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Rocket Lab inks dedicated launch deal with Japanese EO company iQPS![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 In a recent development in the realm of Earth observation technology, Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has signed a contract to offer their global daily monitoring solution to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Asia. This high-value deal comes with a seven-figure annual contract value, emphasizing the significance of the collaboration. For those unfamiliar with the industry backdrop, Planet Labs stands as one of the frontrunners in delivering daily data and insights about our planet. Their prowess lies no ... read more |
From rice to quantum gas: China's targets pioneering space researchSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 China's orbiting Tiangong space station is now fully operational and has embarked on a mission that aims to achieve groundbreaking scientific discoveries, according to the China Manned Space Agency ... more
NASA challenges students to fly Earth and Space experimentsWashington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2023 NASA is calling on middle and high school students across the country to submit experiment ideas for a high-altitude balloon or rocket-powered lander test flight in the third TechRise Student Challe ... more
Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module in key stepNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 India's latest space mission completed a key step in the country's second attempt at a lunar landing, with its Moon module separating from its propulsion section on Thursday. ... more
SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites into spaceWashington DC (UPI) Aug 17, 2023 SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with a payload of nearly two dozen Starlink satellites into space from Florida's famed Cape Canaveral late Wednesday. The rocket launched at 11:3 ... more |
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![]() Kim Jong Un inspects cruise missile test as South Korea-U.S. military drills begin
Australia agrees to buy long-range missiles from USSydney (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 Australia has locked in a deal to buy potent long-range weapons from the United States, officials said Monday, as the country looks to counter China's rising military power. ... more |
Rolling out the big guns: NATO's aid to UkraineParis (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 The promise by NATO members Denmark and the Netherlands to provide advanced US-made F-16 jets to strengthen Kyiv's Soviet-era air force is the latest evolution of the alliance's aid to Ukraine since the war started in February 2022. ... more
Zelensky thanks Denmark for F-16s; Greece offers F-16 trainingWashington DC (UPI) Aug 21, 2023 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Danish parliament in Copenhagen on Monday while Russian forces made advances in eastern Ukraine. ... more
Israel says US okays 'landmark' missile defence deal with GermanyJerusalem (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 Israel said the United States on Thursday approved the "landmark" sale of the Arrow 3 hypersonic missile defence system to Germany, in the country's biggest military deal worth $3.5 billion. ... more
Biden says still expects to meet Xi later this yearCamp David (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 US President Joe Biden said Friday he expects to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year, despite taking a series of shots at the rival power. ... more |
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![]() 'Strong enough now': BRICS nations eye global geopolitical shift Fuzhou, China (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 A study published in Engineering introduces a novel image-based visual servoing (IBVS) method for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track dynamic targets in GPS-denied environments. Titled "Dynamic ... more |
Scientists tame dreaded aviation phenomenonCochstedt, Germany (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 A team of researchers in Europe has succeeded in overcoming an important challenge in aeroelasticity - the suppression of the phenomenon of flutter in an aircraft structure by means of an active con ... more
Ukraine receives new air defence systems from BerlinKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 Ukraine said Thursday that it had received new IRIS-T anti-aircraft systems from Germany, as it looks to bolster air defences in the face of increasing Russian missile strikes. ... more
Russia says thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea warshipsMoscow (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Russia thwarted a Ukrainian marine drone attack on its warships in the Black Sea, its defence ministry said Thursday, the latest in a string of assaults on its fleet in the flashpoint waterway. ... more
U.S. approves $3B deal for Israel to sell Arrow-3 missile interceptors to GermanyWashington DC (UPI) Aug 17, 2023 The U.S. government has given Israel the go-ahead for a $3 billion deal to sell the Arrow-3 missile defense system to Germany, Israeli officials said Thursday. ... more |
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Jordan says shot down TNT-loaded drone from SyriaAmman (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 Jordan's army said it shot down a drone Wednesday loaded with TNT explosives trying to enter its airspace from Syria, in the latest incident of trafficking of arms or drugs. ... more |
RTX to develop platform agnostic, beyond-line-of-sight, satcomsMcKinney TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2023 Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $36 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop and demonstrate a platform-agnostic, Beyond-Line-Of-Sig ... more
Daily challenge for Venezuelans: Obtain water, power, cooking fuelCaracas (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Yusmary spends as much as half her weekly wage for water. Isora must go to the black market to get gas cylinders so she can cook. Rodrigo, weary of blackouts, bought portable generators for his home and business. ... more
North Korea's Kim visits typhoon-hit farms amid food shortagesSeoul (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited typhoon-hit farms and oversaw military helicopters spraying pesticides in a bid to salvage key crops, state media said Friday. ... more
Alumnus' thermal battery helps industry eliminate fossil fuelsBoston MA (SPX) Aug 21, 2023 The explosion of renewable energy projects around the globe is leading to a saturation problem. As more renewable power contributes to the grid, the value of electricity is plummeting during the tim ... more |
Air Force selects Wallaroo.AI for On-Orbit AI advancementsNew York NY (SPX) Aug 16, 2023 Wallaroo.AI, known for their expertise in scaling production machine learning (ML) from the cloud to the edge, has been chosen by AFWERX, the innovation branch of the Department of the Air Force, fo ... more
AI likely to augment rather than destroy jobs: UN studyGeneva (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 Artificial Intelligence is more likely to augment jobs than to destroy them, a UN study indicated on Monday, at a time of growing anxiety over the potential impact of the technology. ... more
Japan to decide Tuesday on Fukushima water releaseTokyo (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 The Japanese government will decide on Tuesday about the release of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, the government minister in charge said. ... more
European stocks rebound, China rate cut fails to ease worriesLondon (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 European stocks rebounded Monday but Asian markets ended mixed after a Chinese rate cut failed to reassure investors worried about the outlook for the world's number two economy. ... more |
China's Xi heads to South Africa for BRICS summitBeijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping headed to South Africa on Monday, state media reported, where he will attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. ... more
Japan PM says no decision on Fukushima water release dateTomioka, Japan (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 Japanese premier Fumio Kishida said Sunday his government has not yet decided when to begin releasing treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. ... more
'Can't sleep at night': China's youth worry about tough job marketBeijing (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 Freshly graduated psychology major Zhang has failed to find a job in her chosen field of market research despite sending out thousands of CVs to Chinese employers. ... more
Five things to know about BRICSJohannesburg (AFP) Aug 20, 2023 The BRICS countries, an acronym of the five members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, meet for three days for a summit in Johannesburg starting Tuesday. ... more |
Stocks drop as investors worry about US rates, China woesLondon (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Shares fell Friday as investors contemplated the prospect that interest rates could remain higher for longer and on concerns over China's economy. ... more
US says China, Germany and Canada dumping tin mill steelWashington (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 The US Commerce Department has accused China, Canada and Germany of allowing companies operating there to engage in unfair pricing activities, according to a statement published Friday. ... more
Japan PM to visit Fukushima plant before water releaseTokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2023 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will visit the Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday, ahead of the discharge of treated water which is scheduled to begin by the end of summer. ... more
Chinese developer Evergrande files for bankruptcy protectionNew York (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande Group filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Thursday, court documents showed, a measure that protects its US assets while it attempts to restructure. ... more |
NASA software developers take autonomy from simulation to flightEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2023 Self-flying air taxis may create a new era of transportation opportunities for passengers and cargo, shortening travel time using autonomous software that provide safe and reliable flight paths. Fro ... more
Jeep owner Stellantis invests $100 mn in US lithiumParis (AFP) Aug 17, 2023 US-European auto giant Stellantis, whose brands include Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot, said Thursday that it was investing more than $100 million to buy US lithium, essential for producing electric vehicle batteries. ... more
Elon Musk arrives in Japan for first visit since 2014Tokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2023 Elon Musk was in Japan on Friday, prompting social media speculation on the purpose of his first known trip to the country in nine years. ... more
China says economic recovery 'tortuous' but Western critics will be 'proven wrong'Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2023 China said on Wednesday that its economic recovery "will be a bumpy and tortuous process", but insisted Western critics "will for sure be proven wrong". ... more |
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