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this week in 757: Nasa's new wind tunnel, the hidden shipbuilding boom & the jobs AI still can't do

A rare milestone, a shift most people miss, and the workforce keeping America's most complex machines running.

NASA Opens First Major New Wind Tunnel in More Than 40 Years at Langley

NASA just opened its first new wind tunnel in over 40 years, and it's right here in Hampton, the newest and most capable of only three facilities like it on Earth. Read More ➜

America’s Next Shipbuilding Boom Is Being Built Beyond the Shipyard

Most people picture dry docks and aircraft carriers when they think of shipbuilding, but the next boom is happening in the network that supports it. Read More ➜

As AI Reshapes White-Collar Work, the U.S. Is Investing Billions in Skilled Trades

Welders, electricians, pipefitters, machinists, this week's massive Navy contract shows that the world's most complex machines are still built by skilled human hands, no matter how far AI advances. Read More ➜

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