SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch five spy satellites by 2025, with the first launch on a Falcon 9 rocket by the end of 2023.
A spokeswoman for the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) confirmed the deal April 11, saying the 2023 launch would deliver an 800-kilogram electro-optical infrared satellite to low Earth orbit.
“The deal was made to launch five satellites involved in the ‘425 project,’” DAPA spokeswoman Park Geun-young told SpaceNews, referring to a space-based reconnaissance project the defense ministry launched in 2018 for closer monitoring of North Korea’s military activities. Read More...
When a goat gazes into your eyes, it may be issuing a silent plea for help.
That's the suggestion from a new study of goats co-authored by Christian Nawroth, who researches animal cognition at Queen Mary University of London, published in Biology Letters.
Last summer at the Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats in Kent, England, 34 goats watched as a researcher put a piece of uncooked penne pasta on the lid of a Tupperware container and then placed the container itself atop the lid without locking it shut. Read More...
Veterans of the Call of Duty franchise usually look forward to the next title for the multiplayer game mode and other improvements regarding the game’s atmosphere. Though the franchise’s primary focus hasn’t been on the campaign in recent years, Black Ops Cold War goes against the narrative.
Black Ops Cold War offers an immense campaign experience with multiple endings and a thriller of a storyline. Side missions are generally ignored by players looking to complete the main storyline as soon as possible, but the ones in Black Ops Cold War will be worth your time. Read More...
