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omelek island
from space travel, new space, spacex posted in technology by corporate_sunshine
Space Exploration Technologies Corp (or SpaceX) made the first successful privately funded, liquid-propelled orbital launch vehicle with Flight #4 of the Falcoln 1 rocket on September 28, 2008.
Omelek Island is close to the equator, where the Earth spins a little bit faster, giving the rocket an extra boost upon launch. The island is a part of a series of islands used to test the efficacy of the "Star Wars" missile defense system back in the 80s.
view full location details...ivy hill cemetery
from space exploration, rocket science posted in technology by pete_nice
Famed German/American scientist and rocket-man Werner von Braun is buried at the Ivy Hill Cemetery.
He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 65 on June 16, 1977.
"Nature does not know extinction; all it knows is transformation. Everything science has taught me, and continues to teach me, strengthens my belief in the continuity of our spiritual existence after death."- Werner von Braun
view full location details...argonne national laboratory
from energy, battery, energy storage posted in technology by pete_nice
Initially created to carry out the work of Enrico Fermi on nuclear reactors as part of the Manhattan Project, Argonne National Laboratory (named for the surrounding woods at the time) became the first national laboratory on July 1, 1946.
Much of the early work at the lab produced breakthroughs in nuclear technology. Since then, the lab has expanded to include a number of areas including energy storage and renewable energy, environmental sustainability, supercomputing, and national security.
Several key components of battery storage technology in hybrid and electric cars have been made at Argonne (source: The Powerhouse by Steve Levine).
view full location details...craigslist headquarters
from internet posted in technology by pete_nice
With nearly 20 billion pages views per month, craiglist.org is the 10th most popular website in the US, and 37th most popular worldwide. With only 28 employees, the craiglist empire is headquartered at this location.
view full location details...international thermonuclear experimental reactor (iter)
from energy posted in technology by pete_nice
Located in southeastern France, the ITER is the first large-scale attempt at nuclear fusion. To make a comparison, fusion is the combination of atoms (like what the sun does), instead of splitting an atom (which is nuclear fission).
With seven member entities contributing to the ambitious megaproject- including the European Union, India, Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, South Korea and the United States- the project is scheduled to go online in 2019 with a price tag of around $50 billion U.S.
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