By Kenneth Chang Published 3:42 pm PST, Friday, November 16, 2018 A photo provided by Rocket Labs of an Electron Still Testing rocket with Shaun D’Mello, Rocket Labs’ vice president of launch. A photo provided by Rocket Labs of an Electron Still Testing rocket with Shaun D’Mello, Rocket Labs’ vice president of launch. Photo: Rocket Lab Photo: Rocket Lab Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 A photo provided by Rocket Labs of an Electron Still Testing rocket with Shaun D’Mello, Rocket Labs’ vice president of launch. A photo provided by Rocket Labs of an Electron Still Testing rocket with Shaun D’Mello, Rocket Labs’ vice president of launch. Photo: Rocket Lab … [Read more...] about Space launch firms start small today to go big tomorrow
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Cargo ship launch clears crewed mission to space station
Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Updated 11:58 am PST, Friday, November 16, 2018 In this photo distributed by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, Russian cargo ship Souz FG with the Progress MS-10 takes off from the launch pad at Russia's main space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. A Russian Soyuz rocket has put a cargo ship en route to the International Space Station, clearing the way for the next crewed mission. (Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service photo via AP) less In this photo distributed by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, Russian cargo ship Souz FG with the Progress MS-10 takes off from the launch pad at Russia's main space facility in ... more Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 … [Read more...] about Cargo ship launch clears crewed mission to space station
Space heater suspected cause in house fire in East Little York area
By Samantha Ketterer Published 6:23 am CST, Friday, November 16, 2018 A home caught fire on Bretshire and Caddo Road on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. A home caught fire on Bretshire and Caddo Road on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Photo: Metro Video Photo: Metro Video Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 A home caught fire on Bretshire and Caddo Road on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. A home caught fire on Bretshire and Caddo Road on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Photo: Metro Video Space heater suspected cause in house fire in East Little York area 1 / 4 Back to Gallery A blaze severely damaged a home in the East Little York area on Friday morning, according to Metro Video. A space heater is the suspected … [Read more...] about Space heater suspected cause in house fire in East Little York area
FACT CHECK: No, this is not a photo of the Philippines’ first space satellite
A Facebook post shares a photo that it claims shows the Philippines’ first satellite in space. The Philippines' Department of Science and Technology said it was not a photograph of the country’s first satellite. The image has been widely used online for years in reports on China’s Tiangong-1 space station. The October 14 post contains a photo of the purported satellite, which has “PHILIPPINES” written on the panels that extend from its body. Here’s a screenshot of the post: The post, when translated to English, says: “This is the very first space satellite of the Philippines that has been sent to space. Only Digong our father was able to do this”. “Digong” is one of the nicknames for Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The Philippines has a satellite program and it has sent at least two orbiters into space -- the first in 2016 and the second in October 2018. However, one of the program's scientists told AFP that the image in … [Read more...] about FACT CHECK: No, this is not a photo of the Philippines’ first space satellite
Here are some of the experiments heading to the International Space Station aboard a Northrop Grumman rocket
By David Rosenfeld | [email protected] | The Daily BreezePUBLISHED: November 15, 2018 at 3:22 pm | UPDATED: November 15, 2018 at 3:23 pm When Northrop Grumman launches its 10th resupply mission to the International Space Station planned for Friday, Nov. 16, the spacecraft will include 12 unique experiments to benefit life on Earth, many of which are sponsored by the U.S. National Laboratory, including a protein closely associated with Parkinson’s disease. The Parkinson’s experiment is conducted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation and it seeks to improve the development of an inhibitor drug to treat Parkinson’s disease. By crystallizing the LRRK2 protein believed to cause Parkinson’s, researchers can more effectively visualize the individual atoms. Among the other experiments that will be ferried to the space station by Northrop’s Cygnus spacecraft is a so called “lab-on-a-chip,” a fully automated, multi-functional cell culture used to examine … [Read more...] about Here are some of the experiments heading to the International Space Station aboard a Northrop Grumman rocket