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SpaceX reveals new details on Starship’s third test flight

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SpaceX successful in epic third Starship test launch For the first time, the Super Heavy first stage, Booster 10, successfully performed a boost back burn and aimed for a splashdown just East of the launch pad in the Gulf of Mexico. SpaceX has yet to confirm whether it managed to fully open/close the door.

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SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

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Located a stone’s throw from the Gulf of Mexico in Boca Chica, Texas, the first iteration of SpaceX’s Starbase orbital launch site (OLS) is nearly complete and could host Starship’s orbital launch debut in a matter of months. SpaceX stress-tests the first ‘chopsticks’ with water bags.

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A Girls’ Trip to Costa Rica. But With No Phones, Did It Happen?

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I had wondered if a vacation without my phone would reprogram my iPhone-addled brain, whether it might deepen the connections I made or improve my travel experiences. She added that FTLO’s phone-free trips this year, which start at $1,699 and also head to Iceland, Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico, are in strong demand.

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News: 2025 Cadillac Optiq EV

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model to be built in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico All-Wheel Drive Two trims: Sport and Luxury What the Optiq Brand Team Said Performance starts on the ground Tom Schinderle – Lead Development Engineer – Tom is responsible for all the performance metrics and hardware on the Optiq. For us, that is luxury.”

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Wave Power to Run Desal Plant

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The Seadog is a point absorber wave energy device that uses pressurized hydraulics for power takeoff; the pressurized water drives a turbine. The desalination equipment only requires about 4 kilowatts, leaving power to run lighting on the platform, said Sandberg. Loading the Seadog pump for trials in the Gulf of Mexico.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. The wind part of the project plans a total of 3,000 megawatts from wind farms it will build in three counties in New Mexico.

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BOEM approves first BP deepwater Gulf exploration plan to meet new standards following Deepwater Horion disaster

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The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved a supplemental Exploration Plan (EP) submitted by BP for deepwater oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico. The supplemental EP proposes to drill up to four wells in the Gulf of Mexico’s Keathley Canyon Blocks 292 and 336, which BP acquired in lease sales in 1997 and 2003.

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