Category Archives: International News
Canada Votes for More of the Same
Justin Trudeau won with a weak “victory” in Canadian elections last week, but he nonetheless claimed a “mandate” for vaccine passports and huge increases in federal spending.
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Russia Releases Footage Of Armed ‘Robot Tanks’ In Action During Zapad-2021 Exercises [VIDEO]
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Russian media described “Robotic Russian fighting machines fired anti-armor missiles and let rip with mounted flamethrowers…while their operators sat in safety away from the battlefield.”
Read moreNASA Coverage of Rescheduled Spacewalk Preparing for New Solar Array
Astronauts Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) will venture outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk Sunday, Sept. 12.
Read moreNASA Sets Coverage for Two Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station
Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 3
Read moreMedia Invited to Virtual Briefing on Launch of NASA, USGS Landsat 9
Officials from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will discuss next month’s planned launch of the Landsat 9 satellite during a media briefing at 10 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Read moreDespair And optimism: Texans In Congress Welcome Afghan Refugees To The State, Disagree On Blame For Tragedy In Kabul
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Looking relieved but exhausted, 1,200 Afghan refugees arrived this week at El Paso’s Fort Bliss. Meanwhile, Texans remain on the ground in an increasingly dangerous Afghanistan.
Read moreNASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Next Cargo Launch
NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting Saturday, Aug. 28, at 3:37 a.m
Read moreNASA Spacewalk Briefing To Highlight New Solar Array Installation
Two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Tuesday, Aug. 24
Read moreNASA Unveils New Interactive Website Ahead of Landsat 9 Launch
NASA and U.S. Geological Survey satellite mission, is scheduled to launch Thursday, Sept. 16,
Read moreTexas Congressman Michael McCaul Says Biden Administration “Totally Blew” Afghanistan Withdrawal
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McCaul, the highest ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, says Biden ignored intelligence briefings and underestimated the Taliban’s strength.
Read moreNASA’s Perseverance Team Assessing First Mars Sampling Attempt
Data sent to Earth by NASA’s Perseverance rover after its first attempt to collect a rock sample on Mars
Read moreNASA TV Coverage Set For Next International Space Station Cargo Launch
NASA and Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:56 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 10, for the company’s 16th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station
Read moreAgricultural Education Fellows To Pursue Borlaug’s Mission Abroad
International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program sends fellows to Ghana
Read moreNASA’s 10th Space Apps Challenge Increases Global Participation
To mark the 10th International Space Apps Challenge, the largest annual global hackathon in the world, NASA is collaborating with nine space agency partners to bring the event to even more communities Oct. 2-3, 2021.
Read moreUS Interns, Texas, Bulgarian Students To Hear From Space Station Astronauts
Students across the globe have opportunities this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Read moreNASA Previews Science On Next Northrop Grumman Space Station Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 2,
Read moreNASA Invites Media To Launch Of Landsat 9 From West Coast
Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission
Read moreNASA To Brief Early Science From Perseverance Mars Rover
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 21, to discuss early science results from the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover and its preparations to collect the first-ever Martian samples for planned return to Earth.
Read moreNASA TV To Air Crew Dragon Port Relocation On Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts on the International Space Station
Read moreNASA Announces Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Concept Awards
NASA is leading an effort, working with the Department of Energy (DOE), to advance space nuclear technologies.
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