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August 27, 2025
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SpaceX answers critics with successful Starship test flight



South Padre Island, United States (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
SpaceX's Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its tenth test flight, turning in a strong performance after a series of fiery failures had begun to cast doubt on its future. Towering 403 feet (123 meters), Starship is the most powerful launch vehicle ever built and key to founder Elon Musk's vision of carrying humanity to Mars, as well as NASA's plans to return astronauts to the Moon. The stainless steel colossus blasted off from the company's Starbase in southern Texas at 6:3 ... read more

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MISSILE DEFENSE
Next generation CapLink Array expands missile defense and satellite communication capabilities
Chandler AZ (SPX) Aug 26, 2025
Assured Space Access Technologies Inc has introduced the CapLink Array, a new phased array antenna system engineered to enhance missile defense radar missions and space-based communications. The sys ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
York delivers full 21 satellite payload for Space Development Agency Tranche 1 launch
Denver CO (SPX) Aug 26, 2025
York Space Systems has shipped its final spacecraft for the upcoming Tranche 1 Transport Layer mission, completing delivery of all 21 satellites that will constitute the launch payload. The launch w ... more
GPS NEWS
Real time navigation breakthrough with new algorithm OiSAM FGO
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
In the race to improve autonomous systems, researchers in China have unveiled a new algorithm that accelerates navigation while maintaining precision. Called Optimized iSAM-Factor Graph Optimization ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA targets sounding rocket's night launch for TOMEX+ Earth study
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 26, 2025
NASA has set Tuesday for its next launch attempt of its TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission to take a peak at the Earth's atmosphere. ... more
DRAGON SPACE
AI assistant supports Chinese space station astronauts
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
The crew of China's Tiangong space station recently conducted their third spacewalk with the help of a new artificial intelligence system named Wukong AI, marking the first use of a large-scale AI m ... more
AEROSPACE
India to develop fighter jet engines with French company
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 23, 2025
India is working with a French company to develop and manufacture fighter jet engines in the country, New Delhi's defence minister said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in May approved the pr ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Dragon supply mission docks with International Space Station
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 25, 2025
The International Space Station received more than 5,000 pounds of supplies after a SpaceX cargo spacecraft arrived there Monday. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Space Machines finalizes Scintilla propulsion engine for Optimus Viper
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
Space Machines Company has announced the completion of its in-house Scintilla propulsion engine, designed to power the Optimus Viper platform for rapid orbital manoeuvring and space domain awareness ... more

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MISSILE DEFENSE
CerraCap backs Space Kinetic to accelerate space superiority and missile defense
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
CerraCap Ventures has invested in Space Kinetic Corp., a cleared national security innovator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The move aligns with CerraCap's push to speed space defense technologies and bolster the United States strategic edge as space becomes increasingly contested ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Rocket Lab marks milestone with 70th Electron launch
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 23, 2025
Rocket Lab Corporation has achieved its 70th successful Electron mission, underscoring the rocket's status as the world's most frequently launched small orbital vehicle and reinforcing the company's ... more
DRAGON SPACE
Spacesuit milestone reached with 20 spacewalks on Chinese station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2025
The extravehicular spacesuit B aboard China's space station has achieved a major milestone by supporting 20 spacewalks, according to the China Astronaut Research and Training Center. Astronaut Chen ... more
ENERGY TECH
Researchers use electrochemistry to boost nuclear fusion rates
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
Using a small bench-top reactor, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have demonstrated that electrochemically loading a solid metal target with deuterium fuel can boost nuclear f ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Irish CubeSat proves wave based control for precise in orbit pointing
London, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2025
EIRSAT-1, Ireland's first satellite, has validated an onboard Wave-Based Control payload that enables accurate attitude control in orbit. Developed at UCD's School of Mechanical and Materials Engine ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Israel army says intercepted missile fired from Yemen
Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where Huthi rebels have regularly launched attacks they say are in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza. "Fol ... more
TECHNOLOGY NEWS


UAV NEWS
Next generation Dronebuster 4 upgrade program launches for advanced counter drone defense
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2025
DZYNE Technologies has introduced the Dronebuster Power Up Program, providing existing customers with a cost-effective path to upgrade their systems to the latest Block 4 counter-drone technology. T ... more
UAV NEWS
Drone hits Russian nuclear site; Trump backs Ukraine on Independence Day
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2025
Ukraine launched a large drone strike on Sunday that caused damage at a Russian nuclear power plant and a major fuel export terminal. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Israel strikes Yemen energy targets, presidential palace
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 24, 2025
The Israeli military launched a series of attacks on Yemen's power infrastructure and the presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday, killing at least four people, Houthi-run media announced. ... more
AEROSPACE
Boeing in talks to sell up to 500 planes to China: Bloomberg
New York (AFP) Aug 21, 2025
US aviation giant Boeing is in talks to sell up to 500 aircraft to Chinese companies, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The deal would be a major win ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Healthy mouse offspring born from space preserved stem cells
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
A Kyoto University team has demonstrated that cryopreserved mouse spermatogonial stem cells stored aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for six months can still produce healthy offspring aft ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
FEMA employees suspended over letter critical of Trump admin
Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
The Trump administration on Tuesday suspended several employees of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after they publicly expressed outrage over the agency's leadership, according ... more
ROBO SPACE
California parents blame ChatGPT for son's suicide
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Aug 26, 2025
The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who died by suicide have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company's ChatGPT chatbot provided their son with detailed suicide instructions ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
FEMA employees bash Trump admin on Hurricane Katrina anniversary
Washington (AFP) Aug 25, 2025
Over 180 current and former employees of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) expressed outrage on Monday at Trump administration policies, in an open letter marking the twentieth a ... more
ROBO SPACE
Football and falls as first humanoid robot games launch in China
Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2025
/> The first World Humanoid Robot Games began on Friday in Beijing with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete in events from the 100-metre h ... more
AEROSPACE
Bumpy skies: How climate change increases air turbulence
Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses. For many flyers, air turbulence can be an unnerving experience - and in a world warming under the effects of climat ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in China
Beijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2025
Twelve people were killed and four are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CC ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Genetic traits behind hibernation may offer new hope for treating metabolic disease
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 15, 2025
New findings from the University of Utah Health suggest that the genetic adaptations enabling animals to hibernate may also lie dormant in the human genome - offering potential pathways to treat con ... more
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ROBO SPACE
Meet IDEA: An AI assistant to help geoscientists explore Earth and beyond
Manoa HI (SPX) Aug 13, 2025
A new artificial intelligence tool developed by researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa is making it easier for scientists to explore complex geoscience data-from tracking sea levels ... more
TRADE WARS
China says hopes US will welcome more Chinese students
Beijing (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
China said on Wednesday it hopes the United States will welcome more Chinese students, after President Donald Trump said he intended to allow 600,000 students to enter the country. Trump sai ... more
TRADE WARS
Asian markets diverge with eyes on Nvidia earnings
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 27, 2025
Asian markets diverged Wednesday following broad losses the previous day, as attention turns from political pressure on the US central bank to a key earnings report by AI giant Nvidia. Tuesd ... more
TRADE WARS
Hong Kong fines HSBC over disclosure failures
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 26, 2025
Hong Kong regulators on Tuesday fined banking giant HSBC over disclosure breaches, after it failed to properly outline its relationship with companies it covered in thousands of research reports ... more
TRADE WARS
Trump threatens tariffs on countries seen targeting US tech firms
Washington (AFP) Aug 26, 2025
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened further tariffs and export restrictions against countries that he says are targeting US tech firms. "Digital Taxes, Digital Services Legislation, ... more
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