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An eight-day stay aboard the space station looks set to become eight months or more.

NASA Has Some Bad News for Its Stranded Astronauts

NewsNation

NASA continues to ponder on how to bring home two Boeing Starliner astronauts who remain on the International Space Station. Former astronaut Jose Hernandez discusses the risk of having the astronauts return to Earth on a SpaceX rocket.

Ex-astronaut fears Starliner crew may die if they return in SpaceX capsule | Morning in America

New York Post

In space, no one can hear you scream.

But there’s always a shrink on call, back on Earth, to listen to stressed-out astronauts cry if they need to.

“I could bitch at him, cry with him, whatever,” said retired astronaut Clayton “AstroClay” Anderson of the long-distance psychologist who helped him when he spent 152 days aboard the International Space Station in 2007. “He had my back. He could try to effect change [with NASA] and talk to my family if need be.”

NASA’s Earth-bound shrinks might be busy right now, with astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore “stuck” at the ISS...

Bad food, broken toilets and a shrink on call: Astronaut reveals what it’s like to be ‘stuck in space’

The US Sun

A SPACEX capsule will guide the International Space Station back into orbit to burn up, with its remains plummeting into the ocean. Elon Musk's company won a $843 million contract to bring the aging station down in 2031, once it hits the 32-year mark. While it may seem like the...

Elon Musk will crash ISS into eerie ocean ‘rocket graveyard’ – but Nasa warns of 1,200-mile-wide re-entry ‘debris field’

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

Remember being told that the internet would make our lives easier? I’m going to put on my Maury Povich mask to say the lie detector test determined that was a lie. Now we’re all infinitely connected and constantly contactable by virtually anyone, and deceitful folks can intentionally sensationalize things online to exploit popularity. If you’ve seen the recent viral footage of “pregnant” cars with giant inflated bubbles in China, then you’ve likely fallen prey to a sensationalized fallacy.

'Pregnant' cars blistering in China's heat aren't as they appear

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

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were only meant to stay onboard the International Space Station for a week or so in space after docking aboard Boeing’s Starliner. Now, the duo who have already been on the ISS for a little over two months, may end up having to extend their stay another six months.

Boeing Starliner Issues Could Leave NASA Astronauts In Space 6 More Months

24/7 Wall St.

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

Interesting Engineering

SpaceX's Fram2 mission will carry a crew of four people aboard a Dragon spacecraft.

SpaceX to make history, launch 1st-ever human mission to Earth’s poles by year-end

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According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

The White House announced Tuesday $150 million in new federal funding for research targeting the development of tumor-removal technologies. The funding will be awarded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to eight research institutions across the country. President Joe Biden established the agency in 2022. “For the...

Biden sets his sights on tumor-removal — and forks over $150 million in funding

Emily Standley Allard

"Baby why you gotta be so mean?" The zodiac is a fascinating system that many people turn to for insights into personality traits, behaviors, and compatibility. While every zodiac sign has its unique strengths and challenges, some signs are often perceived as being a bit more sharp-edged, vindictive or difficult (to say the least) to deal with. In this article, we'll delve into the four zodiac signs commonly considered the "meanest," exploring the characteristics that contribute to this perception and how these traits manifest in their interactions with others. To lighten the mood, we'll include some funny quotes about each sign's mean streak.

The 4 Meanest Signs in the Zodiac

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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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

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Unruly passengers make the frustrating experience of flying even more stressful, but these customers don’t suddenly become rowdy when they step on the plane. A 31-year-old woman became irate at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago after reportedly missing a flight on July 30. Local police noted that the woman fled the scene and is still being sought by authorities.

A woman threw computer monitors at airline staffers because she missed her flight

Military.com

A Space Force Guardian set to be the first member of the service to launch into space this month may be left in limbo after a NASA and SpaceX mission has been significantly delayed by issues that have stranded two astronauts on the International Space Station.Col. Nick Hague was originally set to pilot NASA's Crew-9 six-month mission to the ISS aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft on Aug. 18. However, ongoing issues with the Boeing Starliner that have left the two astronauts in space for months longer than expected have pushed back the next mission until at least September, the agency...

Space Force Guardian's Historic Launch to ISS Delayed Due to Issues with Stranded Astronauts

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Beloved actress Nichelle Nichols, who died at 89 in 2022, found fame with her pioneering role as Communications Officer Lt. Nyota Uhura on TV's original Star Trek series (NBC, 1966-1969). She went on to play a groundbreaking role in several feature films and, as an African-American actress, became a beacon of dignity and diversity in Hollywood.

'Star Trek's' Nichelle Nichols Was Not Allowed To Play Secretary 'Peggy Fair' on TV's 'Mannix'

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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’

Housing prices across the U.S. have continued to rise, giving a record number of homes a seven-figure price tag,. Nearly one-in-ten, or 8.5%, of homes are now worth $1 million or more — the highest proportion of all time, according to Redfin data released Friday. That’s more than 8 million U.S. homes worth at least $1 million in June, up more than 10% from a year ago and more than double the share prior to the pandemic.

A record number of homes in America are now worth $1 million or more

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NASA is worried the Boeing Starliner could 'spin out' and hit the International Space Station

Boeing (BA) launched its Starliner spacecraft into orbit on June 5. The plan was for the craft and its crew to dock with the International Space...

NASA is worried the Boeing Starliner could 'spin out' and hit the International Space Station

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