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SpaceX reveals new details on Starship’s third test flight

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The flight, which took place from Starbase, Texas, yesterday morning at 8:25 am CT , capitalized on previous test flights and accomplished a host of new objectives. The next task was to re-light the first-ever Raptor engine in space, but due to the vehicle’s roll rates, SpaceX decided to postpone this until a future flight.

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Tesla defends Giga Berlin, posts response to critics’ concerns as final approval nears

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While the facility’s development has been largely overshadowed by the progress of projects such as Gigafactory Texas, the last official step for Giga Berlin’s final approval has begun through a virtual hearing by mail. Tesla assured that Gigafactory Berlin would not be detrimental to the drinking water supply of the area.

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Report: Drunk Driver Charged With Homicide, Defense Will Blame the Car

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A previous fatal incident, from February, featured a Mach-E striking another Honda CR-V along I-10 in San Antonio, Texas. Investigators were under the impression that the Ford had impacted the Honda because it was stopped in the center lane with no lights. The whole thing is becoming a complete mess for drivers.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering. She left the University of Texas in 2005 to join Rice University. Connected on one side is a flexible fiber bundle, just 1 mm in diameter, with a light source and a digital CCD camera inside. After earning her Ph.D.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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Until recently, the residents of Melamchi, Nepal, cooked meals and heated water for bathing over a wood-burning stove. Schoolchildren didn’t have access to the Internet or reliable electric lighting for studying after dark. Not surprisingly, the leaders said their priorities were access to reliable electricity and hot water.

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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 began constructing Starship’s Texas launch site in earnest in late 2020.

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Toyota introduces 2022 Toyota Tundra pickup with new i-FORCE MAX hybrid option

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With the water-cooled intercooler keeping turbo temperatures down, the V6 engine improves on the outgoing V8 engine in every way. Tundra will be the first Toyota to use the all-new Audio Multimedia system designed and engineered by Toyota’s Texas-based Connected Technologies team. All-New Toyota Audio Multimedia.

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