3 private citizens launched to space and back on Virgin Galactic’s Unity spacecraft
Three private citizens blasted off into space aboard Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spacecraft and landed safely, completing the company’s second spaceflight of 2024 and its 12th mission to date. Virgin Galactic’s seventh commercial mission carried one researcher and three private astronauts, the company said. Said It launched on Saturday with pilots Nikola Pecil and Jameel […]
Pastor claims ‘hate crime’ when vandal spray-paints Bible verse on church building: ‘A violation of space’
Police in South Dakota are investigating an incident of vandalism at an LGBT-affirming church, with the pastor saying it was motivated by “hatred.” Sometime between last Thursday night and Friday morning, vandals used red spray paint to vandalize the Mitchell Congregational Church of Christ in Mitchell, South Dakota. “We are a church that generously spreads […]
Boeing Starliner spacecraft experiencing helium leaks ahead of docking at space station
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched into space Wednesday aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is currently undergoing its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station, but is experiencing a helium leak ahead of its docking on Thursday afternoon. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, carrying […]
Boeing Starliner launches 2 NASA astronauts into space in first piloted test flight
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore gave an inspiring speech Wednesday alongside Suni Williams before the Boeing Starliner spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Third time’s a charm for NASA and Boeing, who successfully launched two astronauts into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday morning. The launch, scheduled for 10:52 a.m., went off without a […]
America can’t afford to lose Space Race 2.0
Twelve years ago, Peter Navarro and Greg Autry wrote,Death by China: Confronting the Dragon — A Global Call to ActionPublished in 2011, this prescient book warned of the Chinese Communist Party’s global assault on human rights and the environment, as well as its increasingly aggressive military posture. It also devoted an entire chapter to China’s […]
China Lands Probe On Far Side Of Moon For Second Time As Space Competition With US Grows
China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon early Sunday Beijing Time, according to a statement. The Asian country’s Chang’e-6 probe “touched down on the far side of the moon Sunday morning, and will collect samples from this rarely explored terrain for the first time in human history,” a statement from […]
‘Once in a lifetime’: UK and European space scientists urged to join Nasa mission to Uranus | Space
European space scientists are being asked to work with NASA to pull off one of the most ambitious space missions scheduled to be launched this century. Astrophysicists say taking part in a robotic spaceflight to the mysterious planet Uranus would offer “the opportunity to take part in a groundbreaking flagship-class mission.” The phone number is […]
Boeing’s Starliner set to launch first crewed flight into space Saturday
Boeing’s Starliner program is scheduled to launch its first crewed space mission this weekend after earlier technical issues delayed takeoff. NASA and Boeing have both approved a key test flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 12:25 pm local time on Saturday. The first test flight will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station […]
Dwayne Wade and his child launch online community providing a ‘safe space’ for transgender youth, especially those of ‘color’
NBA legend Dwyane Wade has launched an online community that provides a “safe space” for transgender youth. The new website, which focuses on LGBTQ communities of color, was launched with the help of the former Miami Heat star’s 16-year-old child, Zaya Wade, who publicly transitioned from biological male to transgender at the age of 12. […]
Migrant stabbed to death outside NYC shelter converted from dorm space
Police said a man was stabbed to death Sunday morning during an altercation with an immigrant man outside the immigrant shelter in East Harlem where the two shared a home. According to the New York Police Department, the 29-year-old victim was stabbed in the chest at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and East 97th Street […]