Unnamed sources told Reuters that SpaceX is working with aerospace and defense contractor Northrop Grumman to develop a highly advanced network of spy satellites. The devices are almost ready to launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The US government will likely use them to acquire high-resolution imagery of Earth's surface.Read Entire Article
Two seasoned NASA astronauts will be the first to take a ride in Starliner up to the International Space Station.
Two seasoned NASA astronauts will be the first to take a ride in Starliner up to the International Space Station.
A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space—not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power of sunlight. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is targeting launch on Tuesday, April 23 (Wednesday, April 24 in New Zealand) aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from the company's Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand.
The nubia Flip was announced in February as the world's cheapest foldable smartphone, as it starts at just $499. It looks like its reign will be very short-lived, however, for Blackview is set to release the Hero 10 in May, and this one will cost just €399, which at the current exchange rate translates into $425. Of course pricing might differ in various regions, but it seems pretty clear that the Blackview Hero 10 will indeed be cheaper than the nubia Flip, and it's also a flip-style foldable....
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The ACS3 is super compact – about the size of a microwave oven. However, it has four retractable booms that unfurl and hold four triangular sails, making a diamond shape about half the size of a tennis court. It takes about 25 minutes for the sails to unfold.Read Entire Article
After months of turmoil over the future of a vaunted mission to bring samples of the Red Planet back to Earth, NASA has its verdict on Mars Sample Return. The space agency is “committed” to bringing those rocks back from Mars, Administrator Bill Nelson said Monday, but it will have to do it with way less money and in far less time than currently designed. And how exactly is NASA going to pull that off? Right now it has no idea — and it’s looking for someone who does. “I have asked our folks to...
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Hey Sis! will host its first event at The Warehouse on Saturday May 18, promising to “bring queer Leeds clubbing back to life”. The man behind the new events is Daniel Bill, who managed popular Leeds club Tunnel from 2019 until its closure during the Covid pandemic. Daniel said the closure of the Commercial Court venue left a “hole in queer clubbing” in Leeds, and prompted him to launch his new events business, Nightwig Productions. He told the Yorkshire Evening Post: “I saw a gap in the...
A new Edinburgh craft beer festival is set to launch next month in the Grassmarket, celebrating the diverse range of local breweries in the capital. The inaugural Grassmarket Craft Beer Festival will be hosted by Edinburgh microbrewery and bar Cold Town House will host and feature around 10 local brewers including Barney’s, Campervan Brewery, Cold Town House and Stewart Brewing. Chris Queen, organiser of the festival said: "The Grassmarket Craft Beer Festival represents a celebration of...
Willie Limond has died aged just 45 after suffering a suspected seizure in his car. The Scottish boxing favourite was found unresponsive in his vehicle on Saturday, April 6, and then spent over a w