STORY: From NASA’s giant leap back to the moon… to a comic book legend’s hologram…
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NASA said its first crewed flight to the moon and back in its Artemis program is on track to launch in April.
“Victor, Christina, Jeremy, we’re going to the moon landing.”
The 10-day journey will see four astronauts fly around the moon ahead of the agency’s first astronaut lunar landing since 1972.
The multibillion dollar Artemis missions rival similar efforts by China – which aims to land on the moon in 2030.
NATO showed how it’s dealing with emerging new threats as it tested new drone technologies.
The exercises aimed to test and integrate new unmanned technologies that could be used at sea.
The alliance also produced and tested 3D-printed remote-controlled boats.
The experiments drew on experience from the war in Ukraine – where the use of aerial drones and uncrewed boats has quickly developed
Struggling U.S. chipmaker Intel has approached Apple to secure investment, according to Bloomberg News.
The report said the iPhone maker and Intel have discussed how to work more closely together – though talks are at an early stage and may not lead to an agreement.
The Wall Street Journal also reported Intel approached Taiwan’s TSMC about investments in manufacturing or partnerships.
The reports came days after Nvidia announced it would invest $5 billion in Intel for a roughly 4% stake in the company.
And the late Marvel comic book creator Stan Lee returned to L.A. Comic Con as a hologram.
The image met fans of his characters including Spider-Man, Hulk and Thor.
The project was a collaboration of Proto Hologram and Hyperreal, an AI firm that creates realistic-looking digital humans.
The hologram was trained on Stan Lee’s many appearances on red carpets and at fan conventions.