In December, SpaceX will again send cargo to the International Space Station — but this time, it will use a Falcon 9 rocket that has already flown to space and back. NASA officially confirmed the decision today during a meeting, noting that SpaceX’s upcoming resupply mission will fly on a Falcon 9 that already launched to the ISS in June. It marks the first time … [Read more...] about SpaceX will fly cargo to the space station on a used Falcon 9 rocket, NASA confirms
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SpaceX’s mysterious Zuma launch is postponed indefinitely
Update November 17th, 4:15PM ET : On Thursday, SpaceX stated that it had decided to stand down from the launch as it reviewed data of a fairing test the company did for another customer. SpaceX said it still had the opportunity to launch on Friday, but that the launch might not happen depending on how long it takes the company to review the test data. Now it looks like SpaceX … [Read more...] about SpaceX’s mysterious Zuma launch is postponed indefinitely
Experience the awesome power of a rocket launch with this close-up 360 video
Of course, if you were to physically place yourself close to a rocket launch, there’d be nothing left of you once the dust cleared.A new 360-degree video, however, offers the most realistic experience yet for what it might be like to stand just a few steps from the awesome power of those fiery rocket engines.The lift-off of the 22-story Delta IV rocket was filmed at … [Read more...] about Experience the awesome power of a rocket launch with this close-up 360 video
ULA is launching the world’s biggest rocket today. Here’s where to watch it live
There’s a top secret satellite launching this afternoon, and you can watch it firsthand. Sort of. At 1:59 pm ET, a Delta IV rocket will send what is likely a spy satellite into space on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) — and it’ll be live cast here. Named the NROL-37 mission, everyone involved is remaining tight-lipped on the purpose of … [Read more...] about ULA is launching the world’s biggest rocket today. Here’s where to watch it live
US launches spy satellite with a giant octopus devouring our entire planet on it
At a time when the entire U.S. surveillance community is under fire for snooping on everybody’s private business, you might think a little rebranding is in order. Something lovable and non-threatening – something cute and cuddly, like Whiskers the NSA Kitten. That could win people over, right? How can you be against kittens? You can’t, is the answer.So, is the … [Read more...] about US launches spy satellite with a giant octopus devouring our entire planet on it
SpaceX to launch its most mysterious payload yet
SpaceX is taking on another secret mission in Florida on Thursday.Elon Musk's rocket company will be sending a mysterious payload known only as "Zuma" into low earth orbit from Cape Canaveral. That will be followed by the company's signature rocket landing and recovery. Just about all that is known about Zuma is that it's going to help the US government do ... … [Read more...] about SpaceX to launch its most mysterious payload yet
Put Your ‘Crapplications’ Into the Cloud, Experts Suggest
Which applications should run in the cloud? It's a question asked by many customers today as they decide which workloads to keep in house and which to offload to a third-party service provider. One approach is to start with the apps that give IT headaches. Tech Debate: Cloud: Public or private?"Some of you may have thousands of them that have been around 10-plus years, and you … [Read more...] about Put Your ‘Crapplications’ Into the Cloud, Experts Suggest
Exclusive: Inside the NSA’s private cloud
The National Security Agency (NSA) had a problem familiar to any enterprise IT manager executive: it was running out of space for hundreds of disparate relational databases that contain everything from back-office information to intelligence on foreign interests. And it needed to consolidate those databases to make it easier for NSA analysts to do their job.The NSA’s … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Inside the NSA’s private cloud
Threat Intelligence firm mistakes research for nation-state attack
[Updates to this story appear on page two.]On Tuesday, Bloomberg published a story based on honeypot scans, which was a follow-up to a previously published piece that explored the nature of attacks against industrial-control systems.Bloomberg's stories were made possible by ThreatStream, the providers of Optic, a next generation, threat intelligence platform.At first glance, … [Read more...] about Threat Intelligence firm mistakes research for nation-state attack
US Military Spy Satellite Begins Secret Mission After Delta Launch
The United Launch Alliance Delta IV Rocket was ready for the purpose it had been built for. So it launched a spy satellite belonging to the US Intelligence into orbit around the earth. Get the Free Tracker App to find a Nintendo Switch in Stock Take-off took place from the Coast of California. It was given a boost by twin solid rocket motors. This is the fourth in a … [Read more...] about US Military Spy Satellite Begins Secret Mission After Delta Launch