Monday, August 17, 2020

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  SpaceNews.com

U.S. Air Force Academy to expand space education curriculum

  • 5 minutes ago
  • In addition to astronautical engineering, cadets will be offered courses in space law, strategy and operations. SpaceNews
  • Eutelsat scraps plan for replacement C-band satellite

  • 26 minutes ago
  • Eutelsat Communications says it no longer intends to buy a reimbursable C-band replacement satellite for the U.S. market, having concluded it can make do with less spectrum by rationalizing...
  • Speedcast seeks $395 million exit from bankruptcy 

  • 3 hours ago
  • Satellite communications provider Speedcast is seeking to sell itself to one of its largest debt holders as a means of exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. SpaceNews...
  • White House memo adds low Earth orbit research as R&D priority

  • 9 hours ago
  • A White House document has included low Earth orbit research “on new platforms” as a research and development priority for the administration as NASA struggles to win congressional...
  • U.S. Army general to be sworn in as space commander

  • 14 hours ago
    • Gen. James Dickinson will be the first Army officer to lead U.S. Space Command SpaceNews

    Sydney Morning Herald RSS News Headlines

  • Young England batsman Zak Crawley was able to notch his third Test half-century before rain ended the second Test.
  • The photography giant's attempt to move into drug ingredients is now the subject of official investigations.


  • Police have charged a woman after a man was found dead at a home east of Brisbane. The woman, 66, will front court on Tuesday.

      The Times of India

  • India will continue to strongly press its demand for China to withdraw its troops and restore status quo ante along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, though it remains prepared for the long...

  • Some 100 Congress leaders, including MPs, have written to Sonia Gandhi asking for a change in the political leadership and transparent elections in the party, suspended leader Sanjay...
  • Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj died on Monday following a cardiac arrest at his home in New Jersey, his daughter Durga Jasraj said. He was 90. One of India's greatest music...
  • The 2020 Democratic National Convention is set to kick off Monday night.
  • Williamson and Ofqual apologise, scrapping standardisation model after outcryGavin Williamson and Ofqual have apologised to students and their parents, as they announced that...
  • Eight Fijian-born soldiers went public five months ago and have yet to receive positive responseFiji-born veteran’s struggles after leaving British armyEight Fijian-born...
    • Testing people after seven days could also ‘increase compliance from public’, says one researcherCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople arriving...

      CNN.com - Top Stories


  • Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) says the emergency needs of the US Postal Service must be addressed, and accuses President Donald Trump of not wanting to improve the function of the USPS in...
    • Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a nine-point margin nationally, according to a CNN Poll of Polls on the general election matchup released Monday...

  • Later, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will discuss the impact of her California colleague, Sen. Kamala Harris (D), and what she thinks former...
    • The Democratic National Convention convenes today in Milwaukee. The Obamas and the Clintons are among the party luminaries scheduled to speak during the following four days, but...

    PCWorld

  • A great-sounding, compact, vibration-free solution for vinyl lovers.
  • Indoor air quality control is more important than ever and this smart air purifier makes it easy.
    • You can speed up your home Internet connection and Wi-Fi for cheaper than you'd think. It's a need many homes are facing now, when the pandemic traps both students and parents under...

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