One is that it would have marked the first time a private company launched people into orbit, and this also would have been the first crew to launch from the USA since the space shuttle program was ended in 2011. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter earlier in the day. "There wasn't really a lightning storm or anything like that, but there was a concern that if we did launch it co... [Full Article...]
Privacy experts have raised concerns about this method. Mr Swann said he discussed the issue with fellow United Kingdom health ministers yesterday. It is Britain's answer to the kind of software which, along with wider testing and tracking, is seen as key to easing restrictions on movement that have paralysed economies. [Full Article...]
Hot weather is also in the cards for the rest of Tuesday, according to Environment Canada, with a high of 32C expected, which will feel like its around 37C with the humidity. The normal day-time high for this time of year is about 21 C in Waterloo Region, and the normal low is about 9 C. They say a cold front will bring cooler and less humid air on Friday. [Full Article...]
Professor Collins told BBC News: "It's evident that the nature of the location where this event happened, together with the impact angle, made for a ideal storm". Ongoing outcomes likewise educated Their examination from boring into the 200 km-wide craters, which raised rocks containing proof of the outrageous powers produced by the effect. [Full Article...]
Nasa is set to send two astronauts to the International Space Station this afternoon, in a historic mission that marks the first crewed launch from USA soil in nearly a decade. "We haven't done this really since 2011, so this is a unique moment in time", Bridenstine said. Only three countries have launched people into orbit since 1961: Russian Federation, the US and China, in that order. [Full Article...]
Bridenstine declared the manned SpaceX flight a "go" last week after NASA and the company convened for final engineering checks. Thunder could be heard rumbling as the convoy of vehicles made its way toward the rocket . However, NASA has asked spectators to stay home to avoid spreading the virus. Hours before the launch, cars and RVs already were lining the causeway in Cape Canaveral, with... [Full Article...]
The premier also noted he will be calling on the prime minister and federal government "to help fix this problem", which he said is probably not limited to the five homes named in the report. "The dignity of these patients in long-term care, not being cleaned?" Trudeau says the immediate priority is ensuring seniors living in these centres are getting proper care as the COVID-19 pandemic continu... [Full Article...]
The mission is also the first crewed launch for SpaceX , and for Nasa's Commercial Crew Programme, which partners with private companies to send astronauts to the ISS . Veteran NASA astronauts who've flown countless vehicles as test pilots will have to cope with something out of the ordinary with SpaceX's Crew Dragon: touchscreens. [Full Article...]