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NASA Still Undecided on New SLS Rocket Test After Early Shutdown - ExtremeTech
ExtremeTech - Ryan Whitwam
NASA attempted an important ground test of the Space Launch System (SLS) last weekend, aiming to fire the vessel’s main engines for eight minutes to …
3 days ago
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Everything You Need to Know About SpaceX's Starlink Satellite
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SpaceX has been launching batches of Starlink internet satellites on a regular basis since May 2019. The first Starlink satellites of 2021 launched this morning at 8:02 am EST, but what exactly is their goal and are they living up to their lofty speed claims? Here's everything you need to know (including the results of a Starlink internet speed test).
4 days ago
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Space Shuttle
NASA's SLS Rocket Fails Major Engine Test - ExtremeTech
ExtremeTech - Ryan Whitwam
NASA retired the Space Shuttle in 2011 and embarked on two projects that would eventually restore its access to space. There’s the Commercial Crew …
5 days ago
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NASA Gives Up on InSight's Burrowing Mars Heat Probe - ExtremeTech
ExtremeTech - Ryan Whitwam
NASA’s InSight lander has been studying the red planet for more than two years now. During that time, InSight has beamed back data on the planet’s …
Jan 15
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Extreme Friday: AMD Is Bringing 8-Channel Threadripper Pro to Market & More
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AMD has announced it will bring its eight-channel Threadripper Pro motherboards to market. Intel says it will build DG2 at TSMC on ‘enhanced' 7nm node. Scientists have devised a new way to treat the world’s most potent toxin. Here are this week's top stories from the worlds of computing, space and science.
Jan 15