CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and another few years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday. The space agency had planned to send four astronauts around the moon late this year, but pushed the […]
A crippling fuel leak has forced a US company to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon. Astrobotic Technology’s lander began losing fuel soon after Monday’s launch. The spacecraft also encountered problems keeping its solar panel pointing towards the sun and generating solar power. “Given the propellant leak, there is, unfortunately, no chance […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A crippling fuel leak forced a U.S. company on Tuesday to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon. Astrobotic Technology’s lander began losing fuel soon after Monday’s launch. The spacecraft also encountered problems keeping its solar panel pointed towards the sun and generating solar power. “Given the propellant […]
Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua via Getty Images JPMorgan Asset Management’s Bob Michele said the Fed could slash rates by 250 basis points in 2024. Cuts of that magnitude could send the benchmark rate below 3%. That’s as a falling inflation rate makes the current federal funds rate more restrictive. There’s a good chance that the Federal Reserve […]
The first US moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appears to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after Monday’s launch. Private company Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology estimated that the lander, carrying a piece of technology developed by UK scientists, would start losing power in about 40 […]
A company says its moon landing is in jeopardy after a propulsion problem prevented the newly launched spacecraft from pointing towards the sun for power. Astrobotic Technology, based in Pittsburgh in the US, was racing to turn the lander towards the sun so its solar panel could collect sunlight, as its battery power dwindled. The […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A towering new rocket has taken flight, carrying what could be the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon — and the first lunar landing mission to launch from the United States since […]
If all goes as planned in Monday’s wee hours, about 350 people will be headed to the final frontier — at least, their ashes or DNA will be. The remains or DNA of “Star Trek” stars, presidents, scientists and many others will be among the payload aboard the rocket that will also carry the first […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a rocket makes its inaugural liftoff attempt on Monday, it will carry nothing less than the first lunar lander to launch from the United States since NASA’s final Apollo mission in 1972. The stakes are […]
An Alaska Airlines flight headed to Ontario, California from Portland, Oregon had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff Friday night. Part of Alaska Airline’s Boeing 737 Max 9 plane blew off while 16,000 feet in the air. The incident caused massive backups on Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration took action and grounded several […]
An Alaska Airlines flight from Oregon to Southern California made an emergency landing Friday, Jan. 5, following a mid-air incident in which part of a side of the plane appeared to have detached. Flight 1282 landed safety at Portland International Airport, Port of Portland spokesperson Allison Ferre said in a statement. No injuries were reported […]
An Alaska Airlines flight has made an emergency landing in Oregon after a window and a chunk of the fuselage were blown out shortly after take-off and the gaping hole caused the cabin to depressurise. Flight data showed the plane climbed to 16,000ft before returning to Portland International Airport. The airline said the plane landed […]