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NASA to fly payload with SpinLaunch’s mass accelerator to test low-cost, high-cadence kinetic launch system

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Since then, the suborbital system has conducted regular test flights with a variety of payloads at speeds in excess of 1,000 miles per hour at Spaceport America, located in New Mexico. SpinLaunch is supported by partners, including Airbus Ventures, Google (Alphabet) Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, McKinley Capital, and ATW Partners.

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How Vannevar Bush Engineered the 20th Century

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Oppenheimer and other key members of the Manhattan Project gathered in New Mexico to witness the first atomic bomb test. In the summer of 1945, Robert J. Among the observers was Vannevar Bush, who had overseen the Manhattan Project and served as the sole liaison to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on progress toward the bomb.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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In addition to USDA’s contribution, Cool Planet has attracted private investments from numerous companies, including Google Ventures; BP; ConocoPhillips; GE; Exelon; and NRG Energy. Sapphire Energy has paid off its USDA loan for a plant now operating in New Mexico. Bio-hydrocarbons Biogasoline Biomass'

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

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2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6: Between a brief drive in New Mexico and a longer loan, I found myself enjoying this EV. It also has 40 miles of electric range and an updated Google-based infotainment system that is more responsive than before. I don't know how many more Mustangs like this we'll see, so savor it while it lasts.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Writing a grant to fund the expansion of 15 Level 2 community chargers within the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Growing up in Sunland Park, New Mexico, Jonathan learned early the value of education, the strength of our community, and the power of investing in the future. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Writing a grant to fund the expansion of 15 Level 2 community chargers within the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Growing up in Sunland Park, New Mexico, Jonathan learned early the value of education, the strength of our community, and the power of investing in the future. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Nasir Ahmed: An Unsung Hero of Digital Media

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Nasir did just that, leaving India that fall for graduate school at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. When the first MPEG standard was published in 1993, the World Wide Web that now has Google Maps , dating apps, and e-commerce businesses was just four years old. He shared tales of his time in the U.S.