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Watch the Supersonic XB-1 Take Its First Flight
Private aerospace company Boom Supersonic got its XB-1 demonstrator aircraft in the air and back down again last week, completing the carbon fiber plane’s first successful flight. It hasn’t broken the sound barrier yet, but the new plane is notable for setting the stage for a fuel-efficient supersonic passenger airliner Boom is hoping to launch…
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The BBC Won’t Use AI to Promote Doctor Who Again After Being Yelled at by Fans
The BBC announced its intent to experiment with generative AI weeks ago, only to learn that few forces on this Earth are as potent as annoyed Doctor Who fans.
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Boeing Demands Virgin Galactic Destroy All Data From Its Failed Space Tourism Venture
There’s new drama in the space industry. Boeing filed a lawsuit against Virgin Galactic, accusing it of retaining trade secrets that the two companies had exchanged while working to develop a new mothership, which never came to fruition. On Friday, Boeing asked a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, to issue a court order blocking Virgin…
