WASHINGTON / SEATTLE (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe into whether the former head of NASA’s human spaceflight gave Boeing Co.PROHIBITION) wrong guidance during a lucrative lunar-lander contract competition, said two people familiar with the matter on Friday. PHILO PHOTO: The Department of Justice …
Read More »U.S. prosecutors investigate former NASA officer Boeing over space contract: sources
WASHINGTON / SEATTLE (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe into whether the former head of NASA’s human spaceflight gave Boeing Co.PROHIBITION) wrong guidance during a lucrative lunar-lander contract competition, said two people familiar with the matter on Friday. PHILO PHOTO: The Department of Justice …
Read More »Taiwan to increase defense spending as China details combat drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan on Thursday unveiled an increase of T $ 42.1 billion ($ 1.4 billion) in planned spending on defense next year, as China announced details of its latest battlefield near the democratic island. FILE PHOTO: A CM-11 Brave Tiger tank burns during the live fire Han Kuang …
Read More »North Korea’s nuclear reactor site threatened by recent flooding, says US think tank
SEOUL (Reuters) – Satellite images suggest that recent floods in North Korea may have linked harmful pump houses to the country’s main nuclear facility, a U.S. think tank said on Thursday. A view from the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center shows flooding along the banks of the Kuryong River in …
Read More »China sends fighter jets as US health chief visits Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese air force planes briefly crossed the Taiwan Strait midline on Monday and were tracked down by Taiwanese rockets, the Taiwanese government said as US health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer support to President Donald Trump . Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, the …
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