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Army rejects request to limit effects of sonic booms, rocket launches off California coast

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Military officials are rejecting demands from a state agency to better monitor and mitigate the effects of rocket launches and sonic booms from Vandenberg Space Force Base, frustrating local officials and fueling tensions between the U.S. Space Force and the state agency charged with preserving California’s coastline. SpaceX, a leading Space Force contractor, wants to … Read more

NASA said to ‘act now’ to tackle pathogens in space

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In a quiet part of rural Arizona, hundreds of people die after suffering from blood clots almost immediately. Some die mid-pass, while others go ‘quietly mad’ before committing suicide, often in bizarre ways. The cause turns out to be a crashed satellite, which brings with it a deadly pathogen from space. A group of scientists … Read more