SoundSafe.ai

Molecular dynamics simulations in mixed reality! With @labriataphd and @lucien_krapp we’re scaling our multi-user WebXR platform to enable immersive molecular simulations, fully based on web technologies. Stay tuned, lots of cool stuff coming soon! @threejs #WebXR #Quest3

SUNDAY NEWS: @Boeing’s new CEO Kelly Ortberg says he's looking at “doing less and doing it better,” wanting to focus resources on commercial aircraft and defense divisions — He expects to decide which units are to be divested by year-end. → Starliner program has been marred by years of glitches with more than $1.8 billion in cost overruns and delays despite NASA awarding Boeing nearly twice as much funding as it did to @SpaceX in 2014 — Boeing is still trying to resolve issues experienced during Starliner's test flight in the hope of eventually getting it certified for regular flights. Meanwhile, SpaceX Dragon spacecraft made 43 visits to the ISS since 2019, carrying both crew and cargo for NASA — The agency recently even hired SpaceX to rescue two Americans stuck at the space station, after Starliner’s problems forced the agency to order the vehicle to return to Earth empty. → Boeing and Lockheed Martin have been trying to sell their United Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture over the past year. In the last decade, Boeing's ULA has fallen behind major technological leaps made by SpaceX, which has slashed the cost of space travel by reusing boosters and building a majority of components in-house. → Boeing’s space portfolio also includes a lucrative contract for NASA’s SLS moon rocket, though it’s expected to cost about $2 billion per launch while SpaceX is working on a much cheaper alternative. SpaceX has recently showcased its revolutionary Raptor 3 engine and, two weeks ago, successfully achieved all the mission goals set forth for Starship Flight 5, including the unprecedented engineering feat of a mid-air capture of its Super Heavy Booster with Mechazilla — and Starship Flight 6 is said to happen very soon. → Boeing may decide to keep some products like spy satellites and the clandestine X-37B space plane. “Boeing was supposed to be the sure bet. If they walk away, it’s a sad thing for America, for competition and for access to space.” said Chad Anderson, Managing Partner of Space Capital