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Headlines AfricaAfrica: 5 Benefits Africa's New Space Agency Can Deliver: [The Conversation Africa] The African Space Agency was officially inaugurated in Cairo's Space City in April 2025. The event marked a milestone in a process that had been in the works since the early 2000s. Drawing inspiration from the European Space Agency, it unites African Union (AU) member states to harness space technology for… <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLHPzN" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLHPzN</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricaInSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AfricaInSpace</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/TechnologyForDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechnologyForDevelopment</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/AfricanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AfricanUnion</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Agenda2063" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Agenda2063</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: Africa Launches Continental Space Agency - Here Is What It Means: [New Times] Nine years after the African Union (AU) adopted a continental space policy, the Africa Space Agency (AfSA) inaugurated its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, this week paving the way for the continent's push to harness space science and technology for development. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKLJRp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKLJRp</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SpaceScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceScience</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innovation</a>

Headlines AfricaAfrica: African Space Agency's Headquarters Inaugurated in Egypt: [New Times] Egypt inaugurated on Sunday the headquarters of the African Space Agency (AfSA) in the Egyptian Space City in Cairo. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKH7bd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKH7bd</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Egypt</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innovation</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a>

Spaceflight 🚀<a href="https://mastodon.social/@planet4589" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@planet4589</a> : "When I was a kid 🧒, it was <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LEO</a>. Now, the frontier is out near the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asteroid</a> belt, and the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moon</a> and <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mars</a> are becoming part of where humanity just hangs out, maybe not yet as people, but with <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#robots</a>. Meanwhile, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LEO</a> is so normalized that it doesn’t take a <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> to deal with it. You just call <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a>. Thousand years from now, perhaps more people live off Earth 🌌 than on it" <a href="https://www.cearkadia.edu.pl/jonathan-mcdowell-on-retiring-from-harvard-and-leaving-the-u-s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cearkadia.edu.pl/jonathan-mcdowell-on-retiring-from-harvard-and-leaving-the-u-s</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceExploration</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceHistory</a>

Spaceflight 🚀The Polish 🇵🇱 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/POLSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#POLSA</a>) stated that its Space Security Department “constantly monitors and analyzes threats in outer space originating from artificial objects, including rockets”. In a 28 February POLSA update, the agency confirmed that the information regarding the uncontrolled re-entry of the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Falcon9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Falcon9</a> second stage had been sent to the wrong email ✉️ addresses at the Ministry of National Defence. On 11 March, the POLSA President had been officially dismissed. <a href="https://europeanspaceflight.com/polish-space-agency-president-sacked-over-falcon-9-debris-controversy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://europeanspaceflight.com/polish-space-agency-president-sacked-over-falcon-9-debris-controversy/</a>

Manuel 'HonkHase' AtugPolish <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/offline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#offline</a> as it recovers from cyberattack"The Polish Space Agency ( <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/POLSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#POLSA</a>) has been offline since it disconnected its systems from the Internet over the weekend to contain a breach of its IT infrastructure." <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/polish-space-agency-offline-as-it-recovers-from-cyberattack/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/polish-space-agency-offline-as-it-recovers-from-cyberattack/</a>

Pyrzout :vm:Polish Space Agency Hit by Cyberattack <a href="https://www.securityweek.com/polish-space-agency-hit-by-cyberattack/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.securityweek.com/polish-space-agency-hit-by-cyberattack/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/DataBreaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataBreaches</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/cyberattack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberattack</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/spaceagency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spaceagency</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Polsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Polsa</a>

India WeeklyIndia’s space docking mission a success; fourth country to achieve this featIndian Space Research Organisation said the aim of the mission was to “develop and demonstrate the technology needed for rendezvous, docking, and undocking of two small spacecraft”.......This was originally posted on India Weekly. Read the detailed report here: <a href="https://www.indiaweekly.biz/indias-space-docking-mission-success-isro/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.indiaweekly.biz/indias-space-docking-mission-success-isro/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ISRO</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spadex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spadex</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceDocking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceDocking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indian</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Isromissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Isromissions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#India</a>

Spaceflight 🚀🇦🇺 The news will put pressure on the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Australian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australian</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> to grant it the crucial permit it had been hoping to receive six months ago ⌛. Founder Adam Gilmour has been hugely critical of the Space Agency’s handling of the situation, arguing the pushback was “more them than us” and even suggesting that officials were concerned that its <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Eris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Eris</a> launch vehicle could hit a passing ship 🚢 <a href="https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/launch/6340-gilmour-ready-for-launch-despite-permit-delay" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/launch/6340-gilmour-ready-for-launch-despite-permit-delay</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/GilmourSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GilmourSpace</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceRegulation</a>

Spaceflight 🚀🇮🇳 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#India</a>'s <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> expects a 20%-30% increase 📈 in its budget (currently $1.55 billion 💵) in the coming years. Their rocket launch 🚀 prices are on a par with <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a>'s. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NASA</a>'s approved budget stands at $25 billion 💰. The Indian government estimates its share of the market is currently just $8 billion, but it is aiming to increase 📈 that to $44 billion over the next decade <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-space-agency-chief-sees-higher-funding-2024-08-27" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-space-agency-chief-sees-higher-funding-2024-08-27</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LaunchCost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaunchCost</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacePolitics</a>

Spaceflight 🚀It’s unlikely a Harris administration would make revolutionary new moves on <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#space</a> 🌌 beyond pressing ahead with <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Artemis</a>. If Harris continues the Biden administration’s policy, it’s unlikely the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> would see a significant boost in funding 💰. Overall, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceExperts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceExperts</a> are expecting more of the same if Harris takes office. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/kamala-harris-moonshot-presidency-donald-trump-us-elections-2024-space-race-china-moon-lunar/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/kamala-harris-moonshot-presidency-donald-trump-us-elections-2024-space-race-china-moon-lunar/</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a>

Spaceflight 🚀The team found that 91 per cent 📊 of genes were affected, with many switching on and off at the wrong time of day. “<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceTravel</a> was once thought to be unachievable; however, the growth of the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceIndustry</a> means it is now a real possibility. In addition, new plans are in place for <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> 🇬🇧 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronauts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#astronauts</a> 👨‍🚀 going to the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ISS</a> in 📆 2025 via the UK <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Axiom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Axiom</a> programme.” <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/18/jetlag-astronauts-travel-space-lag/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/18/jetlag-astronauts-travel-space-lag/</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceTourism</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/HumanSpaceflightHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanSpaceflightHealth</a>

Spaceflight 🚀📆 February 16, 2024 Elected members of the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/African" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#African</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceCouncil</a> (based on the statutes of the African 🌍 <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a>)• Dr Tidiane Ouattara (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/CoteDIvoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoteDIvoire</a> 🇨🇮) • Dr Rakiya Babamaaji (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nigeria</a> 🇳🇬) • Thandikile Chisala Mbvundula (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Malawi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Malawi</a> 🇲🇼) • Dr Lisho Mundia (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Namibia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Namibia</a> 🇳🇦) • Amal Layachi (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Morocco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Morocco</a> 🇲🇦) • Aboubaker Hassan Ali (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Djibouti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Djibouti</a> 🇩🇯) • Dr Éliane Ubalijoro (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Rwanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rwanda</a> 🇷🇼) • Amin Mestar (<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Algeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Algeria</a> 🇩🇿)<a href="https://africanews.space/meet-the-elected-members-of-the-african-space-council/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://africanews.space/meet-the-elected-members-of-the-african-space-council/</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceIndustry</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacePolitics</a>

Meeple MountainAndrew climbs into his spacesuit to go on a mission with MLEM, the new push-your-luck game from Reiner Knizia and Rebel Studio. <a href="https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/mlem-space-agency/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/mlem-space-agency/</a><a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/BoardGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BoardGames</a> <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cats</a> <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/SpaceGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceGame</a> <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/Rocketships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rocketships</a> <a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a>

Spaceflight 🚀☀️ <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SBSP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SBSP</a> launch 🚀 cost estimates : <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NASA</a> settled on $1000 💰 per kilogram of payload carried by <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Starship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Starship</a>. A <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a> adviser told a conference last year the company would achieve a figure of $200 💵 per kilogram. In its projections, the European 🇪🇺 <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> (<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ESA</a>) has used launch cost estimates of $300 to $500 per kilogram <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-too-down-space-based-solar-power" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-too-down-space-based-solar-power</a><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SolarPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPower</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LaunchCost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaunchCost</a>

Mathew ThomasA <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bigsalute" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bigsalute</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/respect" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#respect</a> to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NigarShaji" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NigarShaji</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ProjectDirector" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ProjectDirector</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ISRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ISRO</a> A smiling, gentle soul who led the complex <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AdityaL1" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AdityaL1</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/solarmission" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#solarmission</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#India</a>'s first <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/solarobservatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#solarobservatory</a> 59 years old Joined the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/spaceagency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#spaceagency</a> in 1987 Born to a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tamilfamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Tamilfamily</a> in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sengottai" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Sengottai</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tenkasi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Tenkasi</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TamilNadu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TamilNadu</a> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/106603154.cms?_gl=1*1tlczdg*_ga*YW1wLTZjXy03X0d6TjdFcjVWVF9YaFZUX1VCUTVOQkUwQzROd283X0lhNFhELVl4bGE1WGlRR2VnMXVDSlpWSkE0QjM&from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/106603154.cms?_gl=1*1tlczdg*_ga*YW1wLTZjXy03X0d6TjdFcjVWVF9YaFZUX1VCUTVOQkUwQzROd283X0lhNFhELVl4bGE1WGlRR2VnMXVDSlpWSkE0QjM&from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst</a>

Spaceflight 🚀<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Brazil</a>’s 🇧🇷 National Institute for <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceResearch</a> is rapidly losing funding 💵, brains 🧠 - and hope. In the 📆 1970s, it became the first <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> in any country to monitor forests 🌳 using <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satellite</a> 🛰️ data. Data from <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PRODES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PRODES</a> and <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DETER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DETER</a> helped Brazil create and enforce policies that were key to reducing annual <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deforestation</a> 🪓 in the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Amazon</a> by 82% between 📆 2004 and 2014. The decline 📉 accelerated after <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Bolsonaro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bolsonaro</a> took office, despite his campaign promises to prioritize <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a>. His government cut MCTI’s overall budget by 35% in the first 3 years of his administration. <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/INPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#INPE</a>’s annual budget plunged by 63% from 2010. The last time INPE was allowed to add permanent staff 👨‍🔬 was in 📆 2012. <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/brazil-s-space-research-institute-source-national-pride-struggling-survival" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/content/article/brazil-s-space-research-institute-source-national-pride-struggling-survival</a><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpacePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacePolitics</a>

Spaceflight 🚀In 📆 2015, the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a> conducted a year-long experiment where six scientists lived in a dome with conditions similar to those on <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mars</a> 🔴. They lived there for 80 days. The scientists grew <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plants</a> 🌱 in the dome, which suddenly died after they received a collection of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/TShirts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TShirts</a> 👕 to celebrate their achievements. The plants were killed because of the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chemicals</a> ⚗️ used in the dye of the clothing. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1plz11r4vo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd1plz11r4vo</a>

Spaceflight 🚀🇩🇪 German <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceAgency</a>, <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DLR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DLR</a> • <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/OroraTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OroraTech</a> is manufacturing eight micro-<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satellites</a> 🛰️ that will fly in formation to monitor forest 🌳🌲 fires 🔥 at one-hour intervals using infrared cameras.• <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/TALOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TALOS</a> is producing five micro-<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satellites</a> 🛰️ for tracking wildlife 🦌 and livestock 🐃 as part of the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ICARUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICARUS</a> project.• <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PlanetaryTransportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlanetaryTransportation</a> Systems is producing three miniature <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satellites</a> 🛰️ for classifying and processing <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Earth</a> 🌍 observation 👀 data in <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#space</a> using quantum technology.• <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RapidCubes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RapidCubes</a> uses four micro-<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satellites</a> 🛰️ to test bi-directional <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DataCommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataCommunication</a> for <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/InternetOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InternetOfThings</a> (<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IOT</a>) 📶 applications in species 🐻 and nature 🌿conservation.• <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Vyoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vyoma</a> is launching a small <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/satellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#satellite</a> 🛰️ for the optical monitoring of <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceDebris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceDebris</a> 🗑️ in the size range of a few centimetres 📏. • <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SmallSatellite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallSatellite</a> Competition <a href="https://www.dlr.de/en/latest/news/2023/04/small-satellites-winners-of-three-dlr-competitions-selected" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dlr.de/en/latest/news/2023/04/small-satellites-winners-of-three-dlr-competitions-selected</a>

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