It sounds like they still have some hope of bringing it back, so, fingers crossed.
It looks like more Venus probes will start launching over the next few years. There’s the Rocket Lab / MIT mission first, then more from the US, China, India, and Russia to close out the decade. Plus ESA’s next probe in 2032.
I think Jared Isaacman is my favorite space billionaire? Not that that should be a thing, but he’s at least spending his money on private missions that move technology development forward.
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What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house?
A recent YouGov survey asked Americans what they think they should be able to get to within a 15-minute walk of their house.
Of these choices, I can currently walk to all of them from my apartment, aside from a university (no biggie, I'm not currently studying, although there is a Tafe within walking distance), a hospital, and a sports arena.
How many can you get to with a 15 minute walk from your house?
I set my phone to auto download playlists and podcasts on WiFi, so it isn’t really a problem. I think there was one month when I had to buy extra data so far, and that still ends up being cheaper than being on a plan with more data.
Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe (www.space.com)
Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in hush-money trial | CBC News (web.archive.org)
Is it true that he can still run for the office even if he’s in jail?
GUILTY (edition.cnn.com)
Guilty on 34 counts....
Private mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope raises concerns, NASA emails show (www.npr.org)
Google Search adds a “web” filter, because it is no longer focused on web results (arstechnica.com)
Gaza Strip pier project is completed, U.S. military says (www.pbs.org)
Boeing is getting ready to send astronauts into space with their latest capsule (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
s it is ready to launch astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in cooperation with NASA
Sanders Rips Colleagues for Attacking Student Protesters Instead of Netanyahu | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
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German Coal Mines Emit 184x More Methane Than Reported to UN, Ember Says (www.bloomberg.com)
After the fall of Small Press Distribution, is it time for “Bandcamp for Small Presses?”
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Voters reject stadium tax for Royals and Chiefs (www.espn.com)
How dare voters not want to pay 75 basis points on every purchase for decades to fund private enterprise!
Biden administration set to greenlight $18 billion sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel (edition.cnn.com)
SpaceX's Starship notches major flight test milestones, breaks up over Indian Ocean in final moments (www.cnbc.com)
The Impact of Direct File—by the Numbers (economicsecurityproject.org)
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State funding could be withheld from Colorado cities that don’t tie housing to transit under new affordability push (coloradosun.com)
How Google is killing independent sites like ours (housefresh.com)
AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants - BBC Worklife (www.bbc.com)
AI hiring tools may be filtering out the best job applicants...
Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering (www.propublica.org)
Cable can't compete with 5G home internet, so it's cheating (www.spacebar.news)
Before Ingenuity ever landed on Mars, scientists almost managed to kill it (arstechnica.com)
Space industry urged to take a broader view of sustainability (spacenews.com)
Australia to allow workers to ignore after-hours calls from bosses (www.reuters.com)