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Video captured the power of the ferocious storm off the Sicilian coast responsible for sinking the Bayesian, a U.K.-flagged superyacht on Monday and claiming the lives of at least five people onboard.

Video shows moment Bayesian superyacht sinks during ferocious storm off Sicilian coast

A man was rescued Tuesday after heat and dehydration caused him to lose consciousness while on a hike in Death Valley National Park, park officials said.

Experienced Death Valley hiker rescued after overheating, losing consciousness

Nantucket, MA

A stranded great white shark that washed ashore on the island of Nantucket was given a second chance at life thanks to concerned beachgoers who managed to push it back into the ocean.

Nantucket beachgoers risk lives to give stranded shark second chance at life: 'I felt helpless'

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NASA officials said during a press conference on Wednesday that the astronauts who flew on Boeing's Starliner may have to come home on a different spacecraft.

NASA says Boeing's Starliner may not be able to bring astronauts home

Fortune

NASA did not specify that space suits made by private companies needed to be cross compatible.

The stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts planned to hitch a ride home with SpaceX, but their spacesuits aren’t compatible with Elon Musk’s spacecraft

Knewz

NASA has broken from behind the cover of its denials about the Boeing Starliner spacecraft being stranded in space, admitting to ongoing clashes with the aerospace company. Knewz.com has learned that the government space agency has even turned to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, clandestinely exploring a rescue mission for the two marooned astronauts, Butch Wilmore and […]

Onboard Boeing’s Stranded Spacecraft as NASA Launches Urgent Rescue Mission

For the first time, crew aboard a SpaceX mission in space will step out of their vehicle while it is hundreds of miles above Earth, a threshold only government-funded space agencies have previously crossed. SpaceX is preparing its next mission aimed at studying the effects of deep space on the...

SpaceX Preps for Historic Spacewalk with Polaris Dawn Mission

Cape Canaveral, FL

Space.com

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

Los Angeles County, CA

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[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

What is it about space that enthralls billionaire Jared Isaacman? In 2021, Isaacman, founder of payment services giant Shift4, funded a mission that orbited Earth. Known as Inspiration4, it raised funds for childhood cancer while also headlining as a journey undertaken by four space neophytes. After spending three days in...

SpaceX is sending four civilians on a dangerous spacewalking mission

The saga of the Starliner’s first crewed mission may soon be coming to an end. On Saturday July 20, engineering teams with NASA and Boeing completed a hot fire test of the spacecraft’s thrusters. The positive results suggest that the spacecraft’s first voyage to the International Space Station with astronauts on board may finally conclude in the coming days.

Boeing’s Cursed ISS Mission May Finally Make It Back to Earth

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

The upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to go beyond being astronaut cosplay for the ultra-wealthy. Instead, the SpaceX-facilitated venture will see four civilian astronauts — who have spent years training together — enter orbit around Earth for around five days inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, where they will conduct a host of scientific experiments to provide key insights into the hazards to human health posed by radiation in space.

SpaceX Astronauts Arrive at Launch Site for Journey Into Radiation Belt

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A private astronaut mission that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk is ready for launch in a week on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. The four-person crew of the Polaris Dawn mission arrived here Aug. 19 for final preparations for their launch, scheduled for the early morning hours of Aug. 26 on a Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A.

Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission ready for launch

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On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

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The Voyager I spacecraft was in the news once again in June as NASA was able to restore transmissions from all four of its temporarily disabled instruments. Launched way back in 1977, the unmanned craft is now the most distant man-made object in the universe: 15.5 billion miles from Earth, and constantly increasing that distance […]
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NASA Launched This Spacecraft 47 Years Ago and It’s Now 15 Billion Miles Away

NASA is still busy evaluating the risks involved in returning NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded on board the International Space Station since early June, to Earth. Their ride up, Boeing's Starliner, has been plagued with technical issues that have forced the space agency to...

There's a Problem With Rescuing the Stranded Astronauts: SpaceX and Boeing Spacesuits Aren't Compatible

Jeff Bezos' rocket venture Blue Origin is tripping over its own feet as it races to meet an October deadline. The company is still hoping to have its New Glenn orbital rocket ready for NASA's EscaPADE mission, which is scheduled to launch later this year, taking advantage of a rare alignment of the Earth and Mars to launch two spacecraft toward the Red Planet.

Ahead of October Launch, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Testing

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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')

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SpaceX shifts Polaris Dawn launch to Tuesday ahead of historic spacewalk mission

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday as the launch date for two of its employees and two other private citizens on the Polaris Dawn mission, which will include...

SpaceX shifts Polaris Dawn launch to Tuesday ahead of historic spacewalk mission

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