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SpaceNews.com

NASA to buy five additional Crew Dragon flights
NASA is planning to purchase five more Crew Dragon missions to the International Space Station from SpaceX, a move the agency says is needed to ensure long-term access to the station. The post NASA to buy five additional Crew Dragon flights...
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Lockheed and ABL’s first UK vertical launch slips into 2023
Lockheed Martin no longer expects its UK Pathfinder mission will fly this year, although it remains in the running to perform the first-ever vertical launch to orbit from British soil. The post Lockheed and ABL’s first UK vertical launch...
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GAO: U.S. Space Command basing decision process fell short on ‘transparency and credibility’
GAO in a June 2 report said the Air Force’s basing selection process for U.S. Space Command lacked transparency and credibility. The post GAO: U.S. Space Command basing decision process fell short on ‘transparency and credibility’...
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Long March 2C launches 9 navigation test satellites for Chinese automaker
A Long March 2C launched nine positioning and connectivity test satellites early Thursday, in a first step for a constellation to support autonomous driving for automaker Geely. The post Long March 2C launches 9 navigation test satellites...
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Momentus attempting to fix anomalies with first Vigoride tug
A week after the launch of its first space tug, Momentus is still dealing with “anomalies” with the vehicle, but the company’s chief executive remains optimistic those issues will be resolved. The post Momentus attempting to fix anomalies...
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Yahoo News - Top Stories

UK news | The Guardian

UK retail figures show unconfident shoppers still staying home
Cost of living concerns and shift to working from home continue to hold footfall below pre-Covid levelsRetailers are warning of fragile confidence among shoppers after figures revealed visitor numbers to UK high streets, shopping centres...
4 hours ago
‘Complete nonsense’: Asda boss mocks post-Brexit plan to return to imperial measures
Tory peer Lord Rose criticises ‘backwards’ proposal as business department launches 12-week consultationThe government’s push to increase the use of imperial measurements in Britain has been mocked as “complete nonsense”...
4 hours ago
Women in UK ‘seldom’ told drug used in surgery can impede contraception
Study at NHS trust finds no patients were informed of risk of unplanned pregnancy from sugammadexWomen undergoing NHS operations are not being routinely informed that a drug commonly used in anaesthesia may make their contraception less...
5 hours ago

CNN.com - Top Stories

After 100 days of war, Putin is counting on the world's indifference
Rewind the clock to February 23, the day before Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine, and one might be tempted to guess that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's days in office were numbered...
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20 settlements in Kherson region liberated, official says | Zelensky says Russia controls 20% of Ukraine, touts 'some progress' in Severodonetsk
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Ukraine claims significant gains in southern offensive as Zelensky says Russia controls 20% of country
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Washington Post: Breaking News

Biden urges Congress to act on guns in rare prime-time address
After the third mass shooting in as many weeks, the president delivered an emotional speech saying the time has come to confront the carnage.
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Post Politics Now: Biden calls for Congress to ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines
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Post Politics Now: Biden to deliver prime time address on mass shootings, urge Congress to act
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PCWorld

Wolfenstein: The New Order is a modern gaming masterpiece, and right now it’s free
Wolfenstein is a classic game series, one of the progenitors of first-person shooters. You never forget the first time you got to shoot a cybernetic Hitler with a flamethrower. After languishing a bit in the early 2000s, it came back into glorious...
9 hours ago
Valve’s Steam Deck Docking Station gets another delay
Valve’s Steam Deck portable gaming PC has a lot in common with the Nintendo Switch, right down to the ability to dock with a TV and play games on the big screen. Unfortunately, one of the essential elements of that combo didn’t launch with...
12 hours ago
Lion Energy Eclipse review: A pricey but powerful battery pack
At a glanceExpert’s Rating Pros85W charging speedThe pack itself charges fastComplete wireless charging stationConsExpensiveBulky designNot everyone owns an Apple WatchOur VerdictThe Lion Energy Eclipse checks a lot of boxes on...
12 hours ago