At 11:01 a.m. EST, flight controllers on the ground sent commands to release the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft from the Canadarm2 robotic arm after earlier detaching Cygnus from the Earth-facing port of the Unity module. At the time of release, the station was flying about 260 miles over the South Pacific Ocean. The Cygnus spacecraft …
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Cygnus Ready to be Released Live Now on NASA TV
Live coverage of the departure of Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on NASA Television and the agency’s website, and the NASA app, with its release from the robotic arm scheduled for 11 a.m. Flight controllers on the ground sent commands earlier this morning for the space station’s …
Crew Prioritizes Science, Training, and Exercise Before Cygnus Departure
The Expedition 66 crew focused on science, training, and exercise aboard the International Space Station on Friday and prepared for the Cygnus departure tomorrow. NASA Flight Engineers Raja Chari and Kayla Barron continued the GRIP experiment that they began earlier this week. The experiment studies how long-duration spaceflight affects crews’ ability to regulate grip force and upper limbs …
AIXR Announces Winners of 5th Annual VR Awards
The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) announced the winners of its 2021 annual VR Awards ceremony, which featured over 128 nominations from firms, content creators, and organisations across the world. A panel of 70 judges selected winners from 98 finalists for a prestigious evening of virtual and real-world discussions. The event, hosted by Mike […]
XRA Chief to Join 5th Annual Virtual Reality Day
The Extended Reality (XR) Association has announced its top official will attend the fifth annual Virtual Reality Day event on Saturday. The industry-wide organisation in the United States, representing some the world’s top global XR firms, said Elizabeth Hyman, Chief Executive of the XRA, will join the event for a series of talks on the […]
Spatial to Sell Virtual Environment as NFT
This Monday, mixed reality (MR) collaboration platform Spatial opened online bidding for “The Meeting Room” (TMR), an immersive environment available as a non-refundable token (NFT) on SuperRare Lab’s online auction platform. Spatial has started the online auction at a reserve price of 25 Ether – a popular cryptocurrency. Once a buyer matches the reserve, other […]
Snoop Dogg, Deadmau5 to Join Outlier Ventures Partnership
The Metaverse has a new set of heavyweight supporters from the entertainment industry, who plan to invest in the rising platform as strategic members of Outlier Ventures, it was reported on Friday. US hip hop giant Snoop Dogg and Canadian music producer Deadmau5 have announced they would join the firm to invest in and advise […]
New Study Looks at Optimal Hashtag Usage in Instagram Feed Posts, Based on 18m Examples
How many hashtags should you include in your IG posts? Some new insights to consider.
New Survey Underlines TikTok’s Rise Versus Instagram a the App of Choice Among Teen users
The latest report once again underlines the rise of TikTok, a key concern for Meta’s next-level metaverse shift.
Facebook’s Working on a Universal Translation Engine that Can Understand 128 Different Languages
The process could open up a range of new connection and business opportunities.