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Japanese spacecraft"s gifts: Asteroid chips like charcoal

They resemble small fragments of charcoal, but the soil samples collected from an asteroid and returned to Earth by a Japanese spacecraft were hardly disappointing......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 24th, 2020

NASA is about to offer an update on the troubled Starliner mission

NASA is set to offer an update on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, which has been stuck at the International Space Station since early June......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 7th, 2024

NASA chief will make the final decision on how Starliner crew flies home

"I especially have confidence since I have the final decision." Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Cargo Dragon spacecraft, seen here with the new launch tower and access arm at SLC-40. (credit: SpaceX) NASA on Tuesd.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 6th, 2024

More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs

More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation's average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month, Japanese authorities said Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 6th, 2024

Konami just released its best new game in years

Cygni: All Guns Blazing is a new shoot-'em-up from Konami, and it's the best game that the controversial Japanese game publisher has made in years......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 6th, 2024

Konami just released Cygni: All Guns Blazing, its best new game in years

Cygni: All Guns Blazing is a new shoot-'em-up from Konami, and it's the best game that the controversial Japanese game publisher has made in years......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 6th, 2024

How to watch Cygnus dock at the ISS early on Tuesday

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is about to dock with the International Space Station on its 21st resupply mission......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 6th, 2024

NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of Crew 9 due to Starliner issues

The primary reason for the delay is rather surprising. Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is lifted to be placed atop an Atlas V rocket for its first crewed launch. (credit: United Launch Alliance) NASA is planning.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 5th, 2024

Cygnus spacecraft suffers issue on the way to the space station

NASA had an issue with the Cygnus spaceship shortly after it launched for the ISS on Sunday, but engineers are still aiming to achieve the planned docking time......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 5th, 2024

NASA Is ‘Evaluating All Options’ to Get the Boeing Starliner Crew Home

Eight weeks after the Starliner spacecraft launched, NASA is still looking for possible answers to its technical issues—including the possibility of SpaceX lending a hand......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 4th, 2024

Intel"s grim forecast could concern automakers in wake of microchip crisis

Intel is a major supplier of semiconductors to the automotive industry, having supplied chips installed in more than 50 million vehicles. Intel says 18 automakers have vehicles with Intel chips on the road for use in their EVs and software......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 2nd, 2024

NASA pushes Boeing Starliner return meeting to at least next week

Despite NASA officials last week stating a return readiness review might happen this week for Boeing's Starliner, teams instead continue to go over data for the spacecraft before any decision on its departure from the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 2nd, 2024

Intel commits to two-year extended warranties for unstable chips

Intel finally responds to the growing issue, though the details are the warranty are still slim......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 2nd, 2024

There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one

A Japanese company becomes the first to approach a piece of space junk in low-Earth orbit. Enlarge / Astroscale's ADRAS-J spacecraft captured these views of the H-IIA rocket upper stage on July 15. (credit: Astroscale) T.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 2nd, 2024

NASA says it is “evaluating all options” for the safe return of Starliner crew

SpaceX is actively working on a plan to fly Starliner's crew home. Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen docked at the International Space Station on June 13. (credit: NASA) It has now been eight weeks since Bo.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 2nd, 2024

Snapdragon X PCs may get even more enticing next year

Qualcomm has announced that its Snapdragon X chips will be coming to more affordable PCs next year, with prices as low as $700......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

Mobileye slashes annual forecasts on uncertain demand; shares fall

Mobileye Global cut its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, slammed by volatile demand for its driver-assistance chips in China, even as it recovered from a sales slump brought on by a global auto inventory glut......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

New Japanese EV alliance emerges with Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi

Nissan and Honda are a step closer to forming a new Japanese alliance with Mitsubishi in a bid to build next-generation software-defined EVs and to catch up in the global EV race......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

Starliner clears routine preflight checks, but still has no return date

The mission was supposed to last a week, but it's been almost two months since the Starliner spacecraft docked with the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

Boeing’s Starliner has cost at least twice as much as SpaceX’s Crew Dragon

"Risk remains that we may record additional losses in future periods." Enlarge / A Starliner spacecraft departs Boeing's spacecraft processing facility before the program's first orbital test flight in 2019. Boeing anno.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

Starliner clears routine pre-flight checks but still has no return date

The mission was supposed to last a week but it's been almost two months since the Starliner spacecraft docked with the International Space Station......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024