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Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2018 - He is looking to revolutionize transportation, colonize space and develop implantable brain-computer interfaces.
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Jiuquan, China (AFP) Sept 24, 2008 - Three Chinese astronauts made final preparations Wednesday for a mission that will include the nation's first ever space walk, saying they were confident of handling what will be a difficult but historic voyage.
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Brasilia (AFP) Sept 18, 2012 - President Dilma Rousseff has approved new tax incentives to boost innovation in the information technology and telecommunications sectors, the official agencia Brasil reported Tuesday.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 - A paralyzed Swiss man has become the first person to test a new technology that reads his thoughts using AI and then transmits signals through his own nervous system to his arms, hands and fingers in order to restore movement.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 6, 2024 - Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner is set to finally depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, returning to Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2024 - Boeing's beleaguered Starliner made its long-awaited return to Earth on Saturday without the astronauts who rode it up to the International Space Station, after NASA ruled the trip back too risky.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2010 - US aerospace giant Boeing has won a 1.2 billion dollar contract extension with NASA to support the International Space Station, both parties said Tuesday.
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Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 - A US astronaut stuck on the International Space Station said Friday he believed Boeing's Starliner could have carried him home, if more time had been available to work through the beleaguered spacecraft's issues.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2010 - US aerospace giant Boeing has forged an alliance with marketing firm Space Adventure to put tourists into low-level orbit in a futuristic capsule by early 2015.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2014 - NASA awarded multi-billion-dollar contracts to Boeing and SpaceX on Tuesday to build America's next spacecraft for carrying astronauts to the International Space Station by 2017.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2021 - Blue Origin, the space company owned by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, announced plans on Monday for its next flight and the news and entertainment website TMZ said it may include a celebrity astronaut - William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on Star Trek.
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Washington (AFP) Sept 27, 2023 - US aviation regulators said Wednesday that Blue Origin must complete 21 corrective actions before it can resume launches, closing a probe into an uncrewed crash last year that set back Jeff Bezos's space company.
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San Francisco (AFP) Sept 30, 2021 - A group of current and former Blue Origin employees on Thursday accused Jeff Bezos' space company of having a toxic work culture with rampant sexual harassment and a pattern of decision-making that prioritized speedy rocket development over safety.
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Las Cruces, New Mexico (AFP) Sept 30, 2007 - A dusty launchpad in a remote region of New Mexico could become one of the first gateways to the heavens for private individuals clamoring to be the pioneer generation of space tourists.
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Berlin (AFP) Sept 3, 2016 - From smartphones that can survive a dip in the sink to sweat-resistant earphones and floating speakers for your next pool party, waterproof gadgets are making a splash at this year's IFA electronics fair in Berlin.
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