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

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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

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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

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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

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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

As Beijing and Moscow tout ties, China’s firms keep Ukraine’s lights on

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Across Europe, demand for Chinese goods is soaring as consumers seek quality products at a lower cost. Some goods – particularly electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels – have been shipped from China at a large enough scale that the continent’s lawmakers have begun taking action against an “overcapacity” they feel could throttle domestic industries…Continue Reading

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Cine is a new(ish) MPV-based Linux video player built with GTK4/libadwatia and Python, designed specifically for the GNOME desktop environment. Rather like blockbuster superhero sequels in the cinema, there’s no shortage of video players for Linux. Is there enough mileage in the genre for an audience who’ll appreciate Cine? IContinue Reading

this-is-how-fast-the-mcdonnell-douglas-md-11-can-fly

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The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 represents one of the final chapters in the evolution of the widebody trijet. Entering service in 1990, the aircraft was designed as an improvement on the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, complete with updated aerodynamics, avionics, and a longer range, allowing it to compete with emerging long-haul twinjets.Continue Reading