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“At least the crater is in the right place!” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted. All three of SpaceX’s previous prototypes crash landed or exploded shortly after landing. SpaceX engineer John Insprucker, who hosted a webcast of the test launch, said SN11 had a normal ascent and all appeared to be well before on-board cameras lost …

IMAGE: A researcher from ETRI is looking at the 360° tabletop hologram system. view more  Credit: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute(ETRI) A hologram technology developed by South Korean researchers has won the top prize at one of the world’s most renowned conferences on display technologies. It is anticipated that the award will be a chance for …

Image copyright SpaceX Image caption The test flight lasted less than a minute A prototype of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship vehicle has successfully flown to an altitude of 150m (500ft). The uncrewed test vehicle rose up on a plume of exhaust before deploying its landing legs and touching down softly. The flight was carried out at …

SpaceX’s prototype Starship launches in a short first flight test at the company’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX The fifth prototype of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket passed its most critical test yet, taking off and landing in a short flight on Tuesday at the company’s facility in Texas. Starship prototype Serial Number 5, standing …

SpaceX has been developing Starship, its next-generation spacecraft, at its site in Boca Chica, Texas. The company has built a number of different Starship prototypes to date, include one prior version called the Starhopper that was essentially just the bottom portion of the rocket. Today, the company flew its first full-scale prototype (minus the domed …

An early experimental laser-armed Stryker vehicle, the MEHEL WASHNGTON: After years of lower-power field tests and more than one thousand hours of soldier feedback, the Army is on track to field-test two different types of high-energy lasers in 2022: a 50-kilowatt weapon to destroy enemy drones and incoming artillery rockets, and a 300-kW weapon that …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe rupture was caught on camera and shared on social media SpaceX’s Starship rocket prototype experienced a major failure during pressurisation testing on Wednesday. A video from the scene in Texas showed the top part of the vehicle rupture. Cryogenic propellants that were being loaded at the …

Engineers at a SpaceX facility in south Texas were running a test on Wednesday that was meant to check how well the vehicle, nicknamed Starship Mark-1, withstands high pressure when a metal cap on top of the vehicle burst off. Pieces of aluminum were flying, vapor spewed into the area and local SpaceX fans captured …

An early version of One World Terrain, the Army’s attempt at a 3D digital world map detailed enough for training simulations and mission planning. WASHINGTON: The Army’s One World Terrain software was intended to build 3D battle maps for training simulations. But an early version has already proven so useful that special operators are using it …

It was the first time the experimental craft, nicknamed “Starhopper,” flew free without being tethered to the ground. SpaceX’s goal was to lift the spacecraft about 65 feet into the air before gently landing it nearby — what’s SpaceX called a “hop test.” It’s not clear exactly how high the craft flew. Footage captured by …