Supersonic flight is back. But can it make money?
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Boom boasts supersonic success with XB-1
TIM ROBINSON FRAeS and JOE COLES debrief Boom’s XB-1 test pilot and consider the next steps ... Geppetto positioned XB-1 at an exact time in a precise location over the Mojave Desert to enable a team ...
This alien-like field of mirrors in the California desert was once the future of solar energy. It’s closing after just 11 years
For some, Ivanpah now stands as a huge, shiny monument to wasted tax dollars and environmental damage. For others, failures ...
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UPDATE: Wind advisory issued for Mojave Desert Slopes until Friday night, says the NWS
On Thursday at 3:27 p.m. an updated wind advisory was issued by the NWS Hanford CA in effect until Friday at 10 p.m. for Mojave Desert Slopes. "West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph ...
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Analysts Bullish on Marvell Technology, Inc. (MRVL), Citing AI Boom and Data Center Growth
In this article, we are going to take a look at where Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) stands against the other AI stocks. Is heavy regulation the right approach toward artificial intelligence?
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For Centuries, Indigenous People Lived in These Desert Canyons. Now, New Technology Reveals Extraordinary Details About This Sacred Site
In the Arizona desert, researchers are learning so much more about the peoples who have inhabited this land since antiquity A view of Tse Yaa Kin’s central tower complex, constructed around the ...
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XB-1 supersonic aircraft smashes sound barrier without explosive boom
If you've been keeping tabs on aviation news as of late, you saw that Boom Supersonic just recently ... 1.122 during its test flight over the Mojave Desert in California. No other independently ...
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Sonic boom breakthrough for planemaker trying to build the next Concorde gets Elon Musk's backing
But Boom CEO Blake Scholl is hopeful that the firm's technology — dubbed Boomless ... 1 prototype hit Mach 1.12 while flying over the Mojave Desert. The firm said it placed microphones on ...