Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket, the company’s first SpaceX contender
Blue Origin, the rocket company Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos founded, notched one of the most substantial successes in its history on Thursday: sending a rocket to orbit. The debut flight of New Glenn, the company’s first rocket powerful enough to launch satellites to space, took off after 2 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Demonstration technology on board the rocket, called the Blue Ring Pathfinder, was safely carried to orbit — making the mission a success.
Flight passengers debate clapping upon touchdown: Major airline pilots react
What does a pilot really think when you applaud after a plane touches down? While flight passengers might attempt to show gratitude for a safe landing, some say this act could offend or come across as rude to those steering the aircraft. In a recent article, Rosie Panter, a travel expert with Dealchecker, a travel comparison website, commented about the flying ritual.
Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight, debris seen spewing in sky
Rocket debris from a SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy booster was spotted in the sky after a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" before part of the device successfully returned to its "chopsticks" for a second time. The vehicle lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase test site at Boca Chica, Texas. The booster then separated about two minutes and 45 seconds after liftoff and headed back towards Starbase, Space News reported.
Two lunar landers launch to the moon aboard a SpaceX rocket
A new year of lunar exploration kicked off early Wednesday, when two robotic landers and a small rover began their journeys to the moon. A SpaceX rocket lifted off at 1:11 a.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launching two separate, uncrewed missions to the lunar surface.
SpaceX launches two moon missions in one fell swoop
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blared toward space Wednesday carrying a pair of lunar landers on a journey to our closest celestial neighbor — kicking off what’s expected to be a bustling year of moon missions amid a renewed race to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface.
Get ready to experience thrill of eVTOL racing
You might have heard about electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL). Well, there's some exciting news coming from Jetson, a Swedish startup that’s making waves in the air racing scene. While Australia's Airspeeder has been working on crewed eVTOL races, Jetson founder and CTO Tomasz Patan recently took the spotlight with a demonstration that many are calling the start of the world's first eVTOL air racing.
Powerful Webb Telescope captures photos of one of the earliest supernova ever seen
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen, with features appearing like grains and knots found in a cut of wood. "Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star apart as it went," NASA said on its website. "When the shockwave reached the star’s surface, it punched through, generating a brief, intense pulse of X-rays and ultraviolet light that traveled outward into the surrounding space."
Drinking water could be contaminated in L.A. County areas affected by wildfires, experts say
Los Angeles-area residents who already face warnings about their tap water could be without it for some time, experts told NBC News, owing to concerns about the damage done to local infrastructure and the chemicals released by wildfires. At least two water departments have told residents not to drink their tap water because of concerns about potential contamination from the ongoing wildfires. And the possibility of chemicals’ and pathogens’ entering the water system has raised concerns about potential risks to human health, though it may take a while for tests to determine the scope of the problem, particularly since the fires are still active.
How wildfire containment works: What it means to contain the L.A. fires
Deadly wildfires continue to ravage the Los Angeles area, as firefighters battle windy conditions to contain the out-of-control blazes. But what does it mean to “contain” a wildfire? Containment does not mean that a blaze has been completely extinguished. Rather, it refers to how much of a perimeter has been established around an active fire, preventing it from growing and engulfing more land.
Biden announces names of future aircraft carriers: USS William J Clinton, George W Bush
President Biden announced the names of the newest aircraft carriers that will join the U.S. Navy: USS William J. Clinton and USS George W. Bush. The carriers, named after former President Bill Clinton and former President George W. Bush, will begin construction in the "years ahead" as part of the latest class of aircraft carriers, according to the White House. "When I personally delivered the news to Bill and George, they were deeply humbled," Biden said in a statement Monday. "Each knows firsthand the weight of the responsibilities that come with being Commander-in-Chief. And both know well our duty to support the families and loved ones who wait and worry for the safe return of their servicemember."