ABC News

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

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

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket demonstrated eye-watering performance and precision during its inaugural flight in November 2022. An upgraded system now in development, known as the SLS Block 1B, will be even more powerful and capable. This new Block 1B configuration will bring significant improvements in SLS payload capacity and versatility, supporting more robust programs in human exploration and scientific discovery.

RS-25 Engine Evolves for the Evolvable SLS Rocket

San Francisco, CA

SAN FRANCISCO — TrustPoint, a startup developing a next-generation global navigation satellite system, won SpaceWERX contracts with a combined value of $3.8 million. Under two SpaceWERX direct-to-phase 2 contracts, TrustPoint will demonstrate a ground control segment that does not rely on GPS and an advanced position, navigation and timing (PNT) security application, according to an Aug. 21 news release.

TrustPoint wins SpaceWERX contracts for alternative PNT

NBC News

NASA is considering keeping the two astronauts who flew Boeing's capsule to the International Space Station there until February as a result of issues the spaceship encountered midflight. The agency said Wednesday that it is still evaluating options for how to bring NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams back...

NASA might keep Boeing astronauts on the space station until February — and tap SpaceX to bring them home

Colorado State

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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

E! News

Watch: Two American Astronauts Indefinitely Stranded in Space. A NASA mission has gone wrong. Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore, 60, and Sunita Williams, 58, are stuck at the International Space Station after their spacecraft, Boeing’s Starliner, had several malfunctions, according to the Associated Press. During the Starliner’s launch...

2 Astronauts Stuck in Space Indefinitely After 8-Day Mission Goes Awry

The US Sun

SCIENTISTS have discovered a unique trait on the metal-rich asteroid Psyche by using the James Webb Space Telescope. Researchers identified a water component on the mysterious – and priceless – asteroid 16 Psyche, suggesting that hydration exists in the form of rust. In 2017, researchers discovered traces of water on Psyche’s surface. “Spectra from the […]

Precious ‘golden asteroid’ worth $100,000 quadrillion might be rusting as scientists probe rock before 2029 Nasa visit

WyoFile

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’

Virginia State

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Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Montana State

Wyoming State

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

South Carolina State

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

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 Independent

 A Jupiter-bound European spacecraft made history as it briefly returned to Earth in a “flawless” fly-by.The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) performed a risky manoeuvre known as gravity assist, coming just 4,250 miles (6,840km) above the planet’s surface on Tuesday at 10.56pm UK time.The tricky move – the first ever fly-by of its kind – saw the spacecraft use the moon and the Earth’s gravity as a natural brake to slow itself down and send it towards Venus.This technique allows Juice to take a shortcut to Jupiter through the inner solar system and save precious fuel, according to the...

ESA’s Juice spacecraft on its way to Venus after ‘flawless’ Earth fly-by

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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

24/7 Wall St.

What would you do if you were a billionaire? So far, 11 billionaires have decided to leave the Earth, literally. Their flights point to the potentially lucrative space tourism industry that will become accessible to mere millionaires in the near future, and perhaps ordinary folk in a few more decades. We’ve scanned public media sources […]
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These Billionaires Have Decided to Leave the Earth, Literally

Louisiana State

Natrona County, WY

Houma, LA

A worker died Aug. 5 when the crane he was operating toppled at a wind farm construction site in remote Natrona County, state and local officials say. The victim, John William Hoffpauir, Jr., 55, of Houma, Louisiana, was working as a crane operator at the Cedar Springs wind energy construction site north of Casper and Glenrock under the control of Blattner Energy at the time of the accident. Hoffpauir was a Blattner Energy employee, a spokesperson for the company told WyoFile.

Worker killed in accident on wind energy construction site in Natrona County

LiveScience

"If it's taken us 18 years just to get ready to do the first people in orbit, we've got to improve our rate of innovation."

Elon Musk said he's 'definitely going to be dead' before humans go to Mars — and you probably will be too

NewsBreak

Rethinking Safety in the Age of Machine Complexity

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner atop its Atlas 5 rocket at Space Launch Complex...

Rethinking Safety in the Age of Machine Complexity

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