[ad_1] Ryan also defended the $399 price for the digital edition that’s $100 higher than Microsoft’s $299 Xbox Series S. “We want to future proof them so that they know the console they buy will be relevant in several years time,” he told the WaPo. In response to a question about the Xbox One Series […]
Category: launch
SpaceX’s latest launch took rare southern route from Florida
[ad_1] However, due to wildfire dangers near Vandenberg, the Air Force decided to allow SpaceX — and only SpaceX — to launch south from Florida. It made the exception because the Falcon 9 has an automatic flight safety system that can destroy the rocket it it has an anomaly or goes off its intended path. […]
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket makes successful return to flight
[ad_1] The Electron booster’s payload was the “Sequoia” satellite from San Francisco-based Capella Space. The mission was called “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical,” because the satellite uses synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and not optical lenses to provide detailed Earth images. “Capella’s space-based radar can detect sub-0.5 meter changes on the surface of the Earth, […]
‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’ won’t arrive until 2021
[ad_1] The makers of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 are pushing the game’s release date back to 2021. In a statement shared on Twitter, Hardsuit Labs and Paradox Interactive announced that they simply need more time to work on the game. “Due to the quality bar and ambitions we have set for ourselves, we […]
Tianwen-1 launches China’s first interplanetary mission to Mars
[ad_1] The next phase of the mission will be crucial for Tianwen-1. In 2011, China successfully launched the Yinghuo-1 Mars mission and reached parking orbit aboard a Ukrainian Zenit rocket. However, the burns designed to send it from that orbit to Mars failed, leaving it stranded over Earth. It eventually re-entered our orbit and disintegrated […]
SpaceX’s latest batch of internet satellites includes one with a sun shield
[ad_1] SpaceX is launching another pack of Starlink satellites into orbit at 9:25PM Eastern (weather permitting), but this won’t be a typical mission. As TechCrunch explains, one of the 60 internet satellites in the bunch will test a sun visor that should make the vehicles less of a nuisance in the night sky. If the […]
Watch SpaceX’s second attempt at launching astronauts at 3:22PM ET
[ad_1] It’s time for take two. NASA and SpaceX are making their second attempt at launching the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission after scrubbing the first due to weather, and they’re once again livestreaming the potentially historic event. The launch itself is scheduled for 3:22PM Eastern, although pre-launch coverage is available now and will continue right […]
Watch NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts (updated)
[ad_1] This afternoon NASA astronauts will take off from US soil for the first time since NASA’s space shuttle program ended in 2011. The launch is historic for another reason too. It will be the first time NASA launches astronauts in a SpaceX spacecraft, and it marks the beginning of what could be many crewed […]
HBO Max arrives on May 27th
[ad_1] WarnerMedia finally confirmed that HBO Max will launch on May 27th. For months, the company has been promising the streaming service would be ready this May, but it hadn’t revealed a specific date. When it arrives, HBO Max will deliver 10,000 hours of content, including a handful of launch day premieres. There’s Love Life, […]
NASA and SpaceX’s first crewed flight is set for May 27th
[ad_1] Today, NASA announced that its crewed SpaceX flight will launch on May 27th, The Washington Post reports. The flight will mark the first astronaut launch from US soil since 2011, and it will be the first SpaceX flight carrying passengers, not just cargo. If successful, this Crew Dragon Demo-2 test will clear the way […]