exploration
DARPA is starting a program to develop a new multispectral Enhanced Night Vision (ENVision) system for the military that replaces today’s heavy night-vision goggles with ones that are as light and compact as a pair of eyeglasses.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading DARPA program seeks night-vision googles as light and compact as glasses
Milirem Robotics has rolled out its Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) for its first mobility tests. Unveiled in 2020, the RCV is a medium-weight autonomous armored platform, designed to provide reconnaissance and fire support for mechanized units and… Continue reading Milirem’s Type-X robotic armored combat vehicle begins ground testing
Aleph Farms and the Mitsubishi Corporation’s Food Industry Group have agreed to move toward marketing cultured meat in Japan. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in which Aleph Farms will provide its BioFarm technology and… Continue reading Aleph Farms and Mitsubishi team up to bring cultured meat to Japan
A student-built CubeSat from the University of Michigan will investigate whether small satellites can be maintained in low Earth orbit without thrusters or propellant. Scheduled to launch from the Mojave Air and Space Port on Virgin Orbit’s Launch Demo… Continue reading CubeSat to test harnessing Earth’s magnetic field for propulsion
A salmon can’t pick up and drop its supper dish like a dog, so how do you know if they are hungry? It’s an important question in aquaculture, and by using a combination of audio sensors and artificial intelligence, the Smart System for Feeding Control … Continue reading How listening to salmon helps feed them more efficiently
An Israel-based startup is the latest looking to produce milk without a cow or any other even-toed ungulate. Co-founded by Professor Tamir Tuller of Tel Aviv University, Imagindairy is looking at ways to use bioengineered yeast cells to produce milk pr… Continue reading Imagindairy plans to cut out the cow and make milk from yeast