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:[[SpaceX]] completes its fifth test flight of the [[SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)|Starship]] spacecraft, successfully catching the [[booster (rocketry)|rocket booster]] with the arms of the [[launch tower]] at [[SpaceX Starbase|Starbase]] in [[Texas]], [[United States]], and with the spacecraft landing in the [[Indian Ocean]]. [https://www.space.com/news/live/spacex-starship-missions-updates (Space.com)] [https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/13/spacex-starship-rocket-launch-flight-5-booster-catch-attempt.html (CNBC)]
:The [[United Kingdom]] and [[Mauritius]] jointly announce that a deal has been made to resolve the dispute over the [[Chagos Archipelago]], with sovereignty of the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] being handed over to Mauritius in exchange for the United Kingdom and the [[United States]] retaining control of the [[military base]] on [[Diego Garcia]] for the next 99 years. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o (BBC News)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-agrees-chagos-island-sovereignty-deal-with-mauritius-2024-10-03/ (Reuters)]
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:[[North Korea]] launches an [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] on a "lofted trajectory" toward the [[Sea of Japan]]. [[Government of Japan|Japanese]] [[Minister of Defense (Japan)|Defense Minister]] [[Gen Nakatani]] says that this was the longest-ever launch of a North Korean ICBM, lasting 87 minutes. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/30/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missile-towards-the-sea-south-korea-says (Al Jazeera)]
:A 52nd [[Mersenne prime]] is discovered by a participant of the [[Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search]], six years after the last new Mersenne prime was discovered in 2018. The prime number is 41,024,320 digits in length, making it the [[largest known prime number]]. [https://www.mersenne.org/primes/?press=M136279841 (Mersenne.org)]
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