Buzz articles
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Morning Buzz: More Boeing drama
The FAA is investigating after a whistleblower alleged hasty manufacturing practices at Boeing left the company's 777 and 787 planes with structural defects. Boeing denies the claims. (KING 5)
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Fusion Pellets and the ‘Bussard Buzz Bomb’
Fusion runways remind me of the propulsion methods using pellets that have been suggested over the years in the literature. Before the runway concept emerged, the idea of firing pellets at a departing spacecraft was developed by Clifford Singer. Aware of the limitations of chemical propulsion, Singer first studied charged particle beams but quickly realized that the spread of the beam as it travels bedevils the concept. A stream of macro-pellets, each several grams in size, would offer a better...
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Paddock Buzz: Pourchaire Pleased with Progress in First Run
Theo Pourchaire became the latest ex-Formula 2 driver to make his NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut, turning his first laps Friday at the Acura Grand...