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Once the commercial guys like Branson or UP Aerospace perfect a reliable, low-cost spacecraft, the space frontier becomes officially open for business to pursue what until recently seemed impossible: Snag an asteroid into low-earth orbit to mine its minerals. Launch solar satellites to beam down all the cheap...
(2 of 3) ISAF's mission is demanding, and getting more so. In late July it took control of the south, a historically neglected region where the Taliban is particularly strong, and it will be in charge of the whole country by the end of the year. "The insurgents are...
C: I think that's far-fetched. But the threat that black boxes will morph into a continuous system is less likely if you have a regulation which doesn't allow that. I prefer to have a federal regulation that says [to automakers], ?You can only do this' - rather than...
What's his favorite? "Well, naturally I'm impressed with the ones that have been named after me." They're here somewhere, Wallace says, looking about. "There's two, up on that shelf, beside the tarantula." Small bottles are fetched down and introductions made. "This is Ozicrypta wallacei, and this...
(2 of 2) In Penguin Lost, Viktor returns home when the heat is off and gets involved in high-level Kiev politics. He learns that his penguin has ended up in Chechnya, and heads to the volatile region to save his feathered friend. There, he ends up slaving for a...