Tag: Aerospace and defense industry
Two space fans get seats on billionaire’s private flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A billionaire’s private SpaceX flight filled its two remaining seats Tuesday with a scientist-teacher and a data engineer whose college...
Virgin Galactic rolls out latest generation of spaceship
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at...
SpaceX launches test rocket, breaks apart before landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX chalked up another failed landing Tuesday for its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship, as the prototype Mars rocket broke apart right...
German government buys stake in defense supplier Hensoldt
BERLIN — The German government is buying a minority stake in defense supplier Hensoldt — a company that derives from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus'...
Rebels leave beheaded bodies in streets of Mozambique town
JOHANNESBURG — Fierce fighting for control of Mozambique's strategic northern town of Palma left beheaded bodies strewn in the streets Monday, with heavily armed...
EXPLAINER: What’s a SPAC, the latest craze on Wall Street?
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — WeWork will finally go public this year, allowing investors to buy and sell its shares. But not through a traditional IPO.
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Radioactive material found inside oil facility in Lebanon
BEIRUT — A German company has found dangerous nuclear material stored in an oil facility in southern Lebanon, officials said Friday.
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UN renews mandate of North Korea experts, asks missile probe
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday to renew the mandate of U.N. experts monitoring sanctions against North Korea...
Defense contractor pleads guilty to sharing classified info
WASHINGTON — A woman who worked as a contract linguist for the U.S. military in Iraq pleaded guilty Friday to sharing classified information with...
UK, US impose sanctions targeting Myanmar military business
The U.K. and the United States are imposing further sanctions over human rights violations in Myanmar, Britain's top diplomat said Thursday.
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