A company I’ve previously written about, NuScale Power, has passed the the 4th stage of the NRC’s Review Process, bringing its design tantalizingly close to being authorized for construction throughout the US. It’s not surprising that NuScale has made such rapid progress-its design is, in many ways, very conventional. The…

In the aerospace community of the now, there is an irrepressible feeling of optimism. A bevy of bright-eyed scientists, engineers, and investors have upended the high launch costs and low volume of traditional spaceflight at every turn. SpaceX’s accomplishments with its Falcon 9 and ambitious plans for its fully reusable…

Over the last 30 years, the US nuclear power sector has struggled with expansion-delays, safety concerns, and bloated budgets have been associated with efforts to build new nuclear reactors. After over 43 years of delays, including over 20 years of halted construction, the Watts Bar Power Plant’s second reactor finally…

Describing themselves as “the biggest rocket company you’ve never heard of”, Astra is moving aggressively into the highly competitive small-lift market with a cheap, flexible rocket built on speed and convenience. Led by former NASA executive Chris Kemp, this initially mysterious company has had a very busy 3 years-designing…

I am free. I can stand up from where I am, put on a pair of shoes and a coat, buy a plane ticket, and be on the other side of this country within half a day. I can vote. I can speak my mind. Start a business. Run for…

Okies have a love it/hate it relationship to wind-it’s either a plains-sweeping source of joy or a horrific life-destroying avatar of chaos. But in a world increasingly concerned about climate change, taming Oklahoma’s famously strong winds for power is increasingly viewed as both virtuous and lucrative. Wind turbines are an…

In an obscure laboratory in Seattle, something potentially revolutionary is taking shape. …