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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

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House appropriations bill supports increase to NASA’s budget
A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill July 12 that would provide NASA with a small increase over what the administration proposed for fiscal year 2022, but does not address some key areas of concern. SpaceNews...
17 hours ago
Missile Defense Agency confirms deployment of cubesats launched by Virgin Orbit
Two Missile Defense Agency cubesats launched June 30 on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne successfully began communicating with ground stations last week, the agency announced July 12. SpaceNews
20 hours ago
Spacecom extends AsiaSat satellite leasing deal
Israeli fleet operator Spacecom has secured an extension to use AsiaSat-8 until 2024, filling a coverage gap left by the loss of its Amos-6 satellite in 2016. SpaceNews
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Virgin Galactic, Branson laud SpaceShipTwo flight “beyond my wildest dreams”
Virgin Galactic and its founder, Richard Branson, hailed a successful test flight by the company’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane that carried him and five others to suborbital space, but offered few new details about the company’s...
2 days ago
Branson flies to edge of space on SpaceShipTwo
SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and five other people flew to the edge of space on the company’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle July 11, the culmination of an effort that started nearly 17 years ago...
2 days ago

Tech chiefs called in to No 10 over racist posts to England players
Boris Johnson to demand that tech firms do more to tackle online abuseBoris Johnson has summoned tech companies to Downing Street to order them to do more to tackle online abuse, amid mounting criticism of the government after black England...
3 hours ago
Scotland to move to level 0 Covid restrictions from 19 July
Nicola Sturgeon says latest wave of infection appears to have levelled off but some requirements will remainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNicola Sturgeon has confirmed that Scotland will move to level...
4 hours ago
This England team have changed the conversation – but can we change ourselves? | David Goldblatt
For a month we have felt what collective action can make possible, what it really feels like to be ‘we’ not ‘me’England, we need to talk about football. I know we’ve been talking about it, almost every minute of every day for the past...
4 hours ago

Some states move to block Covid-19 vaccine requirements in public schools
As the return to school approaches, some states are prohibiting public schools from requiring Covid-19 vaccinations or proof of vaccination for students ranging from pre-K to university.
7 hours ago
Tokyo Olympics labeled 'best ever prepared' by IOC president as athletes continue to arrive for Games
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called Tokyo the "best ever prepared city" to host the Olympics with 10 days to go until the opening ceremony.
7 hours ago
Euro 2020: Azzurri's victory over England caps Italian football's "renaissance"
You have to go back all the way to September 10, 2018 for last time the Italian national team lost a game of football.
7 hours ago

Ring rolls out end-to-end encryption worldwide, adds authenticator app and CAPTCHA support
Ring’s support for end-to-end video encryption is no longer limited to the U.S., and it now extends to more devices.
4 hours ago
Five Windows Hello webcams you can buy right now
Specialized webcams that support Windows Hello are still, surprisingly, rare. Microsoft’s secure-login system using fingerprint, biometric, and facial recongnition technology is, after all, a unique feature of Windows 10. It makes...
4 hours ago
Speed up Windows 10 for free: Tips for a faster PC
It’s a common complaint: My Windows PC is running slow. Annoyingly slow. You can add RAM, or buy a faster SSD, but that costs money. No, your first order of business should be an attempt to wring free performance from Windows. In the following...
4 hours ago