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  Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 The Norwegian Space Agency has entered into a contract with European launch service provider Isar Aerospace to deploy its Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) program satellites. Under the agreement, Isar Aerospace's 'Spectrum' launch vehicle will transport two satellites into sun synchronous orbit (SSO) from Andoya Spaceport, Norway's premier orbital launch site. The launch, scheduled to take place by 2028, is a significant step in Norway's efforts to bolster maritime surveillance capabilities. The AO ... read more |
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ESA's Mobile Navigation Lab Tackles Arctic Interference TestingParis, France (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Above the Arctic Circle on Norway's Andoya Island, three ESA radionavigation engineers take a brief respite from their demanding mission, playing shuffleboard as sheep graze under the aurora boreali ... more  
Extended space diveParis, France (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 European scientists are enlisting volunteers to lie on waterbeds for 10 consecutive days in an innovative study aimed at replicating some of the physiological effects of space travel. The Viva ... more  
Rivada and Amentum Collaborate to Enhance Secure Government CommunicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 Amentum (NYSE: AMTM), a global leader in advanced engineering and technology solutions, has partnered with Rivada Space Networks to introduce an ultra-secure low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity netwo ... more  
More wait for stranded astronauts after replacement crew delayedWashington (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 A pair of astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for over nine months may have to wait a little longer to return home after the launch of their replacements was postponed. ... more |
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Space Force accelerates Missile Warning capabilitiesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025 The U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) is advancing its missile warning and tracking capabilities through the continued development of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution ... more |
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NASA Turns Off Voyager Science Instruments to Prolong MissionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 06, 2025 NASA has implemented energy-saving measures to keep the Voyager spacecraft operational for as long as possible, despite their decreasing power supply. On February 25, mission engineers at NASA ... more 
Redwire Selected to Develop Concept for Advanced Mars SpacecraftLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 05, 2025 Redwire Corporation (NYSE:RDW), a leading provider of space infrastructure, has secured a study contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to design an innovative spacecraft platform intended for ... more  
Ukraine drones hit Russian energy sites, Kyiv source saysKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Ukrainian drones attacked energy facilities and a missile storage facility in Russia overnight, a security source in Kyiv said Friday, while a Russian aerial attack wounded several in Ukraine. ... more 
Researchers establish new basis for quantum sensing and communicationBoston MA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 Sensing and communication systems based on quantum-mechanical phenomena can greatly outperform today's systems, in terms of accuracy and reliability, and are considered a pivotal part of developing ... more |
France, Italy, UK order more air defence missilesParis (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Paris, Rome and London said Friday they had ordered new air defence missiles after a shock US policy shift in ties with Europe. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Russian strikes on Odesa, east Ukraine kill eightKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 A Russian ballistic missile strike overnight on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed four people and damaged a Barbados-flagged cargo ship, authorities said Wednesday. ... more  
More kit, better barracks: Germany's military in need of overhaulFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 After decades of low spending, Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz hopes to splurge billions of extra euros on rearmament by largely exempting defence from constitutional debt limits. ... more
Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port kills four: KyivKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 A Russian ballistic missile strike overnight on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed four people and damaged a Barbados-flagged cargo ship, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. ... more  
Milei pledges funds for deluge-stricken Argentine cityBuenos Aires, Argentina (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 Argentine President Javier Milei promised some $185 million Wednesday for the reconstruction of the city of Bahia Blanca as the search continued for two little girls and others missing after flash floods last week killed at least 16 people. ... more |
UK makes manslaughter arrest of ship captain over North Sea crashGrimsby, United Kingdom (AFP) Mar 12, 2025 British police on Tuesday arrested on suspicion of manslaughter the captain of a ship that crashed into a tanker in the North Sea, sparking a massive blaze and leaving one crew member missing, presumed dead. ... more 
US to deploy 600 additional troops to southern borderWashington (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 The United States will deploy more than 600 additional troops to its border with Mexico, the US military said Tuesday, as the Trump administration steps up measures to combat illegal immigration. ... more 
Israel to immediately cut off electricity to Gaza, minister saysWashington DC (UPI) Mar 9, 2025 Israel will immediately cut off the flow of electricity to Gaza, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen ordered Sunday. ... more 
Coolant leak at Europe's biggest nuclear reactor: operatorHelsinki (AFP) Mar 10, 2025 About 100 cubic metres of "radioactive coolant" leaked from Finland's Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor, the largest in Europe, operator TVO said Monday, adding that the incident posed no safety risk. ... more |
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Palestinian officials accuse Israeli forces of damaging historic West Bank mosqueNablus, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 Palestinian officials denounced the partial burning of a historic mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, which they said had been carried out during a raid by Israeli armed forces. ... more 
Two armies, one goal: stopping Mexico-US migrationTijuana, Mexico (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 On one side of the border, US soldiers unfurled barbed wire. On the other, Mexican soldiers monitored a gap in the border wall. Both had the same objective: to curb irregular migration. ... more 
Aid group says 4,000 displaced by battle for key Myanmar port siteYangon (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 Fierce fighting between Myanmar's military junta and ethnic minority rebels closing in on the planned site of a strategic China-backed port has displaced 4,000 people, a local aid worker said on Wednesday. ... more 
Airbus Selects Rocket Lab to Supply Solar Panels for Next-Gen OneWeb SatellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading provider of space systems and launch services, has been awarded a contract by Airbus Constellation Satellites to supply high-efficiency solar panels fo ... more |
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Making airfield assessments automatic, remote, and safeBoston MA (SPX) Mar 14, 2025 In 2022, Randall Pietersen, a civil engineer in the U.S. Air Force, set out on a training mission to assess damage at an airfield runway, practicing "base recovery" protocol after a simulated attack ... more |
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Most Asian markets rise on hopes for bill to avert US shutdownHong Kong (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Asian investors fought Friday to grind out gains at the end of a painful week for markets as they welcomed signs that US lawmakers will avert a government shutdown, but remained fearful over Donald Trump's trade war. ... more 
Panama 'firm' on canal as US reportedly weighs optionsPanama City (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Panama's government said Thursday it would remain "firm" in defending its sovereignty and the Panama Canal, after a report suggesting that US President Donald Trump is considering options aimed at "reclaiming" the strategic waterway. ... more 
Stocks hit as trade worries overshadow upbeat US inflationHong Kong (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Most stock markets fell on Thursday as ongoing concerns about the global impact of President Donald Trump's trade war overshadowed positive US inflation data. ... more 
China calls for 'dialogue' to resolve US trade tensionsBeijing (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 China on Thursday called for "dialogue" with Washington to resolve spiralling trade tensions that have seen the world's two largest economies impose a slew of tariffs on each other's imports. ... more |
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