[ad_1] The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk expects SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on its Starship rocket development this year, as the company pushes to build on its first launch earlier this month. “My expectation for the next flight would be to reach orbit,” Musk said, speaking during…
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[ad_1] Eight billion: That’s the number of people now living on planet Earth, according to a UN report. And it took only 11 years for the world’s population to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion. In a symbolic move, a baby girl born today in the Philippines was welcomed as number 8 billion, especially since it’s difficult to accurately calculate the number of people in the world, with sums possibly being off by a…
"As Earth surpasses 8 billion people, ‘the planet can feed and sustain billions more,’ demographer says"
[ad_1] The Senate voted 86 to 11 to pass a $40 billion Ukraine aid package Thursday in the latest bipartisan signal of Washington’s deepening commitment to Ukraine’s grinding war against Russia. The bill includes a huge one-time outlay of military and security assistance, along with funding for mounting economic and humanitarian needs. This latest legislation comes in addition to the $13.6 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine that Congress approved in March, bringing the total…
"US approves $40 billion in aid for Ukraine’s war with Russia"
[ad_1] In the last month, since Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany has gone through a watershed transformation when it comes to its military. Within days, Chancellor Scholz’s almost knee-jerk reaction to the war was to announce a new €100 billion pot of money for the military, as Germany said it would finally meet a NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on defence. “But it’s important to understand that we’re not going to spend the 2%,…
"Germany’s military spending spree: What can you buy for €100 billion?"