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NASA contracts Canoo to build EVs that will transport astronauts to launchpad for Artemis missions [Update]

April 13, 2022
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced it has chosen EV startup Canoo to provide zero-emission EVs to transport its crew to the launchpad for NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions to the Moon. Canoo will soon join the likes of Tesla and Rivian as EV automakers integrated into the realm of space exploration. April 13, 2022 update: Following first news of a potential award…
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X Shore secures $50 million in funding to ramp up electric boat production in Sweden and expand R&D

April 13, 2022
Electric boat manufacturer X Shore recently secured its latest round of investment funding, this time to the tune of $50 million (~€45.9M). The funds will be used to increase research and development of electrified maritime technologies, and help ramp up manufacturing of X Shore’s first production boat, the Eelex 8000, which began in March. X Shore is a Swedish climate technology company…
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Examining The Dark History of Space Exploration Through Photos

April 13, 2022
Photographer Lewis Bush has put the dark history of space research under the microscope, revisiting key sites in the history of rocketry and documenting them with the cyanotype process. Book About Space, History, and Politics Bush, based in London, United Kingdom, is also a writer and researcher who has investigated a range of social and political issues, which include the systemic…
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Nikon Nikkor Z 28-75mm F2.8 sample gallery

April 13, 2022
We took the new Nikon Nikkor Z 28-75mm F2.8 zoom lens to Baja California for some sun, surf and photos. Check out our sample gallery to see how this fast walkaround lens for Nikon’s mirrorless Z system compares. View our Nikon 28-75mm F2.8 sample gallery …
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Webb Telescope’s Coldest Instrument Reaches Operating Temperature

April 13, 2022
. With help from a cryocooler, the Mid-Infrared Instrument has dropped down to just a few degrees above the lowest temperature matter can reach and is ready for calibration. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will see the first galaxies to form after the big bang, but to do that its instruments first need to get cold – really cold. On April 7, Webb’s Mid-Infrared…
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