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Russia reportedly tells NASA it’s staying with the International Space Station until at least 2028

July 27, 2022
After insinuating that it planned to leave the International Space Station partnership after 2024, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos has told NASA that it intends to remain in the program until at least 2028, according to a report in Reuters. Roscosmos plans to stay involved with the ISS until it gets a new Russian space station up and running, with 2028 as the target date. Roscosmos…
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OneWeb and Eutelsat merger sets up a European satellite internet giant to take on SpaceX, Amazon

July 27, 2022
Satellite companies OneWeb and Eutelsat have agreed to a $3.4 billion merger to create a player in global internet connections that competes with SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper. Combined, the two companies say they will tie together low Earth orbit satellites that offer faster connections with less lag and geostationary satellites that have more capacity and cover wider areas, with…
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Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 color is so purple it named it twice

July 26, 2022
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 is launching in a new purple color today, which is officially called “Bora Purple.” As the company’s press release helpfully points out, “Bora” is the Korean word for “purple,” meaning that the new color is effectively called “purple…
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US-European Satellite Will Make World’s First Global Freshwater Survey

July 23, 2022
. US-European Satellite Will Make World’s First Global Freshwater Survey The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will make measurements of over 95% of Earth’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. Water is life, but for all its importance, humanity has a surprisingly limited view of Earth’s freshwater bodies. Researchers have reliable water level…
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NASA, ESA to Discuss Mars Sample Return Mission

July 22, 2022
. NASA, ESA to Discuss Mars Sample Return Mission The news briefing will present the architecture proposal that is expected to be finalized in September 2022. Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on July 21 to note that audio…
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Anyone can now share Twitter Spaces clips on iOS and Android

July 21, 2022
A new feature that lets you extract a short audio clip from a Twitter Space is getting a widespread release on iOS and Android, Twitter has announced. Anyone in a Space is able to make a clip, which then expires after 30 days. Although the feature isn’t currently available…
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Samsung will give you up to $200 credit for placing a Galaxy Z Fold 4 or Z Flip 4 reservation

July 20, 2022
Another Samsung Unpacked virtual event is right around the corner, now confirmed to take place on August 10th at 9AM ET / 6AM PT, and along with it are some incentives for the early, early birds. Samsung is offering customers in the US the chance to put in free, no-commitment reservations for its upcoming devices on its website now, well ahead of preorders — and even the devices’…
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