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Man City began the defence of their Premier League title with a 2-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday and Sky Sports pundit Micah Richards was impressed with the performance of new signing Savinho. The winger arrived at the Manchester club from Troyes this summer as part of a €40m deal having been a crucial part […]
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Boston MA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Watching crowds of people hustle along Massachusetts Avenue from her window seat in MIT's student center, Dominika Durovcikova has just one wish.
"What I would really like to do is convince a city to shut down their lights completely, apart from hospitals or whatever else needs them, just for an hour," she says. "Let people see the Milky Way, or the stars. It influences you. You realize th
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
On August 6, the China National Space Agency successfully launched 18 communication satellites, the initial group of the Qianfan network, using a Long March 6A rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. These satellites have been positioned in their designated orbit, marking a significant step toward expanding mobile communication services globally.
The Qianfan con
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully packed and shipped two spacecraft bound for Mars to Cape Canaveral, FL, where they will undergo final preparations for launch. These twin spacecraft, part of the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission, were developed by Rocket Lab for the University of California Berkeley's Space Science Laboratory and NASA.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2024
The SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition is set to debut GovMilSpace 2025, a significant new addition aimed at enhancing collaboration between government, military, and space industry leaders. This forum will complement the established SATELLITE show, recognized globally as the premier event for the satellite and space sectors.
As space and cybersecurity increasingly become cornerstones of
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2024
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is partnering with NASA to launch a new research solicitation focused on tackling major diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative disorders. The ISS National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) 2024-09, titled "Igniting Innovation: Science in Space to Cure Disease on Earth," has been released in collaboration wit
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Aug 16, 2024
Neuraspace has expanded its network of partners by joining the EISCAT Scientific Association as an affiliate institution. EISCAT Scientific Association, known for providing high-latitude incoherent radar scattering facilities for scientific research since the 1980s, will now collaborate with Neuraspace, a leading European company in space traffic management (STM).
This collaboration grants
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2024
Lunar Outpost has announced that Castrol will be the lead collaborator for its Mission Control Center during the upcoming Lunar Voyage 1 mission, set to launch later this year. This Mission Control Center will serve as the operational hub for Lunar Voyage 1 (LV1), providing crucial oversight and decision-making capabilities.
The LV1 mission will target Shackleton Connecting Ridge near the
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR), a leading provider of space-based data, analytics, and services, successfully launched seven new satellites aboard SpaceX's Transporter-11 mission. The launch occurred on August 16, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
This mission marks Spire's third launch of the year and the 41st overall, bringing the total number of satellites deployed
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2024
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a leading provider of satellite-based solutions for the aerospace and defense sectors, has successfully launched its Pathfinder-R (PTD-R) and Pathfinder-4 (PTD-4) spacecraft. These 6U Triumph class space vehicles were launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-11 Rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on August 16. Both spacecraft are
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 16, 2024
Apex Space, a spacecraft bus platform manufacturer based in Los Angeles, has introduced its latest product, the GEO Aries satellite bus, designed for geostationary orbit (GEO) missions. The company plans to begin delivering the GEO Aries buses to customers starting in 2026.
GEO Aries is an enhanced version of Apex's existing Aries bus platform, engineered to meet the specific needs of GEO
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 16, 2024
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the Transporter-11 mission into low-Earth orbit Friday afternoon as scheduled from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
After the rocket booster stage separation, the Falcon 9 landed on Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base with no issues.
The at 2:53 p.m. EDT launch was streamed live.
SpaceX s
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 17, 2024
NASA's Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) is set to host the "Macroeconomics of Space Symposium" on Thursday, September 5, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT at NASA Headquarters in the James Webb Auditorium. The event will also be accessible virtually via WebEx.
The symposium will gather government officials and leading economic researchers to discuss the broader econom
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 16, 2024
SpaceX's Starship program stands as one of the most ambitious endeavors in the history of space exploration. Envisioned as a fully reusable spacecraft capable of carrying humans and cargo to destinations such as the Moon, Mars, and beyond, Starship represents a significant leap in space travel technology. However, the journey to achieving this vision is far from straightforward, and the technica
Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2024
We know many things about our universe, but astronomers are still debating exactly how fast it is expanding. In fact, over the past two decades, two major ways to measure this number - known as the "Hubble constant" - have come up with different answers, leading some to wonder if there was something missing from our model of how the universe works.
But new measurements from the powerful Ja
Beijing (AFP) Aug 15, 2024
China said Vietnamese President To Lam will visit for three days from Sunday, in his first overseas trip since he was formally named his country's top leader.
"Vietnamese President To Lam will pay a state visit to China from August 18 to 20," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement Thursday, adding he had been invited by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
China and Vietn
San Francisco (AFP) Aug 15, 2024
Russia is putting generative artificial intelligence to work in online deception campaigns, but its efforts have been unsuccessful, according to a Meta security report released Thursday.
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram found that so far AI-powered tactics "provide only incremental productivity and content-generation gains" for bad actors and Meta has been able to disrupt decepti
Dadu, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods.
"I was happy to hear I was getting married... I thought my life would become easier," Shamila told AFP after her wedding to a man twice her age in hope of a more prospero
Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
Japanese stocks surged and markets elsewhere in Asia strengthened on Friday, tracking substantial gains on Wall Street after encouraging US retail sales data reassured investors about the health of the world's biggest economy.
The key Nikkei 225 index added more than three-and-a-half percent following rallies on Wall Street, continuing a bullish run after stocks in Tokyo crashed Monday on wo
Kampala (AFP) Aug 16, 2024
Four more bodies have been recovered from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll to 34, police said Friday.
The collapse at the landfill in the northern district of Kiteezi at the weekend buried people, homes and livestock in mountains of fetid waste.
An MP for the area has warned that the number of those missing could still rise.