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Astrobotic Selects United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur Rocket to Launch its First Mission to the Moon
Pittsburgh, Penn., and Centennial, Colo., Aug. 19, 2019 – Astrobotic announced today that it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan…
Read More »Twitter, Blocked In China, Takes Ad Dollars From State Run Chinese Media
Twitter is promoting tweets from China’s largest state news agency that depict pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong as violent. The…
Read More »This Man’s Own Adult Stem Cells Saved His Life. Here’s What It May Mean For Future Research
Seven-time Ironman competitor Dave Kurtz was diagnosed with a crippling autoimmune disease in 2015. Thanks to a successful adult stem…
Read More »SNC Selects ULA for Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Launches
SPARKS, Nev. (August 14, 2019) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), a global aerospace and national security leader, selected United Launch…
Read More »Supermassive Black Hole At Our Galaxy’s Center Just Lit Up |
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy emitted a bizarre flash of light that scientist…
Read More »Russia Warns Google Not To Advertise Videos Of ‘Illegal’ Political Protests
Russia warned Google in a Sunday letter not to advertise videos of what was reportedly the country’s biggest political protest…
Read More »Vulcan Centaur Rocket on Schedule for First Flight in 2021
ULA Submits Proposal for U.S. Air Force’s Launch Services Competition Centennial, Colo., Aug. 12, 2019 – At the United Launch…
Read More »The FBI’s Plan To Monitor Social Media Violates Facebook’s Rule On Using Data For Surveillance Purposes
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s new plan to gather vast amounts of public data from Facebook, Twitter and other social…
Read More »United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Communications Satellite for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., (Aug. 8, 2019) — A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the…
Read More »SpaceX Successfully Launches AMOS-17 Mission
On Tuesday, August 6, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral…
Read More »Amazon Is Instructing Police On How To Obtain Customer’s Private Information Without A Warrant
Amazon’s surveillance camera company coaches local police departments on ways to obtain a customer’s video images, even if that person…
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