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NASA To Lose About 20% Of Staff Amid Trump's Federal Workforce Cuts
The US space agency NASA will lose about 3,900 employees under Donald Trump's sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce -- at the same time as the president prioritizes plans for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.
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Meta’s Future Lies With Judge as FTC Antitrust Trial Ends
Meta's fate against the FTC's antitrust case is now up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up. If Judge Boasberg sides with the FTC and finds the company illegally monopolised that market, it’s possible Meta could be forced to spin off Instagram, WhatsApp, or both.
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Boeing Gets US Nod for Satellite Grid to Provide Internet From Space
Boeing gained US authorisation for a project to launch satellites that will provide Internet services from space.
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US Regulator Grounds Virgin Galactic Over Flight Deviation From Planned Trajectory
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday said it was grounding space flights by Virgin Galactic while it investigates why the company's July 11 voyage carrying Richard Branson deviated from its planned trajectory.
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Qatar Unveils 2022 World Cup Logo Round The Globe
The Qatari organisers said the logo "was inspired by traditional woollen shawls worn during the winter months".
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Businessman In US Pleads Guilty Of Exporting Products To Pakistan Atomic, Space Agencies
A 43-year-old businessman in the US, Imran Khan, has pleaded guilty to exporting products without a license to Pakistani atomic and space agencies in violation of the US's federal laws. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Brace Yourself As Countdown Begins To Launch Mission To Find Life On Mars
In a bid to begin a new era of Mars exploration for Europe, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) are set to send a robotic probe to Mars today to find if the planet has traces of alien life.
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Vladimir Putin Turns Roscosmos Space Agency Into a State-Run Corporation
The newly-created corporation will manage space operations and implement the regulatory control accordingly.
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Russia Extends Travel Time to International Space Station
The next manned mission to the ISS is due to blast off from the Russia-leased launch pad in Kazakhstan on September 2.
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US Sees Big Surge in Close Calls With Drones
It was a fine summer day over the airport at Charlotte, North Carolina and a CRJ200 commuter jet was preparing to land when its pilots spotted something odd outside their cockpit window -- a drone.
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NASA To Lose About 20% Of Staff Amid Trump's Federal Workforce Cuts
The US space agency NASA will lose about 3,900 employees under Donald Trump's sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce -- at the same time as the president prioritizes plans for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars.
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Meta’s Future Lies With Judge as FTC Antitrust Trial Ends
Meta's fate against the FTC's antitrust case is now up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up. If Judge Boasberg sides with the FTC and finds the company illegally monopolised that market, it’s possible Meta could be forced to spin off Instagram, WhatsApp, or both.
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Boeing Gets US Nod for Satellite Grid to Provide Internet From Space
Boeing gained US authorisation for a project to launch satellites that will provide Internet services from space.
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US Regulator Grounds Virgin Galactic Over Flight Deviation From Planned Trajectory
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday said it was grounding space flights by Virgin Galactic while it investigates why the company's July 11 voyage carrying Richard Branson deviated from its planned trajectory.
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Qatar Unveils 2022 World Cup Logo Round The Globe
The Qatari organisers said the logo "was inspired by traditional woollen shawls worn during the winter months".
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Businessman In US Pleads Guilty Of Exporting Products To Pakistan Atomic, Space Agencies
A 43-year-old businessman in the US, Imran Khan, has pleaded guilty to exporting products without a license to Pakistani atomic and space agencies in violation of the US's federal laws. He faces up to 20 years in prison.
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Brace Yourself As Countdown Begins To Launch Mission To Find Life On Mars
In a bid to begin a new era of Mars exploration for Europe, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) are set to send a robotic probe to Mars today to find if the planet has traces of alien life.
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Vladimir Putin Turns Roscosmos Space Agency Into a State-Run Corporation
The newly-created corporation will manage space operations and implement the regulatory control accordingly.
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Russia Extends Travel Time to International Space Station
The next manned mission to the ISS is due to blast off from the Russia-leased launch pad in Kazakhstan on September 2.
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US Sees Big Surge in Close Calls With Drones
It was a fine summer day over the airport at Charlotte, North Carolina and a CRJ200 commuter jet was preparing to land when its pilots spotted something odd outside their cockpit window -- a drone.
