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Space
Moon landing: US clinches first touchdown in 50 years (Reuters)
Space startup Aalyria demonstrates satellite mesh network (SpaceNews)
LeoLabs raised $29m to advance it’s object tracking and on-orbit maneuver detection capabilities for space situational awareness (SpaceNews)
AI
Google brings Gemini integration to Gmail, Docs, more (Investopedia)
Microsoft Will Use Intel to Manufacture Home-Grown Processor (YahooFiance)
Virtualitics wants to adapt its equipment predictive maintenance tech for an AI tool to flag risks in projects and programs (SpaceNews)
Aerospace
Airbus Makes Advances in World's First Hydrogen-Powered Commercial Aircraft (AIN)
Surf Air Reserves 90 Electra eSTOL Aircraft (AirInsight)
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Defense
Pentagon seeks $300 million for first of its Replicator drones (Stars&Strips)
The Marine Corps is testing a semi-submersible missile-delivery drone boat modeled after drug smuggler boats (C4ISR)
BlueHalo is acquiring defense Tech company Eqlipse Technologies (PR Newswire)