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SpaceX Has a Major Problem: New Versions of Starship Are Performing Worse Than Older Ones

Futurism

On Thursday, during Starship's eighth orbital flight test, the vehicle's upper stage exploded, showering debris down over the coast of Florida. Until this year, the Elon Musk-owned aerospace company has made considerable strides with its flagship rocket, overcoming the ill omen of its explosive debut.

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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

However, several of those gifts also addressed health and health care, such as Ruth Gottesmans gift of $1 billion to eliminate tuition at Einstein Medical College and Roy and Diana Vageloss $400 million commitment to Columbia University for biomedical research and education.

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A company is returning to the moon. Heres how it will avoid tipping again

Mashable Tech

The mission, referred to as IM-2 or PRIME-1 , is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as early as Wednesday, Feb. A combination of gravity and inertia factors also seemed to stymie the landing, said Phil Metzger, a planetary scientist at the University of Central Florida.

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Optimize the University Experience with AI

DataRobot

These same benefits could also help universities better serve their students and protect their bottom line. AI can help universities predict possible outcomes to the following scenarios: Prospective students who will apply to the university. Accepted students who will enroll at the university.

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University will stop using controversial remote-testing software following student outcry

The Verge

Students head to class at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. | The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced that it will discontinue its use of remote-proctoring software Proctorio after its summer 2021 term. Over 1,000 people signed a petition calling on the university to stop using the service.

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Euclid space telescope will produce the largest map of the universe ever

TechSpot

Euclid launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral on July 1, 2023, and sent back its first test photos just one month later. The telescope is equipped with a 600-megapixel camera tasked with mapping more than a third of the sky – out to 10 billion light-years – over the coming years. Read Entire Article

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Just FYI, when a hurricane blew Homestead, Florida, pretty much the only thing left standing was the homes built by Habitat for Humanity. She is credited with coordinating the university’s strategic planning and marketing efforts at the four KU campuses. She has also served on the advisory board of the National Hispanic University.