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Extending Swift’s scientific mission was not the only consideration when NASA officials selected Katalyst to build and launch a satellite to boost Swift’s orbit. The space agency is using the rescue mission as a technology demonstration and as a way to test the mettle of the commercial satellite servicing industry. With Swift’s orbit rapidly decaying, NASA gave Katalyst nine months to build and launch the Link satellite, an unusually fast timeline for such a complex mission. Katalyst answered the call and delivered the Link satellite for integration with the Pegasus rocket in early June. Poor weather and a technical glitch…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets with U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 12, 2024. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Via ReutersThe Senate late Tuesday agreed to begin voting on a long-awaited sanctions bill aimed at hobbling Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The bill, named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, is a package of sanctions and tariff authority targeting Russian oil sales. Proponents say oil is the top commodity Moscow uses to fund its war machine, and targeting it now will help Kyiv turn the tide…
Tech employees call for US-backed global effort to manage risks of advanced AI Source link
The logo of SK hynix is displayed on a glass wall during the 2026 World IT Show in Seoul on April 22, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty ImagesSK Hynix on Wednesday posted another record quarterly profit, but missed analysts’ estimates.Here are SK Hynix’s second-quarter results compared with LSEG SmartEstimates, which are weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate: Revenue: 79.32 trillion won ($54.55 billion) vs. 84 trillion won expectedOperating profit: 60.54 trillion won vs. 64 trillion won expectedRevenue jumped 257% year on year in the quarter ended June from a year earlier, while operating profit soared nearly…
E. Jean Carroll walks outside Manhattan Federal Court, for the second civil trial after she accused former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her decades ago, in New York City, U.S., January 25, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a civil court verdict that ordered him to pay the writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her while denying her claim that he sexually assaulted her in a New York department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.”This is the first case in our Nation’s history in which a court has imposed…
AT&T closes $23 billion deal to acquire spectrum from Echostar Source link
A new Airbus passenger jet completed an ultra-long test flight between Australia and France lasting more than 24 hours—paving the way for the world’s longest nonstop commercial flights starting up next year. The Airbus A350-1000ULR was developed specifically for Qantas Airways’ planned nonstop flights between Sydney and either New York or London. The Australian airline has ordered a dozen of the new airliners for its Project Sunrise routes that aim to start offering tickets for sale in 2027. The aircraft had been doing initial test flights near the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France, with a small team of test pilots…
Jay Clayton appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Aaron Schwartz | Getty ImagesThe Senate on Tuesday evening is scheduled to vote on Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, a role that would grant him access to the nation’s most sensitive secrets and authority over 18 U.S. intelligence agencies.Clayton, a former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and current U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, overcame a procedural hurdle on Monday and is expected to be confirmed. “Amid a…
Why is KLA stock tumbling today? Source link