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NASA’s Perseverance Sends First Pictures after Mars Landing

On July 30, 2020, NASA launched its Mars Perseverance Rover aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V. rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The robot spent the last several months traveling from Earth to Mars, shielded from the harsh environment of space … Continue reading

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NASA Astronauts Set to Return to Earth on August 2nd

NASA astronauts, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are coming home soon. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is returning to Earth in two weeks. The spacecraft, which NASA astronauts named Endeavour, is set to splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean on August 2 at … Continue reading

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California Makes Zero-Emission Trucks and Vans Mandatory by 2045

California’s Air Sources Board (CARB) has passed a brand new rule that says all industrial vehicles and vans bought within the state in 2045 must be zero-emission, in a bid to move the business away from the dirty and dangerous … Continue reading

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SpaceX Postpones Launch of Two NASA Astronauts

Elon Musk’s company delays astronaut launch for NASA due to bad weather. After Wednesday’s planned lit off was delayed due to weather, SpaceX now plans to launch two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station on Saturday at 03:22 p.m. Eastern time. … Continue reading

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Tesla’s ‘Million Mile’ Battery Could Change the EV World

Tesla’s readying a ‘million-mile’ battery that could revolutionize the EV market. Experts say it would allow Tesla to sell electric vehicles for the same prices as gasoline-powered ones. Tesla and CEO Elon Musk are getting ready to introduce a long-rumored … Continue reading

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Tesla Model 3 Owner Traps Carjacker Inside The Car

Tesla owner locks Shocked Thief inside a vehicle using a remote app to help cops nab him. The Tesla Model 3 owner used the app to turn off the ignition key and lock up the suspect inside the car. Teslas … Continue reading

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Hacker Gets Tesla On Autopilot To Stop Itself At Red Light

Video shows Tesla Model 3 automatically stopping for a red light. Tesla is currently making small steps to slowly transition its Autopilot system from a driver assist feature for highway driving to an autonomous driving system that can handle intersections … Continue reading

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Experts Warn: Facial Recognition, Phone Tracking May Outlast Coronavirus

Governments around the world are using facial recognition, mobile phone data and other apps to track the spread of COVID-19 and monitor people under quarantine. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed authorities globally to impose draconian lockdowns, travel bans, and tighter … Continue reading

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New York Gigafactory will Reopen for Ventilator Production, says Elon Musk

New York invested $750 million to help build the solar-panel gigafactory in Buffalo, and now the plant seems to be helpful in the fight against coronavirus. Tesla  CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the company’s factory will open as soon as possible to … Continue reading

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Lifts off Safely, but Suffers an Early Engine Shutdown

The Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and delivered its sixth batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites to orbit despite an engine failure. The issue likely contributed to the loss of the first stage … Continue reading

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