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Living in the Future: Two Bits of Tech from Science Fiction that Are Just Around the Corner

By Lynceus on Sep 28th, 2012

So we all know the problem with the science fiction of the 50s through about the 70s or so: overly optimistic. If we can make it to the moon then surely Mars isn’t that much farther, right? Jetpacks and hovercraft for everybody! Well, they may have gotten that stuff wrong but here’s some tech that…

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Private Space Taxi reaches orbit

By Hans Henrik on Jun 5th, 2010

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday reaching orbit 9 minutes later. The new rocket-type is privately owned and it may in the future carry NASA astronauts to orbit. “This has been a good day for SpaceX and a promising development for the US human space flight programme,” said Robyn…