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The Air Force’s Venerable F-15 Gets a Makeover

An updated version of the US Air Force’s trusty F-15 Eagle fighter jet had its first flight test recently and demonstrated its bag of tricks with a dramatic, after losing an entire wing in a mid-air collision.) The F-35, intended to serve the Marine Corps and Navy in addition to the Air Force, is also notorious for a history of cost overruns, technological glitches, and program delays. For missions that don't depend on the F-35’s advanced stealth capabilities, the proven and reliable F-15, especially with its state-of-the-art upgrades, could could…

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Myriota raises $19.3 million to expand its IoT satellite constellation

Internet of things satellite connectivity startup Myriota has raises a $19.3 million Series B funding round, led by Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures, with additional funding from Boeing, former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull, Singtel Innov8 and others. The company has now raised $37 million in Funding, and has four satellites on orbit already, with a plan to expand that to 25 by 2022 with the help of this new funding. Myriota provides low-cost, power efficient direct satellite connectivity for IoT uses, including industrial applications like equipment monitoring and measurement of…

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Boeings Starliner capsule lands safely in New Mexico after failed mission

Aborted flight threatens to derail the companys efforts to launch astronauts on behalf of Nasa next year landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the international space station that threatened to derail the companys effort to launch astronauts on behalf of Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/dec/22/nasa-boeing-starliner-capsule-lands-safely-new-mexico

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