Today's Technology News Summary
Welcome to Edition 6.31 of the Rocket Report! Photographers at Cape Canaveral, Florida, noticed a change to the spaceport's skyline this week. Blue Origin has erected a full-size simulator of its New Glenn rocket vertically on its launch pad for a series of fit checks and tests. Late last year, we reported Blue Origin was serious about getting the oft-delayed New Glenn rocket off the ground by the end of 2024. This is a good sign of progress toward that goal, but there's a long, long way to go. It was fun to watch preparations for the inaugural flights of a few other heavy-lift rockets in the last couple of years (Starship, SLS, and Vulcan). This year, it's New Glenn.
Russia launches a classified satellite.
On February 9, Russia launched its first orbital mission of the year with the liftoff of a Soyuz-2-1v rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the far north of the country. The two-stage rocket delivered a classified satellite into orbit for the Russian military. In keeping with the Russian military's naming convention, the satellite is known simply as Kosmos 2575, and there's little indication about what it will do in space, except for one key fact. Read more
OpenAI Unveils Sora, an A.I. That Generates Eye-Popping Videos.
The start-up, OpenAI, is sharing the new technology, called Sora, with a small group of early testers as it tries to understand the potential dangers. Read more
The future of Xbox: all the news on Microsoft's strategy shift.
This article details the latest updates on Xbox's console exclusives and rumored new hardware. Read more
Google announces the AI Cyber Defense Initiative.
Google has confirmed a new security scheme which includes launching new AI security training and open sourcing Magika, a tool used to protect Gmail users. Read more
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