SpaceX’s most-flown Falcon 9 rocket booster yet returns to Florida home port By Amy Thompson Behold! The SpaceX’s sooty Falcon 9, a six-time flier. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s historic six-time flier — a Falcon 9 rocket first stage designated B1049 — returned to Florida’s Port Canaveral Friday (Aug. 21), after delivering a batch of Read More…
n August 2019, the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association built a 16-foot pyramid of jugs in its main entrance in Phoenix. The goal was to show residents of this desert region how much water they each use a day—120 gallons—and to encourage conservation. “We must continue to do our part every day,” executive director Warren Read More…
If you’re in the market for a smartwatch and have a few dollars to spare, the Series 6 offers more than any Apple Watch before it. And if you have a strict budget to keep to, the Apple Watch SE has fewer features but still lots of functionality. Whether you’re choosing between the new models or want to Read More…
After months of feedback and fine-tuning, the Federal Aviation Administration today issued its final versions of safety rules for drones that fly over people and at night — including the drones that Amazon is developing to make package deliveries. “The new rules make way for the further integration of drones into our airspace by addressing Read More…
Documentaries about American politics This week’s question: What is the best documentary about the American political system? “13th” “13th” Anne McCarthy (@annemitchmcc), Teen Vogue, Ms. Magazine, Bonjour Paris Although “13th” is, in effect – at face value – about the U.S. prison system, that’s not entirely what it’s about. Ava DuVernay’s Oscar-nominated 2016 documentary illustrates with poise and Read More…
America is engaged in an ideological war between two rival political parties — the Democrats and the Republicans. At the moment this war is a cold Civil War but it could go hot (see https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/americas-cold-civil-war/). The Democrat Party — and there’s nothing democratic about it anymore — is the party of racism; racial division; racial Read More…
