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Thursday, May 27, 2021

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South Korea signs Artemis Accords; Brazil, New Zealand likely next
South Korea signed the Artemis Accords May 27, becoming the 10th signatory to the pact that governs norms of behavior for those who want to participate in the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. SpaceNews...
3 hours ago
Isotropic Systems closing in on multi-orbit antenna offering
British startup Isotropic Systems has unlocked more government funding for antennas it believes are timed for the satellite industry’s multi-orbit evolution. SpaceNews
3 hours ago
GAO report identifies technical and management risks with Artemis
A GAO report warns that NASA’s Artemis program faces technical risks as well as management issues that raise doubts about achieving the goal of returning humans to the moon by 2024. SpaceNews
6 hours ago
Adapting to changing climates: Q&A with Eumetsat’s Phil Evans
Phil Evans, who became director general of Eumetsat in January, speaks with SpaceNews about how the intergovernmental organization is reassessing the traditional playbook for a new weather-tracking era. SpaceNews...
6 hours ago
Next New Frontiers mission will retain same set of destinations
A delay of up to two years in the next New Frontiers planetary science mission competition won’t change the potential destinations for that mission. SpaceNews
15 hours ago

Introducing Covid certificates is a ‘finely balanced’ decision, says Gove
Cabinet Office minister points to disadvantages of system even if it would enable large venues to reopenCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMichael Gove has said the decision about whether to introduce “Covid...
35 minutes ago
Three-quarters of new UK Covid cases could be India variant, says Hancock
Reported cases of variant reach almost 7,000, as it becomes dominant in BritainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUp to three-quarters of new UK Covid cases are thought to be caused by the variant first detected...
an hour ago
Cash card delays are leaving asylum seekers penniless, say charities
Problems with issuing payment cards after Home Office changed provider is risking severe hardshipCharities and human rights campaigners have warned that thousands of asylum seekers are at risk of going hungry for 10 days or more after multiple...
an hour ago

White House to propose $6 trillion budget plan in bid to reshape safety net, economy
The budget is expected to contain policies that have largely already announced by the White House. But it underscores the scale of the Biden administration’s spending ambitions relative to Republicans, amid tense negotiations over an...
4 hours ago
Winners finally claim record $731 million Md. Powerball prize
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4 hours ago
Republicans want mini-Trumps in 2022? Democrats would be delighted.
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4 hours ago

5 things to do before Google's data cap hits on June 1
The time has come and the free ride is over. As of Tuesday June 1, 2021 your Gmail messages, Google Drive files, and Google Photos will count against a hard cloud storage limit. No more loopholes, no more ignored files, no more unlimited storage...
an hour ago
The Full Nerd ep. 178: Rumors about RTX Ti variants, big CPU changes, and a push for ATX12VO
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Ung, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, and Adam Patrick Murray dive into rumors galore: the potential launch of Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti graphics cards, changes to the type of socket used by future Ryzen...
2 hours ago
Orbit B-hyve Smart Hose Watering Timer review: Sophisticated yet simple
This Bluetooth (and Wi-Fi, with a bridge)-based watering system is great for drip and other hose-based irrigation systems.
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