Chinese space tourism startup eyes 2028 for 1st crewed mission, signs celebrity for future flight

Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle launches six people to suborbital space on Dec. 20, 2025. Beijing-based company InterstellOr aims to launch similar space tourism missions starting in 2028, and actor Johnny Huang Jingyu has booked a seat. (Image credit: Blue Origin) A Chinese space firm is booking passengers for its suborbital tourism flights and hasContinue Reading

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 195 — Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia

Remembering Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia – NASA’s Week of Remembrance with Gerry Griffin – YouTube Watch On On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apollo Flight Director and Director of the Johnson Space Center, about NASA’s spaceflight tragedies. This episode is a remembranceContinue Reading

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Microsoft is taking a cue from Linux with its new Command Palette Dock proposal for PowerToys, which lets Windows users add a second panel to their desktop complete with widgets, flexible positioning and custom theming. That is functionality standard across most Linux desktop environments (and has been for decades), andContinue Reading

SpaceX Applies to FCC for 1 Million AI Satellites in Space

Home » Artificial intelligence » SpaceX Applies to FCC for 1 Million AI Satellites in Space SpaceX has applied to build orbital data centers in space using up to 1 million AI inference satellites. The application references that this will be a first step to creating a Kardashev 2 civilization. A Kardashev civilization uses allContinue Reading

GM Takes Big Hit on EVs but Isn’t Worried

The drop in tax incentives and demand for electric vehicles cost GM billions but the automaker is confident enough in its core business that it expects a stronger 2026 than originally forecast. GM reported full year net income for 2025 of $2.7 billion, down 55 percent…Continue Reading

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The third monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is now available for download, though it remains strictly for use by resolute testers only. “I’d like to announce the third successful publication of the monthly snapshot – Resolute Snapshot 3 (but also the first of 2026!),” says Canonical’s Utkarsh Gupta inContinue Reading