Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX’s Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report

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Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev. (Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) A Russian spaceflyer was pulled from SpaceX’s next astronaut mission for violating U.S. national security regulations, according to a media report. Oleg Artemyev, of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos , had been manifested on SpaceX’s Crew 12, a four-person mission scheduled to launch toward the International Space StationContinue Reading

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Ever since the United States Air Force stood up its first aerial refueling squadron in 1948, the technique of filling up fighter gas tanks on the fly has become an integral component of a US Armed Forces strategy for airpower. The advent of jet-powered fighters made it more necessary thanContinue Reading

Electric vehicle prowess helps China’s flying car sector take off

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A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars. The lightweight six-propeller aircraft under construction take off vertically and fit into a large car, to create the “Land Aircraft Carrier” — a modular flying vehicleContinue Reading

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ONLYOFFICE continues to offer a compelling alternative to proprietary suites like Microsoft Office, with strong document format compatibility and a privacy-respecting approach. The open source suite has successfully built a reputation for combining professional features with user data protection. Now, the developers have released ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2, building on theContinue Reading

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Solid-state battery developer Altech Batteries has completed a full suite of safety self-destruction validation tests on its sodium-nickel-chloride (SNC) battery technology, which it recently began selling. The tests were designed to simulate the most severe field hazards that can occur during storage, transport or operation. Across all the scenarios, whichContinue Reading

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The Matrix Charging Interest Group (MCIG) has announced an industry initiative to standardize Matrix Charging, an automated conductive charging technology for electric vehicles developed by Easelink. MCIG’s cooperative platform aims to establish a cross-brand standard for this interface, enabling interoperability between all vehicles and automated charging infrastructure. Matrix Charging isContinue Reading