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Russian and European astronauts conduct rare joint spacewalk

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Samantha Cristoforetti, an Italian astronaut with the European Space Agency, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev entered the vacuum of space in their puffy white spacesuits before 11 a.m. ET, and they’re expected to spend about seven hours working to install a 36-foot-long robotic arm on one of the space station’s modules. Spacewalks are a routine … Read more

Brussels plans to finance joint EU weapons procurement for the first time

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The European Commission will for the first time provide financing for the joint procurement of weapons by member states to help their armies restock and improve military hardware in response to the war in Ukraine. The proposal, unveiled by internal market commissioner Thierry Breton on Tuesday, would give financial incentives for consortiums of at least … Read more