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Musk’s SpaceX Launch With Trump Did Not Go According to Plan
Donald Trump went to Texas to watch a spaceship launch tower catch a moving rocket booster with the tenderness of a parent cradling their newborn baby, but all he got instead was 33 rocket engines crashing into the ocean. On Tuesday, the president-elect joined his campaign donor turned government efficiency advisor Elon Musk to watch his private rocket company SpaceX’s latest test flight of the Starship vehicle system. Read more at The Daily...
NewsBoom Supersonic XB-1 Records Its Highest Speed & Altitude In 8th Test Flight
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype has completed its eighth test flight, during which the aircraft achieved its highest speed and altitude to date.
NewsWatch: SpaceX Starship launched, Super Heavy rocket softlands in Indian ocean
SpaceX tested the sixth flight of its Starship system at around 3:30 am on Wednesday from its Starbase facility in South Texas, as the firm's CEO Elon Musk and US President-elect Donald Trump watched the show.
NewsRocket Lab signs 1st customer for its powerful new Neutron rocket. But who is it?
Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026.
News2,600-year-old inscription on historic monument finally deciphered after 200 years
2,600-year-old inscription on historic monument finally deciphered after 200 years
News10 Most Heroic Anime Decisions
We've seen several heroic moments across different anime series, but these are surely some of the best and unforgettable ones.
NewsEarth-Size Planet Found In TOI 700 System's Habitable Zone
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet’s surface," according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The TOI 700 system is about 100 light-years away. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Robert Hurt/NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
NewsThe new Mars landing approach: How we'll land large payloads on the Red Planet
Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he told me something shocking. Even though he had successfully led the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) teams for three Mars rover missions, he said the prospect of landing a human mission on the Red Planet might be impossible.
NewsSpaceX completes sixth Starship flight, splashes down both booster and spacecraft
SpaceX launched the sixth test flight of its Starship rocket on Tuesday, as the company looks to keep up momentum of the mammoth vehicle’s development.
News5 things to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary
President-elect Trump intends to nominate Linda McMahon, the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA) from his first term, to lead the Department of Education, which he has long threatened to dismantle. McMahon, who could potentially be tasked with ending the department, will be put in charge of heading up changes to Title IX and determining…
NewsRaimondo’s new mission: Leave no cash for Trump
With a massive legacy program hanging in the balance, the Commerce secretary wants to get billions in microchip money out the door in the next two months.
NewsUkrainians Are Changing Their Minds on the War
A new poll by Gallup found that the majority of Ukrainians want to negotiate to end the war as soon as possible rather than keep fighting.
NewsSpaceX to launch sixth Starship test from Texas, with Trump attending
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is set on Tuesday to launch the sixth test of its giant Starship rocket from Texas, eyeing improvements in its hypersonic reentry into Earth's atmosphere and a novel technique for landing its booster, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump watches in person. Trump is expected to be joined by his son Donald Jr. and Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz at
NewsThe 11 Fastest Insects in the World
Have you ever wondered which insects could outrun you? Believe it or not, the insect world is full of speedsters that are built for rapid movement. From darting dragonflies to zippy cockroaches, some insects can move surprisingly fast, given their small size. Not only are these quick critters fascinating to learn about, but understanding their spee...
NewsStream It Or Skip It: ‘Leonardo Da Vinci’ on PBS, Ken Burns’ Docuseries On The Renaissance Artist And Inventor
This is Burns' first docuseries about a subject that is not from the United States.
NewsThe Discoveries of 21 Human Ancestors, Mapped
Within the last 200 years, we’ve discovered about two dozen species of hominins in Europe, Africa, and Asia—which you can see laid out in this map.
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