30 SEP 2017 SpaceX founder Elon Musk presented his vision for getting people to Mars within five years at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide today. The spaceship, dubbed the BFR, would carry around 100 people into outer space, but at the end of his presentation he floated the idea of using …
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The final design of is what is looking to become the world’s first autonomous and zero emission containership was released Friday in Trondheim, Norway. Norwegian fertilizer producer announced the first-of-its-kind vessel in May in partnership with maritime technology company Kongsberg. The planned fully-electric and autonomous container feeder ship, to be named YARA …
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A test of a North Korean thermonuclear weapon (or H-Bomb) over the Pacific Ocean is a horrifying proposition. Apart from the serious strategic implications, the physical blast and electromagnetic effects of such a detonation would be catastrophic. If such a test occurred without warning, planes could fall from the sky as their electronics fail. …
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30 SEP 2017 This Northern Hemisphere summer, researchers spent two months collecting samples from a submerged landmass known as Zealandia. As a result, we could gain new insight into everything from ancient life forms to climate change. Tens of millions of years ago, a landmass that’s being referred to as …
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The newly built Kea Trader, a 2,200 TEU container feeder that went aground off New Caledonia on July 12, will have to be scrapped, her owners said Friday. She was in service for six months before going aground. “Most double bottom tanks have been affected. There is water ingress in all five …
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29TH SEPT,2017 Lloyd’s Register announced Friday that it has classed its first ever personal composite submersible, the DeepFlight Super Falcon 3S. The first two Super Falcon 3S submarines will be shipped to the Maldives for the launch of tour operator DeepFlight Adventures, which will partner with luxury resorts to offer resort guests and tourists …
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