Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon

A computer-generated image of ispace’s Mobile Cargo System to be installed on SpaceX’s Starship. (Image credit: ispace) ispace is expanding its already extensive moon plans to include SpaceX’s Starship megarocket. The Tokyo-based company announced today (July 8) that it has booked 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) of cargo capacity on Starship , the biggest and mostContinue Reading

NASA begins funding hardware for ‘Skyfall’ Mars helicopter mission

NASA’s nuclear-powered mission to Mars is taking shape with the selection of Firefly Aerospace to design and manufacture the protective aeroshell that will shield the Skyfall spacecraft’s descent stage during its plummet through the Martian atmosphere. Skyfall, slated to be NASA’s first-ever nuclear powered interplanetary probe , is scheduled to launch in 2028 with threeContinue Reading

linux-mint-23-to-offer-full-wayland-support-(but-x11-is-staying)

Linux Mint says Wayland support in its next release will no longer be considered experimental, but available as a fully-supported option. However, it will continue to provide and support X11, unlike other Linux distributions which have jettisoned the legacy Xorg/X11 display server from their default installations – Ubuntu dropped XorgContinue Reading

Build for the new AI era with Microsoft and NVIDIA

Presented by Microsoft and NVIDIAEvery generation of leaders has its own business transformation challenges to face. A decade ago, modernization meant cloud migration. Five years ago, it meant enabling remote and hybrid work. And just a few short years ago, the generative AI boom prompted organizations globally into enterprise AI adoption.The demo era is endingInContinue Reading