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A SpaceX video shows a Falcon 9 first stage's post-launch return to Earth in great detail, even capturing the sonic boom generated during the descent.

Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket generate sonic boom during landing (video)

New York Post

Two astronauts stranded in space for 49 days – 41 days longer than their planned mission – because their Boeing-build ride home is full of leaks will have to spend at least a few more weeks aboard the International Space Station, officials said Thursday. 

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were meant to spend just eight days in space following their launch aboard the Boeing Starliner — the maiden crewed voyage for the spacecraft. 

Once in space, astronauts found a series of concerning helium leaks and have been testing whether the ship can be used to return them to Earth.



Now, they’re expected...

Astronauts stuck in space for 49 days by malfunctioning Boeing spacecraft can’t return home for weeks

Cape Canaveral, FL

SpaceX launches lately have been pushing the record envelope for booster reflight, but a Starlink launch Tuesday morning rolled out a brand new first stage. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 of the company's internet satellites lifted off at 9:20 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40.

SpaceX rolls out new booster for Cape Canaveral launch

When Crew-9 lifts off no earlier than Sept. 24, Space Force will be launching one of their own active servicemembers from their own launch complex for the first time ever.

US Space Force will make history when SpaceX's Crew-9 mission launches in September

UPI News

SpaceX debuted a new Falcon 9 first stage booster as it launched a batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday morning.

SpaceX sends 22 Starlink satellites into orbit using new first stage booster

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

The Independent

The astronauts stranded on the International Space Station are still not able to come home, Nasa has said.Two astronauts went to the space station almost 50 days ago as part of a test of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. But the spacecraft was plagued by problems both before and after the launch – and since then engineers have delayed the return until they can understand what went wrong.That work is still not finished and the space agency cannot give a date for them to come back, it said on an update on Wednesday.Test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to visit...

Stranded Boeing astronauts are stuck on International Space Station, Nasa says in urgent update

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The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

USA TODAY

Four spacefarers, including billionaire Jared Isaacman, are about to embark on what could become a defining mission to Earth's orbit.

SpaceX is launching a billionaire and 3 astronauts into orbit in civilian mission

The launch clock isn't set yet, but the hardware is lined up for what would become the most powerful rocket to ever send humans into space during a moonbound trip the likes of which has not happened in more than 50 years. The biggest piece of the Space Launch System...

'The clock's already started': NASA counting down to most powerful human spaceflight ever

Business Insider

SpaceX's latest daring billionaire mission aims to open the Crew Dragon spaceship in the vacuum of space — with no airlock and four people inside.

SpaceX is launching 4 people on a risky mission to fly through radiation belts and do the first commercial spacewalk

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Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

A Chinese Long March 6A rocket broke apart shortly after launching 18 internet satellites on Aug. 7, creating a cloud of at least 300 pieces of trackable debris.

Chinese rocket breaks apart after megaconstellation launch, creating cloud of space junk

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Following NASA’s DART mission, which successfully tested asteroid deflection techniques by colliding with the moonlet Dimorphos, extensive research has revealed insights into the geological features and evolutionary history of the Didymos asteroid system. Studies have characterized the surface and interior of these celestial bodies, examined their formation processes, and...

NASA’s DART: Crashing Into Discovery With World’s First Planetary Defense Test

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If you've ever seen the movie "Gravity," you have an idea of how existentially terrifying the mere notion of an emergency in space is. It's not like an emergency aboard a plane, where the forces of gravity and a parachute can still guide you safely back down to solid ground. If there were a true life-or-death emergency in the dark depths of space, there wouldn't be anywhere truly safe for you to go. Of course, the brave men and women of the world's space programs are well aware of this, which is why emergency protocols are included in an astronaut's extensive training and education.

ISS Emergency: How Would Astronauts Escape?

Los Angeles, CA

It's been four decades since Emmy-nominated actor Lloyd Haynes died of lung cancer at only 52 years old. Best known for his compassionate performance as history teacher Pete Dixon on television's groundbreaking, academic-geared dramedy, Room 222 (ABC, 1969-1974), Haynes was beloved by his fans, family, friends and colleagues alike. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Room 222' TV Actor Lloyd Haynes: 4 Decades After His Tragic Death From Lung Cancer

The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) is about to slingshot past Earth and our Moon on its way to the outer solar system in what the agency is calling a "double world first." As Euronews reports, the ESA announced that its spacecraft, which was launched last year...

Spacecraft to Scream Past Earth in a "Double World First" Slingshot Flyby

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Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

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UK launches first military spy satellite from Falcon 9 rocket

BELFAST — The UK has sent its first military spy satellite into space to capture daytime images and videos of the Earth’s surface. The satellite, known...

UK launches first military spy satellite from Falcon 9 rocket

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