Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight

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The first stage of LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 rocket rests on its landing pad shortly after its historic touchdown on Aug. 18, 2026. (Image credit: LandSpace) China just notched another big spaceflight milestone. The Beijing startup LandSpace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), becoming the first Chinese company ever toContinue Reading

NASA astronaut and 1st female French spacewalker remove failed ISS antenna but run out of time for replacement

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NASA astronaut Anil Menon (sideways, just below the dish) and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot work to remove a failed Space-To-Ground antenna at the Z-1 truss outside of the International Space Station on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (Image credit: NASA) Two astronauts — including the first French woman in history to perform a spacewalk — workedContinue Reading

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Google has paid $10 million in a bankruptcy auction for a large amount of data from the defunct Spirit Airlines, Bloomberg Law reports. The purchase includes 100 million emails, 500 million messages, data from Microsoft Teams, as well as information on revenue, flight operations, marketing, personnel, and project management. TheContinue Reading

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Vibe coding is a top security threat to enterprises and could leak data into the public sphere, analysts and executives are saying. “The number one risk at the minute is hard-coded secrets being uploaded through vibe-coded applications to GitHub, and then providing a route in,” said Pete Shoard, chief ofContinue Reading

webinar:-battery-thermal-management-by-design

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Behind every high-performing battery is a carefully engineered thermal management strategy. But what if the materials holding your battery together could also help keep it cool, protected, and safe? Join Mekiyah Bailey and Jeremy Chang from H.B. Fuller for an engaging introduction to the world of battery thermal management. LearnContinue Reading

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Siemens Government Technologies (SGT) has won an $80-million award from the Army Contracting Command to set up US Army-controlled production of electric motor stator assemblies for unmanned aircraft systems. The award carries a 12-month performance period and covers what SGT describes as an integrated digital and physical advanced manufacturing environment.Continue Reading