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SpaceX fires up a giant Starship rocket in crucial platform test

SpaceX fires up a giant Starship rocket in crucial platform test

SpaceX is one big step closer to putting its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test on the launch pad on Thursday.Thirty-one of 33 first-stage booster engines ignited simultaneously for about 10 seconds in South Texas. The team shut down one engine before sending the firing order and another engine shut down, "but there are still enough engines to reach orbit!" SpaceX's Elon Musk tweeted.Musk estimates that Starship's first orbital test flight could happen as early as March, if test analyzes and remaining preparations go well.The reinforcement remained anchored to the pad as intended during the test. There…
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Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson and Penelope Cruz in the crosshairs for Nancy Meyers’ Netflix movie

Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson and Penelope Cruz in the crosshairs for Nancy Meyers’ Netflix movie

Images: Getty Images We finally have some details on Nancy Meyer's highly anticipated ensemble comedy that was first announced last year. Set to go into production in a few months, we've heard that Scarlett Johansson, Owen Wilson and Penelope Cruz have been sought out for roles in the new comedy. Nancy Meyers first signed on with Netflix in April 2022 to write and direct a new ensemble comedy to be produced by Netflix Studios. Meyers is the writer, producer and director best known for titles like It's complicated, soldier Benjamin, and Someone has to concede. Beyond that initial announcement (which…
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McConnell criticizes Republican Sen. Rick Scott’s plan to end federal programs amid disputes over rights

McConnell criticizes Republican Sen. Rick Scott’s plan to end federal programs amid disputes over rights

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticized one of his own Republican members, Sen. Rick Scott, Thursday over the Florida senator's proposal to strike down all federal legislation in five years, an issue that President Joe Biden misled the Republican Party. in his State of the Union address."That's not a Republican plan. That was Rick Scott's plan," McConnell said in a interview with host Terry Meiners on a Kentucky radio station. McConnell reiterated what he said last year: "There were no plans to raise taxes on half the American people or cancel Medicare or Social Security." The Republican…
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Bills assistant athletic trainer who performed CPR on Damar Hamlin receives NFL MVP vote

Bills assistant athletic trainer who performed CPR on Damar Hamlin receives NFL MVP vote

The members of the buffalo bills and the staff of the Cincinnati Bengals were recognized during Thursday night's NFL Honors Show in Phoenix for their heroic acts in helping save the life of second-year safety Damar Hamlin after he collapsed on the field from a cardiac arrest during a week 17 matchup at Highmark Stadium. However, one coach in particular, Denny Kellington, received special recognition as the Bills assistant athletic trainer who performed CPR. in hamlin while he was in the field. Buffalo Bills coach Denny Kellington walks onto the field before a game against the New England Patriots at…
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