Iran War Escalates as US, Houthis Target Ships Near Key Oil Routes 
Colombia Earthquake Death Toll Hits 265 as President Announces Emergency Fund 
Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Mocha Port Kills 7, Injures 30 
Bashar al-Assad Sentenced to Death by Syrian Court 
FCC Steps Up China Tech Crackdown as Beijing Pushes Back 
Meloni Loses Ground Among Young Italian Voters Ahead of 2027 Election 
Taiwan Slams ‘Dangerous’ China-Indonesia Naval Drill Near Island 
Trump Signs Order to Cut Routine Childhood Vaccines 
Iran Eyes New Development Bank Membership as BRICS Pushes Local Currency Trade 
Putin Visits Japan-Claimed Iturup Island, Drawing Strong Protest From Tokyo 
Wisconsin Democratic Primary Tests Progressive Appeal 
US, Colombia Weigh Joint Strikes on Armed Groups in Expanded Anti-Drug Campaign 
Ukraine Accuses Russia of Systematic Torture of POWs and Civilian Detainees 
U.S. Military Operations Killed 153 Civilians in 2025, Pentagon Says 
Judge Blocks Trump Mail Voting Order Ahead of 2026 Midterms 
Trump Weighs Capital Gains Tax Cuts Ahead of Midterms 
North Korea Slams Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper 
Add as a preferred source on Google
United States Vice President Kamala Harris has announced companies that would be investing in the country’s space industry. The announcement is part of an effort to broaden the industry’s workforce, creating job opportunities.
Friday last week, Harris, who chairs the National Space Council, announced a group of companies that would be involved in the country’s space industry in an effort to boost job opportunities in the field, especially for people from under-represented backgrounds. The coalition will be launched next month which includes three pilot programs.
The programs would be anchored by Boeing, Co., Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman Corp. Other partners in the programs also include Amazon, Space X, and Virgin Orbit.
During an NSC meeting at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on the same day, Harris announced a coordinated international push for eliminating anti-satellite tests, following through on her pledge five months prior. Harris added that the resolution to eliminate anti-satellite tests would be introduced in the upcoming United Nations General Assembly this month.
“This April, I announced that our nation would not conduct destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite missile testing,” said Harris. “And later this month, the United States will introduce a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly to call on other nations to make the same commitment.”
Friday’s meeting was the second conference that Harris chaired. Assistant Secretary of State Monica Medina represented the State Department at the meeting and pledged that the agency would work to bring other countries on board the pledge during the UNGA which will take place from September 13 to 27 in New York.
The US government also said it would be tapping the National Transportation Safety Board to lead in probing future commercial space accidents in case people get injured or killed.
In an agreement between the NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration, the NTSB will be the lead investigative body in fatal or injury accidents regardless of whether the person was aboard the commercial space launch or re-entry vehicle.
The NTSB will also lead if there is damage to property that is not related to the commercial space launch or re-entry activities or the launch site from debris that could be expected to cause death or severe injury.
