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November 12, 2023
Thousands of people have reportedly shown interest in participating in the FDA-approved human trials of the brain-computer interface developed by Elon Musk's Neuralink. Test participants will have a computer chip installed in their brain, and can only hope for better results than Musk's test monkeys, many of which suffered a gruesome fate.
November 11, 2023
Thousands of people have reportedly shown interest in participating in the FDA-approved human trials of the brain-computer interface developed by Elon Musk's Neuralink. Test participants will have a computer chip installed in their brain, and can only hope for better results than Musk's test monkeys, many of which suffered a gruesome fate.
May 16, 2021
Space Force commander removed after comments on podcast Mychael Schnell © Getty Space Force commander removed after comments on podcast A Space Force lieutenant colonel was removed from his command after criticizing the U.S. military on a conservative podcast. During an appearance on The Steve Gruber show, Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier discussed his book "Irresistible Revolution: Marxisms Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military," which claims that Marxist beliefs...
May 6, 2021
SpaceX prototype rocket lands successfully following failed tests Celine Castronuovo © Getty Images SpaceX headquarter A SpaceX prototype rocket completed a high-altitude test Wednesday by safely touching down on a landing pad, a successful landing of the model spacecraft that founder and CEO Elon Musk hopes to eventually send to the moon and Mars. The vehicle, which SpaceX has dubbed Starship, was launched Wednesday in the fifth high-altitude test of a prototype from SpaceX...
December 10, 2020
SpaceX Test Flight Ends in Hard Landing, Explosion Newsweek 12/9/2020 Jeffery Martin © Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty SpaceX founder Elon Musk had expressed doubt that SN8 would land safely after its Wednesday test flight. After a high-altitude suborbital test flight, the SpaceX craft Starship SN8 exploded upon landing on Wednesday in Texas. No crew members were aboard the rocket. After its launch, SN8 reached a height of 40,000 feet. Upon its descent, the rocket appeared to su...