Ethiopia is undergoing a quiet internet revolution – transforming from one of the world’s least connected countries into a burgeoning digital hub. In a nation of over 120 million people, internet access was once a rarity, hampered by limited infrastructure and a state telecom monopoly. Today, dramatic changes are afoot: new fiber-optic backbones span the country,…
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NASA’s acting administrator Janet Petro is planning a top-level reorganization of the agency, with a decision expected in weeks. The restructuring could shift functions from headquarters to field centers. With the administrator position vacant, Petro will continue to lead NASA, and a Senate-confirmed administrator may not be in place until next year.
Ghost Signals and Laser Shields: The Pentagon’s 500-Satellite Orbital Defense NetFrom Ghost Signals to Orbital Shields In June 2024, Australian astronomers detected a mysterious, intense burst of radio waves originating from near Earth. Initially, they thought they’d found a new pulsar or quasar. Instead, they traced the 30-nanosecond pulse to an unlikely source – NASA’s defu…
Quiet Goodbye, Bold Hello: Japan’s H3 Rocket Takes the Torch from H-2A to Slash Costs and Double CadenceFarewell 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% suc…
ForgeStar-1: Pioneering the UK’s Orbital Chip Foundry in SpaceForgeStar-1 is a groundbreaking in-space manufacturing satellite developed by Welsh startup Space Forge – a project aimed at creating the world’s first orbital semiconductor foundry. Launched in June 2025, ForgeStar-1 became the UK’s first in-space manufacturing mission, designed to produce advan…
