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Japan Solicits NASA's Help on Supersonic Jet 162

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Tuesday May 09, 2006 @04:29AM from the high-hopes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Since the Concorde supersonic jet is now retired, Japan is looking for the next generation supersonic flight solution. Japan's space agency is planning talks with NASA next month. They are looking for a partner since they have experienced a 'string of glitches, including a nose cone problem during the latest test flight in March.'"

Comment Nuclear waste or electrical waste? (Score 3, Insightful) 1092

by stephenlhicks on Tuesday April 18, 2006 @07:30AM (#15147667) Attached to: Environmentalists Coming Around to Nuclear Power?

Its outrageous that not once in Patrick Moore's article did he mention that we should be doing all we can to REDUCE the amount of electricity we use.

Who has a huge inefficient fridge? Who has a 500 watt powersupply, a fat TV, bar radiators and central heating? Who leaves their computers on when they leave work, or even when they go to bed?!

We need to stop looking for replacements for our massive appetite for power and use our brains to develop devices that are energy efficient. Nuclear power will only replace one environmental problem with another, the long term legacy of radioactive waste.

"I may bend your precious airplane, but I'll get it down." Ted Striker

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