The latest Falcon 9 mission launched successfully, but its reusable booster just missed sticking the landing thanks to a stalled hydraulic pump on the grid fin, according to a tweet by Elon Musk. Grid fin hydraulic pump stalled, so Falcon landed just out to sea. Appears to be undamaged & is transmitting data. Recovery ship […]
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Here’s how to bring the majesty and mystery of space to your phone
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Space is vast — infinite, even — and mysterious and mesmerizing. And guess what? It’s never been easier to bring all of the amazing things about space right to your phone.
This may seem a bit counterintuitive. After all, space is never-ending, and your phone is, comparatively speaking, quite small. But current phone screens are like mini-HD TVs, and the breadth of WiFi and signal coverage means you can enjoy space from your phone almost anywhere.
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Ryan Gosling doesn’t want to talk any more about space toilets. He made that very clear when he was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Gosling is playing famous astronaut Neil Armstrong in Damien Chazelle’s upcoming movie First Man. The movie tells th…
Astronaut captures photos of ominous-looking Hurricane Florence from space
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On Wednesday, Hurricane Florence became the first major hurricane of the 2018 season in the Atlantic Ocean.
On Thursday, astronauts saw the ominous storm swirling from space.
NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured images of Florence as it strengthened on Thursday from his post on the International Space Station.
“#HurricaneFlorence strengthens in the early morning hours over the Atlantic,” Arnold said on Twitter.
In the photos, Florence seems massive, albeit somewhat disorganized since the hurricane’s eye isn’t immediately noticeable and the storm has lost some of it’s symmetry. Read more…
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View More Astronaut captures photos of ominous-looking Hurricane Florence from spaceGrim space photo shows the horror of demolishing forests
While orbiting some 250 miles above Madagascar this week, International Space Station astronaut Ricky Arnold captured a grim picture of the island’s decimated land.
Madagascar’s forests have been nearly logged to death, with nearly 90 percent o…
Bigleow aims to launch its own expandable space station as NASA plans pullback from ISS
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Bigelow Aerospace — which currently has an inflatable capsule attached to the International Space Station (ISS) — announced bold plans to populate low-Earth orbit with inflatable space capsules. The announcement on Tuesday comes soon after the Trump administration proposed a NASA budget that would cease funding the Space Station after the year 2024.
The company’s CEO, Robert Bigelow — who is convinced aliens have visited Earth — announced the creation of a new company called Bigelow Space Operations, which will sell and manage the company’s inflatable capsules.
Last week, NASA announced it will allow private companies to play a leading role in maintaining the massive, aging Space Station after 2024. Bigelow could potentially play a role in the upkeep and management of the station, or provide expandable platforms for a new station. Read more…
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