Meet Hera, our very own asteroid detective. Together with two briefcase-sized Cubesats – Milani the rock decoder and Juventas the radar visionary – Hera is off on an adventure to explore Didymos and Dimorphos, an asteroid pair typical of the thousands that pose an impact risk to planet Earth.

Promontory UT (SPX) May 28, 2021
The Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have conducted a significant live fire hypersonic strike system test in support of the U.S. Navy's Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) and U.S. Army's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) programs. In this live fire ground test of the first stage solid rocket motor, the motor fired for the full trial duration and met performance parameters and objective

Washington DC (AFNS) May 31, 2021
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, conducted Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1 on May 29, 2021. The objective of the test was to demonstrate the capability of a ballistic missile defense (BMD)-configured Aegis ship to detect, track, engage and intercept a medium range ballistic missile target with a salvo of two Standard Missile-6 Dual II (BMD-init

Arlington VA (AFNS) May 31, 2021
The Department of the Air Force released its Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal, May 28, focusing on investing in people and capability, building the future force and delivering joint lethality and effectiveness. The Department's $173.7 billion request includes the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force budgets. The Air Force's budget of $156.3 billion is a 2.3% increase and the Space Force's b

Nanchang (XNA) May 28, 2021
The value of industries related to China's homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System is estimated to exceed 1 trillion yuan (about $156.4 billion) by 2025, said an official with the country's satellite navigation administration. The figure was revealed by Yang Jun, deputy director of China's Satellite Navigation System Management Office, at the three-day 12th China Satellite Navigation

London, UK (SPX) May 28, 2021
What does quark-gluon plasma - the hot soup of elementary particles formed a few microseconds after the Big Bang - have in common with tap water? Scientists say it's the way it flows. A new study, published in the journal SciPost Physics, has highlighted the surprising similarities between quark-gluon plasma, the first matter thought to have filled the early Universe, and water that comes

New Orleans LA (SPX) May 28, 2021
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) team fully stacked three hardware elements together May 24 to form the top of the rocket's core stage for the Artemis II mission. NASA and core stage prime contractor Boeing connected the forward skirt with the liquid oxygen tank and intertank flight hardware inside an assembly area at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Teams had previously st

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 27, 2021
Commercial UAV Expo Americas is North America's leading trade show and conference focusing on the integration and operation of commercial UAS. Industries covered include Construction; Drone Delivery; Energy and Utilities; Forestry and Agriculture; Infrastructure and Transportation; Mining and Aggregates; Public Safety and Emergency Services; Security; and Surveying and Mapping.

Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) May 27, 2021
An AFRL researcher grew up with two parents who worked as pharmacists, so he was initially interested in medicine as a young student. Once he reached high school, though, his passion for mathematics blossomed, thanks to one of his high school teachers. This teacher showed him that math has real-world applications and he was excited to learn more. 1st Lt. Jonathan "Luke" Hill turned his ent