WASHINGTON – NASA and Boeing have once again extended the CST-100 Starliner’s stay on the International Space Station as engineers complete analysis of thruster problems and helium leaks on the crewed spacecraft. At a June 18 briefing, NASA announced that Starliner’s return to Earth on the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, which had already been … Read more
“Is this the line for the cocaine?” the man jokes, as we queue for the toilet cubicles at Epsom Racecourse. Despite being extremely drunk, he has managed to identify the real reason why I am here. Not to participate myself, but to see if I can find evidence of the reportedly growing drug problem in … Read more
Image source, Getty Images Item information Author, Natalie Sherman Role, BBC news June 12, 2024 In 2018, Tesla shareholders approved the largest pay package in history for Elon Musk. Will they do it again six years later? The electric car company will find out this week at its annual meeting, where it is seeking support … Read more
SpaceX’s Starship, the largest and most powerful spacecraft ever sent into space, completed a fourth test flight Thursday, successfully crashing into the Indian Ocean for the first time since it began conducting test flights last year. The rocket’s first three tests ended in explosions. The unmanned craft is classified as a super-heavy launch vehicle and … Read more
Several Japanese automakers have been caught cheating certification tests, and Toyota could be the worst offender. Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) said yesterday that its ongoing investigation into 85 domestic manufacturers, including several carmakers, had found that most acted in accordance with the law, but not Mazda, Yamaha, Honda or Suzuki. … Read more
This article was originally published on The conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com Expert voices: opinion pieces and insights. Indranil Banik is a postdoctoral researcher in astrophysics at the University of St Andrews. Harry Desmond is a Senior Research Fellow in Cosmology at the University of Portsmouth. One of the greatest mysteries in… … Read more