Russia and China are exploring a collaboration to revolutionize lunar habitation. The leaders of Russia’s Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration are considering the installation of the first nuclear power plant on the moon. “Today we are seriously considering a project — somewhere at the turn of 2033 to 2035 — to deliver and…

On Feb. 22, the lunar rover Odysseus made history as the first commercial space vehicle to accomplish a soft landing on the moon. The achievement is also a hallmark of the increasing privatization of space exploration and future space travel, with private companies like SpaceX and Intuitive Machines playing key roles alongside federal governments. Straight…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed his company’s much-anticipated Roadster electric vehicle (EV) will be able to go from zero to 60 miles per hour in under a second, accelerating faster than some cars that are not even legal on the roads. Musk claims that “there will never be another car like this,” and predicts…

There were no technical issues this time as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket successfully lifted off around 1:05 a.m. EST from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida— the rocket carrying a robotic lunar lander developed by the private company Intuitive Machines. A second “major milestone” was recorded shortly into Falcon 9’s flight when Intuitive Machine’s moon…

One person is dead and more than 20 are wounded after shots are fired at a parade for the Super Bowl champions. And the lander looking to be the first U.S. spacecraft to touch down on the moon in five decades lifts off into space. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday,…

In their second attempt, House Republicans vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. And a driver is killed after crashing into the emergency room of a Texas hospital, leaving others critically injured. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. House Republicans vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas…

After a Delaware judge struck down Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation package, Musk put the state in his crosshairs with a series of posts encouraging companies to flee America’s corporate kingdom, as he hopes to do with Tesla. Given Musk’s influence, are his actions a real threat to Delaware? Around 2 million companies are…

In a step to curb the increasing trend of youth vaping, the United Kingdom’s government has announced its plan to ban disposable vape sales. This action aligns the U.K. with several other countries and American states that have implemented similar measures. “We have teachers calling us, especially in the U.K., where you saw a 150%…

California and New York have opened “safe injection sites,” and Canada is creating “safer supply programs,” enabling residents to legally use illegal drugs. The programs are meant to create safe spaces where people already using drugs can be monitored by health officials to prevent drug overdoses. British Columbia is being criticized for having fentanyl as…

U.S. forces take down a barrage of missiles and drones in what is being called a “complex attack” by Houthi militants. And masked gunmen storm onto the set of a live newscast in Ecuador as the country’s president declares a state of emergency. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Jan. 10,…