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Leaky SpaceX toilet problem will force astronauts to use backup "undergarments"

Issues with the toilet on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule will leave a group of four astronauts without a bathroom option during their hours-long trip back home from the International Space Station aboard the 13-foot-wide capsule this month......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailNov 1st, 2021

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

The US Has a Cloned Sheep Contraband Problem

After a Montana man illegally cloned and bred an endangered giant sheep species, government agencies must now contend with the illicit offspring......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

SpaceX aims for double Space Coast launch within four hours today

SpaceX has a pair of launches on tap Monday from its two launch pads on the Space Coast that could lift off within four hours of one another......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Could microbes help create sustainable electronics?

Imagine a world where electronic devices are powered by living organisms and biodegrade after use, eliminating the problem of electronic waste. This isn't the plot of a futuristic sci-fi movie—it's a real, growing area of research known as bioelect.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too

On this timeline Russia is nearly a decade and a half behind SpaceX. Like a lot of competitors in the global launch industry, Russia for a long time dismissed the prospects of a r.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

NASA astronauts keep quiet about medical issue returning from ISS

Three NASA astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station have declined to discuss a medical issue that occurred following landing......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

NASA astronauts won"t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space

Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month declined to say Friday which one of them was sick......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 9th, 2024

SpaceX Dragon to give the International Space Station an altitude boost today

Today sees a first for the International Space Station as a SpaceX Dragon performs a reboost maneuver......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

After two scrubs, SpaceX knocks out Cape Canaveral launch

SpaceX managed on Thursday to get off a Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral after scrubbing the launch twice earlier in the week......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 8th, 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

Man sick of crashes sues Intel for allegedly hiding CPU defects

Intel’s faulty 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs trigger lawsuit out for blood. One frustrated customer wants to force Intel to pay untold millions in damages, claiming the company decept.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Trump’s likely FCC chair wrote Project 2025 chapter on how he’d run the agency

Brendan Carr wants to preserve data caps, punish NBC, and give money to SpaceX. The Republican who is likely to lead the Federal Communications Commission under President-elect Do.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Recap: Our “AI in DC” conference was great—here’s what you missed

Experts were assembled, tales told, and cocktails consumed. It was fun! Ars Technica descended in force last week upon our nation's capital, setting up shop in the International S.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Thriving scorpion population is stinging problem for Brazil

Forget snakes, it's scorpions Brazilians most need to worry about......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 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

I have a bone to pick with the Ryzen 7 9800X3D

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a universally-praised gaming CPU, but I have a problem with it and how AMD has approached this generation......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 6th, 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

The PS5 Pro’s biggest problem is that the PS5 is already very good

For $700, I was hoping for a much larger leap in visual impact. In many ways, the timing of Sony's 2016 launch of the PS4 Pro couldn't have been better. The slightly upgraded vers.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

World’s first wooden satellite launched to space

The tiny wooden cubesat arrived at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon ship and will be deployed to orbit before the end of this year......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Amazon’s New Color-display eReader has a Problem

The company is aware of the issue. The post Amazon’s New Color-display eReader has a Problem appeared first on Phandroid. Not too long ago, Amazon recently announced the launch of its Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, its first-eve.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024