Yearly Archives: 2015
Friday: Midday Quakes Rattle Costa Rica, Turrialba Volcano Spews Ash
QCOSTARICA - Two moderate earthquake rattled the Costa Rica on Friday afternoon.
According to the Seismological and Volcanological Observatory of Costa Rica ( Observatorio Sismológico y Vulcanológico de Costa Rica - OVISCORI) the 4.8 and 5.1 quakes with an epicentre in the area of San Gerardo de Dota, 17km northwest...
Ad Astra Receive US$10 million From NASA To Build Plasma Engine
QCOSTARICA - Over a three year period, NASA will give Ad Astra around US$10 million dollars to fully develop a new version of the VASIMR engine to be flight ready.
The engine utilizes plasma technology that makes space travel practical in that it is faster and gives the vessel longer range.
The NASA contract...
Airbnb and Cuba: a match made in capitalist heaven
TODAY CUBA - The home-rental company Airbnb has opened for business in Havana, bringing the sharing economy born in capitalism to communist Cuba as relations thaw with the United States.
Following President Obama’s move to relax cold war-era travel restrictions in January, the company sent teams to meet with Cuba’s...