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  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 Two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites once plagued by orbit inconsistencies are now operating with significantly improved accuracy, thanks to a novel hybrid modeling technique that better accounts for solar radiation pressure. Researchers integrated a physically based Adjustable Box-Wing (ABW) model with the empirical ECOM2 framework, cutting laser ranging residuals by over 60% and improving real-time orbit prediction reliability. The anomalies emerged after some BeiDou-3 satellites, including C223 a ... read more |
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PLD Space advances MIURA 5 launch capability with TEPREL C engine testsLondon, UK (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 PLD Space has reached a critical milestone in the development of its MIURA 5 orbital launcher by completing integrated testing of its TEPREL-C rocket engines. This progress marks a significant step ... more 
Rocket Lab completes eighth Electron launch of 2025 deploying fifth iQPS satelliteLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 Rocket Lab has successfully executed its 66th Electron mission, deploying the QPS-SAR-11 satellite for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS). The launch marks Rocket Lab's second mission ... more  
Next generation satellite servicing spacecraft completed by Northrop GrummanLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 Northrop Grumman has successfully integrated a robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV), advancing its satellite servicing platform under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ... more  
Rice students develop an award-winning adaptive exercise harness for astronauts to use in spaceHouston TX (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 In the reduced-gravity space environment, human muscles and bones atrophy faster than they do on Earth. To slow down that process, astronauts need several hours of vigorous exercise each day they ar ... more |
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Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plansWashington (AFP) June 7, 2025 SpaceX's rockets ferry US astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Starlink satellite constellation blankets the globe with broadband, and the company is embedded in some of the Pentagon's most sensitive projects, including tracking hypersonic missiles. ... more |
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In row with Trump, Musk says will end critical US spaceship programWashington (AFP) June 6, 2025 SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Thursday he would begin "decommissioning" his company's Dragon spacecraft - vital for ferrying NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station - after US President Donald Trump threatened to terminate his government contracts. ... more 
Fighter pilot takes next giant step for India's space plansNew Delhi (AFP) June 5, 2025 Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla blasts off into space next week as the first Indian to join the International Space Station (ISS), bearing with him New Delhi's dreams of its own manned space flight. ... more  
AI-enabled control system helps autonomous drones stay on target in uncertain environmentsBoston MA (SPX) Jun 12, 2025 An autonomous drone carrying water to help extinguish a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada might encounter swirling Santa Ana winds that threaten to push it off course. Rapidly adapting to these unknown ... more  
Germany not considering delivering Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine: ministerKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 12, 2025 Berlin is not considering delivering long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine for its fight against Russia, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said in Kyiv on Thursday. ... more |
 
Japan, China trade barbs over fighter jet manoeuvresTokyo (AFP) June 12, 2025 Beijing condemned on Thursday what it called "dangerous behaviour" by a Japanese military plane over the Pacific after Tokyo said Chinese fighter jets flew unusually close to its aircraft at the weekend. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Turkey to export 48 fighter jets to Indonesia: ErdoganAnkara (AFP) June 11, 2025 Ankara has agreed a deal to export 48 Turkish-made fighter jets to Indonesia, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. ... more  
NATO learns as Ukraine's 'creativity' changes battlefieldBrussels, Belgium (AFP) June 9, 2025 Ukraine's "creativity", including its massive "Spider's web" drone attack deep inside Russia, holds profound lessons for Western militaries, the top NATO commander overseeing battlefield innovation told AFP. ... more 
Maritime Launch and T-Minus Engineering Announce Plans for Hypersonic Suborbital Launches from Spaceport Nova ScotiaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 04, 2025 Maritime Launch Services Inc. (Cboe CA: MAXQ) (OTCQB: MAXQF) is pleased to announce a new collaboration with T-Minus Engineering B.V., a leading Dutch aerospace company, to launch the Barracuda, a h ... more  
NATO chief urges 400-percent rise in alliance's air defenceLondon (AFP) June 9, 2025 NATO head Mark Rutte on Monday urged a "quantum leap" in defence capabilities including a "400-percent increase" in air and missile defence to shield the alliance against Russia. ... more |
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Ukraine says Russian strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa, killing three Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) June 10, 2025 Russia launched fresh drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and port city of Odesa early on Tuesday, killing three people and hitting a maternity hospital, Ukrainian officials said. ... more  
Trump deploys Marines as tensions rise over Los Angeles protestsLos Angeles, United States (AFP) June 10, 2025 President Donald Trump ordered active-duty US Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops into Los Angeles on Monday, vowing those protesting immigration arrests would be "hit harder" than ever. ... more 
Finland says suspects Russian aircraft violated airspaceHelsinki (AFP) June 10, 2025 Finland's defence ministry said Tuesday it suspected a Russian military aircraft of violating its airspace. ... more 
US restores some medical research grants, says top Trump officialWashington (AFP) June 10, 2025 A senior US health official on Tuesday admitted President Donald Trump's administration had gone too far in slashing biomedical research grants worth billions of dollars, and said efforts were underway to restore some of the funding. ... more |
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NASA pioneer Dr. Stanley Sander dies at age of 80Washington DC (UPI) Jun 5, 2025 One of NASA's top ozone depletion and air pollution scientists, credited with enhancing local air pollution measurement tools and dozens of other climate related research advancements, has died at the age of 80. ... more 
Indian navy deploys after crew injured on burning container shipNew Delhi (AFP) June 9, 2025 India deployed coast guard aircraft and a warship on Monday after a Singapore-flagged container ship caught fire off the southern coast, the defence ministry said, with four crew members missing. ... more 
700 Marines deployed to LA as Trump, Gov. Newsom clash over responseWashington DC (UPI) Jun 9, 2025 President Donald Trump publicly endorsed the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday during a war of words, as the administration authorized the deployment of 700 Marines to Los Angeles to quell anti-ICE immigration protests that turned violent over the weekend. ... more 
Defense Secretary Hegseth defends LA deployments at Capitol Hill hearingWashington DC (UPI) Jun 10, 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats on Capitol Hill on Tuesday over the decision to send 5,000 Marines and National Guard troops into Los Angeles as some protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids turned violent. ... more |
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UK nuclear site could leak until 2050s, MPs warnLondon (AFP) June 4, 2025 Britain's most hazardous building threatens to leak radioactive water until the 2050s unless the clean-up of a former nuclear power plant is quickened, UK lawmakers warned on Wednesday. ... more |
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China, South Korea must safeguard free trade, Xi tells LeeBeijing (AFP) June 10, 2025 Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday to work with Beijing to uphold free trade and defend "multilateralism", state media said. ... more 
US, China agree on trade 'framework' after high-level talksLondon (AFP) June 11, 2025 Top officials from the United States and China said Tuesday that they had agreed on a "framework" to move forward on trade, following two days of high-level talks in London to resolve tensions. ... more 
Asian equities rally after China-US framework on tradeHong Kong (AFP) June 11, 2025 Asian stocks rose Wednesday as investors welcomed a China-US agreement to lower trade tensions that stoked hopes the economic superpowers will eventually reach a broader tariff deal. ... more 
'Applied AI' set to dominate France's Vivatech trade fairParis (AFP) June 11, 2025 Drawing high-powered tech CEOs and a presidential visit, Paris's Vivatech trade fair opening on Wednesday will spotlight hoped-for economic benefits from AI. ... more |
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