By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it had struck a strategic collaboration agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) as part of effort[...]
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SpaceX wins approval to add fifth U.S. rocket launch site
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Space Force said on Monday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was granted approval to lease a second rocket launch complex at a military base in California,[...]
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Elon Musk’s Starship explodes minutes after first test flight’s liftoff
By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman BOCA CHICA, Texas (Reuters) -SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft exploded minutes after liftoff in an uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Thursday,[...]
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SpaceX rocket explosion illustrates Elon Musk’s ‘successful failure’ formula
By Steve Gorman and Arlene Eiras LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The spectacular explosion of SpaceX’s new Starship rocket minutes after it soared off its launch pad on a first flight test is the[...]
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US space industry funding drops 53% in Q1, hitting 8-year low – report
By Akash Sriram and Tanya Jain (Reuters) -Investments in the U.S. space industry dropped 53% to $2.2 billion in the three months ending March, a report said, with high interest rates and challenging m[...]
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SpaceX postpones debut flight of Starship rocket, citing frozen valve
By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman BOCA CHICA, Texas (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s SpaceX called off the highly anticipated debut launch of its newly combined Starship cruise vessel and Super Heavy rocket[...]
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AstraZeneca confident new COVID antibody protects against known variants
By Maggie Fick BARCELONA (Reuters) – AstraZeneca is confident that its new version of COVID-19 antibody treatment could protect immunocompromised patients against all known virus variants, its v[...]
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Nissan aims for 80% of model line-up to be electrified by 2030 – exec
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese automaker Nissan Motor aims to have seven electrified vehicle models by 2026 and 80% of its line-up to be electrified by 2030 in China, chief operating officer Ashwani[...]
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Explainer-What is direct air capture and how can it fight climate change?
LONDON (Reuters) – As the need for climate action intensifies, governments and industries are exploring how to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The U.S. government has offered $3[...]
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