Test flights on tap for Space Perspective’s luxury high-altitude balloon

Enlarge / Space Perspective’s first test capsule, Excelsior, has a diameter of approximately 16 feet (4.9 meters). Space Perspective could begin test flights of its privately owned capsule suspended under a high-altitude balloon within the next couple of months, the company’s co-founder told Ars this week. Florida-based Space Perspective released photos of its first completed […]

Cadillac Lyriq Regains $7,500 Tax Credit

Last year, most Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicles (EVs) were eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit. But they lost the discount on Jan. 1. Now, GM claims, it’s coming back. The federal Department of Energy doesn’t yet include the Lyriq on its list of qualifying vehicles. But industry publication Automotive News reports that a GM […]

Land Space successfully launches ZQ-3 VRVL-1 test rocket with BLT 3D printed engine parts

Chinese carrier rocket company Land Space successfully launched its ZQ-3 VRVL-1 reusable vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) recovery-test rocket, which featured several additive manufactured components. Using Bright Laser Technology’s (BLT) BLT-S310 and BLT-S400 metal additive manufacturing systems, engine components such as joint elements, igniter mounts, and the intricate free-body section were 3D printed. The two […]

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