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Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer AIR has shared its latest breakthrough in bringing a consumer-level electric aircraft to reality. The company has shared video footage of its flagship AIR ONE eVTOL successfully taking off, hovering, then transitioning to cruise mode. Check out the video below. AIR is an electric aviation company that has been working to bring a personal eVTOL to the consumer market since 2017. Founded near Tel Aviv, Israel, AIR delivered its biggest…

The renewable energy arm of London-based supermajor Shell has brought closure to the purchase of Daystar Power, a West African hybrid solar power solutions provider serving commercial and industrial businesses in a landmark deal marking the first of such acquisition in Africa. First announced in late September, the deal, having scaled regulatory hurdles, is the latest phase of Shell’s march towards providing clean energy via carbon emissions. “We are thrilled about the completion of this major milestone,” said…

NASA's Orion spacecraft has returned to planet Earth after completing the Artemis I flight test. Check details here. Sunday, December 11 was a big day for NASA as its Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after completing the Artemis I flight test. Informing about the same NASA said in a release, "NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday after a record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and…

NASA's Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5-day mission to the Moon. Image: NASA/James M. BlairThe Artemis I mission spacecraft Orion has completed its parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of California. On Sunday, Orion's heat shield successfully withstood the extreme heat of re-entry to Earth's atmosphere as it plummeted at 24,500 miles per hour. Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9.40 am PST Sunday, about two hours…

NASA's Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the Moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for astronauts on the next lunar flyby.The incoming capsule hit the atmosphere at Mach 32, or 32 times the speed of sound, and endured reentry temperatures of 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,760 degrees Celsius) before splashing down west of Baja California near Guadalupe Island. A Navy ship quickly moved in to recover the spacecraft and its silent occupants —…

The Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022.NASA TVNASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico on Sunday, completing the agency's Artemis 1 mission.Just under 26 days since Artemis 1 launched on NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, its most powerful ever, the capsule is back. Coming into Earth's atmosphere at a near 25,000 miles per hour, the intense reentry process marked the final step in the agency's first lunar mission."This is…

On December 11, the unmanned Orion spacecraft of NASA completed the…

On flight day 16, a camera mounted on one of Orion’s solar arrays snapped this image of our Moon as the spacecraft prepared to exit distant retrograde orbit during the Artemis I mission. Credit: NASAOn Artemis I Flight Day 16, Orion left its distant lunar orbit and began its return journey home. The spacecraft successfully completed the distant retrograde departure burn at 3:53 p.m. CST, firing its main engine to set the spacecraft on course for a close lunar flyby before its return home.The 1-minute 45-second burn…

<!----> Aptiv said it had completed the acquisition of an 85% equity stake in Intercable Automotive Solutions from Intercable. The high voltage power distribution and interconnect technology company would enhance Aptiv’s self described position as a global leader in vehicle…

<!----> Nissan Motor said it had completed the majority acquisition of Vehicle Energy Japan (VEJ), an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer headquartered in Hitachinaka, in Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture. VEJ has become a consolidated subsidiary of Nissan as part of the deal which…