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NASA certifies SpaceX for regular manned flights into space

NASA has certified the space capsule Crew Dragon from SpaqceX for regular manned flights into space, as the first privately manufactured spacecraft ever. The last time such a certification was granted was 40 years ago , at that time for the space shuttle, the US space agency now explains. For Elon Musk and the company,… Read more

Elon Musk’s Boring Company is hiring for a possible tunnel project in Austin

The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunnel-digging venture, may be eyeing its next project in Austin, Texas. The company recently posted half a dozen new jobs in the city and tweeted favorably about Austin’s soil. It’s not surprising that the Boring Company would target Austin for its next project. Musk’s other company, Tesla, recently announced that… Read more

Watch as NASA celebrates 20 years of humans living on the International Space Station

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first long-term mission to the International Space Station, known as Expedition 1. Ever since then, there have always been a handful of humans living and working in orbit on the ISS — a continuous presence of people in space. Prior to that mission, most of NASA’s human spaceflight… Read more

ISS and 20 years of uninterrupted human presence in Space

November 2nd 2000 its first tenants arrived on the Space Station: the American William Shepherd and the Russians Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev. From that moment on, the ISS has always been inhabited by Rosario Grasso published 02 November 2020 , at 12: 31 in the Science and Technology channel The Soyuz TM – 31… Read more

Scheuer: Germany should become the first country with cars without drivers in everyday life

Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer is pursuing the goal of having “vehicles with autonomous driving functions in regular operation” in less than two years. Germany is to become the first country in the world to bring vehicles without a driver from research into everyday life, according to a statement. Don’t miss any news! With our… Read more

heise + | Fanless mini PC barebone with a fast processor

The ultra-compact barebone DS 10 U7 with a fast Core i7 CPU can work silently. For some details, the manufacturer Shuttle also has practical solutions up its sleeve. Mini-PCs like the Shuttle DS 10 U7 often work with notebook technology, to combine compact dimensions with high performance, they rely on an external power supply and… Read more

Elon Musk’s Vegas loop won’t transport as many people as promised

Elon Musk’s Boring Company’s system of tunnels to shuttle people under the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) may not be able to move as many people as originally promised, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. That’s not just disappointing — it may also mean financial penalties for The Boring Company. The choke point isn’t technology… Read more