NASA has a plan to build a permanent base on the moon. What it lacks, according to a growing chorus of critics inside the space industry, is the software architecture to actually run one. The agency’s moon base program, described as a multi-billion dollar, three-phase effort to establish sustained human presence at the lunar south […]

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Children labelled 'gifted' often develop an identity built entirely on intellectual performance, creating a specific adult terror of being ordinary that shapes careers, relationships, and every social interaction where they're not the most impressive person in the room.

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The U.S. military wants to build satellites fast enough to replace them in a war. The supply chain that makes that possible is riddled with blind spots, single points of failure, and small specialized companies that Pentagon planners can barely see. That tension between ambition and industrial reality is now commanding attention from military leaders, […]

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East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems will highlight its […]

Spanish startup FOSSA Systems is pushing into Japan’s defense market after securing a local partner to expand its reach, building on a shift beyond tiny picosatellites used to connect low-power monitoring devices toward more capable spacecraft for broader government applications.

The friendships we form after 35 feel different because they're built on honesty and deliberate choice rather than the shared chaos and forced proximity that powered earlier bonds. That unfamiliarity isn't inferiority — it's a new skill most people were never taught to use.

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Iran’s threat to shut down the Bab al-Mandeb strait through its Houthi allies would, if carried out alongside the existing Strait of Hormuz blockade, cut off a quarter of the world’s oil and gas supply and send shockwaves through global trade routes that have no ready substitutes. Iranian officials warned on Sunday that coordinated disruptions […]

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Seagate Space Corporation and Firefly Aerospace have announced a memorandum of understanding to develop an offshore launch platform for Firefly’s Alpha rocket, pairing a small launch vehicle that is still proving itself with what would be the first purpose-built floating spaceport ever certified by a major maritime authority. The agreement centers on integrating Firefly’s liquid-fueled […]

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