Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme | Reuters

I cannot restrain myself – I must share this! In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, plaintiff Keith Johnson accused Musk, electric car company Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and space tourism company SpaceX of racketeering for touting Dogecoin and driving up its price, only to then let the price tumble. I love a goodContinue reading “Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme | Reuters”

“Lift sanctions on space sector or we’ll exit space station”: Russia

Russia has announced that – due to recent U.S. technology embargoes – Roscosmos may be unable to launch its Soyuz-MS spacecraft to service the International Space Station. “We have more than enough rockets but nothing to launch them with,” Rogozin said, in a rare admission by a senior Russian official that Western sanctions are seriouslyContinue reading ““Lift sanctions on space sector or we’ll exit space station”: Russia”

Bishop to King Seven, Checkmate

I’m just re-watching Blade Runner for the nth time (captions on) and I noticed the quote from when Roy first meets Sebastian. “Gosh, you really got some nice toys here.” “Gosh, you really got some nice toys here” is what the subtitles say, at least in the Final Cut edition. I haven’t checked elsewhere, but GoogleContinue reading “Bishop to King Seven, Checkmate”

Autonomous Rocket Plane now in Earth Orbit

It looks kinda like a Space Shuttle, but it’s markings are Air Force, not NASA. “Today, we took another important step with the successful launch of the second OTV, enabling the [Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office] to further experiment with the vehicle and its ability to operate in low-Earth orbit,” Cooning continued. “Close teamwork betweenContinue reading “Autonomous Rocket Plane now in Earth Orbit”