AvatarStxleAvatarAvatarSpace startup Aevum debuts world’s first fully autonomous orbital rocket launching droneverified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonLaunching things to space doesn’t have to mean firing a large rocket vertically using massive amounts of rocket-fuel-powered thrust — startup Aevum breaks the mould in multiple ways, with an innovative launch vehicle design that combines uncrewed aircraft with horizontal take-off and landing …
AvatarStxleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoVirgin Orbit sets date for second attempt at unique rocket launchverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Trevor MoggVirgin Orbit is gearing up for a second try at launching a rocket to space from a modified Boeing 747 jet plane. It’s part of an ongoing effort to …
AvatarStxleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA look back at the glorious Yamaha supercar that never wasdriving.ca - David BoothYamaha is, of course, famous for its motorcycles. It’s been building ‘em for years. Since 1955, to be specific. The second largest of the Japanese …
AvatarStxleAvatarAvatarEV Company News For The Month Of April 2020verified_publisherSeeking Alpha - Trend InvestingWelcome to the April 2020 edition of Electric Vehicle (EV) company news. The big news this month was the COVID-19 disruption. Despite this, global EV …
AvatarStxleAvatarAvatarGM's self-driving car fails to see pedestrians and detects 'phantom' bicycles, report claimsTechSpot - Cohen CoberlyIn brief: Uber and Tesla aren't the only companies in the self-driving car industry who are facing some technical problems. GM and its autonomous car …
AvatarStxleAvatarAvatarStratolaunch Rocket-Launching Airplane Could Carry a New Space Shuttleverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Jay BennettIn a new book, Paul Allen said he hopes to use the biggest plane in the world to launch a reusable space shuttle. The twin-fuselage Stratolaunch airplane, with the longest wingspan in the world, is designed to carry as many as three rockets up to altitude and then drop them so they can launch …
AvatarStxleAvatarAvatarEvoWheel converts almost any bicycle into an electric bike in just 30 secondsinhabitat - Written by Nicole JewellReady to give your old cruiser a swanky electric makeover? The innovative EvoWheel turns almost any old regular bike into a speedy e-bike in under 30 …
AvatarStxleAvatarAvatarThis electric jet can take off vertically and travel almost 190 miles per hour — and it's already being prototypedverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Jeremy Berke• Lilium is developing a five-seat electric aircraft that can take off and land vertically.• The company envisions using the aircraft like an Uber, hailing it from your phone to take you around the city, avoiding traffic.• Lilium says it will start rolling out the technology by 2025. Move over, Elon Musk. …
AvatarStxleAvatarAvatarRussia Is Now Working on a Super Heavy Rocket of Its Ownverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Anatoly ZakThe spiritual successor to Russia's largest rockets plans to fly in 2028. Just days before Elon Musk’s mighty Falcon Heavy roared into the skies, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on Russia's next great rocket. Rocosomos, the country's space agency, had been waiting years for this Kremlin …
AvatarStxleAvatarAvatarReuters | Breaking International News & Viewsverified_publisherReuters UKAn excavator clears rubble after a suspected Israeli strike on Monday on Iran's consulate, adjacent to the main Iranian embassy building, which Iran said had killed seven military personnel including two key figures in the Quds Force, in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria April 2, 2024. …
AvatarStxleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoChina stops producing 553 auto models over fuel consumptioncri.cnChina will suspend the production of 553 passenger vehicle models that have not met the government's fuel consumption standards. The suspension will …
AvatarStxleAvatarAvatarChina's Shenzhen city electrifies all 16,359 of its public busesverified_publisherEngadget - Daniel CooperThe city has transformed the entire bus fleet. If you ever see anyone crowing about how nobody's taking the initiative on sustainable transport, point them in the direction of Shenzhen. The Chinese city has announced that it has successfully electrified its entire fleet of public buses, all 16,359 …