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Key Points Overseas tourism to the U.S. dropped 6.5% in May, with inbound travel still below pre-pandemic levels. The sharpest declines came from Western Europe, Africa, and Oceania, while only the Middle East and South America saw increases. Despite the upcoming World Cup, projected boosts in international tourism may fall short of expectations, with booking demand lagging. Summary In May, overseas visitation to the U.S. fell by 6.5%, leaving inbound tourism well below pre-pandemic numbers. Western Europe, Africa, and Oceania posted significant declines, while only the Middle East and South America saw growth. Although the 2026 World Cup is anticipated…

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this picture of downtown San Francisco and nearby communities on May 27, 2026. The image captures two of the region’s iconic bridges. The Golden Gate Bridge connects the northern San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County to the north, while the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge spans the bay toward Oakland to the east.   Read more about this photograph on Earth Observatory. Text credit: Kathryn Hansen Image credit: NASA source

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The service says the Warthog will fly to 2030. Evidence shows a lack of commitment and the irreversible loss of A-10 combat capability is instead just months away. This September, the A-10 “Warthog” Thunderbolt II was scheduled to make its final flight. Instead, the A-10 deployed again, this time supporting combat operations over the Strait of Hormuz, striking Iranian fast-attack craft and maritime threats near one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints. The A-10 was also the “Sandy” escort that recovered…

When Ebola re-emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year, it was a contained outbreak. By travel industry standards, however, it was a continent-wide emergency. “It’s affecting tourism across the whole of East Africa,” said Keith Vincent, CEO of Wilderness, one of Africa’s leading safari operators. “It hasn’t crossed the border out of the Congo, Uganda, and Sudan. But the world seems to punish us because it’s so scary. Africa is still treated like one place, when in reality, it’s a massive continent with a huge range of experiences.” The perception shows up in booking data, in cancellations,…

Are you ready for a new view of the universe? The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will reveal distant worlds, dark energy, and the structure of the cosmos, and we want you to be a part of it!   Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to our NASA Social for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch. Roman is NASA’s next flagship astrophysics mission, designed to explore everything from our outer solar system to the edge of the observable universe. This mission is scheduled to launch on Aug. 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Multiple videos circulating on social media show the crash of a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire-C bomber today. Footage shows the swing-wing bomber entering a steep nose-down dive before slamming into the ground, producing a large plume of black smoke. The footage has not been independently verified, but Russian authorities have confirmed the loss of the aircraft. The Russian Ministry of Defense said the Tu-22M3 crashed while making an approach to land in the Irkutsk region, in southeastern Siberia, during what it described…

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Amid efforts to ramp up ammunition production in Australia, the government announced a A$72 million – around US$51 million – contract to set up an M795 155mm artillery projectile production line there.The deal with Rheinmetall Nioa Munitions (RNM) was announced on June 8. It will see the joint venture forging 155mm shells for the Australian Army and others at its Maryborough facility in Queensland.Notably, this is the first time M795 shells will be forged outside North America. The ammunition is in heavy demand, as Ukraine chews through 5,500-6,000 rounds every day.The M795 rounds are fired by…

Tripadvisor is parting ways with its European dining reservation platform, TheFork, nearly a year into an activist campaign launched by Starboard Value.   Tripadvisor agreed to a $700 million all-cash transaction with American Express, according to a Monday news release. Potential uses of the proceeds include share repurchases, debt paydown, or investments in the experiences category. Tripadvisor — which owns Viator, an online travel agency for tours and activities — says it can now focus “even more fully” on the experiences segment. Tripadvisor CEO Matt Goldberg previously called Viator the “strategic and financial center” of the company in a 2025 interview…

The upper stage from a commercial Chinese rocket that launched last week has broken apart in space, spreading debris in a heavily trafficked part of low-Earth orbit home to the International Space Station and a significant portion of SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network. The breakup occurred shortly after the Zhuque-2E rocket reached orbit on June 9 with two satellites providing direct-to-cell communications, perhaps around the time the upper stage was expected to perform a disposal burn. The US Space Force confirmed the breakup event in a post on space-track.org, a website used by the military to distribute orbit data to the…

Services Catalog Click here to view the FY26 Services Catalog The catalogs provide service description, chargeback rate, unit of measure, and service level indicators for each NSSC service. Service Level Agreement (SLA) Click here to view the Service Level Agreement The SLA provides information about roles, responsibilities, rates, and service level indicators for all NASA Centers. The SLA is negotiated on an annual basis in line with the fiscal year. A single SLA is shared by all NASA Centers and signed by the Associate Administrator, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer, and the Office of Inspector General. The SLA provides for the delivery…