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Sunday, 22 December 2019

BBC News

• Cobham takeover: Boris Johnson defends £4bn sale to US equity firmCritics say there are still national security questions over the sale of Cobham to a US equity firm.

The Independent

• Boeing Starliner spacecraft 'healthy' and set to return to earth after stalling in orbit, says Nasa'Tomorrow is a really big day and we have to be on our A game'

Times Online

• UK approves US takeover of defence firm Cobham [Subscription]Boris Johnson has defended the controversial £4bn takeover of UK defence and aerospace company Cobham by a US private equity firm.

City AM

• Space Force: Donald Trump unveils new US military serviceDonald Trump has officially signed off funding for a US Space Force. It is the first new military service to [...] The post Space Force: Donald Trump unveils new US military service appeared first on CityAM.
• UK approves £4bn sale of defence firm CobhamThe government has agreed to allow US private equity firm Advent International to takeover the UK’s defence and aerospace company. [...] The post UK approves £4bn sale of defence firm Cobham appeared first on CityAM.

Daily Express

• NASA stunned: 'Physics broken' claim revealed after impossible engine WORKEDNASA was left stunned after an “impossibleâ€� rocket engine defied the laws of gravity during testing, suggesting thrust could be achieved without fuel in a spacecraft.

Mail Online

• American Airlines joins United in offering non-binary gender neutral option for customersThe five largest US carriers - American, United, Delta, Southwest, and Alaska - pledged to make change following campaign from LGBTQ groups earlier this year .