2020

Scott Manley video: View: https://youtu.be/4V3VCt24tkE

I presume this must have defence applications as well. https://phys.org/news/2020-07-miniature-telescope-focuses-sharpening-view.html

https://thetakeout.com/sturddlefish-scientists-accidentally-create-new-specie-1844466716 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/7/753/htm

Well, unless Biden gets into the Oval Office that is. https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/07/16/the-air-force-cancels-its-open-skies-recapitalization-program-after-us-pulls-out-from-treaty/

Translated from German. https://www.dlr.de/content/de/artikel/news/2020/03/20200714_dlr-mikrolauncher-wettbewerb-drei-teams-sind-eine-Runde-weiter.html German Aerospace Center (DLR)German center for aerospace 14 July 2020 DLR micro-launcher competition: three of These Teams next round Jury...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-telecoms-cartels-specialreport/special-report-drug-cartel-narco-antennas-make-life-dangerous-for-mexicos-cell-tower-repairmen-idUSKCN24G1DN?il=0

Also somewhat confusingly referred to as the Leader-class, not to be confused with what is now the Project 23560E Shkval-class light cruiser. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/07/russian-shipyard-begins-construction-of-leader-nuclear-powered-icebreaker/ ORIGINAL CAPTION: The Leader...

https://breakingdefense.com/2020/06/upgradeable-birds-af-taps-hypergiant-for-reconfigurable-satellites/

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/government-considering-purchase-of-military-jet-aircraft-1.4289801 Interesting. This Bear is small because it's 1/144. Those Bears are very high up.

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/20/06/23/1645258/segway-will-stop-making-its-iconic-self-balancing-scooter https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53160518

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/02/captain-sir-robin-knox-johnston-royal-naval-association-have/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation

https://breakingdefense.com/2020/05/darpa-seeks-secure-microchip-supply-chain/

https://games.slashdot.org/story/20/05/26/1852231/grand-theft-auto-vi-in-2023-take-two-sec-filing-hints-at-release-date

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52577473 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52585652 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/08/ve-day-2020-75-anniversary-celebrations-live-latest-news/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/07/ve-day-2020-celebrations-pictures/...

This may be of some interest. Via Slashdot: https://hothardware.com/news/microprose-civilization-xcom-falcon-40-is-back

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/30/21241946/icann-dot-org-isoc-ethos-capital-sale-rejected https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/icann-blocks-controversial-sale-of-org-domain-to-a-private-equity-firm/...

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/20/04/24/2248252/long-lost-us-military-satellite-found-by-amateur-radio-operator https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/les-5.htm

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/04/14/philadelphia-shipyard-tapped-to-build-new-merchant-marine-training-ships/ https://gcaptain.com/tote-selected-as-construction-manager-for-new-multi-mission-training-ship/...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specification-for-ventilators-to-be-used-in-uk-hospitals-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak UK’s new ventilators still awaiting regulatory green light (ft.com, registration may be required)

https://www.space.com/apollo-lunar-module-new-york-coin.html :(