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  Elche, Spain (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 PLD Space, the company that designs, develops, manufactures and operates Europe's first private launcher, signs an agreement with WISeSat.Space, a subsidiary of WISeKey International Holding Ltd., the global leader in cybersecurity, AI, Blockchain and IoT, to launch the next generation of ultra-secure sub-500 kg satellites for Quantum-Ready Internet of Things (IoT) communications with the MIURA 5 orbital launcher. The agreement aims to integrate the VaultIC408 secure element into every network end ... read more |
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Picogrid releases smallest AI-Enabled Command Station deployable in minutesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Picogrid has taken the wraps off its latest innovation: Helios. This state-of-the-art hardware will be in the spotlight at the U.S. Army Military Police Regimental Association Conference at Fort Leo ... more  
Fitness tracker beyond EarthParis (ESA) Sep 18, 2023 One of the experiments during ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen's mission will track his health and body vital signs during his daily exercise in space. Understanding how the human body copes wit ... more  
AI models struggle to identify nonsense, says studyParis (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 The AI models that power chatbots and other applications still have difficulty distinguishing between nonsense and natural language, according to a study released on Thursday. ... more 
Engineered compound shows promise in preventing bone loss in spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 A new study published in a Nature Partner Journal, npj Microgravity, finds an engineered compound given to mice aboard the International Space Station (ISS) largely prevented the bone loss associate ... more |
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  Soyuz hatch opens, Expedition 69 expands to 10 crewmates 
Two Russians, American reach space stationBaikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked with the International Space Station on Friday after blasting off amid raging tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine. ... more |
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Rockets and Porsches: rich Russians flock to Baikonur spaceportBaikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 Everyone should witness a rocket launch in their lifetime, says Yevgeniya Degtyarnikova as she watches the rollout of a Soyuz from its hangar in the vast steppes of Kazakhstan. ... more  
Marcus Wandt will fly to International Space Station on third Axiom Space missionParis (ESA) Sep 15, 2023 ESA project astronaut Marcus Wandt from Sweden will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) no earlier than January 2024. Axiom Space announced the four crew ... more 
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites in 65th mission of 2023Washington DC (UPI) Sep 16, 2023 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida late Friday. ... more 
NASA joins the still controversial search for UFOsWashington (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 NASA on Thursday officially joined the search for UFOs - but reflecting the stigma attached to the field, the US space agency kept secret for hours the identity of the person heading a new program tracking mystery flying objects. ... more |
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DARPA seeks tech solutions to create autonomous capabilities for commercial dronesWashington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 Commercial drone technology is advancing rapidly, providing cost-effective and robust capabilities for a variety of civil and military missions. As small aerial vehicles play increasingly important ... more |
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US finds debris from missing F-35Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 Debris from a stealth jet that went missing after the pilot ejected has been found, the US military said Monday, after a day in which failure to track the $80 million aircraft drew amazement and ridicule in equal measure. ... more 
Several ASEAN air force chiefs skip Myanmar meetingYangon, Myanmar (AFP) Sept 14, 2023 Air force chiefs from several countries around Southeast Asia did not attend a conference in Myanmar this week after the ASEAN regional bloc accused the ruling junta of targeting civilians in its post-coup crackdown. ... more 
Iraq says drone which killed three Kurdish officers came from TurkeyBaghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 A senior military official in Baghdad said Tuesday that a drone which killed three Kurdish counterterrorism officers had originated in neighbouring Turkey, and condemned the violation of Iraq's sovereignty. ... more 
Rocket Lab signs deal with Leidos to launch 4 HASTE missionsLong Beach CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions. The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2 ... more |
 The Vostochny cosmodrome: symbol of Moscow's struggling space sector 
North Korea's leader wraps up Russia trip with drones giftMoscow (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia on Sunday after a rare six-day visit that appeared to solidify his country's ties with President Vladimir Putin, fanning Western fears that Pyongyang could provide Moscow with weapons for its assault on Ukraine. ... more |
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Mini space thruster that runs on waterLondon, UK (ESA) Sep 15, 2023 This tiny fingernail-length space thruster chip runs on the greenest propellant of all: water. Designed to manoeuvre the smallest classes of satellite, the operation of this Iridium Catalysed Electr ... more  
COSPAR new program seeks to build SmallSat capacity in Developing CountriesParis, France (SPX) Sep 15, 2023 The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Capacity Building program through collaboration in the field of small satellites (Small Sats). Institutes and univ ... more  
Galileo becomes faster for every userNoordwijk, Netherlands (ESA) Sep 12, 2023 ESA satnav receiver vans - driving between the busy heart of Rotterdam, quiet countryside, and the Agency's ESTEC technical centre - have confirmed that Galileo signals now provide a first position ... more  
Angry protests erupt in flood-hit Libyan city; Survivors say 'the earth shook'Derna, Libya (AFP) Sept 18, 2023 Hundreds of protesters rallied in Libya's disaster-hit Derna on Monday, accusing the authorities of neglect after a huge flash flood devastated the coastal city and swept thousands to their deaths. ... more |
Mohammed VI: Morocco's elusive monarch confronting earthquake aftermathParis (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 Mohammed VI of Morocco, the North African country's king for almost two-and-half decades, is an elusive leader who has been thrown into an unusual international spotlight by the devastating earthquake. ... more 
Rivalry set aside as Libyans cope with flood disasterTripoli (AFP) Sept 16, 2023 Libya's deadly floods have sparked a surge of solidarity and transcended political differences in a country wracked by division ever since the 2011 revolution that overthrew Moamer Kadhafi. ... more 
ChatGPT diagnoses ER patients 'like a human doctor': studyThe Hague (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT diagnosed patients rushed to emergency at least as well as doctors and in some cases outperformed them, Dutch researchers have found, saying AI could "revolutionise the medical field". ... more
A week after Libya flood, aid effort gains paceDerna, Libya (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort to help the grieving survivors slowly gathered pace Sunday. ... more |
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Greek PM vows for a restart after criticism for natural disasters' handlingAthens (AFP) Sept 17, 2023 Faced with criticism for his alleged poor handling of the fires and floods that struck Greece this summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged fresh funding and reforms in order to fight the "climate war". ... more 
UN launches $71 million urgent appeal for Libya flood victimsGeneva (AFP) Sept 15, 2023 The United Nations is urgently seeking more than $71 million to assist those most in need after deadly flash floods swept Libya over the weekend. ... more  
Fast-tracking fusion energy's arrival with AI and accessibilityBoston MA (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 As the impacts of climate change continue to grow, so does interest in fusion's potential as a clean energy source. While fusion reactions have been studied in laboratories since the 1930s, there ar ... more 
POWER Program selects teams to design power beaming relaysWashington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 DARPA is entering the first phase of the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program, aimed at revolutionizing energy distribution through airborne wireless power transfer. Three teams ... more |
Pixel-by-pixel analysis yields insights into lithium-ion batteriesBoston MA (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 By mining data from X-ray images, researchers at MIT, Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator, and the Toyota Research Institute have made significant new discoveries about the reactivity of ... more 
Rogue Space Ready for LiftoffGilford NH (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 Rogue Space Systems, creator of Orbots, autonomous AI robots, that provide in-space infrastructure and services, has successfully integrated their "Barry" (Barry-1) spacecraft into its deployer with ... more  
Asian markets drop ahead of Fed decision, oil prices push higherHong Kong (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 Asian stocks sank Tuesday following a sedate performance on Wall Street as investors nervously await the Federal Reserve's policy decision later in the week, while inflation worries were exacerbated by oil's push towards $100. ... more 
China's Country Garden wins approval to extend key bondBeijing (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 Chinese property giant Country Garden has won approval to extend repayments on a key local bond, a report said Tuesday, as the deeply indebted developer battles to avoid a potentially catastrophic default. ... more |
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Beat traffic by air: Israel flies drone taxi over Jerusalem Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 13, 2023 An air taxi flew over Jerusalem on Wednesday as part of an Israeli experiment to develop a network of drones to offer transport services and ease traffic congestion. ... more 
Musk biography describes troubled tycoon driven by demonsWashington (AFP) Sept 11, 2023 A hotly anticipated biography of Elon Musk describes the turbulent tycoon as a man driven by childhood demons, obsessed with bringing human life to Mars and who demands that staff be "hardcore." ... more 
NASA concludes wind studyEdwards AFB CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2023 A NASA wind study aimed at enhancing air taxi safety on takeoff and landing is complete at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The center's Dryden Remotely Operated ... more 
Starbucks opens $220 million plant outside ShanghaiShanghai (AFP) Sept 19, 2023 US coffee behemoth Starbucks opened a $220 million development outside Shanghai on Tuesday, a sign established multinationals are still looking to China for growth despite its faltering post-Covid recovery. ... more |
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