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Source On Saturday, SpaceX launched a German radar reconnaissance satellite from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, less than 24 hours after launching 53 Starlink satellites from Florida. The successful mission paved the way for a third Falcon 9 launch barely 14 hours later in Florida. If the launch of a Globalstar communications satellite on Sunday proceeds as planned, it will be the fastest three-flight cadence for an orbit-class rocket in modern space history, clocking in at 36 hours and 18 minutes for SpaceX's 158th, 159th, and 160th Falcon 9 missions. By the end of the year, more than 50 releases are expected. The Falcon 9 lifted off from fog-shrouded pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base northwest of Los Angeles at 10:17 a.m. EDT (7:17 a.m. local time) on Saturday. A German radar reconnaissance satellite known as Sarah 1 was perched atop the tiny rocket, the first of three intended by the Bundeswehr defense ministry to replace an aging, less-capable system. ...

Europe Rate Hike Fears Source Tokyo stocks ended sharply down Friday, with the Nikkei closing at a one-month low, following sell-offs in international markets overnight on fears over the adverse global economic impact of monetary tightening by U.S. and European central banks. The yen briefly plummeted against the U.S. dollar immediately after the Bank of Japan said it had decided to keep its ultra-easy monetary policy intact at its policy meeting, drawing a sharp contrast with global counterparts amid surging inflation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 468.20 points, or 1.77 percent, from Thursday at 25,963.00, its lowest closing level since May 12. The broader Topix index finished 31.91 points, or 1.71 percent, lower at 1,835.90. On the top-tier Prime Market, decliners were led by precision instrument, iron and steel, and transportation equipment issues. The foreign exchange market was volatile, with the dollar trading near the 134 yen line in the afternoon after ...