SpaceX Starship launches in Florida too disruptive, Blue Origin and ULA warn

SpaceX’s plan to launch its monstrous Starship-Super Heavy two-stage tandem from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center has drawn attention — and concern — from two competing aerospace companies, who are warning federal officials that the 500-foot-tall rocket would be too untested, too dangerous and too potentially disruptive to the nation’s busiest spaceport and its surrounding area. … Read more

A new blue: Mysterious origin of stingray’s electric blue spots revealed

Blue-spotted ribbontail ray. Credit: Morgan Bennet Smith Researchers have discovered the unique nanostructures responsible for the electric blue spots of the blue-spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma), with potential applications for developing chemical-free coloration. The team also has ongoing research into the equally enigmatic blue coloration of the blue shark (Prionace glauca). This research, titled “Ribbontail … Read more

New photocatalyst enables efficient ester reduction with blue light

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Multi-electron reduction of esters photocatalyzed by N-BAP. Credit: Shintaro Okumura × close to Multi-electron reduction of esters photocatalyzed by N-BAP. Credit: Shintaro Okumura The sweet smell of strawberries and other fruits is due to a chemical compound called ester, which … Read more

Blue Origin works to debut New Glenn and increases BE-4 deliveries – NASASpaceFlight.com

6 In recent months, Blue Origin has been busy realizing many of its projects as the target dates approach. The new Glenn is getting closer to launch, facilities are being expanded, BE-4 engines have been delivered to ULA, and the New Shepard has returned to crewed flights.New Glenn As the September launch of NASA’s EscaPADE … Read more

Blue Origin investigates New Shepard’s parachute problem

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – A parachute failed to fully inflate during Blue Origin New Shepard’s final suborbital flight because a line controlling its deployment was not cut as planned. One of the three New Shepard crew capsule parachutes failed to fully inflate during the capsule’s descent during the NS-25 mission on May 19. The … Read more

The Lantern Festival, which was feared for scams, is canceled at the last minute

A lantern festival feared to be a £50-per-ticket scam has been canceled at the last minute due to the risk of ‘thunderstorms’ – despite clear blue skies. Lantern Festival UK had charged thousands of people up to £50 per person to attend the festival, where they would be able to release a fire lantern into … Read more

Ice cream truck owner criticizes the municipality for ‘outdated’ calling rules

By Dan Grennan 12:06 May 27, 2024, updated 1:11 PM May 27, 2024 Share or comment on this article: It’s one of the sounds of the British summer, but an ice cream van owner’s noise has landed him in trouble after complaining it’s ‘too loud’. John Barton, who runs Harrison’s Ices in Lincolnshire, was shocked … Read more