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IRIS² reinforced and accelerated as implementation advanceshttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/IRIS2_reinforced_and_accelerated_as_implementation_advancesOn 7 August, the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium concluded negotiations and signed an implementation agreement to roll out IRIS², the European Union’s new flagship satellite constellation. The agreement, among other things, adds 66 satellites into low Earth orbit to the programme, bringing the main constellation to 348 satellites, and moving it from planning to full-scale deployment with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA).Aug 7, 2026 9:27 AM
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France’s postal service, La Poste, honours Ariane 6https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Branding_and_Partnerships/France_s_postal_service_La_Poste_honours_Ariane_6To mark Europe’s newest generation heavy‑lift launcher, La Poste, France’s national postal service, has issued a collector set of eight stamps featuring Ariane 6, paying tribute to Europe’s ambitious space programme.Jul 27, 2026 8:00 AM
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Poland Boosts Its Contribution to Europe’s IRIS2 Constellation to €656Mhttps://europeanspaceflight.com/poland-boosts-its-contribution-to-europes-iris2-constellation-to-e656m/Poland has formalised its participation in Europe’s IRIS2 secure communications constellation and agreed to increase its contribution by more than €150 million. The additional funding will double Poland’s contribution to the programme’s space segment to 12 satellites, comprising six in medium Earth orbit (MEO) and six in low Earth orbit (LEO). The agreement, signed on […] The post Poland Boosts Its Contribution to Europe’s IRIS2 Constellation to €656M appeared first on European Spaceflight.Jul 21, 2026 3:40 PM
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Italy Brings IRIDE Earth Observation Service Onlinehttps://europeanspaceflight.com/italy-brings-iride-earth-observation-service-online/Italy’s IRIDE Earth observation service went live on 1 July, opening initial access to imagery and analytics from one of the programme’s planned six satellite constellations for government users. The operational phase officially began at 00:01 CEST on 1 July with the “IRIDE First Operational Tasking”, which included the acquisition of the programme’s first operational […] The post Italy Brings IRIDE Earth Observation Service Online appeared first on European Spaceflight.Jul 6, 2026 2:58 PM
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ESA Details Next Steps for Agency’s Gateway Contributionshttps://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-details-next-steps-for-agencys-gateway-contributions/The European Space Agency (ESA) has made initial decisions on the future of its contributions to NASA’s Gateway space station after the US space agency “paused” the programme. The agency largely expects to proceed with developing most of its planned Gateway hardware while awaiting the results of studies on how best to repurpose each element. […] The post ESA Details Next Steps for Agency’s Gateway Contributions appeared first on European Spaceflight.Jun 23, 2026 3:38 PM
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Open opportunities with ESA Navigationhttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Open_opportunities_with_ESA_NavigationThe European Space Agency (ESA) leads the design, development, qualification and R&D of flagship EU Space programmes Galileo and EGNOS. It also implements satellite navigation programmes focused on innovation, competitiveness and in-orbit demonstrations, with ESA optional programmes NAVISP, FutureNAV, Celeste (LEO-PNT), Genesis and Moonlight.Jun 23, 2026 2:04 PM
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Photo exhibition in Brussels spotlights the resilience of Yemenishttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinAFBVV95cUxQZk5MNW1fQ2s2RVhVSjhyTFlBeFRyTGYwa3Mza2FHZWFTZ1AzbDA1dUdqN0x6cEtveWMxRlhuZ0pMb1FRRWY4cHNwRVM2ekVmaXNPUnE5S2psNzlCeUEtSVFmVkh3eG5WZTVfWFpadGduR2xYYTRsYk5rUy1LazZ2QUVVSzcwT0d2X0lDazBmYTBkc0NHZm9CdU5YSXA?oc=5Photo exhibition in Brussels spotlights the resilience of Yemenis United Nations Development ProgrammeJun 2, 2026 7:00 AM
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Ask HN: What are your plans for the AI future?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48193860With AI ever increasing in ability I have been thinking about not only my future but the future for all of us involved in the tech sector and beyond. So I have to ask: what are your plans for the future when your job is obsoleted or devalued by AI?I work in manufacturing and do a lot of physical work and troubleshooting. At first I felt confident that AI would not displace me any time soon. However, that changed after the former president walked around confidently asking AI every technical question we spent time working on, trying to see where it could augment engineering and maintenance. It failed mostly, but it made me realize that people want to replace me. I do see a future where many of my skills could be replaced by a random person receiving a detailed walk through from AI using an AR headset.I feel that a lot of people today believe we are mostly fine. They feel AI isn't THAT good and there will still be a need for programmers and auto mechanics. However, there is no slow down iMay 19, 2026 2:35 PM
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ESA Sheds Light on NASA Administrator’s Claims on Gateway Moduleshttps://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-sheds-light-on-nasa-administrators-claims-on-gateway-modules/The European Space Agency has provided additional detail in response to claims made by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman regarding the condition of Gateway space station modules already delivered to the agency, offering a clearer picture of the state of these key elements and the potential impact on the programme’s schedule. During a hearing before the […] The post ESA Sheds Light on NASA Administrator’s Claims on Gateway Modules appeared first on European Spaceflight.Apr 24, 2026 2:58 PM
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Switzerland’s PAVE Space Closes $40 Million Seed Funding Roundhttps://europeanspaceflight.com/switzerlands-pave-space-closes-40-million-seed-funding-round/Swiss space mobility startup PAVE Space secured $40 million in seed funding as it prepares for the launch of an initial demonstration mission later this year. Founded in 2024 as a spin-off from the student-led Gruyère Space Programme, which developed a small reusable rocket demonstrator that completed over 50 flights, PAVE Space aims to develop […] The post Switzerland’s PAVE Space Closes $40 Million Seed Funding Round appeared first on European Spaceflight.Mar 25, 2026 11:00 AM
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Galileo to take its first flight on Ariane 6 on 17 Decemberhttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Galileo_to_take_its_first_flight_on_Ariane_6_on_17_DecemberOn 17 December 2025, two Galileo satellites will be launched by Arianespace on Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This 14th operational launch in the Galileo programme will improve the precision, availability and robustness of the Galileo system. These satellites will benefit the billions of people who use Galileo daily via their smartphone as well as key sectors such as critical infrastructure, autonomous driving, air traffic, maritime, agriculture, emergency services and rescue operations.Nov 20, 2025 9:31 AM
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Italy Supports Saudi Arabia Joining Fighter-Jet Program, PM Meloni Sayshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/italy-supports-saudi-arabia-joining-gcap-fighter-jet-program-pm-meloni-says-bbd9cec1The U.K., Italy and Japan have already partnered on the Global Combat Air Programme, which aims to put a new stealth fighter with supersonic capability in the skies by 2035.Jan 27, 2025 10:34 AM
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Ask HN: What's your experience getting a German work visa?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28974468A few years ago, I signed a contract withA a German company and proceeded to request a work visa. The visa was denied on the grounds that I did not have a college degree at the time. My salary was going to be >55k and I was told that, as a programmer, I wouldn't need a degree and would be fast tracked.Fast forward a few years, I got my degree and accepted another job with a >65k salary. Again, I requested the work visa. Again, it was rejected. This time on the grounds that I didn't submit proof that I was at B1 level in... English. Yes, that's right. English. I don't know if I have the energy to appeal this nonsense.What's been your experience getting a work visa for Germany?Oct 24, 2021 2:39 AM
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Launch HN: Aquarium (YC S20) – Improve Your ML Dataset Qualityhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23821502Hi everyone! I’m Peter from Aquarium (https://www.aquariumlearning.com/). We help deep learning developers find problems in their datasets and models, then help fix them by smartly curating their datasets. We want to build the same high-power tooling for data curation that sophisticated ML companies like Cruise, Waymo, and Tesla have and bring it to the masses.ML models are defined by a combination of code and the data that the code trains on. A programmer must think hard about what behavior they want from their model, assemble a dataset of labeled examples of what they want their model to do, and then train their model on that dataset. As they encounter errors in production, they must collect and label data for the model to train on to fix these errors, and verify they're fixed by monitoring the model’s performance on a test set with previous failure cases. See Andrej Karpathy’s Software 2.0 article (https://medium.com/@karpathy/software-2-0-a64152b37c35) for a great description of thJul 13, 2020 3:05 PM
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The Function of the CPChttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89f2622927463f8a1018d32be01adc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fen%2Fga%2Fcpc%2F46%2Fabout-function.html&c=17069551084985626923&mkt=en-us(A) Review the programmes of the United Nations as defined in the medium-term plan. In performing this function, the Committee shall: Review the medium-term plan in the off-budget years, and the ...May 25, 2019 2:14 PM
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Is stack-overflow a block-chain concept?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16003947I think that stack-overfow is conceptually a bitcoin for prestige. It should be easy to use a real block-chain to reflect the use of SO using prestige points as units of transactions. I believe that many of you are thinking of using block-chain as a way to achieve better interactions with your would be clients. And surely time is ripe for creating a chain-block abstraction whose main objective is to convert or introduce publically known value into money or other block-chain value so that recursively it finally achieves liquity and moneritation.In SO you can see the complete history of how someone gained prestige. SO a ledged book for prestige points , that book is a web page trusted internationally as of real value for programmers and open to knew transations openly with little censorship.Dec 25, 2017 12:58 PM
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How to participatehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89f2622927463f8a1018d32be01adc&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iaea.org%2Fservices%2Ftechnical-cooperation-programme%2Fhow-to-participate&c=1824851476416868292&mkt=en-usAll IAEA Member States can participate in the TC programme. The biennial programme is developed jointly with Member States through a consultative process, using a results-based management approach.Sep 16, 2016 11:03 AM
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How to participatehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8a01ddafab4c6bba06d05446acb32d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iaea.org%2Fservices%2Ftechnical-cooperation-programme%2Fhow-to-participate&c=1824851476416868292&mkt=en-usAll IAEA Member States can participate in the TC programme. The biennial programme is developed jointly with Member States through a consultative process, using a results-based management approach.Sep 16, 2016 11:03 AM
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If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any Respect?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2919708Software, as Marc Andreesen said in his famous editorial, is becoming a larger and larger part of our daily lives. Given how important software is, then, you'd expect computer programmer - the task of developing and maintaining software - to be one of the highest-paid, most-wanted jobs. It isn't. Why not?"Hold on", you say, "isn't programming a high-paying job"? Sure, next to the average American worker. But the average American worker is a college dropout. What if you compare programming to jobs for other highly skilled professionals?Consider a 35-year-old, senior Google engineer. He probably makes about $150,000, which is enough to buy a good house and raise a family. But Google wouldn't hire a random guy to fill that job - this engineer probably has an Ivy League or other elite degree, fifteen years of work experience, a very high IQ, strong drive, and numerous other skills (anyone who's been through the Google hiring process can tell you how hard it is to get in).As a doctor, howevAug 24, 2011 6:34 AM
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Ask HN: Is that important for a developer to have an impressive personal page?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2407157I am a Python developer with good design background. I am willing to expand my freelance activity in Python web development area now. I have seen tons of visually appealing impressive personal pages of web designers. Those that are more web graphic designers working with HTML/CSS/JS than hardcore programmers. I bet you saw much of them too on the web. They have professional look and feel giving you an image of the person. I tried to find something similar for the programmers to inspire myself for creating my personal page. I searched for 'web developer portfolio', 'web developer personal page' and some other keywords on Google. I didn't find anything as impressive as web designers' pages. All I could see were some boring CVs or something like CVs, sometimes with a small photo of a person and more or less average look. Obviously everyone is the best at what he is the best and programmers sell their technical/analytical skills. They can show perfectly structured code to impress a potentiApr 4, 2011 4:15 PM
