<i>NoTrue</i>, <i>Silence</i> and <i>Rubbish Communications</i>: satirical journals give Chinese academics a pressure valve

After NSIL’s PPP bid, IN-SPACe opens LVM-3 to private sector with ToT push

In a renewed push to hand over Isro’s LVM-3 launch vehicle to private industry, space regulator-cum-promoter Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) for the transfer of technology (ToT) of the country’s heaviest operational rocket. The move comes more than two years after Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) had sought private partners to scale up production of the launch vehicle through a public-private partnership...

SpaceX courts Australian investors as government warns Elon Musk risk

As Elon Musk's SpaceX goes public, Australian government officials are flagging Starlink's risks Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 5:39am In short: About 200,000 Australians and several government agencies use Starlink, and major telcos are now partnering with SpaceX to expand satellite phone coverage. Federal government officials are privately flagging risks from relying on a foreign-owned provider, according to documents obtained by a freedom of information request.

Residents say Brisbane's new outer city estates missing crucial service

Residents of new outer-city developments make plea for better public transport in south-east Queensland Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 5:38am Hundreds of thousands of new homes are currently being built in priority development areas across south-east Queensland, but residents say there is one crucial thing missing in these outer suburbs: adequate public transport. Disability pensioner Maria Feige lives on the outskirts of Logan at Flagstone, soon to be home to 50,000 new dwellings and 138,000 people....

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