Monday, June 30, 2025

The second launch of New Glenn will aim for Mars

Project Hail Mary - Official Trailer

Are we doing enough to save Earth from a devastating asteroid strike?
Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30
It’s Bulletproof, Fire-Resistant and Stronger Than Steel. It’s Superwood.
Tesla shows off its first fully autonomous delivery to convince us its self-driving cars work well
Swarms of tiny robots could go up your nose, melt the mucus and clean your sinuses
Let America’s 250-Year Bash Begin
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? #CommissionEarned
The Case for Space Defense
Zohran Mamdani and the Jews
Cleaning Up Cuomo’s Nuclear Waste

Sunday, June 29, 2025

How Starship can stay on schedule for Musk and NASA’s ambitions

On June 18, SpaceX rolled out the latest iteration of its Starship spacecraft to the test stand for a static fire test in preparation for a test flight scheduled for June 29. Then, around 11 pm Central Standard Time, the spacecraft exploded in a fireball, taking itself and the test stand out in a spectacular conflagration.

All eyes on the moon: sharing information for lunar peace, safety and sustainability
Space Force ponders shakeup to LEO satellite strategy, potentially hiring SpaceX for data relay
In the Quest to Shrink NASA, Trump Forgets National Security
Gabriella's War #CommissionEarned

In 1944, with the world convulsed with war, the Contessa Gabriella Doria haunts the piazzas and canals of Venice. Few people know that she is not only an agent for Britain’s MI6 but that she is also a 450 year old vampire. But one SS officer, Kurt Hesselman, knows and has vowed to destroy her, using the occult powers he was born with. Their battle will rage from Gabriella’s beloved Venice to occupied France, and hence to Great Britain on the eve of the largest sea borne invasion in history. The outcome of the war and the fate of the world will hang in the balance.

AI tool detects 9 types of dementia from a single scan with 88% diagnostic accuracy
Daphne-AT: US unveils new AI assistant to help astronauts tackle space emergencies
Trump Had One of His Best Weeks Ever