SUMMARY: Norman Keith Aycock, a 56-year-old former school principal at Bayou Academy's elementary school, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for secretly recording students in the bathroom and locker room and attempting to produce child sexual abuse material. The recordings spanned over six years, and Aycock pled guilty to two counts of attempted production of child exploitative material. Following his prison term, he will undergo five years of supervised release, pay restitution to victims, and be registered as a sex offender. The Mississippi Attorney General's cyber crime division and the Bolivar County Sheriff's Department led the investigation, and U.S. District Court Judge Michael P. Mills finalized the sentence. Additional charges are pending in the state circuit court.

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SUMMARY: NASA's Stennis Space Center has successfully completed the Flight Readiness Review for its Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications (ASTRA) software, a significant achievement as this will mark the first time Stennis has flown software to space. The ASTRA software, now loaded onto Sidus Space's LizzieSat (LS) satellite platform, is designed to manage vehicle systems and can be updated during its mission, which may extend beyond two years. The collaboration is an essential step for future deep space missions, demonstrating NASA Stennis's capabilities and advancing the industry with Sidus Space.

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SUMMARY: Mississippi lawmakers did not submit a budget recommendation for the coming fiscal year, adjourning without consensus ahead of the 2024 legislative session. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee couldn't agree with Governor Tate Reeves in December, leading to a stalemate over differing financial priorities. Reeves seeks further personal income tax cuts, possibly aiming for full elimination, creating a $113 million gap between his vision and the lawmakers' preferred $7.5 billion budget, which they argue aligns with projected state revenue for FY 2025. The session is set to begin on January 2.

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