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Musk joins his rocket and AI businesses into a single company before an expected IPO this year
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (111+ words) Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before a massive planned initial public offering for the business later this year His rocket venture, SpaceX, announced on Monday that it had bought xAI…...
NASA hit by a fuel leak during a practice countdown of the moon rocket that will fly with astronauts
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (286+ words) The launch team began loading the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket with super-cold hydrogen and oxygen at Kennedy Space Center late at midday. More than 700,000 gallons (2.6 million liters) had to flow into the tanks and remain on board for several hours, mimicking…...
NASA hit by fuel leaks during a practice countdown of the moon rocket that will fly with astronauts
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (401+ words) The leaks " reminiscent of the rocket's delayed debut three years ago " sprang just a couple hours into the daylong fueling operation at Kennedy Space Center. Launch controllers began loading the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket with super-cold hydrogen and oxygen at midday....
Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (270+ words) The ordinary matter all around us " stars, planets and people " makes up just 5% of the universe. For decades, researchers have hoped to demystify what's known as dark matter, a material that comprises just over a quarter of our universe. Another…...
JUST IN: Troy workers land deals for C-130 wheels and brakes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (247+ words) Collins Aerospace has entered into three-year parts distribution agreements with a trio of companies to support production of wheels and brakes on the C-130 Hercules " agreements that will keep workers in Troy busy. The deals are with Integrated Procurement Technologies, S3 AeroDefense…...
Ryanair CEO dismisses Elon Musk's idea of buying the airline as verbal feud escalates
1+ week, 5+ day ago (489+ words) The spat between one of the world's richest individuals and one of Europe's most outspoken corporate bosses has been escalating for days. O'Leary said last week that the airline had ruled out putting Musk's Starlink satellite Wi-Fi on Ryanair planes…...
NASA astronaut who was stuck at the space station for months retires within a year of returning
1+ week, 6+ day ago (189+ words) The space agency announced the news Tuesday, saying her retirement took effect at the end of December. Williams' crewmate on Boeing's ill-fated capsule test flight, Butch Wilmore, left NASA last summer. The pair launched to the space station in 2024, the…...
NASA's new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February
2+ week, 2+ day ago (348+ words) The out-and-back trip could blast off as early as February. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket began its 1 mph (1.6 kph) creep from Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building at daybreak. The four-mile (six-kilometer) trek could take until nightfall. Weighing in at 11 million…...
Butler Tech Aviation Center in Middletown already a $500K boon to local economy
3+ week, 3+ day ago (377+ words) As Butler Tech's Aviation Center is set to open to students before the end of the month, its economic impact is already on track to outpace Middletown's investment. Based on the hiring of 160 workers in Butler County, the center's construction…...
NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue
3+ week, 4+ day ago (315+ words) The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned. NASA canceled its first spacewalk of the year because of the health issue. The space agency did not identify…...