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Friday, October 01, 2021

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DoD seeks ideas for connecting government and commercial satellites
The Defense Innovation Unit in a new solicitation is asking the companies for ideas on how to build a “hybrid architecture” of government and commercial satellites. SpaceNews
3 hours ago
Tomorrow.io wins Air Force funding for weather satellite constellation
Tomorrow.io won a $19.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support deployment of a constellation of approximately 32 radar-equipped weather satellites. SpaceNews
8 hours ago
First SLS launch likely to slip to 2022
A top NASA official says the agency will soon set a target launch date for the first Space Launch System mission, but that it’s “more than likely” it will slip into early 2022. SpaceNews
9 hours ago
Ball Aerospace and L3Harris win weather instrument study contracts
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded contracts to Ball Aerospace & Technologies and L3Harris Technologies to study instruments for Geostationary and Extended Observations (GeoXO), the agency’s next generation...
12 hours ago
FAA reviewing Blue Origin safety allegations
The FAA says it is reviewing allegations about safety issues at Blue Origin raised in an explosive essay by a group of current and former employees. SpaceNews
16 hours ago

Police log 10,000 indecent exposure cases, but fewer than 600 reach court
Exclusive: England and Wales figures show ‘epidemic’ of flashing against women, after allegations against Wayne Couzens emergedWomen are facing an “epidemic” of flashing and other forms of indecent exposure, with police in England...
9 hours ago
39 Insulate Britain activists arrested after halting traffic on M1 and M4
Climate activists stage 10th day of protests as they call on PM to ‘get on with job’ of insulating homesThirty nine activists from Insulate Britain have been arrested after the climate campaign group staged its 10th day of protest in three...
9 hours ago
Germans with no HGV experience asked to drive lorries amid UK fuel crisis
Mass appeal automatically sent to holders of pre-1997 German licences, which entitle holder to drive trucksThousands of Germans who live in the UK have been written to by the government asking them to drive lorries in an attempt to ease the...
10 hours ago

China sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest incursion yet
China sent 38 warplanes into the skies around Taiwan on Friday, the highest number of Chinese military aircraft to breach the island's Air Defense Identification Zone in a single day since Taipei began publicly reporting such activities...
2 hours ago
Why October 19 could be a catastrophic day for the US economy
11 hours ago
'There is no perfect victim': Anita Hill refuses to believe a myth that lets perpetrators off the hook
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11 hours ago

Hot-rod your home network with multi-gig wired ethernet—for far less coin than you might think
Falling prices for multi-gig (2.5/5/10GbE) equipment make upgrading your network to a faster standard very affordable.
3 days ago
How to check your PC's CPU temperature
Is your computer’s CPU too hot? If your PC starts spontaneously shutting down, locking up, or acting sluggish during intense tasks, overheating could be the issue. Keeping tabs on your CPU temperatures is crucial when you’re overclocking...
3 days ago
The best graphics cards for PC gaming
Most people who are in the market for a new graphics card have one primary question in mind: Which card will give me the most bang for my buck? Obviously, the answer will vary depending on your budget. Beyond that, there are a number of factors to ...
4 days ago