Rocket launches have long ago ceased to be something extraordinary, and thousands of satellites are launched into our planet's orbit every month. And even though we have seen some impressive breakthroughs in rocket science recently, some basic rocket component parts trace back to the very first space launches. Even now, a lot of launchers rely on solid rocket booster technology developed almost a century ago. So, let's take a quick look at the evolution of solid rocket boosters in the paragraphs below.

Tech giant Amazon has launched its first two prototype satellite for Amazon's network called Project Kuiper, launched aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, last Friday, 6 October, at 2:06pm as part of its mission to build massive constellations of satellites to provide internet connectivity anywhere around the world—a move that would mark its rivalry with SpaceX and its Starlink system.

Global sales of electric vehicles grew by 49% year-on-year in the first six months of 2023, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that 6.2 million units were sold in this period.

With visions of a world somewhere between The Matrix and Wall-E, Associate Professor Niusha Shafi Abady of Charles Darwin University suggests that our lives and world may never be the same.

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Automotive has made available a second model for sale in Australia, with the BYD Atto 3 coming in two models based on the range.

SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has announced a suite of new research and development projects and university appointments in support of the ACT Space Update 2023 unveiled in Canberra today.

A new handbook released by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will guide businesses – including farmers, forest growers, mining companies and non-governmental organisations – on how to report and account for their natural assets to better protect our environment.

Satellite and terrestrial networks provider of inflight connectivity Intelsat announced a new content distribution system, the IntelsatOne IP, to transport video content around the globe.

Technology analyst firm Gartner has forecast that shipments of electric vehicles for 2023 will be about 15 million, with this figure including both battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

Australia's peak body for innovation technology, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), has launched a whitepaper - Tech and Sustainability, How the technology sector is driving Australia’s transition to a net-zero economy - and urging government to adopt and support green technology practices.

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