Trump is deregulating space exploration (Bloomberg)
Outer space is no escape from the long arm of bureaucracy. Decades-old restrictions are keeping many space start-ups grounded, while even larger companies like SpaceX are struggling to obtain permits that seem hopelessly outdated. To clean up this process. President Donald Trump signed his second Space Policy Directive on Thursday, part of an ongoing process by this administration to bring regulations dealing with space into the 21st century.
State Dept. asks Russia to acknowledge that it shot down a Malaysian jet over Ukraine (U.S. State Department)
On Thursday, a joint international team of investigators confirmed that the …read more
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