NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft being prepares for shipment to Florida for a second launch attempt on Blue Origin’s New Glenn. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — Blue Origin has confirmed that a NASA Mars smallsat mission, bumped from the inaugural launch of the New Glenn rocket, will be on the vehicle’s second flight later this year. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Frida...

Since the hydrogen market does not show prospects for development in the medium term, Stellantis has decided to discontinue its hydrogen fuel cell technology development program. As a result, Stellantis will not be launching its new line of hydrogen-powered Pro One vehicles this year. Stellantis has announced its decision to discontinue its hydrogen fuel cell (FCEV) technology development program. Due to the limited availability of hydrogen refueling infrastructure, high capital requirements and...

A collision involving a Citybus double-decker and a road maintenance truck on the North Lantau Highway in Hong Kong has left 22 people injured. The incident occurred at about 9.20pm on Thursday night on a Kowloon-bound lane near Sunny Bay MTR station. The bus struck the stationary maintenance vehicle, injuring 21 passengers – 12 women and nine men – and the male driver of the truck. The E21A Citybus was on its way to Ho Man Tin. All the victims sustained minor injuries and were treated at th...

Uber plans to make “multi-hundred-million dollar investments” in both Nuro and Lucid as part of a massive new robotaxi deal that was just announced. The three companies are linking up to deploy “20,000 or more” robotaxis in the US over the next six years. The vehicles will be Lucid’s new Gravity SUV, equipped with autonomous technology developed by Nuro, and available exclusively on Uber’s app. The fleet will be owned by Uber or a third-party fleet management partner and the first ve...