Nepal’s unique geography – from the towering Himalayas to remote hill villages – makes internet access both challenging and crucial. In recent years, Nepal has made significant strides to expand digital connectivity across the country. This report examines Nepal’s internet landscape in detail: the major service providers and their market share, the state of mobile and broadband…
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Satellite imagery shows a significant expansion at Russia's Kazan Aviation Plant, the only facility capable of producing and modernizing strategic bombers like the Tu-160. The expansion aims to boost military aircraft output, but faces challenges from international sanctions and workforce shortages, highlighting Russia's technological gap with the US.
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…
SpaceX Wins $81.6 Million U.S. Space Force Deal to Launch WSF-M2 Weather Satellite in 2027The U.S. Space Force has tapped SpaceX for a $81.6 million National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 task order to loft the Weather System Follow-on–Microwave 2 (WSF-M2) satellite and a rideshare stack of small DoD spacecraft (the BLAZE-2 mission) in the first half of fiscal 2027. The …
