As the week commenced, Vladimir Putin issued a new warning that Russia is being pushed across red lines which cannot be crossed if escalating war is to be avoided.
America hasn't had transformative growth in 50 years. It's time we change that.
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We explore the exciting developments in science and space initiatives that are shaping our future. With President Trump's nominees leading the way, we are on the cusp of a new era of innovation and progress.
Welcome to our latest issue, where we explore the exciting developments in science and space initiatives that are shaping our future. With President Trump's nominees leading the way, we are on the cusp of a new era of innovation and progress.
From cutting-edge technologies like nuclear electric propulsion to advancements in robotic surgery, we are witnessing a surge of breakthroughs that will transform our world.
Our featured articles highlight the latest developments from NASA, SpaceX, and other pioneers in the field, as well as innovative approaches to energy production and medical care.
Join us as we delve into the latest news and insights from the world of science and space.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is now upright on the launch pad in Florida. While not as big and powerful as the SpaceX Starship/Superheavy, nor fully reusable, it is a very big system (7 meters across and 100,000 lbs. to low Earth orbit) and much bigger and more powerful than the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that sends astronauts into low Earth orbit.
Like the Falcon 9, the New Glenn will land its first stage on a landing ship at sea for reuse. Before its first launch, New Glenn will undergo some more testing, including a hotfire test of its 7 BE-4 first stage engines. The Blue Origin BE-4 engines have already powered the ULA Vulcan rocket on its initial 2 flights.
At the moment, quite an array of new launch vehicles are under development which will make access to space orders of magnitude cheaper and easier. First launch of New Glenn is expected before the end of the year.
Meanwhile, the seventh test flight of the SpaceX Starship/Superheavy, which is key to our permanent human presence on the Moon, is expected in January. With obstructionism removed, SpaceX aims for 25 launches next year.
Ad Astra of Texas and SpaceNukes of Los Alamos have agreed to combine their two development projects—for electric rocket propulsion and space nuclear power respectively. They aim to demonstrate Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) by the end of the decade and offer a commercial product in the 2030s.
Ad Astra's Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMIR) electric rocket engine features the ability to modulate thrust from a few kilowatts of power to tens of megawatts. As with most electric propulsion systems, the VASIMIR engine increases the impulse generated per kilogram of propellant by a factor of 10 to 100 times. Such systems offer vastly reduced travel times to Mars.
Jamie Whitney
This is a presentation made by Helion CEO David Kirtley before the Fall 2024 meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Despite its technical nature, Kirtley gives a good conceptual overview about how the company's electromagnetic field compression/expansion cycle follows the Diesel and Otto cycles used in internal combustion engines—except that in their machine, compression is accomplished by electromagnetic fields instead of pistons.
The increased electromagnetic pressure inside the plasma in a Field Reversed Configuration (think of it as a smoke ring or plasma doughnut), caused by fusing nuclei, reacts with the external electromagnets of the machine to produce electricity.
We expect to soon hear news about their Polaris machine, which should now be near completion, and which is expected be the first fusion machine in the world to begin to produce electricity from fusion.
https://archive.prometheanpac.com/a_sight_for_sore_eyes_helion_energy_s_exciting_approach_to_fusion
https://archive.prometheanpac.com/will_helion_be_the_first_to_fusion_power
A month after the first robotic lung transplant was performed at New York University, Dr. Stephanie Chang and her team performed the first fully robotic double lung transplant.
"We aim to reduce the impact this major surgery has on patients, limit their postoperative pain, and give them the best possible outcome," said Dr. Chang.
Jijo Malayil
In this 2019 interview with Secretary of Energy nominee, Chris Wright, Mr. Wright debunks many energy and poverty myths, including those about oil, gas and coal depletion, the cost per unit output, the environmental effects of poverty, etc.
In particular, he references the improvement in living conditions caused by the increased density of energy sources—heading toward fusion energy. He promises to be an excellent Secretary of Energy.
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President Trump's nomination of Jared Isaacman to be the new NASA Administrator bodes well for the future. He has not only founded and led several companies, he also funded, commanded, and flew the first 2 all-civilian private space flights, including the recently completed Polaris Dawn mission in which he tested new SpaceX EVA suits at the furthest distance that people have been from Earth since Apollo 17.
Besides his general interest in establishing human operations on the Moon and Mars, Isaacman has been involved in a private initiative to reboost the Hubble Space Telescope with a SpaceX Dragon mission. Hubble may otherwise reenter the atmosphere as early as 2037.
Jeff Foust
Jeff Foust
An experimental superconducting maglev vehicle, operating inside a tube from which air had been evacuated, exceeded the previous rail speed record of 623 kmh (387 mph). The company working on this, CASIC, will build a much longer tube and attempt to reach a speed of 1,000 kmh or 621 mph (faster than the cruising speed of typical commercial jet aircraft).
This year, China approved the construction of 11 new nuclear reactors and is expected to keep approving at least 10 new reactors a year. It currently has 30 reactors under construction and will become the world’s biggest nuclear generator by 2030.
CASIC
After all the years of campaigning, Americans have finally come to the agreement that we will Make America Great Again. But, how do we actually implement the intention, and with a minimum of mistakes along the way?
America hasn't had transformative growth in 50 years. It's time we change that.
President Trump has made it clear that he will abandon the entire Green Agenda and commit the nation to building
Introduction In October President Trump called to double U.S. power plant capacity and lower energy prices as part of
America hasn't had transformative growth in 50 years. It's time we change that.
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