SpaceX's Starship carrying out test flight maneuvers. Credit: SpaceXAccording to a statement from Politico, Elon Musk recently provided the first big update on SpaceX's Mars-bound rocket, Starship, and its competitors are monitoring on with "a mix of admiration and fright." At his latest Starship presentation, SpaceX CEO Musk emphasized the truth that Starship would...
Laser-thermal propelled spacecraft in Earth orbit awaiting its departure. Credit: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International LicenseCould a laser send a spacecraft to Mars?That is a proposed mission from a group at McGill University, made to fulfill a solicitation from NASA. The laser, a 10-meter vast array in the world, would certainly heat up...
When a pulse of current goes through a tube containing coal ash, a flash of light indicates rapid heating. Rare earth elements then become much easier to extract. Credit: BRANDON MARTIN/RICE UNIVERSITYAs chemists struggle to discover methods to reclaim important metals from industrial waste and disposed electronics, one group has discovered an answer that...
Credit: Volatus AerospaceThe global supply chain is presently experiencing all kinds of glitches, from material scarcities to labor scarcities and beyond. Moving goods from one point to another has become much more expensive, and there is no quick fix in sight. However, a San Diego-based start-up plans to meet some of the demand for air...
Lynk Global team. Credit: Lynk GlobalLynk Global reports that current pre-commercial tests on its fifth satellite in orbit linked it to countless unmodified devices, including mobile phones and IoT devices.Lynk's innovative approach to communicationLynk claimed in a Tuesday release that the tests were performed over five nations-- the Bahamas, Canada, New Zealand, the United...
Researchers have carried out experiments on a parabolic flight to examine the efficiency of oxygen-evolving electrolysis on the Moon and Mars.Researchers Bethany Lomax and Gunter Just conducting experiments on a parabolic flight. Credit: Manchester UniversityThe discovery from the Universities of Manchester and Glasgow is stated to supply beneficial insights into establishing human habitats far...
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. Credit: NASAA retired microscope and samples from research studies on colloids and cellular signaling are among the load returning from the International Space Station aboard the 24th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. The Dragon craft, which reached the station on December 22, 2021,...
sea-technology.comThe UK Hydrographic Workplace (UKHO) will support naval trade and economic development in the Cayman Islands as it embarks on a brand-new program of seabed mapping surveys in November 2021.The studies will open important brand-new information concerning the waters around the Cayman Islands. They will undoubtedly enable risk-free navigation and the ongoing advancement of...
A mixture of old and new processes are set to help recover recyclable material and stop it from going into landfill in Australia.(ABC News: Simon Goodes)Australia's reusing field is in the center of an overhaul, stimulated by a significant policy change by China, complied with by a policy change by the federal government, and the...
An image of a Russian Satellite. Credit: iStockIn a test of an anti-satellite missile on Monday, November 15, Russia demolished one of its older satellites.Members of the International Space Station were obliged to seek refuge in their spacecraft in the immediate aftermath of the test because the impact produced a cloud of space debris...
