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SpaceX test-fires prototype of Starship vehicle
This much-anticipated low-altitude "hop " test comes after several prototype failures, most of which occurred during pressurization tests . A far cry from the rocket's expected final form, the SN5 prototype features only one Raptor engine (versus the six that will take it into space ), as well as a weighted block on its head in place of a proper nose cone. [Full Article...]
Canada's last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming
The Milne Ice Shelf on Nunavut's Ellesmere Island, said to be the last intact shelf in Canada, has collapsed, according to observers. "A huge section of the Milne Ice Shelf has collapsed into the Arctic Ocean producing a ~79 km ice island", the Canadian Ice Service said on social media. [Full Article...]
SpaceX ready for another Starlink launch attempt: fourth time’s the charm?
The tenth Starlink mission was set to be launched in June but was postponed several times due to technical issues and weather conditions. The Falcon 9 first stage being used in this launch will go into service the 5th time. BlackSky, which has offices in Seattle as properly as Virginia, organized to have two of its 110-pound Earth observation satellites flown on this mission, under the phras... [Full Article...]
SpaceX: Nasa crew describe rumbles and jolts of return to Earth
The searing, immaculately controlled plunge to splashdown went off easily - a significant advance toward ensuring the vehicle for operational flights. © Bill Ingalls/NASA NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the a recovery ship shortly after having splashing in the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola, Florida, on August 2, 2020. [Full Article...]
NASA Astronauts Launch On a Historic Test Flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon
The first booster stage of the rocket separated cleanly and landed upright on a barge off the Atlantic coast. The second stage also separated smoothly, sending the astronauts in the Crew Dragon capsule on their way to the space station orbiting some 250 miles (450 kilometers) above the Earth. [Full Article...]
Audi Significantly Lowers Price And Increases Range Of e-tron
That new base price? 2021 e-tron starts from $65,900 (MSRP) plus $1,095 of destination charge, which is effectively $59,495 (after deducting $7,500 of federal tax credit). Mr. Dhillon further added, "These are exciting times for Audi India with our cars roaring into India in rapid succession". Besides the new entry-level trim, all 2021 E-Trons have an 95 kWh battery with a usable capacity of 8... [Full Article...]
Downgraded from tropical storm, Isaias soaks Quebec and causes power outages
Declaring a state of emergency allows the state government to provide additional support to localities during the recovery process. The city of Springfield, which was seeing the largest number of power losses Wednesday out of any MA community, was still reporting the most outages in the state Thursday. [Full Article...]
SpaceX's Moon/Mars Starship Flies in Successful Test Flight
The test vehicle made a short 150 meter (492 feet) hop from the Space X's site near the South Texas village of Boca Chica. "We are going to the Moon, we are going to have a base on the Moon, we are going to send people to Mars and make life multi-planetary", Musk said Sunday, after welcoming two NASA astronauts back from the International Space Station. [Full Article...]