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Image: Starship Serial Number 8 in return flight, courtesy SpaceX.
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On December 9, at 5:45 p.m. EST, SpaceXs Starship was successfully flown to an altitude of almost eight miles (12.5 km) from the companys test facility at Boca Chica, Texas. Starship SN8 flew successfully for 6 minutes and 42 seconds, achieving the majority of its test goals until it exploded upon landing.
Starship Takes Flight: High-Altitude Test Flight is a Huge Step Toward National Space Society Goals of Space Settlement
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December 9, 2020
Four professors from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have been chosen as 2020 fellows by the National Academy of Inventors.
Election to an academy fellowship is the highest professional distinction exclusive for inventors and innovators from academic institutions. Fellow nominees must be a named inventor on patent(s) issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and affiliated with a university, non-profit research institute or other academic entity to qualify. Candidates are first nominated by their peers and reviewed by the academy’s fellows selection committee.
The UCLA faculty members honored this year are:
Jason Cong, UCLA’s Volgenau Professor for Engineering Excellence and a distinguished professor of computer science. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Cong has made groundbreaking contributions to electronic design automation, energy-efficient computing and highly scalable algorithms.