The CRS-21 Dragon cargo ship on final approach to the International Space Station (ISS) on 7 December. The Expedition 64 crew’s Dragon Resilience can also be seen, docked to the forward port of the Harmony node. Photo Credit: NASA After more than a month in orbit, SpaceX’s CRS-21 Dragon cargo ship is due to return to Earth early Monday morning, ...
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US economy sheds jobs in December, jobless rate at 6.7%
Non-farm payrolls decreased by 140,000 jobs last month, the US Labor Department said today The US economy shed jobs for the first time in eight months in December as the country buckled under an onslaught of Covid-19 infections, suggesting a significant loss of momentum that could temporarily stall the recovery from the pandemic. Non-farm payrolls decreased by 140,000 jobs last ...
Read More »SEAKR demonstrates DARPA Pit Boss hardware on-orbit in 9 months
(6 January 2021 – SEAKR) SEAKR Engineering (SEAKR) has announced it realized on-orbit technology demonstration of Pit Boss supercomputing processing hardware in 9 months as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Blackjack Program. Pit Boss is an autonomous, collaborative, distributed space-based enterprise designed to self-task, process, and distribute tactically relevant information to manned and unmanned subscribers. (courtesy: ...
Read More »Can black tea help you maintain sharpness at the older age?
Tea is a cosy drink. It reduces stress, calms you down, helps concentrating and sleeping. Tea is especially delicious when it’s cold outside. And, as you may know, people in the UK drink a lot of tea, which is why scientists from the Newcastle University conducted a study to see how tea helps older people with their cognitive condition. Tea ...
Read More »SpaceX Releases a Recap Video of their SN8 Making its Hop Test!
To commemorate their greatest accomplishment to date with the Starship, SpaceX has released a recap video of the SN8 high-altitude flight. This was the 12.5 km hop test that took place on December 9th, 2020, which saw the SN8 prototype ascend to an altitude of 12.5 km (7.8 mi), conduct a “belly-flop” maneuver, and return to the launch pad. While ...
Read More »‘Kimchi Premium Return’ Reports ‘Exaggerated’
Source: Adobe/Krakenimages.com Multiple media reports of a return to the “kimchi premium” – a phenomenon whereby bitcoin (BTC) and major altcoin prices on South Korean exchanges rises to markedly higher levels than on international trading platforms – may be “exaggerated,” according to a South Korean expert. Mira Kim, a blockchain consultant based in South Korea, told Cryptonews.com, “While last time ...
Read More »More Women Are Needed In Israel’s VC Community
By Jonathan ‘Yoni’ Frenkel Israel has had elements of an egalitarian society since the days of its turbulent inception. Despite this, women in the Israeli VC ecosystem still face hurdles in their fight for representation at the decision-making table. Socialist initiatives that preached equality such as the Kibbutz Movement empowered women alongside men to build the country and themselves through ...
Read More »At its Best: Remembering Columbia’s STS-32 Mission, OTD in 1990
More than three decades ago, in January 1990, the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was plucked from orbit after almost six years. It was a triumphant moment as the Space Shuttle Program sought to recover from the loss of Challenger. Photo Credit: NASA More than three decades ago, on this day in January 1990, the Space Shuttle turned a corner. ...
Read More »M&S warns Percy Pig facing tariffs going to EU markets
Marks & Spencer’s Percy Pig sweets could be hit by tariffs if the retailer re-exports the product to EU countries, including Ireland Marks & Spencer warned today that its popular Percy Pig sweets could be hit by tariffs if it re-exports the product to European Union countries, including Ireland. CEO Steve Rowe said the pink sweets, along with about a third ...
Read More »Photos: Falcon 9 poised for first launch of 2021
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is standing more than 20 stories tall on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, ready for blastoff with the Turksat 5A communications satellite. The two-stage launcher, with a first stage booster reused from three prior missions, is set for takeoff during a four-hour window opening at 8:28 p.m. EST Thursday (0128 GMT Friday). These ...
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