NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said SpaceX and Boeing are currently on track to be ready in the first quarter of 2020 to fly U.S. astronauts. If SpaceX and Boeing In-Flight Abort and Orbital Flight Test are good then NASA will certify each company to attempt their first commercial launches with astronauts aboard. Boeing’s Pad Abort …
SpaceX completed static fire tests and is targeting November 11, 2019 for a launch of 60 production Starlink satellites. Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting 11/11 for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Pad 40 in Florida — SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 5, 2019 The SpaceX Starlink Launch Timing SpaceX launched 60 Starlink 0.9 prototypes …
Nextbigfuture has been eagerly awaiting the publication of the research paper on the scientific results of the combination gene therapy experiments by George Church and the team at Rejuvenate Bio. There was a video over one year ago where George Church mentioned being able to double the lifespan of mice. This would be three times …
Microsoft’s topological qubit architecture is not ready. Microsofts Nadella highlighted a “quantum on classical” approach. Quantum tools will be used alongside classical computation to optimize the algorithms for simulating complex phenomena. Quantum-inspired algorithms can optimize MRI scans. Once the scan is done, the 3-D visualization can be viewed using Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented-reality headset. “Working with …
Microsoft’s Quantum Lab located at the University of Sydney made breakthroughs in qubit control technology that allow us to scale beyond the physical limitations of current conventional systems. They now have the ability to control up to 50,000 qubits through simply three wires, a cryogenic CMOS design, and a 1cm2 chip computing at near absolute …
India is taking over from China as the country with the worst air pollution. Dehli levels of dangerous particles (PM2.5, 2.5 micron) are about seven times higher than in the Chinese capital Beijing. An Indian health ministry official said the city’s pollution monitors did not have enough digits to accurately record pollution levels, which he …
The USA, Russia and China have successfully landed people or robotic missions on the moon and India and Israel have recently tried and failed. Who are the countries are likely to be the fourth country to successfully land on the moon? Israel and India will try again. Japan seems likely to be fourth. Germany is …
A research team led by Hans Ågren, professor in theoretical chemistry at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has developed a film that can be applied on top of ordinary solar cells, which would enable them to use infrared light in energy conversion and increase efficiency by 10 percent or more. “We have achieved a 10 …
The F-35 sill has problems that create risks for pilot safety and vastly limits its ability to perform its basic missions. * F-35B and F-35C pilots have limitations on airspeed to avoid damage to the F-35’s airframe or stealth coating. * Cockpit pressure spikes cause “excruciating” ear and sinus pain. * Issues with the helmet-mounted …