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Fact check: Pelosis conference room laptop was not taken by special forces during Capitol riot Camille Caldera, USA TODAY Replay Video The claim: Special forces took House Speaker Nancy Pelosis laptop during riot at the U.S. Capitol © Saul Loeb, AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks in the House chamber after they reconvened for arguments over the objection of certifying Arizona’s Electoral College votes in November’s election. On Jan. 6, supporters of Presiden...

Florida’s space industry thrived under Trump. What does Biden have planned? The Space Coast is buzzing after a record number of launches, the first manned commercial flight and $1 billion investment by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origins. But Biden will confront challenges as well.     The SpaceX Falcon 9 and the Crew Dragon capsule, with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley onboard, lifts off Saturday, May 30, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. [ CHRIS OMEARA | ...

Lt. Col. Larry Wyatt, an Army physician assistant, earned the Soldier’s Medal for his bravery and decisiveness when he strapped a makeshift tourniquet on his own mangled arm and treated his badly wounded mentor after motorcyclists slammed into them at high speed.

As a candidate, the former vice president presented exhaustive plans on dozens of issues, yet he said relatively little about his vision for exploring the final frontier at a time Florida’s space industry is thriving.

By Ross Wilkers Jan 14, 2021 On the heels of unveiling one acquisition for its ground game, AeroVironment has revealed a second larger deal valued at $405 million to move further up the food chain of size and altitudes for unmanned aerial vehicles. AeroVironment announced Wednesday it will pay $355 million in cash and $50 million in stock to purchase Arcturus UAV, a supplier of those platforms and other related services to customers such as Special Operations Command and the Army. Arcturus UAV�...

Florida’s Space Programs Uncertain About Biden’s Plans Enthusiasm for the space industry has grown during the Trump Administration, but it is uncertain if that momentum will continue into the Biden Administration. Steve Contorno, Tampa Bay Times   |   January 14, 2021   |  Analysis (TNS) — The SpaceX Dragon vessel that splashed down near Tampa Bay on Wednesday marked the first time a ship carrying cargo from the International Space St...

Insitu's headquarters are in Bingen, Wash., near Hood River.

Jan. 13, 2021 1:59 am ET Boeing Co. ’s drone unit has agreed to pay $25 million to settle civil-fraud allegations that it overcharged on more than half a dozen contracts signed with the U.S. Navy and special forces between 2009 and 2017. Announced Tuesday by the Justice Department and Pentagon investigative agencies, the settlement stems from whistleblower claims by a then-official of the unit, Insitu Inc., that it knowingly charged new-part prices for “less expensive recycled, ref...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Aerial drone manufacturer Insitu in the Columbia River Gorge will pay $25 million to settle allegations that its military drones were outfitted with used components instead...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. SVI Appoints Former SoftBank Robotics Executive, Steve Carlin, and Retired U.S. Army LTG Ken ... StereoVision Imaging, Inc.January 12, 2021 GMT CALABASAS, Calif., Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StereoVision Imaging, Inc. (SVI), a leader in facial/object recognition and remote sensing technology, has appointed former SoftBank Robotics America senior executive, Steve Carlin, and retired U.S. Army Lie...