US space agency NASA has told Elon Musk’s SpaceX to halt work under a contract it won to develop a lunar spacecraft, pending the outcome of challenges by rival bidders at the US Government Accountability Office, the agency said on Friday. NASA’s decision means SpaceX has to stop any work specifically related to the Moon
Month: May 2021
India has seen another record daily rise in coronavirus infections, as 18 people died in a fire on a COVID-19 hospital ward. A further 401,993 cases of coronavirus were reported in the country on Saturday, the first time the 400,000 mark has been surpassed. And 3,523 deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking
The neem tree growing outside my house is a shape-shifter. Every year, without fail, in the cool dry winter its leaves become tired and yellow-brown, and sometimes fall off completely. Just as the weather turns a bit warmer, heralding the summer, the neem miraculously becomes green again. Then the shy white flowers emerge, hiding in
Game Of Thrones actress Esme Bianco has sued Marilyn Manson – accusing him of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. In the lawsuit, she accuses him of violating human trafficking laws by bringing her from England to California. This was allegedly under the pretence that she would star in music videos and movies, but these roles
Tesla has now released the specs and the first images of a new Powerwall + installation after the power update announced by Elon Musk last week. Last week, we reported on Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussing a significant power capacity increase for the home battery pack. The first major update to the Powerwall 2 since it
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and six leading industry organizations have joined forces in developing a national Wind Cybersecurity Consortium. The goal of the consortium is to improve the cybersecurity of the U.S. wind fleet through collaborative analysis, development, and information sharing. Industry parties that signed into agreement with NREL include Vestas, General Electric,
By Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock & Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley As we approach President Biden’s 100th day in office, the challenges still facing the nation are stark: over 550,000 coronavirus deaths, 100,000 small businesses shuttered, 10 million unemployed and a national reckoning on racial injustice — all on a planet destabilized by climate change. As more Americans get
As the United States rejoins the global effort to tackle the climate crisis, we are poised to make historic investments in infrastructure to build a 21st-century, decarbonized economy. RMI is unveiling a series of resources that provide analysis and guidance for how the United States can align its economy to limit warming to less than
7:22 AM ET Going into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event, it’s not unfair to say we don’t really know who Dominick Reyes or Jiri Prochazka are. When it comes to just name value alone, we do. Reyes (12-2) fought Jon Jones for the UFC’s light heavyweight championship 14 months ago — and many observers
In this article GOOGL MSFT AMZN AAPL FB Gwyn Photography | Digital Vision | Getty Images The tech industry is really two industries. There are the five giants, which operate at an almost unimaginable scale, and then there’s everybody else. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft all reported March-quarter earnings this week, and some of