The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal
The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over o...
NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA conducts a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 10001 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Oct. 21, 2026. NASA/Danny Nowlin NASA conducts a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 10001 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Oct. 21, 2026. NASA/Danny Nowlin NASA conducts a hot fire of RS-25 engine No. 10001 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Oct. 21, 2026. NASA/Danny Nowlin NASA tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Test teams fired the developmental engine for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during launch of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. During the test, operators also fired the engine up to the 111% power level, matching the thrust needed for new production engines to launch the SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft to orbit. The main objectives of the test were to acceptance test
Australia's Fortescue posts 6% fall in quarterly iron ore shipments
Fortescue, Australia's third-largest miner, posted a 6% decline in first-quarter iron ore shipments on Thursday due to maintenance activity including scheduled port outload shutdowns, underlining a hit to its business from protracted supply talks with China's state buyer.
Trading Day: Tech it away
Buoyant AI sentiment on the back of quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer lifted Wall Street on Wednesday, as relatively calm energy, currency, and US bond markets allowed tech earnings to dominate. European markets were more lively, however, and France's 10-year bond yield rose above 5% for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century.
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