A city on the moon: Why SpaceX shifted its focus away from Mars

Artist’s illustration of SpaceX’s Starship vehicle on the moon during an Artemis astronaut mission for NASA. (Image credit: SpaceX) Elon Musk has always been locked in on Mars. The world’s richest man has repeatedly said that he founded SpaceX back in 2002 primarily to help settle the Red Planet. Indeed, the company’s website places MarsContinue Reading

How long will the ISS operate with a skeleton crew? SpaceX’s Crew-12 astronaut mission delayed to Feb. 12

Backdropped by a faint moon and bright blue sky, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Freedom” is mounted atop a Falcon 9 rocket poised to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on the Crew-12 mission from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (Image credit: SpaceX) NASA and SpaceX are readyContinue Reading

vishay-releases-1,200-v-sic-mosfet-power-modules-for-ev-chargers-in-sot-227-package

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced five 1,200 V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET power modules in the industry-standard SOT-227 package: VS-SF50LA120, VS-SF50SA120, VS-SF100SA120, VS-SF150SA120 and VS-SF200SA120. Vishay says the modules target medium- to high-frequency power conversion, where switching losses and thermal headroom limit efficiency, including EV offboard, switched-mode power supplies (SMPS), DC-to-DCContinue Reading

how-software-in-the-loop-testing-accelerates-e-mobility:-virtual-validation-for-real-innovation

Sponsored by dSpace. Electromobility is evolving rapidly. New vehicle concepts, complex E/E architectures, and increasingly powerful battery systems are pushing developers to their limits. At the same time, the pressure to shorten development cycles and reduce costs is growing. In this dynamic environment, one method is gaining significant traction: Software-in-the-Loop (SIL)Continue Reading