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Roscosmos Restructuring: Focus Shifts to Immediate Priorities
Dmitry Bakanov, Roscosmos's new director general, dismissed two deputies, two heads of major institutions, highlighting a shift towards immediate priorities like enhancing satellite coverage for military operations and developing lighter-lift rockets over long-term projects such as the heavy-lift ro...
Roscosmos Restructuring: Focus Shifts to Immediate Priorities
Dmitry Bakanov, Roscosmos's new director general, dismissed two deputies, two heads of major institutions, highlighting a shift towards immediate priorities like enhancing satellite coverage for military operations and developing lighter-lift rockets over long-term projects such as the heavy-lift ro...
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52% Bias Score
New Science Diplomacy Report Highlights Private Sector Role and Geopolitical Challenges
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Royal Society released a new report on science diplomacy, simplifying its framework to address a less multilateral world and featuring case studies on the Arctic and private sector involvement, such as SpaceX's $1.4 billion inves...
New Science Diplomacy Report Highlights Private Sector Role and Geopolitical Challenges
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Royal Society released a new report on science diplomacy, simplifying its framework to address a less multilateral world and featuring case studies on the Arctic and private sector involvement, such as SpaceX's $1.4 billion inves...
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36% Bias Score
US Mars Colonization Efforts Face Uncertain Future
Multiple US presidents have expressed interest in sending humans to Mars, with current efforts focusing on the Artemis program's moon landing as a precursor. However, the program's high cost and delays, coupled with Elon Musk's independent Mars ambitions, create uncertainty about the future of human...
US Mars Colonization Efforts Face Uncertain Future
Multiple US presidents have expressed interest in sending humans to Mars, with current efforts focusing on the Artemis program's moon landing as a precursor. However, the program's high cost and delays, coupled with Elon Musk's independent Mars ambitions, create uncertainty about the future of human...
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44% Bias Score
Curiosity Rover Captures Images of Colorful Martian Clouds
NASA's Curiosity rover captured images of colorful clouds, composed of frozen carbon dioxide, at altitudes of 37 to 50 miles above the Martian surface on January 17, 2024; these "mother-of-pearl" clouds are formed due to Martian gravity waves cooling the atmosphere, a phenomenon predictable enough f...
Curiosity Rover Captures Images of Colorful Martian Clouds
NASA's Curiosity rover captured images of colorful clouds, composed of frozen carbon dioxide, at altitudes of 37 to 50 miles above the Martian surface on January 17, 2024; these "mother-of-pearl" clouds are formed due to Martian gravity waves cooling the atmosphere, a phenomenon predictable enough f...
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16% Bias Score
Trump's Executive Orders Jeopardize NASA's Safety and Mission Success
Donald Trump's administration is jeopardizing NASA's safety and mission success through executive orders that cause staff shortages, undermine diversity initiatives, and increase reliance on contractors, impacting the ISS and Moon/Mars exploration.
Trump's Executive Orders Jeopardize NASA's Safety and Mission Success
Donald Trump's administration is jeopardizing NASA's safety and mission success through executive orders that cause staff shortages, undermine diversity initiatives, and increase reliance on contractors, impacting the ISS and Moon/Mars exploration.
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60% Bias Score
AST SpaceMobile Achieves First Two-Way Satellite Phone Call
AST SpaceMobile, founded in 2017, successfully completed the first two-way phone call via space on an unmodified cell phone in April 2023 using its Blue Walker 3 satellite; it aims for global coverage via a 168-satellite constellation, partnering with major carriers to potentially reach 2.8 billion ...
AST SpaceMobile Achieves First Two-Way Satellite Phone Call
AST SpaceMobile, founded in 2017, successfully completed the first two-way phone call via space on an unmodified cell phone in April 2023 using its Blue Walker 3 satellite; it aims for global coverage via a 168-satellite constellation, partnering with major carriers to potentially reach 2.8 billion ...
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44% Bias Score
Paralympian Cleared for ISS Mission: A Landmark in Space Accessibility
John McFall, a 43-year-old British Paralympic athlete and surgeon with a leg amputation, has become the first physically disabled person cleared to fly to the International Space Station after a successful feasibility study involving international partners, marking a significant step toward broader ...
Paralympian Cleared for ISS Mission: A Landmark in Space Accessibility
John McFall, a 43-year-old British Paralympic athlete and surgeon with a leg amputation, has become the first physically disabled person cleared to fly to the International Space Station after a successful feasibility study involving international partners, marking a significant step toward broader ...
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16% Bias Score
Trump Presidency Boosts Musk's Empire Amidst Regulatory Shifts and Policy Risks
Within a month of Trump's presidency, Elon Musk's companies, including SpaceX, Tesla, and X, have gained roughly $20 billion through government contracts and subsidies, while facing reduced regulatory scrutiny, but also potential risks from policy shifts and trade disputes.
Trump Presidency Boosts Musk's Empire Amidst Regulatory Shifts and Policy Risks
Within a month of Trump's presidency, Elon Musk's companies, including SpaceX, Tesla, and X, have gained roughly $20 billion through government contracts and subsidies, while facing reduced regulatory scrutiny, but also potential risks from policy shifts and trade disputes.
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64% Bias Score
China Launches Chang'e-6, Announces Lunar Suit and Rover Names
China's Chang'e-6 probe launched from the Moon's far side on June 4th, 2024, returning samples; concurrently, the names "Wangyu" (lunar landing suit) and "Tansuo" (lunar rover) were announced, reflecting China's expanding lunar exploration program.
China Launches Chang'e-6, Announces Lunar Suit and Rover Names
China's Chang'e-6 probe launched from the Moon's far side on June 4th, 2024, returning samples; concurrently, the names "Wangyu" (lunar landing suit) and "Tansuo" (lunar rover) were announced, reflecting China's expanding lunar exploration program.
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36% Bias Score
Space Junk Poses Growing Threat to Air Travel
A new study reveals that an average of 100 large pieces of space debris fall to Earth annually, posing a 25% yearly risk of impacting busy commercial airspace, particularly in the northern US, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, potentially leading to flight disruptions.
Space Junk Poses Growing Threat to Air Travel
A new study reveals that an average of 100 large pieces of space debris fall to Earth annually, posing a 25% yearly risk of impacting busy commercial airspace, particularly in the northern US, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, potentially leading to flight disruptions.
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44% Bias Score
Boeing Layoffs Highlight Uncertainty in NASA's Artemis Moon Program
Boeing will lay off 400 workers from its Space Launch System (SLS) program by April 2025, prompting NASA to reaffirm SLS's importance to the Artemis moon landing program despite years of controversy over its high cost—$23.8 billion to date, exceeding initial projections by billions—and cost per laun...
Boeing Layoffs Highlight Uncertainty in NASA's Artemis Moon Program
Boeing will lay off 400 workers from its Space Launch System (SLS) program by April 2025, prompting NASA to reaffirm SLS's importance to the Artemis moon landing program despite years of controversy over its high cost—$23.8 billion to date, exceeding initial projections by billions—and cost per laun...
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60% Bias Score
NASA Adopts Musk's DOGE Model Amidst Employee Concerns
NASA's acting administrator urged employees to adopt Elon Musk's DOGE efficiency model, prompting concerns among staff over recent directives, including a return-to-office mandate, the removal of pronoun options from email signatures, and buyouts, raising conflict-of-interest issues due to Musk's Sp...
NASA Adopts Musk's DOGE Model Amidst Employee Concerns
NASA's acting administrator urged employees to adopt Elon Musk's DOGE efficiency model, prompting concerns among staff over recent directives, including a return-to-office mandate, the removal of pronoun options from email signatures, and buyouts, raising conflict-of-interest issues due to Musk's Sp...
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52% Bias Score
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