SDA is the new term replacing Space Situational Awareness, according to an Oct. 4 memo from Air Force Space Command. WASHINGTON — The Air Force Space Command has introduced a new buzz phrase for space professionals: Space Domain Awareness. SDA is the new term for what used to be SSA, or Space Situational Awareness, Air
Month: November 2019
Researchers from MD Anderson in Texas have uncovered new clues as to why immunotherapy may fail in … [+] many men with prostate cancer. Getty Immunotherapy drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized therapy for several types of cancer. However, so far these drugs have been mostly ineffective for one of the most common types,
WASHINGTON — NASA’s inspector general warned in a new report that, because of commercial crew delays, utilization of the International Space Station will drop sharply in 2020 and that NASA runs the risk of losing access entirely by next fall. The Nov. 14 report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that, because of
This image taken with a meteorite tracking device developed by George Varros, shows a meteorite as … [+] it enters Earth’s atmosphere during the Leonid meteor shower November 19, 2002. (Photo by George Varros and Dr. Peter Jenniskens/NASA/Getty Images) Getty Images If you’re outside after dark this week in the northern hemisphere you might just
The 10-year contract is for operations and support of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency, Milstar and Defense Satellite Communications System constellations. WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $3.3 billion contract for support services on classified military communications satellites, the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center announced Nov. 15. The 10-year indefinite-delivery
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin A side-by-side comparison of monsoon rains over India as seen by an existing global weather model … [+] (left) and the new IBM GRAF model (right). IBM/The Weather Company Some of the most powerful hurricanes begin with thunderstorms that move off of Africa. What if a
WASHINGTON — Exos Aerospace said the failed launch of a reusable suborbital sounding rocket last month was caused by a structural failure of the rocket shortly after liftoff. In a statement released by the Texas-based company Nov. 14, Exos said its Suborbital Autonomous Rocket with GuidancE, or SARGE, rocket was lost 48 seconds after its
A New England Patriots’ player lifts the Vince Lombardi trophy, after the NFL Super Bowl 53 football … [+] game against the Los Angeles Rams in 2019. ASSOCIATED PRESS Veterans Day was celebrated earlier this week in the United States. Earlier this month, a group of disabled vets were among those helping clean up 4,000
WASHINGTON — NASA paid Boeing nearly $300 million more than originally planned in its commercial crew contract in part because of agency concerns that the company might drop out of the program, a new report claims. The Nov. 14 report on the commercial crew program by NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) highlighted several issues
The remnant of supernova 1987a, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud some 165,000 light years away.… [+] When they reach peak brightness, a type II (core-collapse) supernova will be more than twice as bright as a type Ia supernova ever will be, and will emit both neutrinos and light simultaneously, but that interact differently with
FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is pictured at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 14, 2018. Picture taken August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing’s multibillion dollar contract to build U.S. astronaut capsules received an “unnecessary” extension from NASA, a watchdog
WASHINGTON — EchoStar has ordered two tiny S-band satellites from Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems to jumpstart a low-Earth-orbit constellation using spectrum gained through its October acquisition of IoT startup Helios Wire. Anders Johnson, Echostar’s president, said during a Nov. 7 earnings call that EchoStar has signed contracts for the construction and launch of a first batch of
In 1959, comedian Tom Lehrer set the periodic table of the elements to the tune of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General”, and created an instant classic that has been watched and shared by chemistry students and teachers over the years. One notable performance of the song was a
WASHINGTON — With growing bipartisan skepticism that NASA’s current plan to return humans to the moon by 2024 is achievable, members of the House Science Committee used a Nov. 13 hearing to advocate for a different, and arguably more conventional, approach. In statements at a hearing of the committee’s space subcommittee on human exploration of
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The plague is still around, but chances of another outbreak are slim. Getty Topline: One of the deadliest pandemics in human history, the Black Death plague, has cropped up again with two cases recently reported in China—although chances of another global pandemic are slim to none,
HUAILAI, China (Reuters) – China on Thursday successfully completed a crucial landing test in northern Hebei province ahead of a historic unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year. A lander for China’s Mars mission is seen after a hovering-and-obstacle avoidance test at a test facility in Huailai, Hebei province, China November 14, 2019. Picture taken
WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee approved Nov. 13 a NASA authorization bill introduced a week earlier to extend the life of the International Space Station and support other agency programs. The committee approved, on a voice vote, the NASA Authorization Act of 2019. That bill, S.2800, was introduced Nov. 6 by a bipartisan group
Anaa Atoll is nestled in the Tuamotu archipelago in French Polynesia Geordie Torr The breathtakingly tranquil waters of Anaa, one of many French Polynesian isles that dot the South Pacific, belie the island’s turbulent past. Most recently, a 1983 hurricane devastated the coral-fringed atoll and its lavish supply of coconut trees that gifted the residents
A view of lab-made human skin, made from skin cells and collagen, at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Yiming Woo SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A piece of skin about the size of your thumbnail can be printed in less than a minute, scientists in Singapore say, a game-changing step for the future of
SAN FRANCISCO – Launcher won its first government funding when the U.S. Air Force awarded the the Brooklyn-based startup $1.5 million to accelerate development and testing of its E-2 rocket engine. Launcher announced the Air Force funding Nov. 13. “It is extremely helpful and keeps us on track to conclude engine development by the end
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