Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft has arrived at its new home for the next six months and the International Space Station residents have begun unloading some of its 8,200 pounds of science and supplies. NASA Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick captured Cygnus with the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 3:11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday following its automated …
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Cygnus Spacecraft Installed to Space Station; Cargo Ops Underway
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft installation on the International Space Station is complete at 5:33 a.m. EDT. The spacecraft carried 8,200 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo to the orbiting laboratory for Northrop Grumman’s 21st commercial resupply mission for NASA. The mission launched at 11:02 a.m. Aug. 4 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space …
Live NASA Coverage of Cygnus Installation Underway
NASA’s coverage is underway for the installation of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, X, Facebook, and the agency’s website. At 3:11 a.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, with NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps acting as backup, captured Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft using the International …
NASA Astronauts Capture Cygnus With Robotic Arm; Installation Soon
At 3:11 a.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, with NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps as backup, captured Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft using the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm as the station was flying about 260 miles over the South Atlantic Ocean. Mission control in Houston will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to position Cygnus to …
Celebrity Doctor says Meta Quest 3 is Helping NHS Training and Upskilling
Recently, Dr Alex George, a celebrity healthcare professional, visited an NHS training space at the University of Hertfordshire, where student doctors and nurses are leveraging Meta Quest 3 hardware for training and upskilling opportunities. Referring to his experience of the Quest-led immersive training, Dr George noted that “I’ve never been more impressed tech-wise.” Dr George added: […]
NASA’s Northrop Grumman Cygnus Continues to Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft continues on its way to the International Space Station following launch at 11:02 a.m. EDT Aug. 4 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Cygnus spacecraft completed the deployment of its two solar arrays at 2:21 p.m. the …
How Lenovo and VirtualSpeech Use GenAI to Scale Enterprise XR Training
Recently, VirtualSpeech announced that it is collaborating with Lenovo and Qualcomm to introduce its XR software platform on the ThinkReality VRX headset and Snapdragon Spaces ecosystem. By partnering with Lenovo, VirtualSpeech can reach new milestones in achieving global enterprise scalability. VirtualSpeech provides VR training solutions integrating GenAI technology to create responsive and personalized avatars and […]
How NVIDIA Blackwell Delays Affect Meta and Microsoft XR/GenAI Goals
This week, reports are emerging that highlight how NVIDIA’s long-awaited Blackwell chipset is delayed due to design flaws. The roughly three-month delay may prove taxing on awaiting firms such as Meta, Google, and Microsoft as each race to the front of AI innovation. An NVIDIA spokesperson said: As we’ve stated before, Hopper demand is very […]
Assessing the Electricity Requirements of AI Development [Infographic]
Microsoft’s use of electricity has doubled since embarking on its AI push, per Visual Capitalist.
The Psychology of Sharing: Emotions Content Must Evoke To Go Viral [Infographic]
Viral content often evokes a specific emotion like joy, anticipation or fear, per Salesforce.