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SpaceX Crew-9 mission launches carrying two astronauts to ISS

The much-delayed mission launched with just two crew members due to issues with the test flight of the Boeing Starliner......»»

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How to preorder the PlayStation 5 Pro

The PlayStation 5 Pro promises the smoothest, best-looking gaming experience you can get when it launches in November. Here's how to preorder to get yours......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Billionaire Finally Launches on First Private Space-Walk Mission

Hampered last month by bad weather, launch tower problems, and issues with its ride from SpaceX, the Polaris Dawn mission is at last on its way......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

SpaceX launches billionaire to conduct the first private spacewalk

A daredevil billionaire rocketed back into orbit Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA's Apollo moonshots......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

SpaceX live stream shows Polaris Dawn crew preparing for launch

SpaceX has revealed a targeted launch time for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission that's scheduled to lift off on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Polaris Dawn takes to the skies, setting the stage for a daring private spacewalk

Weather had confounded the launch attempt for nearly two weeks. Enlarge / A Crew Dragon spacecraft separates from the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday morning. (credit: SpaceX) A Falcon 9 rocket streaked into.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Oil tanker ablaze off Yemen threatens environmental disaster

An abandoned tanker carrying more than one million barrels of crude oil could contaminate vast areas of the Red Sea in a severe, long-term environmental disaster if it breaks up or explodes, experts warn......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission aiming for history with first private spacewalk

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, a daring multiday orbital expedition that will feature the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens, is targeting liftoff early Tuesday, though weather could play spoilsport......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

SpaceX live-stream shows Polaris Dawn crew preparing for launch

SpaceX has revealed a targeted launch time for the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission that's scheduled to lift off on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

SpaceX finally launches historic Polaris Dawn mission

SpaceX has finally launched the Polaris Dawn mission and its four crew members on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Huntress launches Managed SIEM, eliminating the complexity of traditional SIEMs

Huntress announces the arrival of its new Managed SIEM solution, designed to serve small—to mid-sized enterprises and their MSP allies with everything a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) should provide and none of what makes traditio.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

NASA will proceed with final preps to launch Europa Clipper next month

After a four-month review, NASA says suspect transistors on Europa Clipper are good to go. Enlarge / The main body of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is reflected in one of the mission's deployable solar array wings during testi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

SpaceX’s delayed Polaris Dawn mission to launch tonight

The historic SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which includes the first ever commercial spacewalk, will launch tonight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Artemis III landing sites identified using mapping and algorithm techniques

Where would be the most ideal landing site for the Artemis III crew in SpaceX's Human Landing System (HLS)? This is what a recent study submitted to Acta Astronautica, and available on the arXiv preprint server, hopes to address as an international t.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 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

The moon had surprisingly recent volcanic activity, samples from Chinese space mission confirm

Volcanoes were erupting on the moon as recently as 120 million years ago, evidence collected by a Chinese spacecraft suggests. Until the last few years, scientists had thought volcanic activity ended on the moon around 2 billion years ago......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Parker Solar Probe lines up for final Venus flyby

NASA's Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver on Aug. 26 that kept the spacecraft on course for the mission's seventh and final planned Venus flyby on Nov. 6......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Leaving behind its crew, Starliner departs space station and returns to Earth

"We will review the data and determine the next steps for the program," says Boeing's Starliner manager. Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft after landing Friday night at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico. (credit: Boeing.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

Boeing Starliner lands safely back on Earth without its crew

After an unexpected three months spent in orbit, the Boeing Starliner spacecraft has returned safely to Earth......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

Space travel comes with risk—SpaceX"s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than ever

Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can't survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped to a barely contained chemical explosion......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing"s troubled capsule returns to Earth empty

Boeing's first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024