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NASA Ends $US2 Billion Satellite Refuelling Project After Contractor Accused of ‘Poor Performance’
An ambitious NASA project designed to test satellite refueling in space, known as OSAM-1, has been discontinued after significant technical, cost, and scheduling difficulties. The cancellation comes in the wake of an October 2023 report from NASA’s Office of Inspector General that cited “poor performance” by Maxar, the primary contractor for the project. NASA announced…
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It’s Time For An Internet Explorer 6 Intervention
The few remaining users of Internet Explorer 6 are about to get a rude awakening when the internet abruptly stops working for them very soon. It’s about time.
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Another OpenSSL Vulnerability Left Encrypted Data Exposed For 10 Years
It’s been just a few months since the Heartbleed OpenSSL security flaw was discovered, and we’re now learning about a newly-discovered hole in the widely-used security protocol. The good news is that there’s a fix. The bad news is that the vulnerability has existed for a decade, and we’ll never know how much it was…
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You Don’t Have To Use Google’s Search Encryption If You Don’t Want To
It’s pretty much agreed that Google’s Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption is a good thing. Why not get a little free protection given that our search queries are often a good way of piecing together exactly what’s going on in our lives?