As known too well, there has been nowhere for trucking companies to hide from the rising costs of everything from maintenance to insurance.
Word out of Pittsburgh for the past week is that Justin Fields is making a strong case to challenge Russell Wilson for the starting quarterback job. He’s looked good in practice, making sharp throws. The preseason opener against the Houston Texans offered the perfect opportunity for him to further his case. If you watched the […]
A small number of people are injured and one set is cancelled after the Cornwall festival incident.
An Olympic swimmer, Jules Bouyer, known for his appearances in Paris' La Defense arena in his swimming gears, had become an overnight sensation for his revealing swimsuit. There were uproars around barring this swimsuit from the Paris Olympics performances by traditionalists and a fair share of netizens. However, others did like and appreciate the swimmers classy look in the revealing swimsuit.
Trump confirmed he landed safely but did not mention the flight’s diverted path.
Bizen, Japan marks the fourth Friendship City agreement for Torrance, which was celebrated on Aug. 8 at Torrance City Hall
Qatar will be missing out!
The US men’s team has gone 20 years without an Olympic medal in the event, and Carl Lewis has had enough.
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
A team of scientists and engineers at NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collaborated to see if a small piloted drone, equipped with a specialized payload, could help create detailed maps of how fast water is flowing. Rivers supply fresh water to our communities and farms, provide homes for a variety of creatures, transport people and goods, and generate electricity. But river flows can
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has secured a contract from GHGSat, based in Montreal, to develop two new greenhouse gas monitoring microsatellites, GHGSat-C12 and C13. These satellites will be built on SFL's cost-effective, high-performance 15-kg NEMO bus, the same platform used for the initial nine GHGSat spacecraft.
The announcement was made by SFL at the 2024 Small Satellite Conference,
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder enacted a collaborative Space Act Agreement Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, to advance research and modeling in the critical field of space weather.
NASA and LASP are longtime space science and exploration partners, and this formal agreemen
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 09, 2024
The Shenzhou XVIII crew aboard China's Tiangong space station has successfully completed a series of tasks, including a critical fire alarm test, the China Manned Space Agency reported.
Led by mission commander Senior Colonel Ye Guangfu, alongside Lieutenant Colonel Li Guangsu and Lieutenant Colonel Li Cong, the astronauts tested the space station's fire safety systems by activating temper
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2024
EPC Space has released a comprehensive application note designed to assist engineers in effectively driving the gate of their Rad Hard eGaN FETs and ICs. This guide provides essential insights and best practices to optimize performance in high-reliability applications.
The document, titled "Driving the Gate of a EPC Space Rad Hard eGaN Device," explores the unique features of EPC's gallium
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2024
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS), first space-based cellular broadband network directly accessible by everyday smartphones, has reported arrival of its first five commercial satellites, known as BlueBirds, at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The satellites are set to be launched during a seven-day window in September.
The BlueBird satellites are equipped with the largest commercial communicati
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2024
NASA's NEOWISE mission has officially ended after more than 10 years of detecting asteroids and comets, including those that could potentially threaten Earth. Engineers commanded the spacecraft to power down its transmitter for the final time on Thursday, marking the conclusion of its significant role in planetary defense.
The final shutdown command was issued from NASA's Jet Propulsion La
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 8, 2024
The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to peak later this week with ideal viewing conditions anticipated in most places, according to reports.
Commonly known as the "Perseids," the Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak Sunday night and before dawn the next morning on Monday, and is seen annually every four years by mid-July to late August. NASA says the Perseid is considered the "b
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2024
NASA is calling on teams from colleges, universities, and technical schools nationwide to showcase their engineering talents in the 2025 Lunabotics Challenge. Applications for the competition open at 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 6. This event is designed to motivate Artemis Generation students to engage deeply with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines, contributing to adv
Paris, France (SPX) Aug 09, 2024
The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully completed the first phase of hot-fire tests on a new variable-thrust rocket engine, part of the Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP). Conducted in Warsaw, Poland, the tests focused on a rocket engine developed by a Polish consortium that is exploring innovative designs for propellant valves and injectors. These designs aim to vary thrust
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2024
Orbit Fab, a leading provider of in-space refueling services, announced that its RAFTI (Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface) refueling port has been approved by the Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) as a standard refueling interface for military satellites.
The SSC's System Engineering Review Board (SERB) recommended RAFTI after confirming it meets the necessary technical q
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2024
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) is set to launch its 52nd Electron mission, deploying a satellite for American space tech firm Capella Space.
Scheduled for a 14-day window starting August 11th, the mission will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. It aims to place Capella's Acadia-3 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite into a 615km circular orbi