Richard Branson carried his family with him to space. The billionaire business mogul and founder of Virgin Galactic revealed the high-flying snapshots of his parents and kids just hours after he and his “Unity 22” crewmates landed from the first fully crewed test flight of the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity rocket plane on Sunday (July 11). “I brought some mementos. I …
Join our Space.com Forums giveaway to win a space shuttle Endeavour model!, ,
We kick off our latest giveaway today on the Space.com forums in partnership with The Space Store. For this month, we’ve got a special treat for the community in the form of two memorable prizes! You’ll have to enter here by Aug. 12 for a chance to win. One lucky winner will be walking away with: A 1/200 scale model …
AT&T removes high-speed data throttling from its most expensive unlimited plan, Allison Johnson
AT&T is adding a few more benefits to its $85-per-month top-tier unlimited plan at no added cost. Unlimited Elite subscribers will now truly have access to unlimited high-speed data and will no longer be subject to deprioritization after hitting 100GB of data per month. Customers will also get a bump from 30GB of monthly hotspot data up to 40GB as …
Thiel associate launches Arizona Senate campaign, Makena Kelly
Blake Masters, a close ally to billionaire Peter Thiel and current Thiel Capital executive, launched a bid for the Arizona Senate Monday. As a Republican, he’ll be seeking to take on Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). Masters joins a growing pool of Republican candidates, including Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and solar power executive Jim Lamon. On his campaign website, Masters …
Elon Musk has a ticket to ride on Richard Branson’s spaceplane, Joey Roulette
Space billionaire Elon Musk bought a ticket to space from fellow space billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, The Wall Street Journal cites a company spokesperson as saying. Musk, CEO and founder of SpaceX, had the Virgin Galactic ticket before Branson’s flight to space on Sunday, a person familiar with the purchase tells The Verge. It’s unclear where Musk stands in …
Formula E nearly turned a profit during the pandemic, Sean O’Kane
All-electric racing series Formula E very nearly turned its first profit during the 2019-2020 season, its sixth, despite canceling nine of the 14 races originally scheduled in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Six of those races were eventually made up at a single track in Berlin, Germany, which — along with other internal changes — ultimately helped bring the series’s …
Amazing Virgin Galactic video shows Richard Branson’s Unity 22 crew soaring into space, ,
Virgin Galactic has unveiled a dramatic new video of its billionaire founder Richard Branson and five others launching into suborbital space on company’s VSS Unity spacecraft and it looks like a heck of a ride. The clips from Virgin Galactic show highlights of the 90-minute flight that successfully launched to suborbital space Sunday (July 11) from Spaceport America in New …
Russia’s new Nauka module readied for launch to International Space Station, ,
Russia’s Nauka laboratory module is now slated to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 21. In a statement, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said the new module for the International Space Station will launch from Site 200 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, atop a Proton-M carrier rocket. Backup launch dates are available on July 22 and …
How to use a TikTok video template, Barbara Krasnoff
You can create a great TikTok video by doing nothing more than simply talking to the camera. However, if you want to do something a little fancier or you’re still unsure of your own ability to spruce up your video, you can start with some of the pre-designed templates that come with the app. Templates make it easy to create …
Amazon’s radar sensors could help Alexa monitor your sleep patterns, Ian Carlos Campbell
Amazon is interested in using radar sensors to enable sleep tracking and gestures on its smart devices, according to new permissions granted by the Federal Communications Commission (via Bloomberg). The implementation might be similar to how Google uses its Soli sensor in the second-generation Nest Hub. Amazon’s initial request to the FCC filed on June 22nd (and dug up by …