NASA has announced new details regarding its upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission, set to launch no earlier than 24 September 2024, following updates shared on social media platform X. The mission will send two crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Hague will command the mission, while Gorbunov will serve as mission specialist.

Originally, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were set to join the Crew-9 mission. However, they have now been reassigned to a future flight as part of NASA’s updated strategy. The decision aligns with NASA’s intention to return Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft uncrewed to Earth on 6 September 2024. This reshuffling will leave two unoccupied seats aboard Crew-9, which NASA plans to keep vacant until February 2025, when astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams—who launched aboard the Starliner in June—return to Earth with Hague and Gorbunov.

NASA’s chief astronaut, Joe Acaba, emphasized the importance of having an experienced NASA crew member command the flight, while also integrating a Roscosmos cosmonaut capable of operating critical systems aboard the ISS for continued safety.

However, NASA’s focus has been partially diverted due to mysterious sounds reported aboard the docked Boeing Starliner. Astronauts aboard the ISS, including Butch Wilmore, have detected strange, sonar-like noises coming from the Starliner. The eerie pinging sounds, recorded by Wilmore, have perplexed both the astronauts and Mission Control in Houston.

“There’s a strange noise coming through the speaker, and I didn’t know if you could connect into the Starliner and hear,” Wilmore told Mission Control, offering a recording of the distinct pulsing noise.

🚨BOEING’S STARLINER CREW REPORTS MYSTERIOUS “SONAR-LIKE NOISES” IN SPACECRAFT

Crews aboard the International Space Station are investigating mysterious "sonar-like noises" coming from Boeing's Starliner, reported by the crew to Mission Control.

The Starliner, which has faced… pic.twitter.com/mhJyzS5zxk

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) September 1, 2024

Mission Control described the sound as a “sonar ping,” and investigations are underway to determine its cause. The Starliner, which has faced multiple technical issues, will soon return to Earth autonomously without its crew, raising further questions about the unusual sounds. NASA and Boeing engineers are investigating whether the noises could hint at deeper issues or have a simpler explanation.

As NASA prepares for Crew-9’s launch and the Starliner’s return, these developments continue to draw attention to the complex dynamics of spaceflight, highlighting both advancements and challenges in human space exploration.

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NASA took to the social media platform X and updated through a post that, their SpaceX Crew9 mission will launch two crew members to the International Space Station, no earlier than 24 September 2024. Along with it, NASA has also announced certain changes to the Crew-9. NASA also aims to return Starliner uncrewed.

Our @SpaceX #Crew9 mission will launch two crew members to the @Space_Station no earlier than Sept. 24, following our decision to return #Starliner uncrewed. Learn more about @AstroHague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, and the latest Crew-9 updates: https://t.co/6bsrRppNYJ pic.twitter.com/A7x2Krd9Mf

— NASA (@NASA) August 30, 2024

Nick Hague, a NASA astronaut and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, will fly to the International Space Station no earlier than 24 September 2024. They will fly on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission as commander and mission specialist respectively. It will be a two-crew member flight aboard a SpaceX dragon.

On the other hand, Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson, who were previously announced as crewmates, would now be reassigned to a future mission.

The new decisions have been formulated according to NASA’s decision to bring back the Boeing Crew Flight Test uncrewed. On the other hand, NASA aims on sending Crew-9 with two unoccupied seats, as they want NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to fly home with Hague and Gorbunov in February 2024. Both of them earlier launched aboard the Starliner spacecraft in June.

NASA chief astronaut Joe Acaba decided to fly to Hague. He had to find a common ground between flying a NASA crew member with previous spaceflight experience to command the flight. On the other hand, NASA was also supposed to maintain an integrated crew with a Roscosmos cosmonaut with capabilities of operating their critical systems for continued, safe station operations.

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SpaceX’s new Starlink Wi-Fi 6 router has now been spotted on the IMDA certification platform. Previously this device was also reported to have made it to the FCC database as well.

Here’s more about it.

New Starlink Wi-Fi 6 Router – IMDA and FCC Listing

This Starlink Wi-Fi 6 router has received and appeared on the IMDA certification platform with the model number – “UTR-232”. It has been listed as a low-power WLAN device.

Coming to its FCC listing, the database reveals that this new model will work over the same wireless bands as the existing Wi-Fi 6 router. It is also going to feature two inbuilt LAN ports just like the other, and unlike the other, will be making use of two power adapters – UTP-231L and UTP-232C.

From what can be assumed, this UTR-232 Wi-Fi 6 router can be a finalized version of the UTR-231 Wi-Fi 6 router (Gen 3 mesh router).

Speaking about the UTR-231 model, the Wi-Fi 6 Gen 3 mesh router, is believed to be an accessory for existing customers that will help them boost their Starlink coverage. While looking at the Gen 1 and Gen 2 Wi-Fi routers that came bundled with the Starlink dish, they only have Wi-Fi 5 support.

As pointed out, the Gen 3 mesh router supports Wi-Fi 6 and will be offering much faster broadband speeds. Apart from faster broadband speeds, better energy consumption for mobile phone devices and lesser bandwidth congestion can also be expected. Moreover, the Gen 3 mesh router also has two inbuilt Ethernet ports and offers better range.

Since the new model has been certified by the FCC authority, it can soon be unveiled and more about the router will be known. Stay tuned.

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The four-member crew including two US astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut, and a United Arab Emirates astronaut successfully reached the ISS. The SpaceX Crew Dragon that carried the team docked with the ISS shortly after 6:40 AM Irish time. It took the crew about 25 hours to reach the ISS and it was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to the NASA webcast the coupling took place 420 Km above Earth across the coast of East Africa.

Though in between the SpaceX, ground team had to pause the capsule 20 meters from the ISS for 23 minutes when the crew made sure to check the 12 latching hooks used in the capsule for securing the capsule to the docking port. As soon as the capsule docked at the ISS the standard tests were performed which included checking for leaks and pressurizing the passageway between the capsule and ISS. The crew of four members is planned to perform more than 200 experiments which will pave the way for future plans.

These experiments include combustion in microgravity, human cell growth, etc. The Crew 6 is the sixth long-duration ISS team that SpaceX has successfully flown to ISS. The latest Crew 6 mission was led by Stephen Bowen, one time US Navy submarine officer. The second member Warren Hoburg, 37 is an electrical engineer, and computer science expert. This crew also includes UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, the second person from his country to fly in space and Russian Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev who is an engineer and mission specialist in the team.

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The world is to witness the launch of the Crew 6 mission on February 27 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During this mission, SpaceX will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Falcon 9 rocket from Florida will carry the Crew Dragon to their destination location. According to NASA’s official website NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, head to the orbiting laboratory for a six-month mission to conduct scientific research.

With #Crew6, we’ll gather new information in experiments that will bring us closer to our goal of landing on Mars, testing microgravity’s effect on flames and immunity, as well as collecting microorganisms from outside the Space Station. Get to know the mission. pic.twitter.com/ekn4Ox8A4c

— NASA (@NASA) February 23, 2023

The astronauts will be working on a number of studies in space like combustion in space, immune monitoring, and tissue chip investigation. In a video shared by NASA, it shared an insight into research that astronauts will be working on in ISS. NASA wrote on Twitter sharing the video “With Crew6, we’ll gather new information in experiments that will bring us closer to our goal of landing on Mars, testing microgravity’s effect on flames and immunity, as well as collecting microorganisms from outside the Space Station. Get to know the mission”.

Combustion Research
The way fuel burns on Earth is completely different from in space. Studies on this will help NASA to assess the flammability of materials used in future space missions. This will also help them in understanding and developing the best equipment for suppressing, detecting, and cleaning up the fire in space.

Immune Monitoring
Our immunity tends to behave in a certain way under different conditions and space is itself one of the different places. Earlier astronauts were tested before and after the mission to test the change their immunity has undergone to fit in space. But this time Immunoassay, an investigation by ESA (European Space Agency) uses a functional immune test. A clear assessment of immune response during the flight and in space will help scientists to better understand the immune response.

Other than this the mission will also include the study of microorganisms near life-supporting vents of spacecraft. This will help them to limit the spread of microorganism contamination from Earth.

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Many of the top world famous companies might have been launched way before you were even born.

Surprised?

Let’s look at some of the top companies and when the company took its existence.

The Year at Which  Top Companies Took its Existence

Zoom – 2011

Zoom was founded by Eric Yuan and he himself is the CEO of the company. After the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a significant boom in the number of Zoom users making it one of the widely downloaded applications in the world.

Uber – 2009

Travis Kalanik and Garret Camp founded Uber in 2009 making it easy to check the availability and book taxis online. Dara Khosrowshahi is the current CEO of Uber.

Twitter – 2006

The microblogging platform, Twitter took its existence in 2006 and was founded by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Evan Williams and Biz Stone. The company is now owned by Elon Musk and he is the current CEO of the company.

Facebook – 2004

Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes, Eduardo Saverin and Dustin Moskovitz are the co-founders of Facebook. The social media platform was founded in 2004 and ever since then is used world wide by users of all age groups. Mark Zuckerberg is the current CEO of Facebook.

Tesla – 2003

Tesla took its existence in 2003 and was co-founded by Elon Musk, Martin Eberhard, JB Straubel, Marc Tarpenning and Ian Wright. Elon Musk, one of the co-founder of Twitter, is the CEO of the company.

SpaceX – 2002

Elon Musk and Tom Mueller together founded SpaceX in 2002. In the recent years, SpaceX has made some significant successes in the field of rocket manufacturing with the CEO, Elon Musk taking full charge of its endeavours.

Google – 1998

Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. The company is managed and run under Sundar Pichai who is the current CEO of the company.

Netflix – 1997

Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph together founded Netflix in 1997. The streaming platform started its online subscription in 1999 and now has become an integral part for our entertainments. Ted Sarandos and Reed Hastings are the current CEOs of the company.

Amazon – 1994

Amazon was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. The e-commerce platform is world famous shipping tons of items on a daily basis to its customers. Andy Jassy serves his role as the CEO of the company.

Apple – 1976

Apple took its existence in 1976 and was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, both college dropouts. With the vision Steve Jobs saw, Apple has become one of the leading smartphone brand in the world with so other products as well. Tim Cook is the current CEO of the company. 

Microsoft – 1975

Bill Gates and Paul Allen are the founders of Microsoft. The company took its existence in 1975 with its first product, the Altair BASIC. The current CEO of the company is Satya Nadella.

Starbucks – 1971

Starbucks was founded in 1971 by its co-founders Gordon Bowker, Zev Siegl and Jerry Baldwin. Howard Schultz and Laxman Narasimhan are the current CEOs of the company.

Nike – 1964

The world famous shoe brand, Nike took its existence in 1964 and was founded by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. The company responsibilities are now being taken care of by John Donahoe, who is the current CEO of the company.

Sony – 1946

The co-founders of Sony, Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka founded the company in 1946. The company currently sells products which includes, mobile phones, cameras, televisions, music systems, gaming consoles and software, batteries, semiconductors, and few other electronic components. Currently, Kenichiro Yoshida works of the company as its CEO.

Samsung – 1938

Kim Ki Nam, Koh Dong-Jin and Kim Hyun Suk are the CEOs of the company. The company has all sorts of electronic devices just like Sony and was founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul

UPS – 1907

The logistics company, UPS took its existence in 1907 and was founded by James E. Casey. Carol B. Tomé is the current CEO of the company.

Ford – 1903

Ford was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and has taken its place as a world famous automobile manufacturer. Jim Farley is the current CEO of the company.

Nintendo – 1889

Fusajiro Yamauchi founded Nintendo in 1889 and the company has achieved a significant place in the gaming world. The company’s current CEO is Shuntaro Furukawa.

Nokia – 1865

Nokia is the oldest company among all the companies we saw till now and was founded in 1865 by Fredrik Idestam, Leo Mechelin and Eduardo Polón. Pekka Lundmark is the current CEO of the company.

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Many of your favourite companies are getting old!

Jokes apart, these are the age that many of the world famous companies will become in 2023

Age of Many of Your Favourite Companies in 2023

Instagram – 13yrs 

Instagram was founded on 6th October, 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger and is currently owned by Meta Platforms. Adam Mosseri is the current CEO of the company. In 2023, Instagram is turning 13 years of age since its creation.

Twitter – 17yrs

Twitter is becoming 17 years in age since its creation in 21st March 2006 by Jack Dorsey. Noah Glass, Evan Williams and Biz Stone. Elon Musk currently owns Twitter and is in charge of the microblogging platform.

Facebook – 19yrs

Facebook is becoming 19 years of age after it was created in 2004. The company was created by Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes, Eduardo Saverin and Dustin Moskovitz. Zuckerberg has taken full charge of the company and currently owns it.

Tesla – 20yrs

Tesla was founded by Elon Musk, Martin Eberhard, JB Straubel, Marc Trapening and Ian Wright. Elon Musk is the current the CEO of the company and Tesla is turning 20 years in age after it was created in 2003.

SpaceX – 21yrs

SpaceX will become 21 years in age since its creation in 2002 by Elon Musk and Tom Mueller. Elon Musk is also the CEO of SpaceX.

Google – 25yrs

Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin on September 8th, 1998 and Sundar Pichai is currently in-charge of the company. Google will turn 25 years this year in 2023.

Netflix – 26yrs

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. The company will become 26 years in age this year. Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos are the current Co-CEOs of the company.

Amazon – 29yrs

Amazon was created by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and is turning 29 years in age since its creation. Andy Jassy is the current CEO of Amazon.

Dell – 39yrs

Dell is turning 39 years after its creation on the 1st of February, 1984. The company was founded by Michael S. Dell and he himself is the CEO of the company.

Apple – 47yrs

Apple was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak. Tim Cook is the current CEO of Apple and the company will become 47 years in age since its creation.

Microsoft – 48yrs

Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on the 4th of April, 1975 and is turning 48 years in age this year. Satya Nadella is the current CEO of Microsoft.

Sony – 77yrs

Sony which was created on May 7, 1946 will become 77 years in age after its creation. The company was founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka. Kenichiro Yoshida is the current CEO of the company.

Samsung – 85yrs

Samsung is turning 85 years in age this year since its creation in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul. Kim Ki Nam, Kim Hyun Suk and Koh Dong-Jin are the co-CEOs of the company.

Mercedes Benz – 97yrs

Mercedes Benz will turn 97 years in age since its creation by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach and Emil Jellinek. Ola Kallenius is the CEO of Mercedes Benz.

Disney – 100yrs

Disney has turned 100! The company was founded on 16th October, 1923 by Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney. Robert Iger is the current CEO of the company.

BMW – 107yrs

BMW was founded in 1916 by Karl Rapp, Gustav Otto, Camillo Castiglioni and Franz Josef Popp. Oliver Zipse is the current CEO and the company will become 107 years in age this year.

IBM – 112yrs

IBM was founded by Herman Hollerith, Thomas J Watson and Charles Ranlett Flint on 16th of June, 1911. The company will become 112 years in age this year. Arvind Krishna is the current CEO of the company.

Ford – 120yrs

Ford is turning 120 years in age this year and was created on 16 June 1903 by Henry Ford. The current CEO of the company is Jim Farley.

Nintendo – 134yrs

Nintendo was created on the 23rd of September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi. The company will turn 134 years in age this year in 2023.

Nokia – 158yrs

Nokia is turning 158 years of age this year. The company was founded in 1865 by Fredrik Idestam, Leo Mechelin and Eduard Polon. Pekka Lundmark is the current CEO of the company.

Age these companies will be in 2023:

Instagram: 13
Twitter: 17
Facebook: 19
Tesla: 20
SpaceX: 21
Google: 25
Netflix: 26
Amazon: 29
Dell: 39
Apple: 47
Microsoft: 48
Sony: 77
Samsung: 85
Mercedes-Benz: 97
Disney: 100
BMW: 107
IBM: 112
Ford: 120
Nintendo: 134
Nokia: 158

— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) January 11, 2023

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SpaceX has had plans to build a Starlink Gateway named ‘Megasite’. According to a filing posted on Twitter by Nathan Owens, SpaceX has got approval to build the site from the UK government.

Look at the tweet:-

Starlink Gen2 Gateway "Megasites"! (h/t @kierank_). This is from a UK filing about a new site in Wherstead, UK being built by @HiberniaNetwork. The first of these sites appears to be in Prosser, WA, which was constructed in June 2022. @mikepuchol @Megaconstellati @RealTeslaNorth pic.twitter.com/yT8lW4xENO

— Nathan Owens (@VirtuallyNathan) December 5, 2022

The UK Government will proceed to work on providing internet access to the countryside communities in order to aid the work. SpaceX has received approval from the British government in the communication regulator section of Ofcom to build the getaways.

SpaceX already has three operational Starlink Gateways in the country and they are planning to build six more including the ‘Megasite’ at Wherstead, UK. The earlier gateways are ground stations with antennas that connect to fiber-optic infrastructures to access internet data and transmit it to the satellites in Low Earth Orbit.

The next Gateways will support SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink satellites known as the Starlink Generation 2 (Gen2) system.

Michelle Donelan, Digital Secretary, released a statement as reported by tesmanian.com, “High-speed broadband beamed to earth from space could be the answer to the connectivity issues suffered by people in premises stuck in the digital slow lane.”

“Ensuring everyone can get a quality internet connection is crucial to our leveling up plans and these trials aim to find a solution to the prohibitively high cost of rolling out cables to far-flung locations,” they said in a PA Media press release. “We are also today kicking off plans for our biggest broadband build to date as we announce another £100 million is being spent as part of our Project Gigabit program,” he added.

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“Elon Musk, the electrical cars tycoon and the man who is always into the talks because of his outstanding work and of course the quirky tweets”

Elon Musk is the founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI; and president of the philanthropic Musk Foundation. Precisely, Elon Musk is a self-made man.

Much before rising to such fame, the Tesla Tycoon has shown interest in cars. This incident dates back to the time when he owned his first car which was a 1978 BMW 320i, an inexpensive car but surely a piece to behold at. Today, one of the top 10 richest men in the world once didn’t have enough money to repair his own car.

Musk bought a mirror for $20 from a junkyard to repair his car. This incident came up in December 2019 when Maye Musk, Elon Musk’s mother first tweeted a picture of him repairing his 1978 BMW 320i car in 1995.

These are the snippets that reflect the contrasts in the lives of the same person who once didn’t have enough money to repair a car to founding a company SpaceX which manufactures and launches advanced vehicles and spacecraft and Tesla, the multinational automotive and clean energy company.

Musk has a collection of cars that are interesting to know about and that doesn’t limited to electric cars. This is his journey from an inexpensive 1978 BMW 320i to being an absolute business tycoon who went even went on to acquire Twitter.

⁦@elonmusk⁩ #1995 And people said you knew nothing about cars😏🤣 #FoundThisPhoto 😍 pic.twitter.com/CpfKvjXdQh

— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) December 10, 2019

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On 28th December SpaceX set the record for the highest number of launches ever conducted by the company. It has completed its 60th mission and the latest mission was about the launch of 54 Starlink satellites by Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 3:03 pm IST from Launch Complex 40 (SLC – 40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX is working on creating a low-orbit space network of satellites that will be able to provide a network facility to distant habitats of humans.

Elon Musk congratulated SpaceX on this milestone and wrote,” Congratulations SpaceX Falcon team on 60 successful launches this year”. If we talk about the data, 2022 witnessed almost double the launch by SpaceX than 2021 which means it’s likely to go up next year. Next year is also full of plans in which SpaceX has planned to work on crewed launches.

The dearMoon is one of the projects that are in the headlines since Indian actor Dev Joshi aka Balveer name has come out for the journey.

Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/CbGamn17gi

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 30, 2022

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