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SpaceX’s powerful falcon heavy rocket lofts secretive US military spaceplane into orbit

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SpaceX’s powerful falcon heavy rocket lofts secretive US military spaceplane into orbit

[ad_1] SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket lofted a secretive space plane for the US Space Force on Thursday evening from Florida, the first time the rocket was used to send the Boeing Co.-built experimental spacecraft to orbit.The launch, which lifted off at 8:07 p.m. local time, marked the start of the seventh mission for the Space Force's secretive spaceplane, the X-37B. Shaped like a mini-space shuttle, the X-37B is an uncrewed and reusable experimental test platform that the Defense Department deploys in orbit, sometimes for years at a time. Prior to launch, which took place Thursday after several earlier delays, the X-37B's most recent mission launched in May 2020, spending a record-setting 908 days in orbit. The vehicle's mission came to an end in November 2022, with the X-37B ...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: US Space Force stops AI use, AI electricity use skyrocketing, more

[ad_1] Today was another interesting day for artificial intelligence, where the troubles with AI were highlighted yet again in different areas. In the first incident, the US Space Force put up a temporary halt on using web-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard for employees due to data security issues. In other news, a new report has highlighted that by the year 2027, the electricity demands for all activities relating to AI could exceed the yearly demand of multiple countries. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.US Space Force pauses use of AI toolsThe US Space Force has temporarily suspended the utilization of web-based generative artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT, among its workforce due to apprehensions regarding data secur...

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket for first time in three years

[ad_1] SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida Tuesday, the first flight since 2019 of the world's most powerful rocket. SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida Tuesday, the first flight since 2019 of the world's most powerful rocket. Mission USSF-44, transporting cargo for the US Space Force, including the TETRA 1 satellite, blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center around 9:40 am (1340 GMT). Several minutes later, the rocket's two side boosters made their way back to Earth -- the craft's main stage will never be recovered. Falcon Heavy was launched for the first time as part of a test in 2018, carrying SpaceX boss' Elon Musk's own Tesla car. Tuesday's flight was Falcon Heavy's third operational commercial flight, and the first since June 2019. The ...