Daily Archives: Dec 17, 2025
Midnight Falcon 9 Launch Tonight: Starlink Deployment and Where to Watch
Within a few hours, a shaft of fire will slice through the stillness of the California night, as SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket departs Vandenberg Space Force Base at midnight, bound to launch 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. For space enthusiasts and fascinated locals, this is both a visual...
Engineering the Climate Pivot: Inside COP30’s Innovation-First Strategy
The previously dominant narrative of a civilization destined to soon collapse under the impacts of climate change is giving ground to a data-driven, innovation-led approach. Leaders, scientists, and investors converged at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, around one basic principle: the best climate strategy puts human welfare first and rapidly...
10 Surprising Cost and Capability Contrasts Between F-35 and F-22
"The last airplanes we took delivery of were $87 million… Find me an airplane out there right now that costs $85 million and has that capability," former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley once said of the F-22 Raptor. That quip neatly summarizes the enduring appeal-and controversy-of...
