AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSTEM in the Classroom: Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School’s “Iron Falcons” won top awards at a Northeast Regional drone competition in West Virginia, earning a path to the next regional event and highlighting hands-on work in autonomous flight and engineering communication. Space Science: NASA’s INCUS mission has finished assembly and testing of two small satellites, aiming to study how tropical convective storms form and evolve ahead of a 2027 launch. AI & Infrastructure: A new analysis says the U.S. is on track to spend about 2% of GDP on AI and data center infrastructure in 2026, making the buildout one of the biggest in modern U.S. history. Data Centers & Power Policy: Virginia’s pending reentry into RGGI is pushing allowance demand as data centers expand, with the latest auction clearing at $35 per ton. Health & Activity: A study reports that more time spent sitting during pregnancy is linked to about double the risk of complications, including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia. Virginia Tech Research: NASA named Virginia Tech’s Mars Pylon Network a finalist winner in its 2026 university aerospace systems concepts competition.
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