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Artemis progress building lunar return roadmaphttps://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/08/artemis-progress-lunar-return-roadmap/NASA has released a series of updates on the Artemis program, spanning commercial robotic lunar… The post Artemis progress building lunar return roadmap appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.Aug 9, 2026 2:44 PM
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Ask HN: Can trivial LLM calls be compiled into conventional data pipelines?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49199957We are investigating whether recurring LLM workloads can be replaced, where appropriate, by automatically constructed pipelines of regexes, deterministic parsers, traditional ML and NLP models.As an example, suppose an application repeatedly asks a frontier model to read an annual report and return all customer–supplier relationships as structured records containing a customer, supplier, and supporting evidence.A possible replacement pipeline might run named-entity recognition, entity normalization, candidate generation, entity linking, relation extraction, and schema validation. A calibrated uncertainty or out-of-distribution gate would use the pipeline for inputs inside its validated domain and escalate other cases to the original frontier model.NER → entity normalization → candidate generation → entity linking → relation extraction → schema validationOur current action space is a taxonomy of 41 atomic task types spanning classification, token and span labeling, structured extractionAug 6, 2026 5:48 PM
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Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in NanoAvionics bushttps://spacenews.com/kreios-space-to-fly-vleo-demonstration-in-nanoavionics-bus/SAN FRANCISCO – Spanish startup Kreios Space announced plans Aug. 4 to conduct the first very low Earth orbit (VLEO) demonstration of its air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) in a Kongsberg […] The post Kreios Space to fly VLEO demonstration in NanoAvionics bus appeared first on SpaceNews.Aug 4, 2026 4:01 AM
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Spain commits up to $2.3 billion for national military communications for IRIS²https://spacenews.com/spain-commits-up-to-2-3-billion-for-national-military-communications-for-iris%c2%b2/WARSAW, Poland — The Spanish government announced it will allocate between 1.6 billion and 2 billion euros ($1.8 to $2.3 billion) to develop a national military satellite communications constellation that […] The post Spain commits up to $2.3 billion for national military communications for IRIS² appeared first on SpaceNews.Jul 31, 2026 3:57 PM
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Spain Offers €1 Billion in Bid to Host Thirty Meter Telescopehttps://europeanspaceflight.com/spain-offers-e1-billion-in-bid-to-host-thirty-meter-telescope/Spain has offered a package worth up to €1 billion to support the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on La Palma in the Canary Islands. The Spanish site is currently the project’s designated alternative, with Mauna Kea in Hawaii remaining the preferred location. Announced on 29 July, the package includes a €400 million […] The post Spain Offers €1 Billion in Bid to Host Thirty Meter Telescope appeared first on European Spaceflight.Jul 31, 2026 1:00 PM
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A Week of Smoky Skies Across North Americahttps://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-week-of-smoky-skies-across-north-america/Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality in parts of the U.S. and Canada.Jul 22, 2026 4:00 AM
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ESA Taps Spain’s EMXYS to Build €10M Don Quijote Asteroid Landerhttps://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-taps-spains-emxys-to-build-e10m-don-quijote-asteroid-lander/The European Space Agency has awarded Spanish satellite manufacturer EMXYS a contract to build a small lander that will attempt to touch down on the surface of an asteroid ahead of its close encounter with Earth. Apophis, the asteroid in question, will pass within 32,000 kilometres of Earth’s surface, closer than the geostationary satellites orbiting […] The post ESA Taps Spain’s EMXYS to Build €10M Don Quijote Asteroid Lander appeared first on European Spaceflight.Jul 11, 2026 8:01 AM
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Surface CubeSat contracted for Ramses asteroid missionhttps://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Planetary_Defence/Surface_CubeSat_contracted_for_Ramses_asteroid_missionThe European Space Agency has contracted Spanish company EMXYS for the first CubeSat designed to operate on the surface of an asteroid. Don Quijote is a shoebox-sized spacecraft that will be deployed onto the Apophis asteroid by ESA’s Ramses mission before the asteroid flies by Earth on 13 April 2029.Jul 2, 2026 10:16 AM
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4934-4940: In the Land of the Polygonshttps://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4934-4940-in-the-land-of-the-polygons/Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 26, 2026 There were two planning cycles over this span of sols. The Monday planning took place with Curiosity situated within a unit that from orbital imagery appeared light-toned, and from earlier rover positions appeared smooth. Reaching this unit, the […]Jul 1, 2026 2:41 PM
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Unseen threats overhead: Drones endanger U.S. rocket launch siteshttps://spacenews.com/unseen-threats-overhead-drones-endanger-u-s-rocket-launch-sites/One small, errant drone can scrub a space launch at the cost of millions of dollars in delays, with further repercussions spanning across multiple commercial and government launch service providers. […] The post Unseen threats overhead: Drones endanger U.S. rocket launch sites appeared first on SpaceNews.Jul 1, 2026 1:00 PM
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Spain-backed fund joins FOSSA’s sovereign satellite communications pushhttps://spacenews.com/spain-backed-fund-joins-fossas-sovereign-satellite-communications-push/Spanish startup FOSSA Systems has raised about $10.5 million to expand its connectivity constellation in a funding round that included a technology investment vehicle backed by Spain’s government. The post Spain-backed fund joins FOSSA’s sovereign satellite communications push appeared first on SpaceNews.Jun 26, 2026 8:59 PM
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San Francisco’s Patchwork Streetshttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/san-franciscos-patchwork-streets/An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this picture of downtown San Francisco and nearby communities on May 27, 2026. The image captures two of the region’s iconic bridges. The Golden Gate Bridge connects the northern San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County to the north, while the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge spans the bay toward […]Jun 15, 2026 2:30 PM
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NASA’s CloudCube Pioneers Miniaturized Radar to Study Clouds, Precipitationhttps://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/nasas-cloudcube-pioneers-miniaturizedradar-to-study-clouds-precipitation/A compact, multifrequency radar built by a team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will make it easier to collect information about dynamic cloud systems. Called CloudCube, this new instrument simultaneously probes the atmosphere with three radar signals, spanning 36 to 240 GHz, for optimized sensitivity to a wide range of water droplet and ice particle sizes.Jun 10, 2026 12:00 PM
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Veho Now Reaches 1 in 2 Americans With Bay Area Launchhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e552c1b045248f3e8f2c2f50ec7c&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.morningstar.com%2fnews%2fpr-newswire%2f20260610ph80594%2fveho-now-reaches-1-in-2-americans-with-bay-area-launch&c=5156767578434433911&mkt=en-usLive in Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose, Veho now spans 78 markets and more than half the U.S. population. Over the last year, Veho added 28 markets, a 56% increase in its national ...Jun 10, 2026 12:15 AM
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Veho Now Reaches 1 in 2 Americans With Bay Area Launchhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85c8561e7d4f26bb7e1511115750cc&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.morningstar.com%2fnews%2fpr-newswire%2f20260610ph80594%2fveho-now-reaches-1-in-2-americans-with-bay-area-launch&c=5156767578434433911&mkt=en-usLive in Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose, Veho now spans 78 markets and more than half the U.S. population. Over the last year, Veho added 28 markets, a 56% increase in its national ...Jun 10, 2026 12:15 AM
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Veho Now Reaches 1 in 2 Americans With Bay Area Launchhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d27088574a14ada87cfe565e25ad&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.morningstar.com%2fnews%2fpr-newswire%2f20260610ph80594%2fveho-now-reaches-1-in-2-americans-with-bay-area-launch&c=5156767578434433911&mkt=en-usLive in Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose, Veho now spans 78 markets and more than half the U.S. population. Over the last year, Veho added 28 markets, a 56% increase in its national ...Jun 10, 2026 12:15 AM
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Veho Now Reaches 1 in 2 Americans With Bay Area Launchhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85c9f4a3c84149b5a1183f3fe24049&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.morningstar.com%2fnews%2fpr-newswire%2f20260610ph80594%2fveho-now-reaches-1-in-2-americans-with-bay-area-launch&c=5156767578434433911&mkt=en-usLive in Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose, Veho now spans 78 markets and more than half the U.S. population. Over the last year, Veho added 28 markets, a 56% increase in its national ...Jun 10, 2026 12:15 AM
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Veho Now Reaches 1 in 2 Americans With Bay Area Launchhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85cff253eb4aaeb81c85cf281c0b01&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.morningstar.com%2fnews%2fpr-newswire%2f20260610ph80594%2fveho-now-reaches-1-in-2-americans-with-bay-area-launch&c=5156767578434433911&mkt=en-usLive in Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose, Veho now spans 78 markets and more than half the U.S. population. Over the last year, Veho added 28 markets, a 56% increase in its national ...Jun 10, 2026 12:15 AM
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Veho Now Reaches 1 in 2 Americans With Bay Area Launchhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e2f1c18e47dc86f5cf647008340d&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.morningstar.com%2fnews%2fpr-newswire%2f20260610ph80594%2fveho-now-reaches-1-in-2-americans-with-bay-area-launch&c=5156767578434433911&mkt=en-usLive in Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose, Veho now spans 78 markets and more than half the U.S. population. Over the last year, Veho added 28 markets, a 56% increase in its national ...Jun 10, 2026 12:15 AM
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Veho Now Reaches 1 in 2 Americans With Bay Area Launchhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85c9d129104ff5ae853d6c83cda5ed&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.morningstar.com%2fnews%2fpr-newswire%2f20260610ph80594%2fveho-now-reaches-1-in-2-americans-with-bay-area-launch&c=5156767578434433911&mkt=en-usLive in Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Jose, Veho now spans 78 markets and more than half the U.S. population. Over the last year, Veho added 28 markets, a 56% increase in its national ...Jun 10, 2026 12:15 AM
