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NASA's Artemis moon mission hits another snag. Here's what we know
3+ week, 3+ day ago (923+ words) NASA's historic Artemis 2 moon mission has had yet another setback. A successful prelaunch fueling test for the rocket due to propel four astronauts on their way gave the space agency cause to celebrate. But a day after the test ended,…...
Amazon Web Services CEO Says Space-Based Data Centers 'Not Economical' Despite Jeff Bezos Pursuing The Idea
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (408+ words) On Tuesday, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Web Services CEO Matt Garman said the idea of putting data centers in space remains impractical and uneconomical. The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented demand for computing power, electricity and…...
Elon Musk Teases DOGE Moon Mission, But Dogecoin And Shiba Inu Crash Anyway
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) Elon Musk said SpaceX will "maybe" put Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) on the literal moon next year, sparking an intraday rally on Tuesday, which was reversed to see DOGE and Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) dump around 5% on the day. The Tesla…...
Meteorite hunters race to Ohio after fireball bursts over state: ‘Outer space, man’
11+ hour, 8+ min ago (431+ words) At last, a reason to visit Ohio. Meteorite hunters are descending on the Buckeye State after a huge meteor streaked across the sky and rained down interplanetary fragments. The space rock " a six-foot-wide, seven-ton behemoth " burst across northeast Ohio around…...
Artemis II: NASA fixes helium flow issue, eyes April for moon mission launch
2+ week, 1+ day ago (353+ words) NASA said it has repaired a helium flow issue in the Artemis II rocket's upper stage. The issue forced NASA to move the rocket from the launch pad to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs. The agency is now eyeing…...
Artemis II moon rocket hauled off launch pad for repairs
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (626+ words) NASA hauled its Artemis II moon rocket off its seaside pad Wednesday for a slow trip back to a processing facility to track down and fix a helium pressurization problem that delayed launch of four astronauts on a flight around…...
Artemis II rocket on track to roll out to launchpad with hopes of sending humans further into space than ever
12+ hour, 54+ min ago (388+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla." Nasa is on track to roll out Orion and SLS, the spacecraft that will send four astronauts on a lunar flyby mission as part of Artemis II, marking the next step toward the mission with a goal…...
Iran declares war on Elon Musk's Starlink satellites for breaking internet ban
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (361+ words) Iran has effectively targeted Elon Musk after his Starlink satellites enabled citizens to circumvent the regime's internet restrictions. Iranian authorities have imposed internet blackouts to regulate public access to war-related information. However, technologically adept Iranians are connecting to Musk's unfiltered…...
The 18 US states that could see the northern lights tonight
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (396+ words) Some Americans may be in for a rare treat this evening when a geomagnetic storm lights up the night sky. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a storm watch for a G2 geomagnetic storm this evening…...
San Antonio astronaut defies gravity in new ‘Spacewoman’ doc
15+ hour, 16+ min ago (569+ words) San Antonio's Eileen Collins, the subject of the new documentary Spacewoman, was in fourth grade when she read a Junior Scholastic magazine article about astronauts in the U.S. Gemini space program. "I wanted to be just like them. I know there…...