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  1. Is the BGP protocol a good predictor of whether Venezuela (and, by extension, possibly other countries in the future) is going to be invaded⁉️

    #trump #bgp #internet #venezuela
    #Spacecom #Cybercom

    loworbitsecurity.com/radar/rad

  2. Is the BGP protocol a good predictor of whether Venezuela (and, by extension, possibly other countries in the future) is going to be invaded⁉️

    #trump #bgp #internet #venezuela
    #Spacecom #Cybercom

    loworbitsecurity.com/radar/rad

  3. Is the BGP protocol a good predictor of whether Venezuela (and, by extension, possibly other countries in the future) is going to be invaded⁉️

    #trump #bgp #internet #venezuela
    #Spacecom #Cybercom

    loworbitsecurity.com/radar/rad

  4. Hungary’s 4iG commits to $100 million Axiom Space investment

    TAMPA, Fla. — Hungarian communications provider 4iG has agreed to invest $100 million in U.S.-based space station developer…
    #Hungary #HU #Europe #Europa #EU #4iG #AxiomSpace #eutelsat #hír #hungary #Magyarország #SPACECOM
    europesays.com/2645006/

  5. Hegseth Visits Alabama to Tout Future Home of Space Command

    Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #Død #Gen.StephenN.Whiting #pentagon #petehegseth #petersonspaceforcebase #redstonearsenal #SecretaryofDefense #SpaceForce #SPACECOM #TroyMeink #U.S.SpaceCommand
    europesays.com/2634125/

  6. The hitchhiker’s guide to literary sci-fi: A trivia quiz! | Space

    The hitchhiker’s guide to literary sci-fi: A trivia quiz!

    Quizzes

    By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, published yesterday (Sept 9, 2025)

    From dystopian futures to interstellar adventures, this quiz explores the classics that dared to imagine the impossible—and the authors who made it unforgettable.

    Futuristic societies were a common motif in classic literary science fiction. (Image credit: Віщун via Wikimedia Commons)

    Science fiction didn’t begin with blockbuster films or sleek space operas — it was born in the pages of literature, where bold thinkers and master storytellers pushed the boundaries of imagination.

    Long before Hollywood dreamed of warp drives and AI companions, authors like Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells, and Isaac Asimov were crafting worlds that questioned humanity’s place in the cosmos and the consequences of its own inventions. Their works laid the foundation for a genre that continues to evolve, provoke, and inspire.

    This quiz invites you to journey through the golden age of literary sci-fi, where philosophical depth meets speculative wonder. You may like

    Whether you’re deciphering Orwell‘s chilling predictions or marveling at Bradbury‘s poetic visions of Mars, each question will challenge your grasp of the genre’s most iconic texts and the brilliant minds behind them.

    Try it out below and see how well you score!

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: The hitchhiker’s guide to literary sci-fi: A trivia quiz! | Space

    #2025 #Books #Education #Libraries #Library #Literature #Quiz #Reading #Science #ScienceFiction #Space #SpaceCom #Trivia #Writing

  7. ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston – Space

    Thirty years after its first launch, the space shuttle Discovery is now the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Image credit: Smithsonian Institution / Dane Penland)

    ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston

    By Josh Dinner, published July 30, 2025

    “This is not a transfer — it’s a heist.”

    Comments (81)

    Thirty years after its first launch, the space shuttle Discovery is now the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Image credit: Smithsonian Institution/Dane Penland)

    A provision in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” orders the Air and Space Museum to transfer ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery back to NASA for relocation near the space center in Houston. However, the Smithsonian Institution is not backing down on its stance that Congress has no legal authority to mandate Discovery’s removal, and they’re bringing the receipts.

    It all started with the “Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act.” Introduced by Texas Senators John Cornyn (R) and Ted Cruz (R) in April, this act was an attempt to force the transfer of Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian‘s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center just outside Washington D.C. to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The act stalled in committee and would have been dead in the water, but was rebranded and folded into the more than 1,100 pages of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” in an attempt to force the issue.

    While the language of the legislation was altered to comply with Senate reconciliation rules, such as refraining to name Discovery directly, the goal remained the same. The new wording instead refers to the transfer of a “space vehicle” — to be specified by the NASA Administrator within one month of the bill’s signing — to a NASA facility “involved in the administration of the Commercial Crew Program” by January 2027. The Smithsonian has rejected the attempt outright, saying it has the paperwork to prove the Institution’s ownership of Discovery and that it’s critical the space shuttle remains in its care.

    Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston | Space

    Original article: View source

    #2025 #America #Discovery #DonaldTrump #History #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #NASA #Politics #Resistance #Science #SpaceShuttle #SpaceCom #Technology #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

  8. ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston – Space

    Thirty years after its first launch, the space shuttle Discovery is now the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Image credit: Smithsonian Institution / Dane Penland)

    ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston

    By Josh Dinner, published July 30, 2025

    “This is not a transfer — it’s a heist.”

    Comments (81)

    Thirty years after its first launch, the space shuttle Discovery is now the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Image credit: Smithsonian Institution/Dane Penland)

    A provision in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” orders the Air and Space Museum to transfer ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery back to NASA for relocation near the space center in Houston. However, the Smithsonian Institution is not backing down on its stance that Congress has no legal authority to mandate Discovery’s removal, and they’re bringing the receipts.

    It all started with the “Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act.” Introduced by Texas Senators John Cornyn (R) and Ted Cruz (R) in April, this act was an attempt to force the transfer of Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian‘s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center just outside Washington D.C. to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The act stalled in committee and would have been dead in the water, but was rebranded and folded into the more than 1,100 pages of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” in an attempt to force the issue.

    While the language of the legislation was altered to comply with Senate reconciliation rules, such as refraining to name Discovery directly, the goal remained the same. The new wording instead refers to the transfer of a “space vehicle” — to be specified by the NASA Administrator within one month of the bill’s signing — to a NASA facility “involved in the administration of the Commercial Crew Program” by January 2027. The Smithsonian has rejected the attempt outright, saying it has the paperwork to prove the Institution’s ownership of Discovery and that it’s critical the space shuttle remains in its care.

    Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston | Space

    #2025 #America #Discovery #DonaldTrump #History #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #NASA #Politics #Resistance #Science #SpaceShuttle #SpaceCom #Technology #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

  9. ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston – Space

    Thirty years after its first launch, the space shuttle Discovery is now the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Image credit: Smithsonian Institution / Dane Penland)

    ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston

    By Josh Dinner, published July 30, 2025

    “This is not a transfer — it’s a heist.”

    Comments (81)

    Thirty years after its first launch, the space shuttle Discovery is now the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (Image credit: Smithsonian Institution/Dane Penland)

    A provision in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” orders the Air and Space Museum to transfer ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery back to NASA for relocation near the space center in Houston. However, the Smithsonian Institution is not backing down on its stance that Congress has no legal authority to mandate Discovery’s removal, and they’re bringing the receipts.

    It all started with the “Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act.” Introduced by Texas Senators John Cornyn (R) and Ted Cruz (R) in April, this act was an attempt to force the transfer of Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian‘s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center just outside Washington D.C. to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The act stalled in committee and would have been dead in the water, but was rebranded and folded into the more than 1,100 pages of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” in an attempt to force the issue.

    While the language of the legislation was altered to comply with Senate reconciliation rules, such as refraining to name Discovery directly, the goal remained the same. The new wording instead refers to the transfer of a “space vehicle” — to be specified by the NASA Administrator within one month of the bill’s signing — to a NASA facility “involved in the administration of the Commercial Crew Program” by January 2027. The Smithsonian has rejected the attempt outright, saying it has the paperwork to prove the Institution’s ownership of Discovery and that it’s critical the space shuttle remains in its care.

    Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: ‘The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.’ Museum resists Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ plan to move space shuttle to Houston | Space

    Original article: View source

    #2025 #America #Discovery #DonaldTrump #History #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #NASA #Politics #Resistance #Science #SpaceShuttle #SpaceCom #Technology #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

  10. OTD in Space – July 20: First Moonwalk!!!

    OTD in Space – July 20: First Moonwalk!!! 50 sec

    On July 20, 1969, human beings walked on the moon for the very first time! ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: OTD in Space – July 20: First Moonwalk!!!

    #2025 #NASA #Science #Space #SpaceCom #Technology

  11. OTD in Space – July 20: First Moonwalk!!!

    OTD in Space – July 20: First Moonwalk!!! 50 sec

    On July 20, 1969, human beings walked on the moon for the very first time! ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: OTD in Space – July 20: First Moonwalk!!!

    #2025 #NASA #Science #Space #SpaceCom #Technology

  12. This damn fool. He's the reason didn't come. He and his theocratic crusade against women's rights. He can go to hell. waff.com/2024/04/29/sen-tuberv

  13. Severe space weather can affect not only technology, but also wildlife. A new study shows that nocturnal birds, such as thrushes and warblers, change their migration behavior during geomagnetic storms. The birds may rely on the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate, and get confused when it is disturbed by solar activity. #SpaceWeather #BirdMigration #SpaceCom space.com/severe-space-weather

  14. Severe space weather can affect not only technology, but also wildlife. A new study shows that nocturnal birds, such as thrushes and warblers, change their migration behavior during geomagnetic storms. The birds may rely on the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate, and get confused when it is disturbed by solar activity. #SpaceWeather #BirdMigration #SpaceCom space.com/severe-space-weather

  15. Severe space weather can affect not only technology, but also wildlife. A new study shows that nocturnal birds, such as thrushes and warblers, change their migration behavior during geomagnetic storms. The birds may rely on the Earth’s magnetic field to navigate, and get confused when it is disturbed by solar activity. #SpaceWeather #BirdMigration #SpaceCom space.com/severe-space-weather

  16. newrepublic.com/post/174747/bi #TraitorTuberville Take That, Tuberville: Biden Rejects Plan to Move Space Command to Alabama

    Biden has overturned a Trump decision to move Space Command headquarters from Colorado General James Dickinson, successfully argued to the president that moving the headquarters would jeopardize military readiness.

    Keping Spacecom in Colorado means that Alabama will miss out on 1,400 jobs & millions of dollars in economic impact #TubervilleIsaThreatToNationalSecurity #SpaceCom

  17. newrepublic.com/post/174747/bi #TraitorTuberville Take That, Tuberville: Biden Rejects Plan to Move Space Command to Alabama

    Biden has overturned a Trump decision to move Space Command headquarters from Colorado General James Dickinson, successfully argued to the president that moving the headquarters would jeopardize military readiness.

    Keping Spacecom in Colorado means that Alabama will miss out on 1,400 jobs & millions of dollars in economic impact #TubervilleIsaThreatToNationalSecurity #SpaceCom

  18. newrepublic.com/post/174747/bi #TraitorTuberville Take That, Tuberville: Biden Rejects Plan to Move Space Command to Alabama

    Biden has overturned a Trump decision to move Space Command headquarters from Colorado General James Dickinson, successfully argued to the president that moving the headquarters would jeopardize military readiness.

    Keping Spacecom in Colorado means that Alabama will miss out on 1,400 jobs & millions of dollars in economic impact #TubervilleIsaThreatToNationalSecurity #SpaceCom

  19. "Burt said states that pass laws protecting the unborn or impacting the LGBTQ+ community are threats that should also be considered."

    I 100% guarantee that "protecting the unborn" were words that this #Alabama station put into Lt. Gen. Burt's mouth, and she did not say that. This local station just made shit up to fit their agenda. Helping to make the case that AL is bad for today's #military and their families.
    #SPACECOM #DOD

    waaytv.com/news/space-force-of

  20. "Burt said states that pass laws protecting the unborn or impacting the LGBTQ+ community are threats that should also be considered."

    I 100% guarantee that "protecting the unborn" were words that this station put into Lt. Gen. Burt's mouth, and she did not say that. This local station just made shit up to fit their agenda. Helping to make the case that AL is bad for today's and their families.

    waaytv.com/news/space-force-of

  21. "Burt said states that pass laws protecting the unborn or impacting the LGBTQ+ community are threats that should also be considered."

    I 100% guarantee that "protecting the unborn" were words that this #Alabama station put into Lt. Gen. Burt's mouth, and she did not say that. This local station just made shit up to fit their agenda. Helping to make the case that AL is bad for today's #military and their families.
    #SPACECOM #DOD

    waaytv.com/news/space-force-of

  22. Officials: ‘Alabama still preferred location’ for Space Command headquarters

    GEN Jim Dickinson gave AL lawmakers some confident, soothing noises about the #USSPACECOM move to Huntsville. It bears reminding that Dickinson is not the decider. However, I know him personally & it is not in his nature to make statements on controversial issues that are not supported all the way up his chain. The talking points would have been pre-reviewed.
    #SPACECOM #Alabama

    whnt.com/news/technology-and-s

  23. Officials: ‘Alabama still preferred location’ for Space Command headquarters

    GEN Jim Dickinson gave AL lawmakers some confident, soothing noises about the move to Huntsville. It bears reminding that Dickinson is not the decider. However, I know him personally & it is not in his nature to make statements on controversial issues that are not supported all the way up his chain. The talking points would have been pre-reviewed.

    whnt.com/news/technology-and-s

  24. Officials: ‘Alabama still preferred location’ for Space Command headquarters

    GEN Jim Dickinson gave AL lawmakers some confident, soothing noises about the #USSPACECOM move to Huntsville. It bears reminding that Dickinson is not the decider. However, I know him personally & it is not in his nature to make statements on controversial issues that are not supported all the way up his chain. The talking points would have been pre-reviewed.
    #SPACECOM #Alabama

    whnt.com/news/technology-and-s

  25. “The White House appears ready to reverse a Trump admin plan to relocate USSPACECOM from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala.,” ...Trump claimed credit for the Space Command move to Huntsville saying he personally made the decision after Alabama supported his unsuccessful re-election bid.

    Biden admin knows AL is not a safe place for women & girls who are capable of pregnancy. Why send more there, from a safer place? Punish Alabama.

    #SPACECOM #space #military

    al.com/news/2023/03/white-hous

  26. “The White House appears ready to reverse a Trump admin plan to relocate USSPACECOM from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala.,” ...Trump claimed credit for the Space Command move to Huntsville saying he personally made the decision after Alabama supported his unsuccessful re-election bid.

    Biden admin knows AL is not a safe place for women & girls who are capable of pregnancy. Why send more there, from a safer place? Punish Alabama.

    al.com/news/2023/03/white-hous

  27. “The White House appears ready to reverse a Trump admin plan to relocate USSPACECOM from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Ala.,” ...Trump claimed credit for the Space Command move to Huntsville saying he personally made the decision after Alabama supported his unsuccessful re-election bid.

    Biden admin knows AL is not a safe place for women & girls who are capable of pregnancy. Why send more there, from a safer place? Punish Alabama.

    #SPACECOM #space #military

    al.com/news/2023/03/white-hous