Chile and Cyprus sign the Artemis Accords
27 Oct
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Chile and Cyprus sign the Artemis Accords

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Aisén Etcheverry, Chile’s minister of science, technology, knowledge and innovation, signes the Artemis Accords Oct. 25 at NASA Headquarters as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson looks on. Credit: NASA/Keegan BarberWASHINGTON — Chile and Cyprus are the latest nations to sign the Artemis Accords for sustainable space exploration, part of surge of new signatories this month.At a ceremony at NASA Headquarters Oct. 25, Aisén Etcheverry, Chile’s minister of science, technology, knowledge and innovation, signed the Accords on the behalf of that country. The ceremony was attended by Chile’s ambassador to the United States as well as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Jennifer Littlejohn, acting assistant secretary of the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs of the State Department.“The signing marks a significant milestone for Chile, particularly as our government is committed to...
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Starship Super Heavy booster came within one second of aborting first “catch” landing
27 Oct
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Starship Super Heavy booster came within one second of aborting first “catch” landing

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Top Stories Tamfitronics WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster came within a second of aborting a “catch” landing attempt on the latest Starship test flight, according to audio posted online, apparently inadvertently, by Elon Musk.Musk posted a three-minute video Oct. 25 on X, the social media network he also owns, showing action from a video game that he is playing. The audio, though, is not from the video game but of several people discussing the Starship Flight 5 test flight Oct. 13. That flight features the first return and successful catch of the Super Heavy booster using marchanical arms attached to the launch tower it lifted off from at Boca Chica, Texas.In the audio, one person, not identified, described an issue with the Super Heavy landing burn where a “misconfigured” parameter meant that spin pressure,...
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Ready to consider any options to end conflict in Ukraine, but based on reality: Russia president
26 Oct
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Ready to consider any options to end conflict in Ukraine, but based on reality: Russia president

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Russian President Vladimir PutinMoscow was ready to consider any options to end conflict in Ukrainebut only proceeding from "reality on the ground"Putin said on Thursday. "We are prepared to consider any options for peace agreements based on the realities on the ground. And are not ready for anything else," Putin said.
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‘3 held in Sri Lanka on suspicion of plotting attack on Israelis after intel from India’
26 Oct
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‘3 held in Sri Lanka on suspicion of plotting attack on Israelis after intel from India’

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Top Stories Tamfitronics COLOMBO: Three persons have been arrested in Sri Lanka on suspicion of plotting an attack against Israeli tourists in the eastern coast surfing resort of Arugam Bay, Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath said on Thursday. He said all three suspects arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division of the police are Sri Lankan nationals. They are being interrogated to ascertain if they had a plan to carry out the attack targeting Israelis, the minister said.Responding to the opposition's criticism that the public was not informed about the threat until the US embassy issued its travel advisory, he said, "We did not inform the public until the information could be verified."He said the government had taken swift action to provide security at all coastal areas and tourism sites after receiving the...
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