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Moon Lander Simulator: A Text-Based Ode to Apollo-Era Engineering

Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Terminal/CLI) License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Languages: C, Python, Rust, BASIC (QB64, FreeBASIC) Author: George McGinn GitHub: https://github.com/GeorgeMcGinn/MoonLander (Source Code & Binaries) On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong’s heartbeat doubled as he manually guided Apollo 11’s Lunar Module to a safe…

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QB64/QB64PE & Other BASIC Language Support for Visual Studio Code

As a developer who has a passion for retro computing and modern development tools, I’m excited to share my work on the QB64/QB64PE language support extension for Visual Studio Code. This extension provides enhanced syntax highlighting and language support for QB64/QB64PE and related BASIC dialects, making it easier for developers to work with .bas, .bi, .bm, and .inc files. Continue reading…

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Harris Calls on Air Force Academy Graduates to Extend U.S. Air, Space Power

View Online Harris Calls on Air Force Academy Graduates to Extend U.S. Air, Space Power May 30, 2024 | By Joseph Clark The United States’ air and space supremacy is critical to maintaining global peace and security as the nation faces evolving national security challenges, Vice President Kamala Harris said today. In her address to this year’s Air Force Academy graduating class, the vice…

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Contracts For May 30, 2024

View Online FOR RELEASE AT 5 PM ET Contracts For May 30, 2024 NAVY Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, is awarded a $516,481,569 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-23-C-2203) to exercise an option for ordering long lead time material, continue/complete detail design and Construction of the Lead Ship of the T-AGOS 25 Class. Work will be…

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Today in DOD: May 31, 2024

Today in DOD: May 31, 2024 Open Press Events Secretary of Defense The secretary is traveling. His plenary remarks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore (June 1) will be livestreamed at 8:35 p.m. EDT on Defense.gov. Read More > Deputy Secretary of Defense The deputy secretary has no public or media events on her schedule. Read More > Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff The chairman has no…

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DOD Featured Photos

Cadet Over the Moon The Wings of Blue, the U.S. Air Force Academy’s cadet parachute team, performs before the academy’s … Photo Details > Ceremonial Cheer Veterans and families of fallen service members participate in a Memorial Day ceremony in Beaverton,… Photo Details > Predators Patrol Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jamison Wells participates in Predators Walk at Mount Bundey Training Area, … Photo…

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All-American Review Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division march in the All-American Week division rev… Photo Details > Beefy Lineup An airman hangs pieces of meat on a stand to dry them out for beef jerky during survival, evasion, r… Photo Details > View All Photos ABOUT NEWS HELP CENTER PRESS PRODUCTS Unsubscribe | Contact Us

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Flipped Flight An Air Force F-35A Lightning II performs at the Air and Sea Air Show above Miami Beach, Fla., May 25… Photo Details > Ammo Load Sailors load ammunition onto the USS Wasp at Naval Weapons Station Earle, N.J., May 21, 2024. Photo Details > All the Buzz Navy Lt. j.g. Kaylee Newcomb inspects a portable beehive on the flight deck of the USS Tripoli in Sa… Photo Details > Tunnel…

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant

View Online IMMEDIATE RELEASE Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant May 30, 2024 Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant May 29 to discuss Israel’s operations in Gaza, the need to sustain increased deliveries of…

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant

View Online IMMEDIATE RELEASE Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant May 29, 2024 Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant May 29 to discuss Israel’s operations in Gaza, the need to sustain increased deliveries of…

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Updated: Today in DOD: May 30, 2024

Today in DOD: May 30, 2024 Open Press Events Secretary of Defense The secretary is traveling. Read More > Deputy Secretary of Defense The deputy secretary has no public or media events on her schedule. Read More > Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff The chairman has no public or media events on his schedule. Read More > Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff The vice chairman has no public or media…

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Belleau Wood Wreath Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan Leblanc holds a wreath during a ceremony at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery… Photo Details > View All Photos ABOUT NEWS HELP CENTER PRESS PRODUCTS Unsubscribe | Contact Us

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Fact Sheet: Secretary Austin's Tenth Trip to the Indo-Pacific Region

Fact Sheet: Secretary Austin’s Tenth Trip to the Indo-Pacific Region May 29, 2024 A fact sheet regarding Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s tenth trip to the Indo-Pacific region. VIEW PUBLICATION ABOUT NEWS HELP CENTER PRESS PRODUCTS Unsubscribe | Contact Us

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Contracts For May 29, 2024

View Online FOR RELEASE AT 5 PM ET Contracts For May 29, 2024 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY Applied Research Associates Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico (HDTRA124D0002); Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia (HDTRA124D0003); Leidos Inc., Reston, Virginia (HDTRA124D0004); Peraton Inc., Herndon, Virginia (HDTRA124D0005); SRC Inc., North Syracuse, New York (HDTRA124D0006); Two Six Labs LLC…

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Pentagon Officials Underscore NATO's Value in Webinar With DOD Students

View Online Pentagon Officials Underscore NATO’s Value in Webinar With DOD Students May 29, 2024 | By Joseph Clark Pentagon officials fielded questions from students at Defense Department schools from across the U.S. and Europe today as part of a webinar focused on the NATO alliance. During a discussion that built upon themes from this year’s NATO Youth Summit, the officials emphasized the…

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Today in DOD: May 30, 2024

Today in DOD: May 30, 2024 Open Press Events Secretary of Defense The secretary is traveling. Read More > Deputy Secretary of Defense The deputy secretary has no public or media events on her schedule. Read More > Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff The chairman has no public or media events on his schedule. Read More > Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff The vice chairman has no public or media…

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DOD Featured Photos

Remote Control A remotely controlled robot navigates steps leading into a subterranean passage where U.S. Army Spec… Photo Details > Desert Descent U.S. and Moroccan soldiers participate in African Lion in Ben Guerir, Morocco, May 20, 2024. The exe… Photo Details > View All Photos ABOUT NEWS HELP CENTER PRESS PRODUCTS Unsubscribe | Contact Us