Talk about long distance! Watch the farthest-ever crew call in space between Artemis 2 and the ISS

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What do astronauts near the moon do when it’s time to talk to their colleagues orbiting the Earth on a livestream? ISS crew (top): Christopher Williams, Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot. Artemis 2 crew (bottom): Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman. (Image credit: NASA) It’s hard to translate into metaphors just howContinue Reading

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NASA will roll the largest section of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, which will launch the second crewed Artemis mission, out of the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Monday, April 20. What’s called the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage – the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquidContinue Reading

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During the Second World War, the Allies (particularly the US and UK) massively outproduced the Axis powers (particularly Germany) with bombers and transport aircraft. The conflict changed aviation forever and turbocharged the development of aircraft as countries sought to knock each other out and to sustain their operations in far-flungContinue Reading

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American Airlines is about to turn one of South America’s shortest international hops into a widebody curiosity. Aeroroutes reports that the carrier plans to route selected departures from Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) via Montevideo’s Carrasco International Airport (MVD) in late 2026. This will create American’s shortest sector withContinue Reading

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Is “Buy Now, Pay Later” too good to be true? Former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra shines a light on its hidden costs for borrowers — and our entire economy.Continue Reading

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This interview is an episode from ‪The Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the John Templeton Foundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Bowler’s next interview ► How self-help became America’s religion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3tZR1ZY1N8 American culture demands that pain be productive. HistorianContinue Reading

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Editor’s Note: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was originally enacted as a post 9/11surveillance program that allows the government to collect electronic communications of foreign nationals located outside the United States without needing a warrant for each target. Supporters have called it ‘indispensable’ and critics worry aboutContinue Reading

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OPINION — “After a rigorous, data-driven analysis, we’ve made the tough but necessary decision to inactivate the USS Boise. This strategic move allows us to reallocate America’s highly-skilled workforce to our highest priorities: delivering new Virginia [attack] and Columbia [strategic ballistic missile] – class submarines and improving the readiness ofContinue Reading