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Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship

"I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer." Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks as Yusaku Maezawa, founder and president of Start Today Co., looks on at an event at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, in 2018. (cr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJun 1st, 2024

SpaceX shares photos of Starship ahead of sixth flight on Tuesday

SpaceX has shared images of the massive Starship rocket on the launchpad ahead of its sixth test flight, which is currently set for Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Basalt samples from Chang"e-6 mission offer insights on lunar farside volcanism

Basalt samples returned by the Chang'e-6 mission have revealed volcanic events on the lunar farside at 2.8 billion years ago (Ga) and 4.2 Ga, according to research conducted by Prof. Li Qiuli's lab at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Ch.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

China tests building moon base with lunar soil bricks

China is expected to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base on Friday, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the station's bricks could be made from the moon's own soil......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Elon Musk teases sixth Starship flight test with video of spectacular catch

Ahead of the Starship's sixth test flight, SpaceX boss Elon Musk has shared a spectacular video showing the massive booster being caught on its return to Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Jonny Kim’s Third Act: NASA Astronaut

Jonny Kim—a former Navy SEAL and ER doctor—is now a NASA astronaut who will soon launch to the International Space Station as flight engineer for the crew of Expedition 72/73.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

AMD Ryzen AI claimed to offer ‘up to 75% faster gaming’ than Intel

AMD just released some benchmarks that compare its Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor to Intel's Lunar Lake. In some games, the CPU offers up to twice the frame rates......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

See SpaceX’s mighty Starship on the launchpad ahead of sixth test flight

SpeceX is gearing up for another test flight of the Starship on Monday, November 18......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time

A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could revolutionize sustainable energy and how artificial meat and organs are created......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Dell XPS 13 (9350) review: better battery life, same design problems

The Dell XPS 13 9350 gets great battery life thanks to its Intel Lunar Lake chipset. It also has several design features that detract from the experience......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

New type of weather radiosonde can find its way back to where it was launched

Some 80% of weather radiosondes—remote measurement instruments containing plastic, batteries and electronic parts—end up lost in nature after one flight. But a startup created by an EPFL master's student is set to change that with a new, ultra-li.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

How to watch SpaceX’s sixth test flight of Starship megarocket

Fans of spaceflight development won't want to miss SpaceX's sixth test flight of the Starship megarocket. Here's how to watch ........»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Starship’s Next Launch Could Be Just Two Weeks Away

The SpaceX rocket will launch during the late afternoon so its descent into the Indian Ocean is visible......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

What to expect from SpaceX’s sixth megarocket test flight

SpaceX is aiming to perform the next test flight of its Starship megarocket on November 18, and has laid out its plans for what to expect......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

SpaceX reveals date for next flight of Starship megarocket

The Elon Musk-led spaceflight company will attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster for a second time as it returns to Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

The next Starship launch may occur in less than two weeks

Starship will launch during the late afternoon so its descent into Indian Ocean is visible. Less than a month has passed since the historic fifth flight of SpaceX's Starship, duri.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Snow seen on Mount Fuji after record absence

Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed Wednesday, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

The MacBook Air may have officially met its match

The HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 leverages Intel Lunar Lake to mount a challenge against the Apple MacBook Air 13. Which one comes out on top?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Study investigates the gendered focus on the Japanese language-learning boom in postcolonial Korea

In the 1960s, Japanese books became immensely popular in South Korea. Interestingly, Korean newspapers often wrote about this trend as if mainly women were interested in learning Japanese......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

China’s New Heavy Lift Rocket Looks a Whole Lot Like SpaceX’s Starship

The Long March 9 super heavy-lift rocket made an appearance at a major airshow recently—and looks awfully familiar......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Mini-transmitters show infections with parasites affect local flight behavior of swallows

Swallows infected with parasites move less and in smaller ranges than healthy ones—with detrimental effects on their foraging success and their survival. As a result, infected individuals foraged in less productive areas, such as cultivated farmlan.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024