Rebecca Boyle
at 01:56 AM Aug 18 2011
SpaceX
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A little less than six months after the final space shuttle launch, a private space company will launch a rocket carrying a cargo capsule bound for the International Space Station. SpaceX said this week that it plans a Nov. 30 launch date for its first rendezvous with the ISS - an encounter that will mark a major milestone in private space exploration.

Rebecca Boyle
at 00:57 AM Aug 18 2011
PopSci Archives
Tech // 

A new type of acoustic cloak would allow soundwaves to travel around an object unimpeded, and could be used to build better concert halls, quiet spaces and noise-shielding headgear, researchers say.

 
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