Watch Blue Origin Test Its Rocket Escape System for Rich Space Tourists
This is the first test for the escape system in the vacuum of space. Continue reading Watch Blue Origin Test Its Rocket Escape System for Rich Space Tourists
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Let’s Talk About Elon Musk’s Submarine
When word first broke that Elon Musk was designing a kid-sized submarine to help rescue the children stuck in Thailand’s Tham Luang cave, it seemed like a logical thing for Hackaday to cover. An eccentric builder of rockets and rocket-launched electric sports cars, pushing his engineering teams and not inconsiderable financial resources into action to save children? All of that talk about Elon being a real life Tony Stark was about to turn from meme into reality; if the gambit paid off, the world might have it’s first true superhero.
With human lives in the balance, and success of the …read more
If Elon Musk Cares About Climate Change, Why Is He Donating to a Republican Super PAC?
Musk should explain how his thoughts on climate change coexist with his financial support of the Republican Party. Continue reading If Elon Musk Cares About Climate Change, Why Is He Donating to a Republican Super PAC?
All 12 Thai Boys Rescued From Cave Without Help from Elon Musk’s ‘Impractical’ Submarine
Elon Musk traveled inside the cave system that trapped the boys to deposit his rescue submarine, even though Thai official said it was “not practical” to use. Continue reading All 12 Thai Boys Rescued From Cave Without Help from Elon Musk’s ‘Impractical’ Submarine
Elon Musk Is Creating His Own Reality
The ‘real-life Iron Man’ is a real American superhero. Continue reading Elon Musk Is Creating His Own Reality
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Building an 18-Mile Tunnel In Chicago
The loop between downtown Chicago and O’Hare airport will be the Boring Company’s biggest project yet. Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Building an 18-Mile Tunnel In Chicago
SpaceX’s Next Giant Leap: Second Stage Recovery
With the successful launch of the Bangabandhu-1 satellite on May 11th, the final version of the Falcon 9 rocket has finally become operational. Referred to as the “Block 5”, this version of the rocket is geared specifically towards reuse. The lessons learned from the recovery and reflight of earlier builds of the F9 have culminated into rocket that SpaceX hopes can go from recovery to its next flight in as few as 24 hours. If any rocket will make good on the dream of spaceflight becoming as routine as air travel, it’s going to be the Falcon 9 Block 5. …read more
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Tech Billionaires Are Building Their Utopias Without Asking Us
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are charting humanity’s future, and there’s little the rest of us can do to influence them. Continue reading Tech Billionaires Are Building Their Utopias Without Asking Us
American Capitalism Is Suffocating the Endless Possibilities of Space
In April the US House of Representatives passed an Act that says, “Outer space shall not be considered a global commons.” Continue reading American Capitalism Is Suffocating the Endless Possibilities of Space
HP Inkjet Printer Trains for Space
The International Space Station is one of our leading frontiers of science and engineering, but it’s easy to forget that an exotic orbiting laboratory has basic needs shared with every terrestrial workplace. This includes humble office equipment like a printer. (The ink-on-paper kind.) And if you thought your office IT is slow to update their list of approved equipment, consider the standard issue NASA space printer draws from a stock of modified Epson Stylus 800s first flown on a space shuttle almost twenty years ago. HP signed on to provide a replacement, partnering with Simplexity who outlined their work as …read more