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Tag: Accident

ISS maneuver test with Cygnus spacecraft did not go as planned

The Cygnus space cargo ship approaches the ISS on February 21, 2022. Photo: Nasa NASA is currently evaluating the ability of the docked Cygnus spacecraft to serve as boosters for the International Space Station, but a recent test of the concept was quickly shut down, for reasons that are still unclear. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus NG […]

June 21, 2022
3 women critical after cab jumps off sidewalk in Manhattan; a group lifts the cabin of the victims

MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) – Six people were injured, three seriously, when a taxi hit a cyclist, jumped a sidewalk and slammed into a group of pedestrians in Midtown Manhattan. It happened just before 1 p.m. Monday on Broadway at 29th Street. Authorities say the taxi was heading west on 29th Street, turning left onto Broadway […]

June 21, 2022
NASA selects two daring astronauts to fly on Boeing’s first crewed Starliner test flight

Ahead of the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner, NASA has chosen two astronauts to fly aboard the struggling spacecraft, in a mission that could launch later this year. Friday, NASA announcement that veteran astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will fly aboard the Crew Flight Test (CFT), whose launch date will be determined […]

June 17, 2022
NASA selects two daring astronauts to fly on Boeing’s first crewed Starliner test flight

Ahead of the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner, NASA has chosen two astronauts to fly aboard the struggling spacecraft, in a mission that could launch later this year. Friday, NASA announcement that veteran astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will fly aboard the Crew Flight Test (CFT), whose launch date will be determined […]

June 17, 2022
10 of the best images of Earth shared by NASA this month

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station regularly take pictures of our planet.Image: Nasa NASA’s Earth Observatory has been cataloging images of our planet since 1999, bringing us coverage of all the cool and weird geology Earth has to offer. The Observatory publishes images taken by various satellites or by astronauts aboard the International Space Station […]

June 1, 2022
Watch live as Boeing’s Starliner undocks from the ISS and attempts to land in the desert

Starliner during the ISS docking procedure on May 20. Photo: Johnson of NASA Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner was cleared off the International Space Station, setting the stage for the final act of this important end-to-end demonstration of the system. You can watch all the action live here. Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is rapidly coming to […]

May 25, 2022
These Hyundai cars are being recalled for potentially explosive seat belt parts

Photo: Jonathan Weiss (Shutterstock) Safety belts essentially have one role: to ensure the safety of people inside a vehicle. Typically, this means ensuring that drivers and passengers remain relatively still during an accident, but given the Hyundai’s latest recallwe’re going to add “doesn’t explode” to our seat belt wish list. A total of 239,000 vehicles […]

May 24, 2022
Watch live as Boeing’s Starliner capsule attempts first ISS docking

Concept view of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.Picture: Boeing It was a picture perfect launch of a ULA rocket on Thursday night from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The payload, a Boeing Starliner spacecraft, is now en route to the International Space Station, despite a bumpy orbital insertion burn. The capsule will attempt to dock with the orbital […]

May 20, 2022
Watch live as Boeing’s Starliner capsule attempts first ISS docking

Concept view of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.Picture: Boeing It was a picture perfect launch of a ULA rocket on Thursday night from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The payload, a Boeing Starliner spacecraft, is now en route to the International Space Station, despite a bumpy orbital insertion burn. The capsule will attempt to dock with the orbital […]

May 20, 2022
Metra Clarendon Hills crash: victim identified as female from Downers Grove; BNSF stop remains closed

CLARENDON HILLS, Ill. (WLS) – The woman killed in a Metra accident in Clarendon Hills on Wednesday morning has been identified. Christina Lopez, 72, was killed and four others were injured in a crash with a van truck during Wednesday morning rush hour. She was retired with three daughters, her family’s lawyers said Thursday. The […]

May 12, 2022

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