Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

Why Axiom-4 mission keeps getting delayed: Timeline of setbacks, new launch date

US space agency NASA recently announced the delay of the Axiom Mission 4 (or Ax-4) again due to operational concerns. Initially scheduled to launch on June 22, NASA opted to delay the mission yet again. The mission’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and Dragon spacecraft, are still on their assigned launchpad, Launch Complex 39A, at Kennedy […]

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Cuba without electricity after hurricane Ian slams power grid

Cuba without electricity after hurricane Ian slams power grid

Cuba’s Electric Union said in a statement that work was under way to gradually restore service to the country’s 11 million people during the night after Hurricane Ian slammed the country’s power grid Cuba’s Electric Union said in a statement that work was under way to gradually restore service to the country’s 11 million people […]

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NASA Artemis 1 launch aborted due to malfunctioning engine: What went wrong

NASA Artemis 1 launch aborted due to malfunctioning engine: What went wrong

NASA has postponed the launch of the Artemis 1 mission as one of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s four RS-25 engines malfunctioned during the tanking stages. The four liquid-propelled engines were supposed to be bled with liquid hydrogen and oxygen to condition them ahead of launch but team engineers noticed that engine number 3 […]

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Hotter summers mean Florida’s turtles are mostly born female

Hotter summers mean Florida’s turtles are mostly born female

Florida’s sea turtles are grappling with a gender imbalance made worse by climate change. Recent heat waves have caused the sand on some beaches to get so hot that nearly every turtle born was female. “The frightening thing is the last four summers in Florida have been the hottest summers on record,” said Bette Zirkelbach, […]

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