Defence Inks Deal for Sovereign Space Project | Mirage News
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Defence Inks Deal for Sovereign Space Project | Mirage News

Department of Defence Defence is supporting Australia's sovereign space industry with a partnership to develop and launch a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. Through a space innovation, science and technology agreement between Defence and Optus, the innovative satellite project will include Defence research equipment as well as additional research equipment developed by the University of Southern Queensland. Defence is contributing $4 million to the project under a co-funded arrangement. Optus is providing significant investment and in-kind resources, and will lead the consortium to build, launch and operate the spacecraft. Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Tanya Monro AC, said equipment on-board the satellite will support research and technology development, and build Australian...
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American Tower Corporation (ATC) Nigeria Partners with ProFuturo Foundation to Transform Educational Landscape in Nigeria through Digital Innovation and Technology
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American Tower Corporation (ATC) Nigeria Partners with ProFuturo Foundation to Transform Educational Landscape in Nigeria through Digital Innovation and Technology

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands region, geophysics agency says, Asia News
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands region, geophysics agency says, Asia News

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands region on Monday (July 14), the country's geophysics agency said, adding there was no tsunami potential. The quake was at a depth of 98km, the agency said. The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that the quake was of 6.8 magnitude and at a depth of 10km. Tremors were felt in several small towns in eastern Indonesia, the agency said. There was no immediate reports of damage, said Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency. Indonesia straddles the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a highly seismically active zone, where different plates on the Earth's crust meet and create a large number of earthquakes and volcanic activity. ]
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