MMA News Roundup – Conor McGregor Tight-Lipped Over UFC 2024 Return; Tom Aspinall Finally Blasts Dana White and Jon Jones; Israel Adesanya Comes Clean on ‘Max Holloway Moment’ Against Dricus Du Plessis
20 Aug
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MMA News Roundup – Conor McGregor Tight-Lipped Over UFC 2024 Return; Tom Aspinall Finally Blasts Dana White and Jon Jones; Israel Adesanya Comes Clean on ‘Max Holloway Moment’ Against Dricus Du Plessis

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Have you missed out on the biggest MMA headlines over the past 24 hours? Well, we have a new edition of the daily roundup just to help you stay abreast with all the key happenings in our favorite sport. This edition will start with Conor McGregorwho still hasn’t opened up on how long it would take for fans to witness his highly anticipated comeback.Then, we’ll turn our attention to interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. The English fighter has come unglued on Dana White and heavyweight champion Jon Jones during a recent interview. Finally, we’ll end this compilation with Israel Adesanyawho spoke about a particular moment from his fight against Dricus du Plessis.Top Stories Tamfitronics Is Conor McGregor losing faith in his return?ADVERTISEMENTArticle continues below this adWith an impressive UFC 305 pay-per-view in...
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Globalstar gets conditional approval to replenish constellation
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Globalstar gets conditional approval to replenish constellation

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Top Stories Tamfitronics The latest iPhone smartphones are able to communicate with Globalstar satellites, primarily for emergency messaging. Credit: SpaceNews/Apple/GlobalstarTAMPA, Fla. Globalstar has secured permission to start deploying up to 17 improved direct-to-smartphone connectivity satellites next year despite SpaceX objections.The Federal Communications Commission authorized the proposed satellites Aug. 16 and extended the companys operating license by 15 years to 2039.However, the U.S. regulator deferred deciding on plans to deploy another nine satellites, which Globalstar intends to use as in-orbit spares, until the operator updates its orbital debris mitigation plan.Covington, Louisiana-based Globalstar currently operates 31 satellites, comprising seven dubbed HIBLEO-4 that are licensed by the United States and 24 spacecraft called HIBLEO-X under France.While deployed more than a decade ago to provide L-band connectivity to specialized handsets and remote devices, the satellites now also support SOS...
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RFA first stage destroyed in static-fire test
20 Aug
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RFA first stage destroyed in static-fire test

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Rocket Factory Augsburg, which performed a four-engine static-fire test at SaxaVord Spaceport in May, had planned additional tests ahead of its first launch there. Credit: RFAORLANDO, Fla. The first stage of the inaugural Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) rocket was destroyed in a static-fire test Aug. 19, dealing a setback to the German company just as it was nearing its first launch.RFA confirmed in a statement posted on social media that the first stage of their RFA ONE rocket was destroyed in a test-firing at SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. No personnel affiliated with either RFA or the spaceport were injured.A BBC video of the test shows what appears to be an explosion, perhaps of one of the Helix engines in the base of the stage, with flames soon shooting out...
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German cubesat to test quantum key distribution
20 Aug
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German cubesat to test quantum key distribution

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Top Stories Tamfitronics The Qube research satellite to test quantum key distribution launched Aug. 16 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Credit: Center for Telematics, WurzburgSAN FRANCISCO – Qube, a German cubesat is preparing to test quantum key generation and distribution via optical link.Mission operators in Germany made contact with the 3.53-kilogram Qube approximately two hours after it launched Aug. 16 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Now, they are moving quickly through the launch and early operations phase (LEOP) of the mission.“We have a planned LEOP of 3 months, but currently we seem to progress much faster than this conservative estimate for commissioning,” Klaus Schilling, president of the Center for Telematics at the University of Wurzburg, told SpaceNews by email.“This is truly a milestone,” Harald Weinfurter, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich professor of...
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