SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites, a Capella Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, and Tyvak-0130. The Falcon 9 first stage booster that supported this mission previously launched NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and three Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage …
160 Israeli aircraft were part of a massive attack on the network of Hamas tunnels in northern Gaza. According to the IDF, the air campaign lasted nearly 40 minutes, some 450 missiles were dropped on 150 targets in northern Gaza, particularly around the city of Beit Lahiya. In all, 80 tons of explosives were used. …
China has become the third country in the world to safely land a rover on Mars. The United States and the former Soviet Union were the first two countries to land rovers and Mars mission. “The scientific research team confirmed via the telemetry signal sent by the Zhu Rong Mars rover that on May 15, …
The Israel Defense Forces deliberately mislead the foreign press that Israeli troops had entered the Gaza Strip the previous night during a massive bombardment of a large Hamas bunker complex in order to trick the terror group into sending operatives into the line of Israeli fire. There is speculation that a two hour false report …
The US Navy has still not fixed major problems with the USS Ford aircraft carrier. In 2019, four of the eleven weapons elevators were broken. There were supposed to be eleven weapons elevators. In May, 2021, the US Navy confirmed four lower-stage advanced weapons elevators will not be certified until later in 2021. This will …
SpaceX will launch four orbital tourists before Virgin Galactic or Blue Origin launch their first sub-orbital tourists. Inspiration4 is a planned SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to low Earth orbit operated by SpaceX on behalf of Jared Isaacman. The flight is scheduled to launch on 15 September 2021. The mission is expected to launch in September …
SpaceX has filed its first Super Heavy Starship orbital flight plan. The Super Heavy Booster will return and land in Texas. The Starship will go to orbit and then land in Hawaii (Kauai) about 90 minutes after taking off. The Starship Orbital test flight will originate from Starbase, TX. The Booster stage will separate approximately …
Israeli Defense Forces were fighting Palestinian forces on the ground. They have not yet entered the Gaza strip. Hamas has fired hundreds of missiles at various Israeli cities (Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Yahud, Ashkelon). Israel has responded with hundreds of air strikes and now ground forces. So far there have been over 100 Palestinian deaths and …
Tesla Expansion of the Shanghai factory is progressing. Tesla construction workers told the Global Times that expansion of Tesla’s factory is progressing and is expected to be completed in the near future. Workers were seen busily working on a construction site on a plot of land across the road from the plant. This is contrary …
Elon Musk is working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency. He says it is potentially promising. Dogecoin uses around 0.1 kWh per transaction compared to the over 1000 kWh per Bitcoin transaction. XRP and Dogecoin are among the most energy-efficient cryptocurrencies. Working with Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency. Potentially promising. — …
A great philosopher and MMA coach John Danaher discusses training for knowledge and skill acquisition. Repetition of technique has diminishing returns. Danaher discusses the goal of having the goal in each training session of improving or acquiring skills and knowledge. Drilling is a cooperative dance between two partners. The goal is to make each other …
