The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according to the Missile Defense Agency. MDA didn’t disclose the date of the flight, which took off from Wallops Island in Virginia. “Initial reports show the sensors successfully collected data...

Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch

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NASA Begins Plans To Crash The International Space Station Into The Ocean

The US Sun

ASTRONAUTS aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been forced to take shelter after a disused Russian satellite broke up in orbit. Nearly 200 shards of debris were sprayed near the path of the ISS, meaning astronauts had to brace for a potential impact for about an hour. The incident...

Astronauts aboard the ISS forced to take cover after retired Russian satellite broke into nearly 200 shards of debris

North Carolina State

Asheville, NC

Business Insider

Humans are launching more stuff in space than ever before and we don't have the right models to predict when and where it's going to return to Earth.

SpaceX Dragon Capsule debris as big as a car hood crash-landed in North Carolina. It's part of a major space trash problem.

A decommissioned Russian satellite has broken apart, creating dangerous space debris in low-Earth orbit, according to US Space Command. The satellite, RESURS-P1, appears to have created “over 100 pieces of trackable debris,” the US agency said on Thursday. The disruption briefly caused the crew onboard the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour, NASA added.

7-Ton Russian Satellite Breaks Apart, Creates Space Debris

Snopes

The photograph was captured from the above the planet's surface on April 19, 2022.

Fact Check: What to Know About 'Otherworldly Wreckage' on Mars Spotted by NASA

Two NASA astronauts were preparing to exit the International Space Station (ISS) for a second attempt at a spacewalk, but it was once again called off due to a concerning malfunction with the spacesuit. Suggested Reading. Three Astronauts May Be Stranded on the ISS After Disturbing Soyuz Coolant Leak. NASA...

NASA's ISS Spacesuit Situation Turns Grim

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA has awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to build the vehicle that will bring the International Space Station out of its longtime orbit of Earth when its operating lifespan ends in a few more years. SpaceX, a privately held company controlled by technology mogul Elon...

NASA taps Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Florida State

Naples, FL

WEKU

The space agency determined that the material was a metal alloy stanchion used on “NASA flight support equipment.”

A Florida family is suing NASA after a piece of space debris crashed through their home

iHeartRadio

The unmanned submersible was spotted docked at  Port Hueneme naval base in California.

Top-Secret Underwater Drone Discovered On  Google Maps

BroBible

NASA has reportedly decided that the International Space Station has just about come to the end of its usefulness and will be paying Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to destroy it. SpaceX will received up to $843 million from NASA to pull the International Space Station back to Earth by 2030, destroying it as it passes […]
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NASA To Pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX Up To $843 Million To Destroy The International Space Station

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

New Jersey State

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

The company released an image captured by its satellite from a distance of just 50 meters (164 feet) on June 14, the most recent milestone in an ambitious program that aims to eventually remove debris from orbit. During this first phase of the campaign, the Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) satellite is demonstrating safe approach maneuvers, called rendezvous and proximity operations, with the target object, as well as obtaining images and other data about it.

Astroscale’s space junk inspection satellite snaps a close-up photo of a discarded rocket stage

Charlottesville, VA

Wind Tunnel Study Reveals Hypersonic Jet Engine Flow Can Be Controlled Optically. Researchers at the University of Virginia are exploring the potential of hypersonic jets for space travel, using innovations in engine control and sensing techniques. The work, supported by NASA, aims to enhance scramjet performance through adaptive control systems and optical sensors, potentially leading to safer, more efficient space access vehicles that function like aircraft.

Revolution at Mach 10: NASA-Backed Hypersonic Jets Poised to Transform Space Travel

American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams left Earth aboard the Boeing Starliner on June 5, 2024.

Fact Check: 2 US Astronauts Stranded in Space Due to Spacecraft Issues?

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
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Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Missouri State

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CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

The criminal investigative arms of the Pentagon and the U.S. Army descended on Florida last week to execute search warrants, officials confirmed to Army Times. The raid took place June 25 and involved multiple facilities of the Orlando-based Cole Engineering Services, that company confirmed. Cole Engineering is located in the same office park housing the Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation, or PEO STRI. Officials would not confirm whether the office was involved in the raid, or if other companies and entities were also a part of it.

Military investigators raid contractors near Army’s training HQ

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Kratos’ Erinyes test vehicle logs hypersonic speeds on first flight

A hypersonic test bed built by Kratos took its first flight last month, launching experiments for the Missile Defense Agency and hitting speeds above Mach 5....

Kratos’ Erinyes test vehicle logs hypersonic speeds on first flight

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