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Millie Hughes-Fulford, trailblazing astronaut, dies at 75

Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly in space for NASA, died following a yearslong battle with cancer, her family said. She was 75......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 9th, 2021

A lonely astronaut befriends a friendly giant alien spider in Spaceman trailer

"Six months in isolation, you start thinking too much." Adam Sandler stars as a lonely astronaut on a solo mission who befriends an alien spider in Spaceman. Some people were not pleased when Netflix and other streaming platforms be.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 16th, 2024

Lincoln University president on paid leave days after VP of student affairs dies by suicide

Lincoln University president on paid leave days after VP of student affairs dies by suicide.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsJan 13th, 2024

More delays for NASA"s astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026

Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJan 10th, 2024

Billie Jean Ellis, co-founder of Jim Ellis Automotive, dies at 89

Billie Jean Ellis co-founded the group with her husband, Jim Ellis......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJan 9th, 2024

United Arab Emirates to build NASA Gateway airlock, send astronaut on Artemis mission

NASA has onboarded another integral partner to its lunar plans by striking a deal with the United Arab Emirates to build part of its lunar Gateway space station and send one of the Arab country's astronauts on a future Artemis mission......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 8th, 2024

US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon

This ticket to the Moon will probably go to a European or Japanese astronaut. Enlarge / Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a National Space Council meeting Wednesday in Washington. (credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky) One of t.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 21st, 2023

International astronaut will be invited on future NASA moon landing

An international astronaut will join U.S. astronauts on the moon by decade's end under an agreement announced Wednesday by NASA and the White House......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 20th, 2023

Astronaut training for moon mission looks like a fun day at a playground

Part of NASA's training for the Artemis II astronauts includes sending them down a little slide. But there's a good reason for the exercise......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 20th, 2023

As climate warms, that perfect Christmas tree may depend on growers" ability to adapt

Christmas tree breeder Jim Rockis knows what it looks like when one dies long before it can reach a buyer......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2023

Bolivia"s hypergravity blood cell test for astronaut health

The latest international group to employ ESA's hypergravity-generating Large Diameter Centrifuge is an all-female team from Bolivia, with access sponsored by the United Nations and ESA. The researchers are investigating whether the high gravity level.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 19th, 2023

Auto dealership veteran Robert Potamkin dies at 77

The automotive dealership veteran was also a dedicated philanthropist......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 19th, 2023

Intel intros first Meteor Lake chips with faster GPUs and worse single-core speed

They're Intel's first CPUs with a neural processing unit for on-device AI tasks. Enlarge / Intel's Core Ultra CPUs combine multiple silicon dies into a single chip. (credit: Intel) Intel announced technical details about.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 14th, 2023

Watch this footage of a shooting star captured from the space station

As the Geminid meteor shower nears its peak, an astronaut has shared footage of a shooting star he recently witnessed from the ISS......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 14th, 2023

Man dies on way home from Panera after having three “charged” lemonades

A large lemonade contains up to 390 mg of caffeine, nearly the FDA's daily safe limit. Enlarge / Dispensers for Charged Lemondade, a caffeinated lemonade drink, at Panera Bread, Walnut Creek, California, March 27, 2023. (credit:.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 6th, 2023

Veteran CDK sales exec Mark Hnilicka dies at 71

Hnilicka, who died of complications from Alzheimer's, was a 35-year veteran employee and leader going back to CDK's earlier incarnation as ADP's Dealer Services business......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsDec 1st, 2023

Elephant at center of animal rights campaign dies in Philippine zoo

An elderly elephant has died in a Philippine zoo, an official said Wednesday, after a failed global campaign to relocate her to an animal sanctuary......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 29th, 2023

In 2024, Space Coast gears up for most astronaut launches since "09

The business of sending humans into space has not yet risen to the levels seen during the space shuttle program, but 2024 could see the most U.S.-based orbital launches in 15 years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2023

Space station astronaut marks World Toilet Day with an explainer

To mark World Toilet Day, an ISS crewmember has answered one of the most common questions that astronauts get asked: How do you use the bathroom in space?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2023

How to dispose of a printer in the most environmentally safe way possible

A printer is an essential part of office computing, but if it dies or you no longer need it, you can't just throw it away or put it in the recycling......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 17th, 2023

6-year-old Texas boy dies 2 months after neighbor allegedly hit him with baseball bat

6-year-old Texas boy dies 2 months after neighbor allegedly hit him with baseball bat.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 16th, 2023