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What is happening with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft?

Among the options NASA and Boeing are considering: a Starliner cargo flight Boeing's Starliner spacecraft safely landed empty in the New Mexico desert about eight weeks ago, marki.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaNov 1st, 2024

This is the coolest video you’ll see of a SpaceX Dragon capsule heading home

Watch a spacecraft depart the space station in a way that you've never seen before......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 18th, 2024

SpaceX aims for 3 rocket launches, 1 Dragon landing in 20 hours

In a span of about 20 hours, SpaceX could manage three rocket launches and one landing of a Dragon spacecraft......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Image: Artemis II core stage moves to High Bay 2

In this image from Dec. 11, 2024, the 212-foot-tall SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is lowered into High Bay 2 at the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With the move to High Bay 2, NASA and Boeing technicians n.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

China orbits first Guowang Internet satellites, with thousands more to come

China launched the first 10 spacecraft in a planned constellation of 13,000 Internet satellites. The first batch of Internet satellites for China's Guowang megaconstellation launc.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

China orbits first Guowang internet satellites, with thousands more to come

China launched the first 10 spacecraft in a planned constellation of 13,000 internet satellites. The first batch of internet satellites for China's Guowang megaconstellation launc.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 17th, 2024

Mars orbiter spots retired InSight lander to study dust movement

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) caught a glimpse of the agency's retired InSight lander recently, documenting the accumulation of dust on the spacecraft's solar panels. In the new image taken Oct. 23 by MRO's High-Resolution Imaging Science.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Anthropologists call for tracking and preservation of human artifacts on Mars

Are human spacecraft, landers, rovers and other space-exploration debris little more than trash littering the surface of Mars, or the modern equivalent of Clovis points—treasured artifacts marking Homo sapiens' lust for new frontiers?.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Watch SpaceX fire up Starship spacecraft engines ahead of 7th test flight

As part of key tests for the Starship's seventh test flight, SpaceX has test fired the spacecraft's engines at the Starbase facility in Texas......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

NASA"s Lucy spacecraft prepares for second Earth gravity assist

On Dec. 12, at 11:15 p.m. EST, NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently in a two-year orbit around the sun, will skim Earth's atmosphere, passing only about 220 miles (360 kilometers) above the surface. This close flyby will result in a "gravity assist," pu.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

"News influencers" are racking up billions of views—and not checking their facts

The way many people get their news today would be unrecognizable to broadsheet devotees of decades past. You may read email newsletters, scroll headlines on social media, or go directly to the BBC's own TikTok account to find out what's happening in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

The Game Awards 2024: How to watch and what to expect

This year's Game Awards show is happening on December 12 and it'll feature fresh looks at Borderlands 3, Mafia: The Old Country and more......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 9th, 2024

After critics decry Orion heat shield decision, NASA reviewer says agency is correct

"If this isn’t raising red flags out there, I don’t know what will." Within hours of NASA announcing its decision to fly the Artemis II mission aboard an Orion spacecraft with.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

Former flight director who reviewed Orion heat shield data says there was no dissent

"If this isn’t raising red flags out there, I don’t know what will." Within hours of NASA announcing its decision to fly the Artemis II mission aboard an Orion spacecraft with.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter?

The Artemis II mission, as NASA currently envisions it, won't launch until April 2026. Two years ago next week, NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Two European satellites launch on mission to blot out the Sun—for science

This will all happen nearly 40,000 miles above the Earth, so you won't need your eclipse glasses. Two spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency launched on top of an India.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Judge rejects Boeing plea deal that was opposed by families of crash victims

It appears the government's "attempt to ensure compliance failed," judge writes. A US judge today rejected a Boeing plea agreement that was opposed by families of crash victims wh.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

This pair of satellites is going to create an artificial solar eclipse

A pair of spacecraft are launching on a mission to observe the sun's corona by one casting a precise shadow from which the other can observe......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Proba-3: Flying two spacecraft is harder than one

What's harder than flying a single satellite in Earth orbit? Flying two—right beside each other, at proximities that would normally trigger collision avoidance maneuvers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024

These Kindle Cyber Monday deals are available now: Save on the popular ereader

With Cyber Monday kicking off, we've picked out the best Kindle deals happening right now, and we've also provided some great buying advice for you......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 2nd, 2024

These Kindle Black Friday deals are still available: Save on the popular ereader

With Black Friday coming up fast, we've picked out the best Kindle deals happening right now, and we've also provided some great buying advice for you......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 30th, 2024