New York Post

WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s attempt at the first-ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon Musk’s space company.

A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees are poised to launch on Tuesday aboard a modified Crew Dragon craft, before embarking on a 20-minute spacewalk 434 miles (700 km) into space two days later.

Until now, walking into the empty expanse of space has only been attempted by government astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), 250 miles...

SpaceX to attempt one of its riskiest missions yet — a 20-minute walk through space

Today on CNN 10, we’re getting ready for liftoff as a daring mission to space aims to send the first crew of private astronauts on a spacewalk. We’ll also see how people in Australia are disconnecting for better work life balance. Plus we take a look at the Paralympics kicking off in Paris, and a pod of dolphins who gave a tour a show- all this and more on today’s CNN 10!

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Cape Canaveral, FL

SpaceX is set to launch its Polaris Dawn mission as early as tomorrow morning from Florida's Cape Canaveral. A workhorse Falcon 9 rocket will carry the Crew Dragon spacecraft, dubbed Resilience, into orbit with a crew of four space tourists on board. The most exciting part of the mission —...

SpaceX Preparing to Drain All Air From Spacecraft While Astronauts Are Inside

USA TODAY

SpaceX has delayed the launch of the Polaris Dawn mission to at least Tuesday to give teams time to complete preflight checkouts.

Polaris Dawn mission: Launch of commercial crew delayed 24 hours, SpaceX says

Space.com

SpaceX's latest launch, Transporter 11, sent a set of payloads into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

SpaceX launches 116 satellites on epic Transporter 11 rideshare mission, lands rocket (video)

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Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

Colorado State

Clear Creek County, CO

Colorado authorities are conducting a homicide investigation after a dog breeder was found dead Saturday and as many as 10 puppies were missing from his Clear Creek County property, according to the sheriff’s office.

A Colorado dog breeder has been found dead and his Doberman pinscher puppies are missing

Coxsackie, NY

Mariah Carey is grieving the recent deaths of her mother and sister, who the singer says died “on the same day.”

Mariah Carey mourns the deaths of her mom and sister, who died ‘on the same day’

Boulder, CO

“This feels like the safest spot in America, and I just nearly got killed for getting a soda and a bag of chips,” one shopper said.

‘Gun, gun, gun! Run, run, run!’ Grocery store witnesses describe the deadly rampage in Colorado

NewsNinja

One raunchy piece of advice made Haliey Welch an internet sensation — though her fame has come with a price. The 23-year-old, best known as "hawk tuah girl," has had to deal with some rather creepy fans ever since a video of Welch giving a tip about intercourse went insanely viral online.

'Hawk Tuah' Girl Haliey Welch Says She Was Offered $600 to 'Spit in a Jar' After Her Lovemaking Tip

Utah State

Park City, UT

Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and later writing a children’s book about grief, has been ordered to stand trial on murder and other charges, Utah District Court Judge Richard Mrazik ruled Tuesday.

Judge rules Kouri Richins, Utah mother accused of fatally poisoning her husband, will stand trial

AccuWeather

Four people are about to blast off on a private SpaceX mission, called Polaris Dawn, and travel more than three times farther away from the Earth than the International Space Station. Four people are about to embark on a journey that will take them farther from Earth than anyone has...

Astronauts to journey farther from Earth than any mission since Apollo 17

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will remain on the ISS for an additional six months — the length of a routine mission to the space station. This will push the duo’s return to February 2025 at the earliest. Editor's note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science...

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to return Boeing Starliner crew to Earth

Kentucky State

Washington, DC

The man prosecutors say was the first rioter to enter the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 53 months behind bars.

First January 6 rioter to breach US Capitol is sentenced to more than 4 years in prison

A “worldwide catastrophe” is imperiling Pacific Islands and the world must respond to the unprecedented and devastating impacts of rising seas “before it is too late,” the United Nations chief has warned.

‘The ocean is overflowing’: UN chief issues global SOS as new reports warn Pacific sea-level rise outstrips global average

NASA has postponed the return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) due to safety concerns over Boeing’s Starliner aircraft. The mission, originally planned for September 2024, has been postponed to February 2025. The decision was prompted by persistent technical concerns with the...

Stranded ISS astronauts to return home in February 2025 using SpaceX Dragon

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore boarded Boeing's Starliner in June, ready to set off on an eight-day journey that would prove the spacecraft was ready for crewed flights. That eight-day trip may stretch to eight months, according to NASA. The agency's Commercial Crew Program director confirmed in the latest update that NASA is considering using a SpaceX Dragon to bring the crew home, but that would leave them on the International Space Station (ISS) until next year.

NASA's Starliner Astronauts May Be Stuck on ISS Until February 2025

Los Angeles, CA

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Wading through muddy floodwaters up to chest height, hundreds of people slowly make their way to safety, their belongings held high above their heads to keep them dry.

Millions in this country are stranded by flooding. Many blame their neighbor

E! News

Watch: NASA Reveals New Plan to Return Stranded Astronauts to Earth. A plan to bring the two NASA astronauts stranded on the International Space Station back home to Earth has been unveiled. The government agency announced Aug. 24 that. and Suni Williams will return on a Crew Dragon capsule early...

NASA Reveals Plan to Return Stranded Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth

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SpaceX delays launch of daring Polaris Dawn excursion into Earth’s radiation belts

For the second time this week, SpaceX has scrubbed plans to launch the Polaris Dawn mission, but this time it’s unclear when the next attempt will...

SpaceX delays launch of daring Polaris Dawn excursion into Earth’s radiation belts

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