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SpaceX launches Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane to demo laser communications, quantum navigation – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launches Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane to demo laser communications, quantum navigation – Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks away from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the USSF-36 mission with the X-37B spaceplane onboard. More than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, tail number 1092, landed with a sonic boom at Landing Zone 2. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now Update Aug. 22, 9:47 a.m. EDT: Added quotes …

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US testing quantum navigation aboard secretive military space plane

US testing quantum navigation aboard secretive military space plane

A US military space plane, the X-37B orbital test vehicle, is due to embark on its eighth flight into space on August 21, 2025. Much of what the X-37B does in space is secret. But it serves partly as a platform for cutting-edge experiments. One of these experiments is a potential alternative to GPS that makes use of quantum science …

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Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology | Environmental Health

Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology | Environmental Health

Rice D, Barone S, Jr. Critical periods of vulnerability for the developing nervous system: evidence from humans and animal models. Environ Health Perspect 2000;108 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):511–33. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.00108s3511 Han VX, Patel S, Jones HF, et al. Maternal immune activation and neuroinflammation in human neurodevelopmental disorders. Nat Rev Neurol. 2021;17(9):564–79. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-021-00530-8. Article  Google Scholar  Rodrigues R, Lai MC, Beswick A, et …

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A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology

A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology

The mission’s goals include tests of “high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications technologies.” “OTV-8’s laser communications demonstration will mark an important step in the US Space Force’s ability to leverage commercial space networks as part of proliferated, diversified, and redundant space architectures,” said US Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman in a statement. “In so doing, it will strengthen the resilience, …

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Google Maps navigation missing media controls on Android [U: Bug]

Google Maps navigation missing media controls on Android [U: Bug]

After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. Update 7/21: Google tells us today that it is “actively working to fix an issue that is affecting media playback controls on Google Maps.” The disappearance was just a bug. Original 7/19: With the removal …

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Google Maps removes a crucial feature from its navigation experience

Google Maps removes a crucial feature from its navigation experience

Google Maps is the go-to app for all your navigation needs, as has been the case for several years now. Like with any modern-day app, changes are inevitable, but not all changes are good. We were reminded of this in April following the removal of Assistant Driving Mode from the navigation experience. Related This underhyped Google Maps feature is completely …

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Google Maps navigation missing media controls on Android 

Google Maps navigation missing media controls on Android [U: Bug]

After the deprecation of Assistant Driving Mode earlier this year, Google Maps is now missing media playback controls for YouTube Music and Spotify on Android. With the removal of Driving Mode, users had to use the “Show media playback controls” feature that works with apps like YouTube Music and Spotify.  When navigating, this extends the bottom sheet with a bar …

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