The FAA says that SpaceX could get license for second Starship orbital launch attempt in October. The SpaceX Super Heavy Starship is stacked and ready to go on the launch pad. SpaceX needs to secure the necessary regulatory approvals, including a launch license from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “We’re working well with them …
The U.S. Air Force announced today the B-21 Raider has started engine runs as part of its ground test program at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, California, facility. Engine testing is an essential milestone for the program as the world’s first sixth-generation aircraft continues on the path to flight test. A first flight in the next few …
People compare the count of how many F-35s have been built versus how many China J-20 stealth have been built. There is a comparison of the annual production rate. However, a very important comparison is how many of them are fully available, fully usable and fully capable are they to perform their needed roles?
The US Navy is requesting more than $9 billion for its F/A-XX sixth generation fighter project over the next five years. The plan is to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. The two statements are very revealing. The US Navy is not talking about replacing the F-35C. Why? The F-35C only had its first trial deployment …
Present-day volume prices of HTSs (high temperature superconducting) wire and tape range from $150 to $200/kA-m (kiloAmps per meter). Many analyses of the commercial viability of superconducting applications show that a conductor cost of $50/kA-m (kiloAmps per meter) is the tipping point for widespread application for electric power use. Jun 2023, Journal Science The prospects …
The SEC told Coinbase “you need to delist every asset other than bitcoin. We believe every asset other than bitcoin is a security. JUST IN – The SEC told Coinbase “you need to delist every asset other than bitcoin.” “We believe every asset other than #bitcoin is a security.” pic.twitter.com/wlG6J6qew1 — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) July …
Tesla will shutdown the Giga Texas Model Y production lines in July, 2023 for give days to improve the Model Y production lines and increase production. Tesla Texas production is currently 5000 cars per week. Tesla will shift some of its workers from the Model Y to support the start of Cybertruck production. Want some …
NASA OSIRIS-REx mission is returning on September 24, 2023 with 250 grams of the Bennu asteroid. The samples were collected in 2020 but it has taken this long for the mission to return. China will attempt to collect the first samples from the far side of the moon next year with its Chang’e 6 mission. …
The Supreme Court has ruled public and private Universities cannot use race as a factor in college admissions. Harvard and other Universities have used race factors to reduce the admissions of Asian Americans. Asian Americans have in general had superior SAT scores and other grades. This was increasing the percentage of Asian Americans admitted to …
The White House distributed $42 billion of internet access funding. This funding is the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program which is part of the 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure act. The spending will be based on a newly released Federal Communications Commission coverage map that details gaps in access. This is the initial proposals for …
Hurun is a maker of wealth reports and list with a British founder. Hurun Report is run by former Forbes rich list researcher Rupert Hoogewerf, publishes its own count every April, two months after Forbes. Founded in 1999, Hurun Report is a private company that produces lists and research. Hurun report claims China tops the …