IMAGEWATCH: Driver hits 406 mph in new land-speed recordAndy Green, the only person to break the sound barrier in a car, has earned another world record in a show of force for hydrogen power.
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IMAGECalifornia high-speed rail could run out of money by December 2027, as authority cuts train order in halfThe watchdog's review warns the $4 billion federal funding loss now leaves the project needing billions in financing within 16 months — as the rail authority acknowledges for the first time that it still has no train contract, has cut its order from six trains to three, and has dropped the "Buy America" requirement.
IMAGESpaceX is set to acquire 130,000 acres of marshland in southern LouisianaA Louisiana launch site would offer several significant advantages.
IMAGEWhat's behind the $4B funding cut for California's high-speed rail?Records reveal California twice missed deadlines to buy the trains at the center of a federal funding fight — then quietly dropped its lawsuit weeks after missing its new deadline.
IMAGEWestern U.S. heat wave brings record temps to Phoenix, wildfire evacuations in SpokaneCities across the Western U.S. set or approached daily temperature records on Saturday, as SoCal officials cautioned residents to watch for symptoms of heat illness.
IMAGEEarth from Space: New Orleans and the mighty MississippiFrom the ESA Blogs.
IMAGEActually, Starliner might fly into space this year"We're feeling pretty good about that," Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said.
IMAGEDespite recent successes, rapid reuse of Starship remains a tough nut to crackNASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.
Commanders Make CB Signing Official, Release Special Teams AceThe Washington Commanders have been quite serious in retooling their roster after failing to qualify for the playoffs last season. The Commanders are dealing with some injuries after the first ...
IMAGERaging wildfires near Madrid, SpainFrom the ESA Blogs.
IMAGEEarth from Space: Agricultural patchworkFrom the ESA Blogs.
IMAGELive coverage: SpaceX ready for 2nd attempt to launch Starship Flight 13 following post-abort engine workThe flight comes as Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to make landfall in Texas on Thursday. Liftoff of the Starship Flight 13 mission is scheduled during a 90-minute window that opens at 5:45 p.m. CDT (6:45 p.m. EDT / 2245 UTC).
IMAGETrump says U.S. will bomb Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected hub of Iranian nuclear activityPickaxe is a heavily fortified facility deep underground that would be difficult to penetrate even with powerful 'bunker buster' bombs.
IMAGEPrecision Astrometry Using Optically Independent Spacecraft for Graviational Wave DetectionPaul StankusBrookhaven Science Associates The scientific goal is to enable a new method for observing gravitational waves at low frequencies, based on the astrometric GW signature — gravitational waves passing by the Earth will cause a (very small) coordinated apparent motion of all sky objects. Our innovation is to deploy a new approach to precision […]
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IMAGEEarth from Space: Guinea-BissauFrom the ESA Blogs.
IMAGESpaceX to deploy first Starlink V3 satellites on suborbital Starship-Super Heavy flightThe mission will also test out a series of improvements to the launcher to help push it closer to full reusability. Liftoff from pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, is scheduled during a 90-minute window that opens at 5:45 p.m. CDT (6:45 p.m. EDT / 2245 UTC).
IMAGEA most improbable astronaut just went to space"I pretty much, at that point in time, gave up on being an astronaut."
IMAGENASA finally releases a critical planning document for private space stations"Industry finally knows what NASA is asking of them."