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  Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 06, 2025 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has announced a mid-May launch window for its upcoming mission supporting multi-launch client Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS). The mission, titled "The Sea God Sees," is set to lift off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand starting May 17, 2025. It will carry a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, QPS-SAR-10, also known as "WADATSUMI-I," into a 575-kilometer circular Earth orbit. Once in orbit, the satellite will join the growing iQPS constellati ... read more |
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India's woman fighter pilot trailblazer eyes spaceNew Delhi (AFP) May 6, 2025 The excited little girl who first touched a plane two decades ago is now flying high as the face of India's fast-modernising military and its only woman Rafale fighter pilot. ... more 
Defense contractor successfully tests hypersonic flight vehicleWashington DC (UPI) May 5, 2025 Stratolaunch successfully tested for the second time a fully recoverable uncrewed hypersonic vehicle for the Department of Defense in March, the private contractor and federal agency said Monday. ... more
India plans manned space flight by 2027New Delhi (AFP) May 6, 2025 India's space agency said Tuesday it planned to launch an uncrewed orbital mission later this year before its first human spaceflight in early 2027. ... more 
NASA Progresses Toward Crewed Moon Mission with Spacecraft, Rocket MilestonesWashington DC (SPX) May 07, 2025 Engineers, technicians, mission planners, and the four astronauts set to fly around the Moon next year on Artemis II, NASA's first crewed Artemis mission, are rapidly progressing toward launch. ... more |
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Who gets to be called an astronaut? Private space travel has reignited debate over use of prestigious titleNottingham UK (SPX) May 05, 2025 The recent all-women spaceflight carried out on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin vehicle has raised discussion of who gets to be called an astronaut. Sean Duffy, Donald Trump's transportation secretary, dis ... more |
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Axiom advances space health tech and cancer studies with Ax 4 missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 05, 2025 Axiom Space is redefining research in orbit through its fourth mission to the International Space Station, known as Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). This milestone mission carries the highest number of scien ... more 
Trump NASA budget prioritizes Moon, Mars missions over researchWashington (AFP) May 2, 2025 President Donald Trump's proposed NASA budget released Friday puts crewed missions to the Moon and Mars front and center - slashing science and climate programs as it seeks to shrink the agency's funding by nearly a quarter. ... more  
South Korea to send cube satellite aboard NASA's Artemis II test flightWashington DC (UPI) May 2, 2025 South Korea will fly a shoebox-size cube satellite on an Artemis II test flight in April 2026 in preparation for missions to the moon, NASA and the Korea AeroSpace Administration announced Friday. ... more 
Aerospacelab chosen to supply satellite platform for JAXA mission via Mitsui Bussan AerospaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 01, 2025 Aerospacelab has secured a key contract to provide the satellite platform for a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) demonstration mission, in collaboration with Japanese partner Mitsui Bussan ... more |
 
Pakistan shoots down 25 Indian drones near military installationsRawalpindi, Pakistan (AFP) May 8, 2025 Pakistan's army said Thursday it shot down 25 Indian drones, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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North Korea fires flurry of short-range ballistic missilesSeoul (AFP) May 8, 2025 North Korea fired multiple types of short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, South Korea's military said, around a week after leader Kim Jong Un tested a new weapons system for his latest warship. ... more  
Thousands demonstrate in Panama over deal with US militaryPanama City (AFP) May 6, 2025 Thousands of students and workers demonstrated in Panama on Tuesday over a planned increase in the US military presence around the country's vital interoceanic shipping canal and other government policies. ... more  
French army hopes for combat-ready robots by 2040Beynes, France (AFP) May 7, 2025 France's armed forces are on schedule to develop battle-ready robots by 2040, according to participants in a test bringing together the military with engineers, researchers and defence contractors. ... more 
Pakistan conducts second missile test, India readies civil defence drillsIslamabad (AFP) May 5, 2025 Pakistan conducted a second missile test and India ordered civil defence drills in an escalating stand-off over contested Kashmir that the UN said on Monday has brought the two nations to the brink of war. ... more |
Israel strikes Yemen after Huthi attack on Ben Gurion airportSanaa (AFP) May 5, 2025 Israel struck Yemen on Monday in what the Huthis said was a joint raid with the United States, a day after the Iran-backed rebels claimed missile fire at Israel's main airport. ... more  
Finnish fighter jet crashes in Arctic town, pilot ejectedRovaniemi, Finland (AFP) May 7, 2025 A Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed Wednesday near the Rovaniemi airport in Finland's Arctic north, but the pilot was rescued after ejecting, the armed forces said. ... more 
Drone strike targets Port Sudan navy base: army sourcePort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) May 7, 2025 A drone strike targeted Sudan's biggest naval base Wednesday, an army source told AFP, marking the fourth straight day the seat of the army-backed government has come under attack. ... more 
Second US warplane falls off aircraft carrier into Red Sea; Finnish fighter jet crashes in Arctic townWashington (AFP) May 7, 2025 A multi-million-dollar US warplane failed to land on the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and plummeted into the Red Sea on Tuesday, the US military said, the second jet lost from the ship in just over a week. ... more |
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Russian missile strike on Ukraine city kills threeKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) May 6, 2025 A Russian ballistic missile strike Tuesday on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed three people and wounded 11, with children among both the dead and injured, authorities said. ... more 
Huthis say US bombed Yemen after strike on Israel's main airportSanaa (AFP) May 5, 2025 Yemen's Huthis on Monday accused the United States of carrying out strikes in and around Sanaa, after the Iran-backed rebels claimed a missile strike on Israel's main airport. ... more
Pakistan conducts second missile test since renewed India standoffIslamabad (AFP) May 5, 2025 The Pakistan military said on Monday it had conducted a missile test with a range of 120 kilometres (75 miles), the second launch in two days as tensions with India have soared over disputed Kashmir. ... more  
Patriot defense system headed for Ukraine as ceasefire hopes dimWashington DC (UPI) May 4, 2025 An Israel-based Patriot air defense system is being moved to Ukraine to help in its ongoing battle against a three-year long Russian invasion, officials announced Sunday. ... more |
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Iran unveils new ballistic missile with 1,200 km rangeTehran (AFP) May 4, 2025 Iran on Sunday unveiled a new solid-fuel ballistic missile with a range of 1,200 kilometres (745 miles), state television reported, at a time of rising tensions with the West. ... more |
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New Zealand to replace navy helicopters over 'global tensions'Wellington (AFP) May 4, 2025 New Zealand announced on Sunday a US$1.2 billion plan to replace its ageing navy helicopters, part of a major defence overhaul in response to rising "global tensions". ... more  
Children as young as five can navigate a 'tiny town'Atlanta GA (SPX) May 06, 2025 Many behavioral studies suggest that using landmarks to navigate through large-scale spaces - known as map-based navigation - is not established until around age 12. A neuroscience study at Em ... more 
NASA Ends Super Pressure Balloon Flight After 17 DaysWashington DC (SPX) May 05, 2025 The first flight of NASA's 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign was safely terminated at 7:46 a.m. Sunday, May 4 (in U.S. Eastern Time) after 17 days, 13 hours, and 47 minutes in flight ... more 
Self-Organizing Robots Poised to Revolutionize Marine OperationsBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2025 Imagine a world where AI-powered robots autonomously organize themselves into collaborative teams, dynamically adjusting their configurations and strategies based on changing mission requirements. ... more |
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