Copper is critical to the energy transition away from fossil fuels. The metal is an excellent conductor of electricity, used in everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines. But by the end of the decade, the International Energy Agency expects copper supplies to drop to 20% of demand. A surreptitiously operating startup thinks it can … Read more
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ignites its Merlin engines during a static fire test at dawn on August 25, 2024. The test follows a dry suit test on the mission’s flight day. Image: Flight Space Now The SpaceX and Polaris Dawn teams checked a couple of important boxes before getting ready to launch the historic … Read more
File: A Falcon 9 rocket is ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX Update 5:06 am EDT: SpaceX has launched the mission and landed B1081 on the drone, “Of course I still love you.” After its second flight mission in as many months with a Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX proceeded to set a new … Read more
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, Boeing’s Crew Test Commander and Pilot, respectively, inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station. Image: NASA NASA is at a crossroads when it comes to the conclusion of the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test. The agency will announce its decision on whether or not to return NASA … Read more
