SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 54 more Starlink satellites into orbit from the Launch Complex at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. With the recent launch, the total number of Starlink satellites in orbit surpassed 3,500.
The Falcon 9 rocket successfully returned to Earth and landed in the Atlantic Ocean on the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship.
China has imposed a 34% customs duty on all US goods in response to the same rate announced by US President Donald Trump. The move includes trade restrictions on rare earth exports critical to tech and defense industries and the suspension of chicken imports from two US firms.
China also blacklisted 11 American companies, including major defense and tech firms, banning them from trade with Chinese entities. Additionally, China filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization, calling the US tariffs a violation of global trade rules and an act of “unilateral bullying.”
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