Costa Rica Crypto Bill Approved as Lawmakers Target Money Laundering Risks
Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly has approved a bill in second reading to regulate cryptocurrency-related service providers and bring them under stronger anti-money laundering oversight. The reform, approved unanimously on, amends Law No. 7786, Costa Rica’s main law on narcotics, unauthorized drugs, money laundering and terrorist financing. The bill was pro [...]
Costa Rica’s Renewable Energy Grid Faces New Pressure From AI Data Centers
Costa Rica’s clean electricity reputation is becoming part of a new technology pitch: power artificial intelligence with renewable energy. Our country generated 98.6 percent of its electricity from renewable sources in 2025, using hydropower, geothermal, wind, biomass and solar, according to ICE data verified by LSQA. ICE also says the national grid is expec [...]
Artemis II Astronauts Return to Earth After Historic Moon Mission
The four astronauts of the Artemis II mission splashed down Friday off the coast of California, right on schedule, after completing a test mission around the Moon that NASA described as flawless, marking a major milestone more than 50 years after the Apollo era. “Houston, this is Integrity. We hear you loud and clear,” commander […]
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NASA Releases Picture of Earthset Photo by Artemis Crew
NASA released a historic photograph of Earth dipping below the lunar horizon, more than 57 years after an iconic “Earthrise” image was captured by an Apollo 8 astronaut. Members of the Artemis II crew captured the shot from their Orion capsule during the mission’s record-setting lunar flyby, echoing the legendary “Earthrise” photograph taken by US […]
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Artemis II Enters Final Moon Approach as Orion Nears Historic Lunar Flyby
The astronauts of the Artemis II mission are making history by venturing farther into space than any human before and catching live glimpses of parts of the Moon never before seen directly. The mission began the final phase of its approach to the Moon on Monday, reaching the tipping point where the Moon’s gravity exerts […]
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Artemis II has entered the final phase of its approach to the Moon, with NASA’s Orion spacecraft set for a historic lunar flyby and a record distance from Earth
Passengers on Costa Rica Flight Catch Rare View of Artemis II Launch
What began as a routine flight from Costa Rica to Atlanta turned into an unexpected view of one of NASA’s biggest moments in decades. Video shared online shows passengers aboard a commercial flight watching the Artemis II rocket streak upward from Florida, its bright plume visible above the clouds as the aircraft headed north. The […]
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Passengers on a flight from Costa Rica to Atlanta captured a rare midair view of NASA’s Artemis II launch, turning a routine trip into an unexpected look at history.
Astronauts begin NASA’s historic Artemis II lunar mission
Four Artemis II mission astronauts blasted off Wednesday aboard a massive NASA rocket on a journey that will take them around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With a thunderous roar heard far beyond the launch pad, the orange-and-white rocket lifted off carrying three Americans and one Canadian from […]
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The historic Artemis II mission to the Moon is ready for launch
Three men and one woman are set to leave this Wednesday on the first crewed journey to the Moon since 1972, a historic odyssey intended to push the United States into a new era of space exploration. NASA’s Artemis II mission has been years in the making, with repeated setbacks along the way. But it […]
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