SpaceX Scrubs 8th Starship Rocket Test Flight
The company has made changes to the vehicle, part of which blew up over the Caribbean in January during the seventh test flight. An issue during the countdown halted Monday’s launch.
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Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King: all-female crew to helm next space flight on Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket
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Republican files article of impeachment against judge who ordered agencies to restore scrubbed data
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Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
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Justice department drops discrimination case against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
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A Delta flight returned to Atlanta on Monday after the crew observed a “haze” in the aircraft shortly after takeoff, the airline said in a statement. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Delta flight declares emergency due to ‘smoky odor’ on flight deck
A Delta Air Lines flight declared an emergency on board after there was a “smoky odor” detected on the flight deck. It was the second incident Monday for the airline. Flight 1882 was headed from ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
Death Flights | Sunday on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes reports on how the flight logs found in a plane in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, uncovered Argentina’s merciless death planes operation under its dictatorship in the mid-1970s. Sunday.CBS News - 4d -
Classic Nicktoons Rocket Power And Rugrats Are Getting Big Box Set Releases
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Cody Zeller reportedly to remain away from Rockets for remainder of season
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Rocket Lab makes ‘bold’ satellite move, but shares slide on weak outlook
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F1 testing in Bahrain: The key moments
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Flight then fight - travelling Bakole misses weigh-in
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United flight makes emergency landing at Newark airport
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Blue Origin launches 10th space tourism flight
Blue Origin launched its 10th tourism flight carrying several civilians for a couple of minutes in space. CBS News consultant Bill Harwood reports.CBS News - 6d -
Russia asks for resumption of direct flights to, from US
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GTA Online's Next Update Takes Flight In March
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3/2/2025: Allies and Enemies; Death Flights
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Reports: Yanks' Stanton in N.Y. for medical tests
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McLaren's Norris quickest on opening day of testing
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North Korea says it performed cruise missile tests
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