The Long March 7 rocket lifted off at 8:01am ET on Saturday morning. (credit: Chinese TV screenshot)
China's developing space program took another major step forward on Saturday with the launch of its Long March 7 rocket, a new class of booster capable of lifting up to 13.5 metric tons to low-Earth orbit (LEO). The primary...
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OAKLAND, Calif.—Earlier this month, Y Combinator, the famed Silicon Valley incubator dropped a bombshell: it had selected this city to be the home of its new "Basic Income" pilot project, to start later this year.
The idea is pretty simple. Give some people a small amount of money per month, no strings attached, for...
"Hey guys, do you think we can land with just two of those?" (credit: Blue Origin)
On Sunday morning, Blue Origin plans to continue pushing the capabilities of its New Shepard launch system, as well as the boundaries of the company's own transparency.
The company conducted the first two flights of New Shepard, which consists of a...
The list of “skills” that Alexa, Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant, is capable of performing keeps on growing,...
Amazon, the e-commerce giant that continues to redefine what it means to be “an everything store,” is reportedly launching a stand-alone music streaming service.
According to Reuters, Amazon will offer the service for $ 9.99 per month, matching Spotify’s current price. The Seattle tech titan is finalizing deals with labels, the report says.
Amazon already...
An artist's impression of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft atop an Atlas V rocket. (credit: Boeing Defense)
NASA has pinpointed next year as the time when its dependence upon Russia to fly its astronauts to the International Space Station will finally end. However, one of the two companies now slated to provide that service, Boeing, has said...
With the news of Nintendo NX's launch window and yet another Zelda delay came this brand-new concept art from the upcoming Zelda game. So, that's cool, at least. (credit: Nintendo of America)
Nintendo's annual fiscal-year earnings release went live on Wednesday via an announcement from its Japanese arm, and with that release came a very modestly tucked...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – United Launch Alliance’s president and CEO, Tory Bruno,...
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A new Boston-area startup hopes to be a new on-demand ride service that will only offer rides to women, and children of any gender under 13.
Chariot for Women, which was founded by a husband-and-wife team from Charlton, Massachusetts, is set to launch nationwide on April 19. Its pricing will be much more...
Engineers work on a New Shepard capsule in March inside Blue Origin's rocket factory near Seattle. (credit: Blue Origin)
Today marks the third time in just over four months that Blue Origin has successfully launched and landed its New Shepard spacecraft and propulsion module. The launch and landing took place in a remote area of West...
