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Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
France's Macron warns against 'punitive' AI regulation
Paris (AFP) Nov 17, 2023
The European Union must avoid overly restrictive regulation of artificial intelligence technologies, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday.
The 27-nation bloc has been working all year on its AI Act, with officials hoping for an agreement by the end of the year.
"Regulation must be controlled, not punitive, to preserve innovation," Macron said of the EU's efforts.
He told a st

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Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Virtual Observatory provides first look at the Solar poles
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 20, 2023
Scientists are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to view the Sun's poles - or at least produce an educated guess of what the Sun's poles might look like, since they've never been observed before.
"The best way to see the solar poles is obviously to send more satellites, but that is very expensive," said Benoit Tremblay, a researcher at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Natio

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Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
PSI unveils Mercury's hidden glaciers, suggesting new astrobiological insights
Tucson AZ (SPX) Nov 18, 2023
Scientists from the Planetary Science Institute have uncovered evidence of potential salt glaciers on Mercury, opening a new frontier in astrobiology by revealing a volatile environment that might echo habitability conditions found in Earth's extreme locales.
"Our finding complements other recent research showing that Pluto has nitrogen glaciers, implying that the glaciation phenomenon ext

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Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
OLS using Eutelsat for maritime connectivity off Brazilian coast
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 20, 2023
Eutelsat has reported that Offshore Link Sat (OLS) has expanded its capacity on EUTELSAT 8 West B for GEO maritime connectivity services off the Brazilian coast.
OLS, a Brazilian telecommunication service provider specialised in offshore connectivity for the oil and gas industry (offshore platforms and vessels), further leverages Eutelsat Group's in-orbit assets to strengthen its tailored

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Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Maxar hands over JUPITER 3, to EchoStar
Palo Alto CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2023
Maxar Space Systems today announced that it had successfully handed over operations of the largest commercial communications satellite ever manufactured in their Palo Alto, California facility, the JUPITER 3 satellite, for EchoStar.
The satellite includes 14 solar panels on board that when fully deployed could span a 10-story building. Maxar Space Systems manufactured the spacecraft, which

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Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Maritime Launch reports non-brokered private placement of convertible debentures
Halifax, Canada (SPX) Nov 20, 2023
Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) has reported a non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures (the "Debentures") for minimum gross proceeds of $2,000,000 (the "Offering"). The Debentures will bear cash interest ("Cash Interest") at a rate of 10% per annum, payable quarterly, as well as paid in-kind interest ("PIK Interest") consisting of 5% of the outs

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Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Cube Quest concludes: Wins an lessons learned from Centennial Challenge
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 20, 2023
Artemis I launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022, penning a new era of space exploration and inching the agency closer to sending the first woman and first person of color to the lunar surface.
Aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket were 10 small satellites, no bigger than shoeboxes, whose goal was to detach and capably perform operations near and beyond

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Advanced Space's CAPSTONE operates one year at the Moon
Westminster CO (SPX) Nov 20, 2023
Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company, announced today that their Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission has successfully operated on-orbit around the Moon for a full year.
This milestone puts the company in an elite category logging over 365 days of continuous operations in the cislunar environment. As the

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SpaceX Starship disintegrates after successful stage separation
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 18, 2021
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft test launch ended with "rapid unscheduled disassembly," Saturday when the booster stage and spacecraft disintegrated shortly after completing a successful stage separation.
The Starship test launch was originally planned for Friday but had to be delayed as technicians replaced a grid fin actuator, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
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Saturday, 18 November 2023 13:49
SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight

SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday's test flight.
The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas, but communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials said it appears the ship's self-destruct system blew it up over the Gulf of Mexico.
The flight came to an end as the ship's engines were almost done firing to put it on an around-the-world path. The first test flight in April also ended in an explosion.
On Saturday, about three minutes into flight, the separated booster also exploded over the gulf. By then, though, its job was done.
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