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Get 2 lifetime subscriptions to Dollar Flight Club for $50

TL;DR: As of August 24, you can get a two-pack of Dollar Flight Club Premium Plan Lifetime Subscriptions for just $49.97 (reg. $1,104) in the Mashable Shop — that's a savings of 95%.With flight costs at an all-time high, you might be dreading t.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableAug 26th, 2023

Delta is reminding prospective flight attendants that they must wear "proper" underwear to their interviews

Delta is reminding prospective flight attendants that they must wear "proper" underwear to their interviews.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 18th, 2024

Crew Dragon is about to fly with empty seats for the first time. Here’s why

NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for the Crew-9 astronaut flight to the ISS next week, but two of the four seats will be empty......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Researchers find golden eagles improve their flight skills with age

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany, in collaboration with the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Switzerland and the University of Vienna in Austria, investigated how young golden eagles improve their flight skills a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Volvo ditches vehicle subscriptions as alternative to leasing

Volvo has deep-sixed a vehicle subscription program available in more than 40 U.S. states. Care by Volvo, launched in 2017, bundled vehicle use, road hazard coverage, maintenance and other services into a monthly payment. Volvo on Sept. 12 told.....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

SpaceX’s next Starship flight delayed by months

SpaceX had been expecting to launch the Starship rocket for the fifth time around now but the FAA says it needs more time before it can grant a launch license......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

English Premier League football club"s performance can influence students" choice of university, research finds

Students can be swayed by the performance of English Premier League (EPL) football clubs when choosing a university, according to research......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Polaris Dawn project aims to prevent bone loss in space

Dartmouth researchers have a project aboard the Polaris Dawn mission they hope will help address two major health risks of space flight—the breakdown of astronauts' bones in zero-gravity conditions and the resulting danger of developing kidney ston.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 11th, 2024

NASA scientific balloon takes flight with student-built payloads

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program's fifth balloon mission of the 2024 fall campaign took flight Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, from the agency's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The HASP 1.0 (High-Altitude Student Platform).....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Pay-by-weight airfares are an ethical minefield; we asked travelers what they actually think

Imagine checking in for a flight with your two teenage children. At the counter, you are told that your youngest teenager's suitcase is two kilograms over the limit. You get slapped with a $75 penalty for their excess luggage......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

"Some pterosaurs would flap, others would soar"—new study confirms flight capability of these giants of the skies

Some species of pterosaurs flew by flapping their wings while others soared like vultures, demonstrates a new study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

NASA Earth scientists take flight, set sail to verify PACE satellite data

From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of data to better understand our changing planet. Collecting them together, at the same place and the same time, is an important step used to v.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone.

The larger Vega-C will take over, primarily to launch European government satellites. Enlarge / The final Vega rocket on its launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. (credit: European Space Agency) The final flight of Europe.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

What’s new on Peacock in September 2024

Peacock's September 2024 lineup includes Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, a lot of classic horror movies, the 2024 Paris Paralympics, and more......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

9to5Mac Overtime 029: The story of LumaFusion w/ co-founder Terri Morgan

Luma Touch co-founder Terri Morgan joins us to discuss creating LumaFusion, early struggles to gain traction, thoughts on AI and creativity, opinions on in-app subscriptions, and what’s new in LumaFusion 5.0. 9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 5th, 2024

Sutskever strikes AI gold with billion-dollar backing for superintelligent AI

Top venture firms back SSI to develop "safe" AI with teams in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv. Enlarge / Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI Chief Scientist, speaks at Tel Aviv University on June 5, 2023. (credit: JACK GUEZ via Getty Images).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

Relativity Space has gone from printing money and rockets to doing what, exactly?

"I would rather make that decision than pathologically hold on to something." Enlarge / The Terran 1 rocket made its only flight (a beautiful one) in March 2023. (credit: Relativity Space/John Kraus) A splashy California.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 4th, 2024

Everything leaving Netflix in September 2024

Natural Born Killers, Back to the Future, The Breakfast Club, The Lego Movie, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, and more are leaving Netflix in September 2024......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

The New Glenn rocket’s second stage set to roll to the launch pad on Monday

The large rocket will attempt to land on its debut flight. Enlarge / Image of the New Glenn second stage on its mobile test stand. (credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin plans to enter the final phase of its launch preparati.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 2nd, 2024

Boeing will try to fly its troubled Starliner capsule back to Earth next week

The two astronauts who launched on Starliner will stay behind on the International Space Station. Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft undocks from the International Space Station at the conclusion of an unpiloted test flight.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station

NASA on Friday cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024