Tag: Space
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And so it begins: First trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ turns to the dark side
Did you feel a disturbance in the Force? As if millions of Star Wars fans suddenly cried out in delight? That upswing in the midichlorian count was caused by the release of the first online trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” teasing us with the silhouette and voice of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker. The two-minute…
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Amazon Web Services plays role in NASA’s first ultra-HD live video from space
The International Space Station’s commander, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, will chat with AWS Elemental’s CEO during the first space-to-Earth live stream to make use of ultra-high-definition video. (NASA Photo) NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson stars in the highest-resolution video ever broadcast live from the International Space Station, bur Amazon Web Services will play a supporting role.…
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Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos: ‘The only thing that’s disruptive is customer adoption’
Jeff Bezos discusses Blue Origin New Shepard booster rocket & crew capsule at the Space Symposium. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Amazon often gets the blame — or credit, depending on your perspective — for upending traditional industries, particularly in the brick-and-mortar retail sector. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and CEO, offered his view on this issue when answering…
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Tesla reports record production and deliveries as it closes in on more affordable Model 3
Tesla Motors’ Model 3 electric car is due to go into production in later this year. (Tesla Photo) Tesla said it delivered more than 25,000 cars in the first quarter of the year, a record for the company and an increase of 69 percent over this time last year. Of those deliveries, which include only…
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Video provides another look at Amazon delivery drone (and Blue Origin spaceship)
We already knew that Amazon provided a rare public demonstration of its delivery drone dropping off some sunscreen at this week’s MARS 2017 conference in Palm Springs, Calif. We also knew that Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket ship, which went to space and back five times, was on display at the invitation-only event, organized by Amazon…
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From ‘Hidden Figures’ to minifigures: Lego toys immortalize the women of NASA
Maia Weinstock’s proposed “Women of NASA” set of Lego minifigures includes, from left, Margaret Hamilton, Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, Nancy Grace Roman and Mae Jemison. These figures are fan-generated renditions. The official design is yet to be determined. (Maia Weinstock Photo via Twitter) It’s all systems go for a new set of Lego minifigures celebrating…
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‘Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert dons Boeing’s spacesuit for Starliner stardom
Late-night host Stephen Colbert strikes an astronautical pose. (Boeing via Twitter) Let history record that America’s first late-night astronaut is … Stephen Colbert? In a pre-recorded bit that was broadcast Friday night on CBS’ “Late Show,” Colbert wore the spacesuit designed for crews on Boeing’s Starliner space taxi and did his shtick at Kennedy Space Center…
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Marijuana fans mix with space fans at The Goodship Company’s Seattle SETI salon
SETI astronomer Seth Shostak (far left) takes questions from the audience while The Goodship Company’s art director, Greg Lundgren, looks on. GeekWire’s Alan Boyle is the guy with his head down in the front row. (Goodship Photo / Ben Lindbloom) Is Seattle’s Goodship Higher Education Series about bringing together cannabis users? Or is it about deep…
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Far out, man! SETI astronomer will explain the search for aliens to potential potheads
SETI astronomer Seth Shostak has been seeking alien signals for more than two decades. (SETI Institute Photo) You don’t have to be stoned to appreciate SETI scientist Seth Shostak’s perspective on the search for extraterrestrials – but it wouldn’t hurt. That’s what the Goodship Higher Education Series is counting on when the SETI Institute’s senior astronomer…
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Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye the Science Guy turn into shiny objects for New York’s 2035 fashion show
Bill Nye the Science Guy joins forces with Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin at a New York fashion show. (Buzz Aldrin via Twitter) To be a fashionable geek is usually a contradiction of terms, but Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye (“the Science Guy”) pulled it off during New York Men’s Fashion Week.…