To foster growth in Maryland’s aerospace industry, the state’s Department of Commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NASA at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Wednesday, May 28, 2024. The agreement commits the two organizations to develop the state’s aerospace economy, particularly in the area surrounding Goddard’s main Greenbelt...
A plan by prominent Republicans and business leaders to enact a carbon tax rather than new climate regulations could have significant advantages in growing the U.S. economy, a study released Friday said. The Climate Leadership Council’s carbon dividends plan touts the broad economic advantages of carbon taxes over regulating climate change. By 2036, U.S. annual Gross...
A carbon tax could give U.S. steel makers and other industries a leg up on foreign imports—if combined with a border tariff on more carbon-intensive imports from China and other countries, the Climate Leadership Council said in a report today. U.S. steel and other heavy industries enjoy a “carbon efficiency advantage” over many competitors, including steel from China...
In its pursuit to develop groundbreaking technologies to explore space and benefit life on Earth, NASA invites the public to contribute ideas to the agency through participatory opportunities, including challenges. The Cube Quest competition – NASA’s first in-space challenge – kicked off in 2015, offering a total prize purse of $5 million. This challenge asked...