Regulatory Framework and User Categories Brazil regulates drones under a framework led by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) in coordination with the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA) and the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) anac.gov.br. ANAC distinguishes recreational drones (referred to as model aircraft) from non-recreational drones (referred to as remotely piloted aircraft or RPA)…
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Farewell to H-2A: A Final Flight and a New Beginning Japan’s workhorse H-2A rocket concluded nearly 25 years of service with its 50th and final launch on June 28, 2025, carrying the GOSAT-GW climate-monitoring satellite into orbit space.com space.com. Debuting in 2001, the H-2A achieved a 98% success rate (49 successes in 50 missions) –…
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Space News Digest: June 2025 An In-Depth Analysis of the Latest Breakthroughs, Launches, and Discoveries in the Global Space Sector Table of Contents 1. Space Coast Launches: Breaking Records and Shaping the Future 2. Satellite Mega-Constellations: Starlink, Kuiper, and the New Race for Orbit 3. Japan’s H-2A Rocket Retires: A New Era with H3 4.…
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Space News Digest: June 2025 A Comprehensive Review of the Week’s Most Significant Space Developments Table of Contents 1. Launches & Satellite Networks Rocket Lab’s Rapid Cadence and Secret Payloads Amazon’s Project Kuiper vs. SpaceX Starlink Japan’s Final H-2A Rocket and GOSAT-GW South Korea’s 425 Project and Greece’s DUTHSat-2 Europe’s Independent Satellite Network 2. Space…
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Internet access in Norway is characterized by extensive coverage, cutting-edge infrastructure, and high performance. Norway consistently ranks among the world’s top countries for broadband connectivity, with virtually the entire population online and enjoying fast internet speeds. This report provides a detailed look at Norway’s internet landscape – including broadband technologies (fiber, DSL, cable, mobile), mobile…
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Exoplanet Research Breakthroughs Webb Directly Images a Saturn-Mass Exoplanet: For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet previously unknown – a young gas giant roughly the mass of Saturn orbiting the star TWA 7 science.nasa.gov reuters.com. This object, dubbed TWA 7 b, is about 50 AU from its star and…
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Overview: Xona Space Systems and the Pulsar Constellation Project Xona Space Systems is a Silicon Valley startup aiming to build a next-generation satellite navigation network as an alternative and complement to GPS. Founded in 2019 by a team of Stanford-educated engineers (including alumni of SpaceX and Stanford’s GPS Lab), Xona’s mission is to “rebuild satellite…
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Introduction: A Transformative Mid‑Year in Biotech and Health Tech The first half of 2025 has seen biotechnology and health technology sectors accelerate on multiple fronts, from groundbreaking scientific advances to robust deal-making. Industry optimism is high – a Deloitte survey of 150 life science executives found 75% believe 2025 will be a strong year, citing…
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Turkey has developed a comprehensive regulatory framework for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or “drones”) to ensure safe and responsible integration of drones into its airspace. Drone usage – whether for recreation, commerce, or government purposes – is legal in Turkey but heavily regulated by the national civil aviation authority. The General Directorate of Civil Aviation…
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Background and Mission Objectives The European Space Agency’s Biomass mission is a groundbreaking Earth observation program focused on measuring the amount of carbon stored in the world’s forests. Selected in 2013 as ESA’s seventh Earth Explorer research mission, Biomass was conceived to address a critical gap in our understanding of the global carbon cycle en.wikipedia.org…
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