[ad_1] Starliner may not have successfully docked with the International Space Station as planned, but Boeing is still happy with the “enormous amount of data” collected during the flight, according to senior VP Jim Chilton. NASA director Jim Bridenstine, meanwhile, said that the team understood the timing signal problem that soured the docking attempt and […]
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The Morning After: Motorola delayed the new RAZR
[ad_1] Just in case you’re not done shopping.Engadget’s 2019 holiday gift guide is here! After months of thinking, curating, photographing and more thinking, we’ve come up with a holiday gift guide that covers all the bases (and budgets), from laptops and mobile devices, to toys, to the smart home, to book and media recommendations (only […]
Watch Boeing’s Starliner test launch at 6:36AM ET
[ad_1] Last year around this time we talked about all of the delays going into the new space race between SpaceX and Boeing, who are competing to build a new spaceflight system that NASA can use to take astronauts to the ISS. Since then, SpaceX successfully sent its Crew Dragon on an uncrewed test flight […]
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover passes its driving test
[ad_1] Rieber said in a statement: “The test unambiguously proved that the rover can operate under its own weight and demonstrated many of the autonomous-navigation functions for the first time. This is a major milestone for Mars 2020.” The rover’s ground team is optimistic that the rover will perform well on Mars if it was […]
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 […]
The Morning After: Does the Mac Pro cost too much?
[ad_1] Is this a sign that Apple is listening to what users want?Engadget Podcast: The Mac Pro and Apple’s return to great hardware This week, Senior Editor Devindra Hardawar and UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith explore who may need a $52,000 Mac Pro (it’s not as crazy as you think!). The story doesn’t end there.‘The […]
NASA finds water ice just below the surface of Mars
[ad_1] Researchers created the map of the Martian surface which shows where water ice is believed to be located. In some places, the ice is as little as 2.5 centimeters below the surface, making it easily accessible to future visitors. Cool colors represent ice closer to the surface, while warm colors are ice deeper down. […]
NASA unveils ‘the most powerful rocket ever built’
[ad_1] The SLS has just completed its latest round of testing. To test the fuel tank, a test rig structurally like the real SLS liquid hydrogen tank was subjected to compression, tension and bending forces and its structural integrity was measured by thousands of sensors which detected stress, pressure and temperature. NASA also used cameras […]
NASA hopes OSIRIS-REx data will explain an asteroid’s mini-eruptions
[ad_1] OSIRIS-REx has been surveying Bennu since it arrived on December 3rd, 2018, with the aim of finding a boulder-free landing site. Based on observations so far, scientists have several theories about the eruptions. One is that small fragments of space rock called meteoroids are striking Bennu, dislodging particles. Another explanation is thermal stress fracturing. […]
NASA’s closest-ever Sun flybys reveal how solar wind works
[ad_1] There were more mysteries. The probe spotted tiny energetic particle events that never reach Earth, as well as bursts with oddly high levels of heavy elements. Both may be more common than scientists first thought, NASA said. At the same time, the craft also answered questions — humanity now has the first direct evidence […]