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SpaceX set to conduct world’s first and second orbital launches of 2022

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2/4) We are now targeting Thursday, Jan 13 as our first available launch opportunity, with potential takeoff between ~1pm & 3:30pm Pacific. We have additional windows available in the coming days, if needed. By comparison, B1049 and B1051 passed the same milestone 36 months and 26 months after their respective debuts.

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Researchers advance detonation wave propulsion for hypersonic flight

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Researchers from the University of Central Florida and the US Naval Research Laboratory have discovered an experimental configuration and flow conditions that generate a stabilized oblique detonation—a phenomenon that has the potential to revolutionize high-speed propulsion of the future. Goodwin, Kareem A. 2102244118.

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SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You arrives at Panama Canal

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Ten days and one unexpected detour after SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) departed Port Canaveral, Florida for what could be the last time ever, the ship has arrived at the Panama Canal. SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California.

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NHTSA launches Tesla Autopilot investigation over crashes with emergency vehicles

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.” The NHTSA cited crashes in Culver City and Laguna Beach, California; Norwalk, Connecticut; Cloverdale, Indiana; West Bridgewater, Massachusetts; Cochise County, Arizona; Charlotte, North Carolina, Montgomery County, Texas; Lansing, Michigan; and Miami, Florida. million miles driven in which drivers had Autopilot engaged.

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SpaceX’s backup Dragon launch pad on track for 2023 debut

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They arose because NASA reportedly told SpaceX it was worried that the company’s first Florida Starship launch site – colocated at the only pad currently able to launch SpaceX Dragon spacecraft – could add too much risk. The company has two operational Falcon launch pads in Florida, and it proposed to modify the second pad.

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Navigant forecasts 18.6% CAGR for plug-ins in North America to 2022; 2.4% new vehicle share in US

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The model for North American PEV sales by US state, metropolitan statistical area (MSA), Canadian province, Canadian city, and selected US utility service area has been updated to better align with actual sales data from the first full year of wide availability of PEVs. PEV attitudes.

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That Was the Year That Was

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The number of available models is expanding exponentially. Contributor Keith Turner took his video camera along to do his own comparison of some of six of the hottest EVs on the market. CES is cranking up this week so there’s not much time to waste thinking about the past year. Electric cars reached new sales peaks in China, the U.S.

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