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February 07, 2025
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Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
Mobix Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBX), recognized for cutting-edge Wireless technology and semiconductor expertise, reports that its newly integrated RaGE Systems Inc. (CAGE:863W3) has been selected for a Phase 1 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award. This grant, provided by the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), supports initial work with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell (UML) to develop a System on Chip (SoC) aimed at satellite communication applic ... read more

ROBO SPACE
Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 5, 2025
Google on Tuesday updated its principles when it comes to artificial intelligence, removing vows not to use the technology for weapons or surveillance. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
Arianespace has confirmed at the 17th European Space Conference the signing of a launch services agreement with the European Commission and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a US-based commercial space provider that develops satellite buses, technology, and in-space transport solutions, announced that AFWERX, part of the U.S. Air Force Rese ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
ISS Crew Demonstrates Robotics and Monitors Environmental Conditions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
The Expedition 72 crew dedicated Tuesday to advancing free-flying robotics research while performing crucial scientific tasks aboard the International Space Station. Their schedule also included eva ... more
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EUSPA unveils integrated GNSS and secure SATCOM user technology update
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has released the very first GNSS and Secure SATCOM User Technology Report, offering a unified resource that addresses two central space-base ... more
ENERGY TECH
Stable thermal fusion gains momentum via isotropic neutron findings
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
In physics, isotropy refers to a scenario where a system's properties remain uniform regardless of direction. For fusion, assessing the uniformity of neutron energy is vital. Isotropic neutron emiss ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Crew Wraps Spacewalk Duties and Expands Crop Research in Orbit
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
The Expedition 72 crew began February by tidying up after last week's spacewalk, while also conducting ongoing research in space-based farming and microgravity physics. On Monday, they turned their ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
European Partners Expand Ariane 6 Commitment with Arianespace
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
Arianespace has concluded two important deals on Ariane 6 with leading European authorities at the 17th European Space Conference. The European Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA), and EUMET ... more

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ROCKET SCIENCE
Ride completes Deep Blue mission marking new chapter in satellite launch services
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
RIDE!, a prominent force in satellite mission management, celebrates its successful Deep Blue RIDE! mission, marking the company's fourth major deployment and the first of 2025. Launched on January ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Caltech takes first steps toward lightsails that could reach distant star systems
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking an ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
SpaceX launches more Startlink satellites from California
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 2, 2025
SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink satellites, this time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ... more
MILTECH
Moving troops, armaments across Europe 'problematic': EU auditors
Paris (AFP) Feb 5, 2025
Moving troops and armaments across Europe remains "problematic" and it is unclear "who does what" when it comes to mobility, EU auditors said Wednesday, as the continent races to build defences in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Israel defence minister orders army to plan for 'voluntary' departures from Gaza
Jerusalem (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that he had ordered the army to formulate a plan to allow Palestinians to leave Gaza. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
KAIST develops AI-driven performance prediction model to advance space electric propulsion technology
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
Hall thrusters, an essential propulsion technology for space missions such as NASA's Psyche asteroid mission and SpaceX's Starlink satellites, operate using plasma to achieve efficient thrust. The r ... more
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SPACE TRAVEL
Europa Clipper Charts Course to Jupiter With First Stellar Snapshots
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
Three months after lifting off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Europa Clipper spacecraft still has 1.6 billion miles (2.6 billion kilometers) ahead before it settles into Jupiter's ... more
ROBO SPACE
EU sets out guidance on banning harmful AI uses
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
Mass surveillance, detecting emotions, social scoring: EU regulators laid out Tuesday what types of artificial intelligence tools are to be outlawed as too dangerous under the bloc's pioneering AI Act. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Pregnant teenager among five Ukrainians killed by Russian missile
Izyum, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
A Russian ballistic missile strike on Tuesday killed five people - including a pregnant teenager - and wounded more than four dozen others in the east Ukrainian town of Izyum, officials said. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missile kills four, wounds 20 in east Ukraine: governor
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
A Russian missile fired Tuesday on the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum killed four people and wounded 17, the governor of the broader Kharkiv region said on social media. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Fifth H-3 rocket successfully launches Michibiki No. 6 satellite
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 03, 2025


The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched its fifth H-3 rocket on Sunday, carrying the Michibiki No. 6 satellite, a key addition to Japan's independent positioning system ... more

DISASTER MANAGEMENT
How China allegedly contributes to the deadly fentanyl crisis
Beijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump has slapped new tariffs on Chinese goods, partly in response to Beijing's alleged role in a deadly opioid epidemic in the United States. ... more
TRADE WARS
How things stand in China-US trade tensions with Trump 2.0
Beijing (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
Donald Trump has followed through on his promise to wield the United States's vast economic weight to hit back at China for its alleged unfair trade practices and role in America's deadly fentanyl crisis. ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
Russia slams Trump plan for 'Star Wars' missile shield
Moscow (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
Russia on Friday criticised President Donald Trump's plan to build a "Star Wars"-like missile shield for the United States, saying it risked turning space into an arena of "confrontation". ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Iran unveils new ballistic missile in show of force
Tehran (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
Iran revealed a new ballistic missile on Sunday that it said was capable of travelling 1,700 kilometres, unveiling it at a Tehran ceremony attended by President Masoud Pezeshkian. ... more
AEROSPACE
NORAD responds to 'multiple' Russian jets near Alaska, Yukon
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 31, 2025
Russian military jets were "not seen as a threat" when they flew through international airspace not far from the border with Canada and the United States, the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed. ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Russian missile attack hits Odesa, wounding seven
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
A Russian missile attack struck the centre of the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Friday evening, wounding at least seven people and damaging historic buildings, officials said. ... more
AEROSPACE
Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly over high seas
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT
El Salvador offers to jail violent U.S. criminals in 'unprecedented' deal
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 4, 2025
El Salvador has agreed to take deportees from the United States and violent criminals from U.S. prisons in an "extraordinary migratory agreement." Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the deal Monday following a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in Central America. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
For quake survivors, art brings healing in Turkey's Antioch
Antakya, Turkey (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
At first glance, it's a happy image - hundreds of smiling faces torn from newspapers and pasted into a frame. But these are ghosts, victims of the 2023 earthquake in Turkey that claimed more than 53,000 lives. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Pentagon says 10 'high-threat' migrants being held at Guantanamo
Washington (AFP) Feb 5, 2025
Ten "high-threat" migrants have arrived at Guantanamo and are being held at the notorious American base in Cuba, the Pentagon said Wednesday, with the White House later identifying them as members of a powerful gang. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Weapons found at Swedish school after massacre: police
�rebro, Sweden (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
Several long-barrelled weapons have been found at an adult education centre in Sweden where a gunman killed 10 people, a police spokesman told AFP on Thursday. ... more
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
NASA radar imagery highlights expanding landslide activity in Los Angeles
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
Recent analysis using NASA radar technology has revealed that a long-active landslide zone on the Palos Verdes Peninsula has expanded, raising concerns about infrastructure and safety. Scienti ... more
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