Saturday Class - The Illustrious George Westinghouse - June 14, 2025
Join author Robert Ingraham and host Tony Papert in Promethean Action's weekly class on the life of George
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Posts in today's report:
- First Boeing Starliner Launch of Astronauts Set for May 17
- Nearly Miraculous PanOptix Trifocal Lens Implants
- Second Westinghouse AP-1000 Generation 3+ Reactor Starts Commercial Power Production
- China Launches Lunar Far Side Sample Return Mission
- Rocket Propulsion Without Propellant?
First Boeing Starliner Launch of Astronauts Set for May 17th
After United Launch Alliance's decision to scrub the planned May 6th launch, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft is now likely to launch its first astronauts, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, to the International Space Station on May 17th at 6:16 p.m. EDT. This is also the first human launch atop a ULA Atlas V rocket (with Russian main engines). The Atlas system is soon to be replaced by the ULA Vulcan, which aims at partial reusability. The Vulcan scored a beautiful first launch in January.
Boeing’s Starliner rolled off launch pad to replace ‘buzzing’ rocket valve (photo)
Starliner’s first-ever astronaut launch is now targeted for May 17.
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