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The 2008 moment when triumph turned to torment for SpaceX

Flight Three of the Falcon 1 rocket could make or break the company. Enlarge / The launch of Flight Three of the Falcon 1 rocket looked promising at the beginning. (credit: Chris Thompson/SpaceX) This is an excerpt from chapter eight of the boo.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaMar 1st, 2021

SpaceX shuts down launches after problem with Crew-9 mission"s 2nd stage

SpaceX celebrated the first human spaceflight from its Cape Canaveral launch site on Saturday, and while the two humans aboard the Crew Dragon Freedom are safely on their way to the International Space Station, a problem arose with the rocket's secon.....»»

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Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule that"ll bring them home next year

The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday's arrival of a SpaceX capsule......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News6 hr. 3 min. ago

SpaceX Crew-9 mission launches to ISS carrying two astronauts

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

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 29th, 2024

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......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 29th, 2024

SpaceX launches mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth

SpaceX is bringing back propulsive landings with its Dragon capsule, but only in emergencies. Enlarge / SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft climbs away from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on Saturday atop a Falcon 9 roc.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

SpaceX launches rescue mission to return stranded astronauts

A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station, NASA said......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

SpaceX set to launch mission to bring Starliner astronauts back to Earth

SpaceX is bringing back propulsive landings with its Dragon capsule, but only in emergencies. Enlarge / SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is ready for launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Spa.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

Galaxy Buds FE Causes Hearing Loss After Exploding in User’s Ear

At the moment, no other incidents of the same issue have been recorded. The post Galaxy Buds FE Causes Hearing Loss After Exploding in User’s Ear appeared first on Phandroid. Samsung hasn’t had the best of luck when it comes to.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

How a protein keeps gene clusters quiet in the cell nucleolus

In a discovery that sheds light on the complex mechanisms of gene regulation, scientists at EPFL have uncovered a critical role for the protein ZNF274 in keeping certain gene clusters turned off by anchoring them to the cell nucleolus. The study is p.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Rocket Report: SpaceX salvages Starship wreckage; pessimism for Virgin Galactic

The penultimate flight of Japan's workhorse H-IIA rocket deploys a spy satellite. Enlarge / A salvage ship raises a portion of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster from the Gulf of Mexico. This booster was used on the most recent Starshi.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

SpaceX’s Starlink service just hit a new customer milestone

Four years after going online, SpaceX's internet-from-space Starlink service now reaches 4 million customers globally, it was announced on Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

The war of words between SpaceX and the FAA keeps escalating

"You may have read a little bit of nonsense in the papers recently." Enlarge / Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO, has called for the resignation of the FAA administrator. (credit: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images).....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

Sony, Ubisoft scandals prompt Calif. ban on deceptive sales of digital goods

New California law reminds us we don't own games and movies. Enlarge (credit: Carol Yepes | Moment) California recently became the first state to ban deceptive sales of so-called "disappearing media." On Tuesday, Governo.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

FAA-SpaceX regulatory dispute simmers on as sides dig in

"You may have read a little bit of nonsense in the papers recently." Enlarge / Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO, has called for the resignation of the FAA administrator. (credit: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images).....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

Ecuador capital "under attack" from five wildfires

Firefighters battled five blazes on the outskirts of Ecuador's capital Quito on Wednesday, as wildfires continue to rip through South American nations turned into tinderboxes by droughts linked to climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

Existence of an Earth-like planet around a dead sun offers hope for our planet"s ultimate survival

The discovery of an Earth-like planet 4,000 light years away in the Milky Way galaxy provides a preview of one possible fate for our planet billions of years in the future, when the sun has turned into a white dwarf, and a blasted and frozen Earth ha.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

SpaceX recreates iconic New York City photo with Starship workers

SpaceX has put its hardworking engineers front and center by recreating an iconic New York City photo at its Starbase facility in Texas......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

Brazil must reinforce protection of forests to meet climate change mitigation goals, study warns

As it prepares to host the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 30, the first COP to be held in the Amazon) in November 2025, Brazil is at a crucial moment. Its greenhouse gas emissio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Are tougher political sanctions better? A statistical model compares political and economic relationships to success

Before beginning its war of aggression against Ukraine in 2022, Russia had already conducted an aerial bombardment of Georgia in 2008 and invaded Crimea as well as the Donbas region in 2014. This has left politicians and researchers puzzling over the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

SpaceX Crew-9 launch delayed again because of Tropical Storm Helene

As Florida braces for the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene, the launch of NASA's Crew-9 mission from the Kennedy Space Center has once again been delayed......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024