In this episode of the SpaceNews Leading Women in Space series, correspondent Debra Werner speaks with Shannon Pallone, Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Battle Management Command, Control & Communications, Space Systems Command, U.S. Space Force. According to the Space Force, Ms. Pallone “guides a $4B portfolio of over 13 programs...

Shannon Pallone, United States Space Force – Leading Women in Space

WASHINGTON — SES Space & Defense, the U.S. arm of Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES, announced July 24 it secured a $3.6 million contract to provide satellite communication services to the U.S. Army. The contract is part of a pilot program initiated by the Army in September to explore “satcom...

SES providing “managed satcom” services to U.S. Army

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. After a year of high-level diplomacy, relations between China and the West are no longer in free fall. And yet China’s somewhat warmer outward posture belies it becoming a more closed society at home. President Xi Jinping’s predecessors anticipated China’s so-called great rejuvenation would be attained through economic growth. Xi, by contrast, believes that if China is to realize its ambitions as a global superpower, national security is paramount.

China’s domestic turmoil risks escalating space tensions

WASHINGTON — U.S. defense contractor Raytheon on July 23 announced a strategic partnership with Italian aerospace firm Avio to develop solid rocket motors for military applications and help address shortages in the U.S. defense industrial base. The companies said the agreement aims to enhance the resilience and responsiveness of...

Raytheon partners with Italy’s Avio to boost solid rocket motor production

WASHINGTON — An in-depth analysis of U.S. military efforts to deploy a proliferated, networked system of smaller satellites highlights the promise and potential pitfalls of the program. In a report released July 25, the Aerospace Corporation examines the Space Force’s Space Development Agency’s initiative to transform the U.S. military...

New report examines Space Force agency’s ambitious satellite network program

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

An international team of astronomers employing NASA’s Webb Space Telescope captured an exoplanet 12 light years away, and in a location that may be familiar to fans of science fiction. The alien planet orbits the K-type star Epsilon Indi A, which is around the same age as Earth’s Sun, but is slightly cooler.

NASA's Image Of An Alien Planet 12 Light Years Away Gives Astronomers Chills

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NASA has reportedly decided that the International Space Station has just about come to the end of its usefulness and will be paying Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to destroy it. SpaceX will received up to $843 million from NASA to pull the International Space Station back to Earth by 2030, destroying it as it passes […]
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NASA To Pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX Up To $843 Million To Destroy The International Space Station

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Astronauts on the International Space Station were forced to take shelter after a Russian satellite broke up and flung debris through space.Crews were told to get into their respective aircraft in case of any collision with the more than 100 pieces of debris that came after the satellite broke up, Nasa said.It is just the latest example of space debris causing a potential danger for those on board the floating lab. Experts have warned that the ever-increasing number of satellites above the Earth could bring more collisions and potential problems for astronauts.There were no immediate details on what caused the...

Astronauts forced to take shelter on space station after Russian satellite blows up

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Jessica Serfitay flips the script on her previous statement. Virginia soap fans, Soap Opera News reports that Jessica Serfitay (ex Sloan Petersen) on Days of Our Lives posted on social media that her billionaire fiancé had abused her. The actress now says they argued as families do, and she never should have posted anything.

Days of Our Lives alum Jessica Serfitay retracts her statement that her fiance abused her

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With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

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Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

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Two astronauts stranded in space for 49 days – 41 days longer than their planned mission – because their Boeing-build ride home is full of leaks will have to spend at least a few more weeks aboard the International Space Station, officials said Thursday. 

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were meant to spend just eight days in space following their launch aboard the Boeing Starliner — the maiden crewed voyage for the spacecraft. 

Once in space, astronauts found a series of concerning helium leaks and have been testing whether the ship can be used to return them to Earth.



Now, they’re expected...

Astronauts stuck in space for 49 days by malfunctioning Boeing spacecraft can’t return home for weeks

Exodus Propulsion Technologies co-founder and NASA electrostatics expert Charles Buhler claims to have helped invent a device that breaks the known laws of gravity. The “propellantless propulsion” device uses electromagnetism to propel an object without fuel, meaning that if a strong enough version is developed, we won’t need rockets to get to space. Buhler joins Glenn to explain how this technology works – or at least as much as he can, because there’s still a lot that’s unknown about how this tech even exists. Plus, he details just how revolutionary it would be for ALL transportation, including why he believes it could get us to the moon in under 3 hours and to Mars in 5-6 days!

Scientists Create 'Anti-Gravity' Device That Could Revolutionize Transporta

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Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler announced on Monday that he has fined Unite Health Share Ministries $300,000 for illegally selling insurance in Washington.

Unite Health Fined $300K for Unauthorized Insurance Sales

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Daily Detroit News reports that bedbugs can be transported during travel, and studies suggest that residents in the Commonwealth are hesitant to report or talk about bedbug infestations.

Richmond, Roanoke, and Norfolk, Virginia, are alleged to have a high level of bedbugs

In Virginia, Drinking in public or offering another person alcohol in a public space is prohibited. This is a class 4 Misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $250.00. Under a new law that goes into effect on July 1, this will change to a degree.WDBJ7 reports that the prohibition on drinking or offering an alcoholic beverage to someone else in public will no longer apply under the following conditions.

Drinking in public will no longer be prohibited on private Campgrounds in Virginia beginning July 1

 Solar storms that led to dazzling auroras worldwide in May caused many satellites to lose altitude, putting them at risk of collision, a new study said.The research, accepted for publication in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, calls for a better understanding of the impact of solar storms on satellite operations and the sustainability of their orbits.Spectacular northern lights dazzled across the skies of North America and Europe in May caused by one of the strongest-ever releases of charged particles from the Sun in centuries.Auroras were surprisingly visible further south towards the equator reaching as far down as Ladakh...

Solar storms that led to dazzling auroras threatened to destroy thousands of satellites around Earth

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U.S. military urged to embrace smallsat revolution

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has begun to recognize the utility of small satellites, with programs like the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture leveraging...

U.S. military urged to embrace smallsat revolution

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