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Representatives of several European national space agencies have expressed support for plans by the European Space Agency to develop a human spaceflight capability. The report signals backing among member states, but provides no details on the proposed capability, timetable, funding or participating agencies.
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Representatives of several European national space agencies have expressed support for plans by the European Space Agency to develop a human spaceflight capability. The report signals backing among member states, but provides no details on the proposed capability, timetable, funding or participating agencies.
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German authorities detained two Turkish citizens suspected of setting fire last month to a Starlink station in Poland, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The site was described as important to Ukraine, and Tusk characterized the blaze as a suspected act of hybrid warfare; Polish authorities have pointed to Russia, though the allegations remain under investigation.
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