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Trump vows to plant flag on Mars, omits mention of Moon return by AFP Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Jan 20, 2025 US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to “plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars” but made no mention of NASA’s planned return to the Moon, heightening speculation about his space strategy. During his first term, the Republican launched the Artemis program to return astronauts to the Moon as a stepping stone to the Red Planet — yet even then he expressed doubts about the Moon’s necessity. “We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars,…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to Brendan Carr, his intended pick for Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, as he attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesThe Federal Communications Commission has alerted Comcast Corp. that it will begin an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the media giant.The FCC, the agency that regulates the media and telecommunications industry, said in a letter dated Tuesday that it would open the inquiry into both Comcast — which provides broadband,…
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company decide whether to formally create a new city called Starbase. The election was set for May 3 and votes can only be cast by residents living near the launch site that is currently part of an unincorporated area of Cameron County, located along the U.S.-Mexico border. In December, more than 70 area residents signed a petition requesting an election to make Starbase its own municipality. Most of the residents are company employees and…
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Este artículo también está disponible en español. Cardano has faced significant volatility and selling pressure as the broader crypto market struggles to establish strong support levels. Since early December, Cardano has dropped over 61%, with its price action reflecting a persistent downtrend that has shaken investor confidence. Despite several attempts, the price has yet to show clear signs of reversing the bearish momentum that has dominated its performance over the past months. Related Reading Currently, Cardano is trading at a critical level, one that must hold to spark a potential change in its market trajectory. The importance of this level…
Now That’s Ingenuity: First Aircraft Measurement of Winds on Another Planet by Kerry Hensley AAS Nova News Washington DC (SPX) Jan 23, 2025 Researchers have used an aircraft to measure the wind speed on Mars, marking the first time this method has been used on another planet. This groundbreaking measurement was made possible by the Ingenuity helicopter, which was active for nearly three years and spent, cumulatively, more than two hours in flight on the Red Planet. In February 2021, Mars got two new inhabitants: the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter, bundled together in NASA’s Mars…
Acting director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought speaks with reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on March 11, 2019.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent termination notices to several dozen employees late Tuesday, according to people with knowledge of the situation.The affected staff were mostly those with probationary status, said the people, who asked for anonymity to speak candidly after orders to stop all agency work, including speaking with reporters.Being on probation means the employee is in a trial period, often lasting a year or two, after starting a…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a candidate last year, Donald Trump suggested he could easily conquer inflation and ease voters’ fears about the economy.“I will very quickly deflate,” he promised at a California rally. “We are going to take inflation, and we are going to deflate it. We are going to deflate inflation. We are going to defeat inflation. We’re going to knock the hell out of inflation.”Wednesday’s consumer price index report showed that inflation is punching back — and President Trump could end up facing the same challenges that dragged down his predecessor, President Joe Biden. The annual inflation rate…
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