Hercules, the mighty strongman of the summer sky
A staple of mythology, the hero Hercules has a strange celestial story. One of the best-known star patterns, Hercules stands high over our heads in […]
Month: July 2021
Ariane 5 rocket launches 2 communications satellites to orbit
Europe’s Ariane 5 heavy-lift rocket roared back into action Friday (July 30) after nearly a yearlong hiatus. An Ariane 5 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport […]
In photos: Boeing’s Starliner Orbital Test Flight 2 mission to the International Space Station
(Image credit: Kim Shiflett/NASA) As part of the Flight Readiness Review for Boeing’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2), NASA astronauts for Boeing’s Crew Flight Test […]
1 year after launch, NASA’s Perseverance rover prepares to collect 1st sample on Mars
It’s been quite an eventful year for NASA’s Perseverance rover. The car-size robot and its little partner, the Ingenuity helicopter, launched toward the Red Planet […]
Russia’s Nauka module briefly tilts space station with unplanned thruster fire
Editor’s note: This story was updated to include details and comments from a news conference held later on July 29. Nauka’s bumpy ride to the […]
Boeing Starliner OFT-2 launch to space station delayed following Russian module mishap
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will have to wait to make its triumphant trip to space. Today (July 29), officials at NASA and Boeing announced that Boeing’s […]
Boeing’s Starliner capsule rolls out to pad ahead of crucial Friday launch (photos)
Boeing’s astronaut taxi has made it to the launch pad. The CST-100 Starliner capsule and its United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket rolled out […]
Rocket Lab launches US military satellite on return-to-flight mission
Rocket Lab is back in business. The company’s Electron rocket launched a small satellite for the U.S. military early this morning (July 29), acing its […]
Hospital worker booted off Ryanair flight to Dublin for failing to provide negative Covid-19 test – even though he had one!
A MEDIC was mercilessly prevented from boarding a Ryanair flight bound for Dublin because he didn’t have ‘correct’ proof of a Covid-19 test. The hospital […]
How England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are planning to exit lockdown
Plans to ease Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in the UK differ from nation to nation. Across the devolved nations there are different phases and stages with […]