NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2). Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson will command the privately funded mission. Aviator John Shoffner of Knoxville, Tennessee, will serve as pilot. The two mission specialists will be announced later. Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on …
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Spacewalkers Wrap Up First Spacewalk of 2023
NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata concluded their spacewalk at 3:35 p.m. EST after 7 hours and 21 minutes. Mann and Wakata completed work left over from a previous spacewalk for a platform on which a set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs) for the station’s …
Here’s Why Twitter Blue Is A Complete Waste Of Time
This photo illustrates the Twitter Blue Checkmark. It was taken in Warsaw (Poland) on 21 September. … [+] 2022. Twitter announced that a verification label will be introduced to replace the previous blue check given…read more
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Please Don’t Ask For A Refund, Begs Broken Twitter App Developer
Apps that use third-party Twitter to advertise have seen their businesses go up in flames getty Twitterrific, a third-party Twitter application developer is appealing to customers for refunds after it was removed from the market….read more
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A Different Kind of Startup Community in Silicon Valley: Meet Launch House and Its Venture Arm, House Capital
Launch House was created to help founders take their ideas to the next level in Silicon Valley, which is no small feat these days. Thanks to founders Brett Goldstein, Michael Houck, and Jacob Peters, the…read more
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This Upcoming VR Game Lets You Control Shadows
Silhouette arrives on Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets later this month. Silhouette is a VR adventure puzzler for Meta Quest headsets that allows you to manipulate shadows with your bare hands. Developed by Team Panoptes, the same company behind Panoptic, this single-player experience tasks you with guiding tiny shadow creatures, referred to as “Shadowies,” […]
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VR Puzzle-Platformer PathCraft Launches On Quest 2
Okay, this game looks straight-up adorable. Available now on Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets, PathCraft is a new VR game developed by Devil Cow Studio and published by Vertigo Games that tasks you with safely escorting an adorable-looking companion through a series of increasingly complex puzzles. According to the official release, the colorful-looking […]
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Celebrate The Lunar New Year With This VR Puzzle
Realities.io is kicking off 2023 with a new free puzzle. The VR puzzle game Puzzling Places has added a new 3D puzzle inspired by the Lunar New Year. Available now on Meta Quest, PlayStation VR, and PICO 4 VR headsets, this latest puzzle has you constructing the entrance to an ancient scholar building located in […]
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Meta Horizon Worlds Spotlight: Sensei_Jay
Welcome back to our weekly spotlight on the people building for Meta Horizon Worlds and their amazing creations….
Here’s Why Your iPhone’s Weather App Is Wrong So Often
The iPhone Weather app is convenient, but when its predictions consistently clash with reality, you might start to wonder whether there’s a better alternative.