Orbital ATK’s Cygnus commercial cargo ship had a smooth link-up with the...
Cygnus cargo ship hooks up to space station; ULA investigates rocket glitch
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HTC Vive virtual reality headset will cost $799 and ship this April
HTC today announced that its Vive virtual reality headset will be available for $...
SpaceX plans Falcon 9 rocket landing on Pacific drone ship after Jan. 17 launch
SpaceX is planning something completely different for its next rocket-landing trick: After launching the U.S.-European Jason 3 satellite on a Falcon 9, it’ll have the first-stage booster fly itself back and try to touch down on a drone ship off California’s coast. Well,...
Oculus reveals Rift price as preorders begin, and ship dates are already slipping
Preorders for the Oculus Rift started today, as does our first glimpse at what it will cost to own the face-mounted virtual reality display. The consumer model of the Oculus Rift is $ 599 and the first devices are going to ship in March. However,...
It’s a first! Atlas 5 rocket sends Cygnus cargo ship (with HoloLens) to space station
After waiting out Florida’s weather for three days, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket lofted supplies to the International Space Station today for the first time ever. The Atlas rose from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 4:44 p.m. ET (1:44 p.m. PT), sending Orbital ATK’s uncrewed Cygnus crew capsule into orbit. The space station’s...
Amazon plans to ship 500 orders per second today
Amazon’s biggest shopping day of the year, Cyber Monday, has the company predicting that it will be shipping out at least “500 orders every second” today, according to this report by King 5. Online shopping experienced huge bumps this weekend — as Bloomberg reports, at least 25 percent on Thanksgiving and 21.5 percent on Black Friday. Adobe predicts...
Wow! Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sends New Shepard rocket ship to space – and gets it back safely
Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, successfully sent its New Shepard rocket ship to outer space for the first time on Monday – and even more amazingly, brought every piece back down to Earth for a soft landing. Exclusive: Jeff Bezos speaks out on Blue Origin, SpaceX and space trips: ‘I...