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Putin's four horsemen of the apocalypse: A nuke that orbits earth before striking anywhere, a ...

The Daily Mail 16 May 2026
Vladimir Putin is assembling a terrifying set of superweapons that may bring nations to their knees at the simple push of a button ....
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Orbit, Magesi and Gallants fight for their lives in defining Betway Premiership weekend

Independent online (SA) 16 May 2026
ORBIT College FC vs Orlando Pirates. 📅 23 May 2026 ... Further match day details to follow.#Mswenkoboyz #BetwayPrem pic.twitter.com/gkaSxn0TOz— Orbit College F.C ... Orbit College FC have perhaps emerged as one of the surprise stories of the relegation race ... .
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New 250-watt nuclear generator could fuel future NASA Uranus orbiter missions

Interesting Engineering 16 May 2026
L3Harris announced that its Next-Generation Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, or Next Gen RTG, passed its critical design review on April 2 ... NASA could use the new generator on several future projects, including a proposed Uranus orbiter ... The U.S.
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Most astronauts who spend more than six months in orbit come home describing the same ...

SpaceDaily 16 May 2026
Michael Collins, orbiting alone behind the Moon, came back with a similar observation ... Nobody can run a controlled trial of seeing Earth from low Earth orbit ... The view from orbit is genuinely unfamiliar to the human visual system.
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Mars orbiter captures striking images of 'chaos and craters' carved by ancient floods

Space 15 May 2026
ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions of years ago ....
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This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the ...

Scientific American 15 May 2026
Varda’s plan to develop medicines in microgravity has its advantages, but it requires a big up-front cost ... .
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A Lyrid meteor from orbit

European Space Agency 15 May 2026
She successfully captured two on camera, and the images were combined into a timelapse, offering a beautiful, if accelerated, view of Earth at night from orbit.
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NEC Launches Orbital Transfer Vehicle Development Project Aiming for Asia's First Vehicle Deployment through JAXA's ...

JCN Newswire 15 May 2026
(A) Development of Inter-Orbital Transportation Vehicles." ... Conceptual illustration of an Orbital Transfer Vehicle ... However, by having an OTV perform this transport, even small satellites without large engines can be deployed to distant orbits.
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New funding to launch TPA-2 from lab to orbit (The University of Auckland)

Public Technologies 15 May 2026
New funding to launch TPA-2 from lab to orbit ... The TPA-1 CubeSat in orbit imaged by its onboard inspection boom or "selfie stick" ... loaf-sized TPA-1 satellite, currently operating in orbit.
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Ralph Beckett sweet on Oaks entry Golden Orbit ahead of seasonal return

Sporting Life 15 May 2026
Ralph Beckett has given a positive bulletin in regards to Betfred Oaks contender Golden Orbit, who is owned by The King and Queen ... Beckett said of Golden Orbit, a general 25/1 shot for next month's Oaks.
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Q3 (MDA OGD Q3 2026 EN SEDAR v2) (Forage Orbit Garant Inc)

Public Technologies 15 May 2026
This Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") is a review of the results of operations, the liquidity, and the capital resources of Orbit Garant Drilling Inc ... or Orbit Garant Drilling Inc ... Orbit Garant (TSX ... Forage Orbit Garant Inc.
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Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO

Ars Technica 15 May 2026
For more than a decade, the US military has operated a fleet of "inspector" satellites designed to sidle up to other spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit and take pictures ... The laws of orbital mechanics ...
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US, Allies to Prepare Plan for Orbital Warfare by End of Year - SPACECOM Chief

Sputnik 14 May 2026
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Space Command (SPACECOM) and US allies expect to finalize a joint plan for future orbital warfare by the end of the year, SPACECOM Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said ....
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