Corner down icon An icon in the shape of a corner pointing downwards. NASA aims to launch a mini satellite the size of a breadbox that could become one of the most important astronomical instruments by the end of this decade. RomoloTavani/Getty Images NASA approved the $19.5 million Landolt Space Mission to send an artificial … Read more
37 Capping off a rare week without launches and full of stumbling blocks, the space industry appears to be returning to its planned course of action with four launches from around the world. This week is expected to mark Electron’s 50th launch, and SpaceX and CASC continue to dominate the launch calendar. SpaceX begins the … Read more
A rocket launch during rush hour? Around the time hundreds of drivers head home from work or out to dinner, a SpaceX launch window opens. There is a rocket launch scheduled for this week in Florida – maybe two – and the Space Coast should get a great view of the launch, weather permitting and … Read more
AC News weekly (Image credit: Android Central) News Weekly is our column where we highlight and summarize some of the week’s biggest stories so you can stay up to date on the latest tech news. This is Android Central’s News Weekly, your go-to source for a quick recap of the week’s top tech stories. Here … Read more
NASA’s Houston base offers one of the many iconic aspects of Texas’ identity, but in recent years the government’s aerospace agency has taken a step back and encouraged private companies to further fuel space exploration. One of the winners of this new approach from NASA was SpaceX. So far, the company, led by technology billionaire … Read more
Will the rainy, cloud-generating consequences of Invest 90L stop SpaceX from launching a Falcon 9 rocket for the second day in a row? Stay tuned. Welcome to the FLORIDA TODAY Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s Starlink 10-2 mission from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX has already postponed its … Read more
SpaceX officials hope to soon launch and land massive 450-foot Starship-Super Heavy rockets up to 44 times a year at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. But Susan Palma, a 40-year-old Titusville resident, fears that further development at the Cape risks further disrupting the natural water flow and salinity of the endangered Indian River Lagoon. She attended … Read more
A participant in the Copilot+PC demo room on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington, USA, … [+] on Monday, May 20, 2024. Microsoft Corp. CEO Satya Nadella is betting that a new generation of computers with specialized artificial intelligence chips and faster performance will end the long-running rivalry between Windows PCs and Apple Inc.’s Mac. … Read more
A rocket launch during rush hour? Around the time hundreds of drivers head home from work or out to dinner, a SpaceX launch window opens. A rocket launch is on the horizon in Florida this week – and the Fun Coast should get a great view of the launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying … Read more
When Apple first launched Siri alongside the iPhone 4S in 2011, the company created a series of very convincing ads showing how you could use this newfangled voice assistant thing. In one, Zooey Deschanel asks her phone about tomato soup delivery; in another, John asks Malkovich for existential life advice. There’s also one where Martin … Read more