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NASA Drop Test Supports Safer Air Taxi Design and Certification

NASA Drop Test Supports Safer Air Taxi Design and Certification

As the aviation industry works to develop new air taxis and other electric aircraft made from innovative, lightweight materials, there’s a growing need to understand how those materials behave under impact. That’s why NASA is investigating potential air taxi materials and designs that could best protect passengers in the event of a crash. On June 26 at NASA’s Langley Research Center in …

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Several Pittsburgh neighborhoods to be sprayed after more mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Several Pittsburgh neighborhoods to be sprayed after more mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7 Pittsburgh neighborhoods to be treated after more mosquito samples test positive for West Nile Virus  CBS News Allegheny County reports more West Nile Virus seen in mosquito samples  TribLIVE.com West Nile virus cases surge in the US: How to spot the first symptoms of the …

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Launch pad indicator error causes SpaceX, NASA to scrub planned static fire test of a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the Crew-11 launch – Spaceflight Now

Launch pad indicator error causes SpaceX, NASA to scrub planned static fire test of a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the Crew-11 launch – Spaceflight Now

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Crew Dragon Endeavour, is pictured at sunset on Sunday, July 27, 2025. It will launch the Crew-11 mission, which is schedule to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update July 28, 7:14 p.m. EDT: Added NASA comment regarding aborted static fire. An …

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Test Yourself on Science Fiction That Became Reality

Test Yourself on Science Fiction That Became Reality

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment is focused on science fiction novels that envisioned certain ideas and technology long before they became commonplace in our current era. In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer you think is correct. After the last question, you’ll …

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UnitedHealth faces critical test as Q2 results loom (UNH:NYSE) – Seeking Alpha

UnitedHealth faces critical test as Q2 results loom (UNH:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha UnitedHealth Grew to Be a Leviathan. Then Came the Backlash.  The New York Times UnitedHealth aims to reassure investors as profits plunge, DOJ investigates its Medicare business  CNBC UnitedHealth (UNH) Stock Rated Outperform Despite Lowered Price Target by Leerink  Yahoo Finance UnitedHealth investors may seek roadmap on costs as Hemsley takes center stage  Reuters …

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A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology

A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology

The mission’s goals include tests of “high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications technologies.” “OTV-8’s laser communications demonstration will mark an important step in the US Space Force’s ability to leverage commercial space networks as part of proliferated, diversified, and redundant space architectures,” said US Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman in a statement. “In so doing, it will strengthen the resilience, …

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Researchers quietly planned a test to dim sunlight. They wanted to ‘avoid scaring’ the public.

Researchers quietly planned a test to dim sunlight. They wanted to ‘avoid scaring’ the public.

A team of researchers in California drew notoriety last year with an aborted experiment on a retired aircraft carrier that sought to test a machine for creating clouds. But behind the scenes, they were planning a much larger and potentially riskier study of salt water-spraying equipment that could eventually be used to dim the sun’s rays — a multimillion-dollar project …

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