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Jordan signs the Artemis Accords
WASHINGTON — Jordan is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords as NASA works to attract more countries to its lunar exploration efforts. In an April 23 ceremony at
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Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad
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As part of a broader modernization effort, United States defense assistance should focus on freeing Taiwan’s senior military leadership from outdated paradigms by embedding multi-domain operations, joint training and campaign-level
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