India Achieves Historic First: Successful Space Docking
India successfully completed its first space docking experiment, SpaDeX, on January 11, 2024, using two 220kg spacecraft, becoming the fourth country to achieve autonomous space docking after the US, Russia, and China, a crucial step towards building a space station and lunar missions.
India Achieves Historic First: Successful Space Docking
India successfully completed its first space docking experiment, SpaDeX, on January 11, 2024, using two 220kg spacecraft, becoming the fourth country to achieve autonomous space docking after the US, Russia, and China, a crucial step towards building a space station and lunar missions.
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48% Bias Score
SUSU Patents Satellite-Based Agricultural Monitoring System
Scientists at South Ural State University (SUSU) patented "UralGIS Agro," a geoinformation system using satellite data to monitor 22 agricultural areas in Chelyabinsk Oblast, providing real-time land use information, fire detection, and aiding in precision farming.
SUSU Patents Satellite-Based Agricultural Monitoring System
Scientists at South Ural State University (SUSU) patented "UralGIS Agro," a geoinformation system using satellite data to monitor 22 agricultural areas in Chelyabinsk Oblast, providing real-time land use information, fire detection, and aiding in precision farming.
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44% Bias Score
Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Launch Aborted
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch was aborted this morning due to unspecified technical issues, delaying the maiden voyage of the 98-meter, partially reusable rocket designed to carry 45 tonnes to low Earth orbit.
Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Launch Aborted
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch was aborted this morning due to unspecified technical issues, delaying the maiden voyage of the 98-meter, partially reusable rocket designed to carry 45 tonnes to low Earth orbit.
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36% Bias Score
Tiangong Space Station Yields 34 Major Scientific Achievements
China's Tiangong space station, completed in December 2022, has facilitated 181 science and technology projects, resulting in 34 significant achievements, including the world's first space-based cold atom interference gyroscope and the first human embryonic stem cells differentiated into hematopoiet...
Tiangong Space Station Yields 34 Major Scientific Achievements
China's Tiangong space station, completed in December 2022, has facilitated 181 science and technology projects, resulting in 34 significant achievements, including the world's first space-based cold atom interference gyroscope and the first human embryonic stem cells differentiated into hematopoiet...
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52% Bias Score
India Achieves Space Docking Milestone
India launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, on January 1st, 2024, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, deploying two 220-kilogram spacecraft into a 470-km orbit to demonstrate in-space docking technology and electric power transfer, making it the fourth country to achieve this feat.
India Achieves Space Docking Milestone
India launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, on January 1st, 2024, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, deploying two 220-kilogram spacecraft into a 470-km orbit to demonstrate in-space docking technology and electric power transfer, making it the fourth country to achieve this feat.
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36% Bias Score
Israel's Defense Ministry Invests NIS 601 Million in Tech Startups Amidst "Swords of Iron" War
In response to the "Swords of Iron" war, the Israeli Defense Ministry dramatically increased contracts with 86 domestic tech startups by five times, reaching NIS 601 million between October 2023 and September 2024, to enhance defense capabilities and boost the national economy.
Israel's Defense Ministry Invests NIS 601 Million in Tech Startups Amidst "Swords of Iron" War
In response to the "Swords of Iron" war, the Israeli Defense Ministry dramatically increased contracts with 86 domestic tech startups by five times, reaching NIS 601 million between October 2023 and September 2024, to enhance defense capabilities and boost the national economy.
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44% Bias Score
Dual Private Lunar Landers Launched by SpaceX
SpaceX launched two lunar landers on Wednesday, one for Japan's ispace and another for Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, marking a significant step toward increasing private sector involvement in lunar exploration; both landers carry scientific experiments and will attempt landings on the moon's near s...
Dual Private Lunar Landers Launched by SpaceX
SpaceX launched two lunar landers on Wednesday, one for Japan's ispace and another for Texas-based Firefly Aerospace, marking a significant step toward increasing private sector involvement in lunar exploration; both landers carry scientific experiments and will attempt landings on the moon's near s...
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36% Bias Score
Transcelestial: Laser-Based Internet Aims to Bridge the Global Digital Divide
Rohit Jha's Transcelestial uses lasers to create a fiber-like wireless communication network, securing $24 million in funding and successfully deploying its system at Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, aiming to bridge the global digital divide and expand into space communication.
Transcelestial: Laser-Based Internet Aims to Bridge the Global Digital Divide
Rohit Jha's Transcelestial uses lasers to create a fiber-like wireless communication network, securing $24 million in funding and successfully deploying its system at Coachella and Stagecoach festivals, aiming to bridge the global digital divide and expand into space communication.
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60% Bias Score
China's Tiangong Space Station: First Progress Report Highlights Major Scientific Achievements
China's CMSA released its first progress report on the Tiangong space station, detailing 181 completed scientific projects, over 300 terabytes of data collected, and key achievements in space agriculture and aquatic ecosystems over the past two years.
China's Tiangong Space Station: First Progress Report Highlights Major Scientific Achievements
China's CMSA released its first progress report on the Tiangong space station, detailing 181 completed scientific projects, over 300 terabytes of data collected, and key achievements in space agriculture and aquatic ecosystems over the past two years.
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48% Bias Score
India Launches First Space Docking Mission
India launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, on January 2nd, 2024, from Andhra Pradesh, deploying two 220kg spacecraft into a 470km orbit to demonstrate in-space docking technology, positioning India alongside the US, Russia, and China.
India Launches First Space Docking Mission
India launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, on January 2nd, 2024, from Andhra Pradesh, deploying two 220kg spacecraft into a 470km orbit to demonstrate in-space docking technology, positioning India alongside the US, Russia, and China.
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40% Bias Score
Record Space Investment in 2023, but Private Funding Falls
Global public space investment hit a record €106 billion in 2023, with the US holding 64%, China at 12%, and Europe at 11%; however, private investment fell by 32%, and in Europe, defense spending surpassed civil spending for the first time since the 1990s.
Record Space Investment in 2023, but Private Funding Falls
Global public space investment hit a record €106 billion in 2023, with the US holding 64%, China at 12%, and Europe at 11%; however, private investment fell by 32%, and in Europe, defense spending surpassed civil spending for the first time since the 1990s.
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36% Bias Score
Booming Italian Space Sector Faces Global Competition
Italy's space sector, comprised of 400 companies (66% SMEs, 27% startups), generates €3 billion annually, yet lags behind global competitors; the EU's Iris2 program aims to change this with a €10 billion investment in 290 satellites by 2030.
Booming Italian Space Sector Faces Global Competition
Italy's space sector, comprised of 400 companies (66% SMEs, 27% startups), generates €3 billion annually, yet lags behind global competitors; the EU's Iris2 program aims to change this with a €10 billion investment in 290 satellites by 2030.
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36% Bias Score