Category: recovery

SpaceX pulls off its first double fairing catch after a Falcon 9 launch

[ad_1] Part of the SpaceX mission has been to create reusable rockets that make spaceflight cheaper, and it has become routine to see the company’s booster rockets return safely to Earth. With today’s launch SpaceX set a new milestone by catching both halves of the nosecone fairing, according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. […]

Watch SpaceX try to catch both halves of a Falcon 9 nose cone at 7:10PM ET

[ad_1] If you’ve seen footage of a rocket launch, you’ll have some sense of all the moving parts involved with trying to recover a nose cone — even if you don’t know the name of the components. The nose cone of a rocket is made up of two halves, called the payload fairing. These shield […]

Polar’s latest watch knows if you’re too tired for a full workout

[ad_1] As well as the usual sleep quality insights, Polar Ignite also offers recovery insights, which measure how well you’ve recuperated from stress and training throughout the day. Using an optical sensor in the watch, the feature measures the status of your autonomic nervous system, which reveals how recovered you actually are, regardless of how […]