FAA Will Begin Making Space Rockets Pay Tolls
One can only hope that he will build a giant toll barrier in the sky, at which the rocket will have to stop and deposit some change before heading to the stars.
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We're Launching So Much Stuff At The Moon That We're Littering It With Space Junk Now
The upper stage of a rocket used to launch a lunar lander mission now heading towards the moon, and it's going to crash there at 5,400 miles per hour.
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Meta Will Harvest Sunlight With Satellites To Keep Its AI Data Centers On Earth Going At Night
Meta has partnered with Overview Energy, with the claim that 1 GW of energy could be sent to existing solar farms on earth by 2030, even when it's dark out.
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NASA Completes The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Ahead Of Schedule And Under-Budget
Our understanding of our universe will grow in bounds and, very likely, change forever.
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Is Somebody Hunting America's Aerospace Engineers And Scientists?
It's hard to see how all of these cohere into some sort of grand design, or what the purpose of that design might be.
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Even SpaceX Doesn't Believe SpaceX's Hype About Space AI And Moon Cities
Remember those halcyon days when SpaceX believed it was on the cusp of transforming humanity?
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Demand Destruction Is A Terrible Way To Lower Oil Prices
The problem here is that oil is so central to how the modern economy functions that a massive change in overall demand has huge ripple consequences.
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Visitors From Outer Space (NASA's Artemis II Astronauts) Splash Down Off The Coast Of San Diego
Coming home is never easy after a long trip, but it's a lot harder when you're traveling around Mach 35.
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FAA Tries To Convince Gamers To Become Air Traffic Controllers With Manic Ad Campaign
According to the FAA, gamers have "demonstrated high cognitive functions." Uh, say that after you try playing Call of Duty with a squad of stoned randos.
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Don't Expect Air Travel To Get Cheaper Anytime Soon
Regardless of the ceasefire status, oil production and refinery damage mean that the cost of traveling by plane isn't likely to come down for several months.
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SpaceX Starship Engine Test Is Successful In Every Way, Except For All Of The Exploding
Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.
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America's Federal Emergency Response Is Currently Led By A Guy Who Insists God Teleported Him To A Waffle House
FEMA head Gregg Phillips says God teleported him once before. It was while he was in his car... and lo, it was into a ditch. Hallelujah!
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NASA's Artemis II Crew Send Stunning Pictures Of Earth Back To Earth
May you be grateful that you yourself are looking at a screen right now, instead of being subjected to such powerful cosmic wonder.
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SpaceX, Earth's Most Valuable Private Company And Owner Of xAI And X, Files For IPO
Why might Musk be considering this now? Currently, Musk's net worth at $822 billion, but you know... big, round numbers are really nice.
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Astronauts Are On Their Way To The Moon For The First Time In 50 Years After Successful Launch Of NASA's Artemis II
Apollo was one of the 20th century's greatest triumphs; Artemis is just starting to see how much farther it can go.
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Florida Man Gets Pulled Over Because Even In Florida, You Can't Have Missiles Mounted On Your Truck
Police told this Florida Man he'll have to transport his missiles another way, and there's a sentence you just don't read very often.
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What To Know About (And How To Watch) NASA's Artemis II Mission To The Moon
NASA says that is a stepping stone to going to Mars. Really, it might just be the most historic thing our species has done since... well, landing on the Moon.
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United Airlines Unveils Ultra-Premium Coastliner Airbus A321neo For Cross-Country Routes
This is all in keeping with the airline's United Next strategy, in which it tries to position itself as a premium travel offering.
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NASA Says Screw All This, Is Just Going To Blow Fuel Up Now
NASA is saying this all with a straight face and pretending this is serious work regarding safety, not merely something it wanted to do because why wouldn't it.
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Airlines Are Breaking Ticket-Sale Records As Travelers Rush To Buy Before Iran-War Price Increases Hit
It's almost as if the war against Iran is having huge, unintended consequences. Who could have predicted this?
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FAA Orders Stricter Air Traffic Control Over Routes Where Planes And Helicopters Intersect
The FAA had already restricted the use of visual separation at the Reagan National Airport after the Potomac crash.
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FCC Chairman Defends SpaceX By Cyberbullying Amazon In Battle Over One-Million Satellite Constellation
Carr's point appears to be that companies shouldn't be using public comments to fight with each other in the regulatory domain.
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NASA Is Making A Nuclear-Powered Dragonfly Helicopter Straight Out Of Dune
The mission is hoping to give humanity its best look ever at Saturn's moon Titan.
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NASA Rammed An Asteroid Hard Enough To Change Its Trajectory, Maybe We're Not All Doomed
The spacecraft slowed down the system's 76,000 mph orbital speed... by two inches per hour. We're going to have to punch a lot harder if we want to save Earth.
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The Era Of Air Taxis Cometh As FAA Approves Eight Test Programs Across 26 States
Even if the initial tests go well, there may be a lot of turbulence ahead.
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Senate Lays Out Its Biggest Plans For NASA In Years, Accelerating Moon Race And Delaying ISS Termination
For a while, NASA's future looked to be on shaky ground, but this new proposal seems like a fresh vote of confidence.
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Boeing 737 Is Clearly A Secret Drug Lord, Takes A Bullet During A Flight To Medellin From Miami
The bullet hole was found on the aileron of the right wing, with the telltale signs of a clean entry hole and a more damaged exit hole.
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