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SpaceX is stretching the lifetime of its reusable Falcon 9 boosters

Each Falcon 9 booster could fly twice as many times as originally intended. Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket streaks into the sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission Sunday night to deploy 22 more Starlink internet satellites......»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJul 10th, 2023

Documentaries for Life: Get 50% off a lifetime of Curiosity Stream

Curiosity Stream has it all when it comes to documentaries. Now, you can have it all, for life, by paying once......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Ditch the subscriptions with lifetime pCloud secure storage for the whole family [Up to 65% off]

Cloud storage prices keep increasing, especially for all the subscriptions out there. Then it’s multiples more to cover your whole family. pCloud sets itself apart with not only more affordable prices but importantly lifetime plans. That means you.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Is this removable iPad matte display option better than the $100 nano-texture upgrade?

Astropad launched its Rock Paper Pencil v2 kit earlier this year which delivers a removable and reusable matte screen protector and pen-on-paper upgrade for iPad with ball-point style Apple Pencil tips. Now it’s available for the new iPad Pro and A.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Smashing into an asteroid shows researchers how to better protect Earth

Slowing down an asteroid by just one-tenth of a second makes all the difference. Enlarge / Riding atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft sets off to collide with an asteroid.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away

"It’s easier to manage a team that’s happy.” Enlarge (credit: Getty) A study analyzing Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX suggests that return to office (RTO) mandates can lead to a higher rate of employees, especially s.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Elon Musk reveals when he expects Starship megarocket to fly again

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has shared a timeframe for when he believes its powerful Starship rocket will embark on its fourth test flight......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

FAA initiates environmental impact study for SpaceX Starship launches from Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX's plans to build a Starship launch complex at Kennedy Space Center are moving closer to reality even as it potentially takes over a launch site from neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

SpaceX shows off its new extravehicular activity suit

In February 2022, SpaceX and entrepreneur/philanthropist Jared Isaacman (commander of the Inspiration4 mission) announced they were launching a new program to "rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities" while supporting important charitable and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

SpaceX facing FAA review of Starship launches from Kennedy

SpaceX will have to pass an environmental review before it can launch its powerful Starship rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

SpaceX facing FAA review for Starship launches from Kennedy

SpaceX will have to pass an environmental review before it can launch its powerful Starship rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

The Earth Is About to Feast on Dead Cicadas

Two cicada broods, XIX and XIII, are emerging in sync for the first time in 221 years. They’re bringing the banquet of a lifetime for birds, trees, and humans alike......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 11th, 2024

Analyst on Starlink’s rapid rise: “Nothing short of mind-blowing”

Starlink's estimated free cash flow this year is about $600 million. Enlarge / 60 Starlink satellites stacked for launch at SpaceX facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida in 2019. (credit: SpaceX) According to the research.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 10th, 2024

SpaceX blasts off on 35th Space Coast launch of the year

SpaceX keeps lining them up and knocking them out with an afternoon launch from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

SpaceX shares footage of gorgeous orbital sunrise

SpaceX has shared footage of a stunning orbital sunrise captured during the deployment of another batch of Starlink satellites......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Here’s why a rich guy going to space for a second time actually matters

Polaris Dawn will be the first time that SpaceX employees have actually gone to space. Enlarge / The crew of Polaris Dawn from L to R: Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, Jared Isaacman, and Sarah Gillis. (credit: John Kraus/Polaris Progra.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Billionaire"s 2nd SpaceX trip featuring spacewalk aims for early summer launch

Billionaire Jared Issacman, who flew to space once with SpaceX, is already set for launch No. 2 in early summer......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

SpaceX got the fanfare, but Boeing’s first crew flight is still historic

Ars spoke with the three Americans alive who have test-flown a new spacecraft in orbit. Enlarge / Astronauts Suni Williams (left) and Butch Wilmore (right) inside a Starliner simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. (.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Check out SpaceX’s new spacesuit for first private spacewalk

SpaceX has shown off the new spacesuit that will be worn for the first-ever commercial astronaut spacewalk during the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Boeing"s Starliner finally ready for first crewed mission

Launch day is finally here: Boeing's Starliner capsule blasts off Monday to the International Space Station on its first crewed mission—several years after SpaceX first achieved the same milestone......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

NASA does Dragon shuffle prepping for Starliner launch

Parking is at a premium at the International Space Station, but NASA and SpaceX cleared out one spot as a cargo Dragon spacecraft completed its trip home with a splashdown off the Florida coast......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024