Maintenance issues that inevitably arise are likely to worsen as the industry’s jets grow older and its finances weaken. • Photos: When good airplanes go bad (From The New York Times) The airlines’ long-running problems have put them in a fix that many car owners can appreciate: the carriers…
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Google and the X Prize Foundation kick off their Google Lunar X Prize, announcing the first 10 registered competitors. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–A privately funded race to land a rover on the moon could cost each team well more than the $20 million grand prize they’re vying for, but…
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Prospective space travelers have so far placed deposits totaling more than $31 million for tickets that cost $200,000 each. Virgin Galactic, the space travel venture of billionaire Richard Branson’s, is ordering five more spaceships and aims to turn a profit in five years after its commercial launch in…
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Even in the cosmos there will be no escaping the ringtone as NASA and the British National Space Centre prep a mobile network for the moon. After conquering the farthest corners of the globe, mobile phones are now destined for the final frontier–space. Even in the cosmos…
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