The Death of the Earth Return Orbiter

“Mars Sample Return is currently not planned to be continued. It’s a fact.” This was a clear and unambiguous statement of fact made by Daniel Neuenschwander, European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, during a press conference at the agency’s headquarters in Paris on 8 January. With this being the seemingly certain […]

SEMI Issues Statement on U.S. Presidential Proclamations on Tariffs for Advanced Semiconductors and Critical Minerals

MILPITAS, Calif.  — SEMI, the leading industry association representing the global semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, released a statement in response to President Trump signing two Presidential Proclamations addressing U.S. semiconductor and critical mineral supply chains. The first imposes a 25 percent tariff on certain advanced computing chips while exempting those imports […]