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Rendezvous Robotics Shifts Focus to Spacecraft that Autonomously Build Themselves in Orbit
Rendezvous Robotics Shifts Focus to Spacecraft that Autonomously Build Themselves in Orbit
Rendezvous Robotics has shifted its focus to spacecraft that can autonomously build themselves in orbit. The company announced a $20 million seed round on
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#Texas need #Talarico. Not #Paxton traveling the world on the taxpayers' dime.
James Talarico’s new ad SLAMS Ken Paxton for taking nearly 1,000 trips on Texans’ dime
YouTube video by James Talarico
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Musk helps Trump with low earth orbit betrayal #Musk #Trump
Musk reportedly proposed the Starshield cap that disrupted Ukraine's drone defences, raising sabotage questions
Four sources say Musk proposed the Starshield cap that cut Ukraine's interceptor drones during Russian attacks. US officials trace the order to the White House. Musk blames the military and Trump; Tru...
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Low Earth Orbit is no longer the frontier…it is the battlefield. #LEO
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Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown www.nasa.gov/image-articl... Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.
Space hazards expert Jonathan McDowell joins EarthSky to explain what the report reveals, how dangerous conditions in space have become, and what we can do about it. Watch in the player above. #spacejunk
Is Earth's Orbit Becoming Unsafe? With Jonathan McDowell
YouTube video by EarthSky
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Perseverance Navcam Image Marks Record Drive science.nasa.gov/photojournal... During that sol’s drive, spanning 299.6 ft, the mission passed a major milestone: pushing Perseverance’s total driving distance beyond that of the agency’s Opportunity rover, which logged 28.06 mi during its 15-yr mission
NASA’s Perseverance Sets Off-World Record for Total Distance Driven www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaxu... science.nasa.gov/blogs/persev...
Houthis claim attack on Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/conflict/yemeni-houthis-say-they-struck-saudi-aramco-facility-c-22965556
Yemeni Houthis say they struck Saudi Aramco facility | PerthNow
Houthi fighters in Yemen say they have struck a facility belonging to oil company Aramco in the capital of Saudi Arabia.
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Trump’s administration is committing Superpower suicide - Tim Snyder #Trump #SuperPower #Suicide youtu.be/yU2beqXvsE0?...
Timothy Snyder on how the U.S. is committing ‘superpower suicide’
YouTube video by Council on Foreign Relations
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It’s still unclear why a Cold War-era spy satellite named after famed Charlie’s Angels actress Farrah Fawcett recently exploded above Earth. www.popsci.com/science/farr...
Cold War spy satellite named after Farrah Fawcett just exploded in space
The 38-year-old spacecraft isn't the only satellite named after the 'Charlie's Angels' actress.
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NASA’s X-59 Completes Record Six Flights in One Week www.nasa.gov/blogs/quesst... NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft had its busiest week yet, setting its record for flights completed in a single week while continuing to demonstrate its ability to maneuver at a range of speeds and altitudes.
NASA's X-59 Completes Record Six Flights in One Week
NASA's X-59 Completes Record Six Flights in One Week NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft had its busiest week yet, setting its record for flights completed in a single week while continuing to demon...
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A good primer on the space junk phenomena and problem. #SpaceSky and #SpaceJunk
Chikyū Earth Orbital Foundation@chikyufoundation.com · 4w agoBBC Science reporter Caroline Steel explains why space junk is such a big issue, and how people are trying to get rid of it. And Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, a Kenyan PHD student studying aerospace engineering, tells us about some of the potential solutions, like using nets or lasers. #spacejunk
BBC reported this summer on Australia's mystery "space balls." #spacejunk 🇦🇺 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Australia space agency finds 'likely source' of mystery space balls on beach
The agency says that they "appear to be pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle".
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#Trump risks all our futures on #AI. However, the AI industry faces a basic credibility problem: A new Quinnipiac poll found 74% of Americans lack trust in AI executives, while only 34% believe AI will do more good than harm in their daily lives. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
Trump, Big AI go all-in together
President Trump and the AI industry have co-signed one of the biggest economic and technological wagers of all time.
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Crew-13 Members Enter Station, Join Expedition 75 www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces...
Crew-13 Members Enter Station, Join Expedition 75 - NASA
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov have entered the International Space Station followi...
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Space junk crisis deepens as new satellite breakup highlights growing orbital threat. When China’s Yaogan 50-02 satellite broke apart this month, tracking networks detected 43 new fragments scattered across altitudes between roughly 600 km and 1,100 km. #spacejunk #LEO #lowearthorbit
Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet phys.org/news/2026-10... #iss
Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on the quickest US express flight yet
Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a U.S. speed record.
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Polish-Finnish satellite firm ICEYE and Finnish telecom giant Nokia are joining forces to build a European satellite communications system aimed at strengthening the continent’s technological sovereignty. tvpworld.com/95696932/ice...
ICEYE, Nokia join forces on Europe’s defense space push
The companies plan to develop satellite communications services in low Earth orbit for governments and the defense sector.
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Weeks before the midterms, Trump is starring in TV ads that literally say “Paid for by the U.S. Government.” He’s using our tax dollars to put himself on TV and campaign for his regime. #PayToPlayPresident
Schumer embraces Trump’s campaign travel, puts Senate fight at ‘50/50’ Schumer, meanwhile, said the battle for the majority is a coin flip — the type of odds basically no one would give Democrats a year ago. He warned that his party could still lose. #schumer #win #lose #coinflip
Exclusive: Schumer embraces Trump’s campaign travel, puts Senate fight at ‘50/50’
The Senate minority leader expressed concerns about Republicans’ money advantage in an interview with Semafor.
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As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries. International Trade Minister Sidhu’s is spending his time huddling with officials from the EU and India as Canada prepares to announce a sweeping partnership with the former.
Canada dials up trade diversification efforts
As the US hosts G20 trade ministers in Wisconsin, Canada is taking the opportunity to strengthen its ties to other countries.
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Driven in part by El Niño, Tokyo has logged a record 35 straight days of rain, nearly tripling its typical September average. Weather officials warn that saturated soil and unstable river levees leave the region highly vulnerable to landslides as more storms approach. Read more. mongabay.cc/gP0eNE
Tokyo records historic 35-day rain streak driven by El Niño and stalled fronts
Central Tokyo has experienced 35 consecutive days of rainfall, setting the longest continuous rainy streak since records began in 1886, reported local media citing Japan’s weather agency. Rains began…
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