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Minnesotans furious that they have to pay for Texas’ deep-freeze problems

Enlarge (credit: Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) Texas’ deep freeze didn’t just disrupt natural gas supplies throughout Lone Star country—its effects rippled across the country, extending as far north as Minnesota. There, gas utilities had to pay $800 million more than they anticipated during the event, and Minnesota regulators are furious. “The ineptness and disregard […]

SpaceX engineer says NASA should plan for Starship’s “significant” capability

Enlarge / In this illustration, SpaceX’s Starship vehicle is seen landing on the Moon. (credit: NASA) As part of its Artemis program to return humans to the Moon this decade, NASA has a minimum requirement that its “human landing system” must be able to deliver 865 kg to the lunar surface. This is based on […]

Elite Dangerous abandons console development: No DLC, no “content” updates

Enlarge / If you’d like to explore these wilds on foot in Elite Dangerous ‘s 2021 Odyssey DLC, that’s no longer an option on console. And for existing non-DLC players, the news gets worse. (credit: Frontier Developments) On Thursday, console players of the seven-year-old space sim adventure Top notch Dangerous were dealt a massive blow. […]