The Virtual Tribune
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Global satellite industry revenue hits $281 billion in 2022
LUXEMBOURG, July 14 — The global satellite industry generated $281 billion in revenue in 2022, a figure that…
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Rubio Scraps Fee Plan for World’s Vital Oil Passage
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The figure that matters is zero. The proposed Strait of Hormuz cargo fee, a…
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Key Players: Tatneft and Sibur – Russia’s Energy Giants Under Fire
LONDON, July 14 — The shift is quietly reshaping the industrial geography of Russia’s war economy. Two of…
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Historical Satellite Breakups Fueled Space Debris Crisis
MOSCOW, July 14 — The record of anti-satellite weapons testing over the past four decades shows a steady…
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Ancient Roots to Mega-Plants: Desalination Supplies Millions
RIYADH, July 14 — The geopolitics of water is quietly reshaping strategic calculations across the Middle East and…
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Space Survey Finds Hidden Debris Threatening Satellites
TUCSON, July 14 — A decades-old asteroid-hunting telescope has quietly exposed a blind spot in humanity’s ability to…
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Norway’s unexplained decline in cognitive scores puzzles researchers
OSLO, July 14 — A study published last year by researchers at the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic…
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NASA Scientist Kessler Predicted Space Debris Cascade
HOUSTON, July 14 — The figure that matters: 1978. That is the year a NASA scientist named Donald…
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Study of 579,379 Men Quantifies IQ Decline by Income
OSLO, July 14 — For decades, the notion that each generation might be slightly smarter than the last…
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Data and Figures: Global E-Waste and Plastic Recycling Statistics
ROME, July 14 — The shift is already underway, but the numbers tell a stark story of just…
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Nizhnekamskneftekhim: Russia’s Top Petrochemical Hub’s Strategic Role
LONDON — A drone strike on January 23, 2025, at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical complex in Tatarstan, Russia, exposed…
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Norway Study: High-Income Families See First IQ Decline
OSLO — A new study on intelligence test scores in Norway has chipped away at the assumption that…
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579,379 Norwegian Men Reveal Cognitive Trends in Military Data
OSLO — In the corridors of Norwegian military conscription, a vast archive of human cognition has quietly accumulated…
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Wealthy Norwegian families see steepest IQ score decline
OSLO, July 14 — The long-celebrated Flynn effect, which tracked rising intelligence test scores across many parts of…
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Space Debris Threatens Billions in Satellite Services, Insurance
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The business of keeping satellites safe in orbit is getting more expensive, and the…
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Jeff Bezos Turns 62 As Blue Origin Challenges SpaceX Reusability Lead
SEATTLE, July 14 — The man who reshaped American retail and now reaches for the stars turns 62…
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Reflect Orbital Satellite Wins FCC License with Strict Curfew and Safety Rules
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The Federal Communications Commission has approved the launch of a mirror satellite, a decision…
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NASA’s $6.8 Billion Commercial Crew Program Shifts Spaceflight Toward Private Enterprise
WASHINGTON, July 14 — The calculus of American spaceflight has shifted decisively toward private enterprise. NASA’s Commercial Crew…
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Private Space Launch Market Hits $546 Billion in 2024
SINGAPORE, July 14 — The global space economy reached a valuation of $546 billion in 2024, according to…
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Elon Musk vs Jeff Bezos: Billionaire Rivalry Fuels New Space Race
LOS ANGELES, July 14 — The launchpad at Cape Canaveral tells only part of the story. For nearly…
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Reflect Orbital Plans Up To 10 Satellites By 2030
LOS ANGELES, July 14 — Reflect Orbital plans to expand its mirror satellite program into a constellation of…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Achieved First Orbital-Class Booster Landing In 2015
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 14 — When the first stage of a Falcon 9 booster settled onto the concrete…
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American shale boom propels U.S. to world’s top oil producer
HOUSTON, July 14 — The shale revolution, a combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, has fundamentally rewired…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket shakes up space market
CAPE CANAVERAL, July 14 — Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has quietly reshaped the heavy-lift launch market since…
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