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Thursday, July 31, 2025

What if the Secret to Sustainable Cities Was Buried in Roman Cement?
Posted by Mark at 3:11 AM
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Solid-State Batteries Charge in 3 Minutes, Offer Nearly Double the Range, and Never Catch Fire. So Why Aren’t They In Your Phones and Cars Yet?
Posted by Mark at 3:09 AM
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A Revolutionary Reflection
Posted by Mark at 3:08 AM
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The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
Posted by Mark at 3:06 AM
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Generation Z Walks Into a Bar—and Grows Up
Posted by Mark at 3:04 AM
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The Specter of Chaos in New York
Posted by Mark at 3:03 AM
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Gaza Starvation Photos Tell a Thousand Lies
Posted by Mark at 3:02 AM
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

WHY COMMERCIAL SPACE SHOULD LEAD THE U.S. RETURN TO THE MOON
Posted by Mark at 9:41 AM
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The United States Should Act Now to Mitigate Conflict Escalation on the Moon
Posted by Mark at 3:14 AM
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SpaceX moves Starship to launch pad for testing ahead of Flight 10
Posted by Mark at 3:13 AM
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Acting NASA administrator to hold talks with Russian counterpart on space issues
Posted by Mark at 3:12 AM
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What If We Built Our Skyscrapers from Wood? It’s Just Crazy Enough to Work (And Good for the Planet)
Posted by Mark at 3:07 AM
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Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
Posted by Mark at 3:05 AM
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Marriage Makes a Comeback
Posted by Mark at 3:04 AM
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A Peace Deal for Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Climate Regulation Liberation Day
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Russia's Roscosmos, NASA to hold first in-person talks at heads level since 2018, Russia says
Posted by Mark at 3:07 PM
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Firefly Awarded $177 Million NASA Contract for Mission to the Moon’s South Pole
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Inspiring Star Trek and NASA

Inspired Enterprise: How NASA, the Smithsonian, and the Aerospace Community Helped Launch Star Trek #CommissionEarned

Posted by Mark at 3:48 AM
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Small Modular Reactors are a game-changer for Africa and the world
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