SpaceX makes history with successful first human space launch

by Darrell Etherington - May 30, 20200

SpaceX made history today, flying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to space aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft using a Falcon 9 rocket. The launch, titled ‘Demo-2’, is for the final demonstration mission in the human rating process of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Falcon 9, meaning that once

Virgin Orbit sets first orbital launch for May 24

by Darrell Etherington - May 20, 20200

OrbitFab secures National Science Foundation funding to propel its satellite refueling tech to space

Virgin Orbit has been preparing for this moment for years, but it’s now officially ready to launch its small satellite delivery vehicle to orbit for the first time. This key demonstration mission, taking off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California, will replicate the actual operational launch experience

COVID-19 inspires Nigerian scammers to launch waves of BEC campaigns

Data Breach

by Bradley Barth - May 10, 20200

Tor network remains unsure how feds discovered and shut down Silk Road 2.0

Nigerian cybercriminal actors are shamelessly exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to infect government health care agencies, academic medical programs, medical publishing firms and more with malware, largely for the purpose of conducting Business Email Compromise operations. In a company blog post, researchers with Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intelligence team have

SpaceX aborts launch attempt of sixth batch of Starlink satellites due to engine power issue

by Darrell Etherington - March 15, 20200

SpaceX was attempting to launch its sixth batch of Starlink internet broadband satellites, but the launch was aborted when the countdown timer reached zero. On the live feed of the launch, SpaceX engineers were heard to cite a “launch abort on high engine power,” and the announcer presenting the

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon astronaut spacecraft has a key launch Saturday — here’s what’s going down

by Darrell Etherington - January 18, 20200

SpaceX and NASA are getting ready for a key test of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon commercial crew spacecraft on Saturday, and this should be the last major milestone that SpaceX has to pass in terms of demonstration missions before actual crew climb aboard the spaceship for a trip to the

Travel aggregator Omio hops over the pond to launch in North America

by Natasha Lomas - January 14, 20200

Travel aggregator Omio, which operates a multimodal transport planning and booking platform for intercity and long distance tips, has hopped over the pond to launch in North America — its first market outside its home base of Europe. From today, consumers in the U.S. and Canada can use Omio’s website

Indie Darling To The Moon Gets New Switch Trailer Ahead Of Next Week's Launch

by HendrikWiese - January 10, 20200

Remastered for Switch.The critically acclaimed and much adored To The Moon is just a week away from launching on Nintendo Switch, and we've just been treated to a new trailer to celebrate.If you're unaware, To the Moon is an adventure game that was actually originally developed on RPG Maker. Thanks

Sea of Thieves Passes 10 Million Players Since Launch

by Joe Neate, Executive Producer at Rare - January 8, 20200

We’re excited and humbled to share that Sea of Thieves has now been played by more than ten million players, reinforcing its status as the most successful new IP from Xbox this generation. It’s mind-blowing to think of that many people setting sail on the Sea of Thieves, and it’s all been made possible by

Brain Training Switch Launch Sales In The UK "15 Times Larger" Than 3DS Predecessor

by HendrikWiese - January 7, 20200

But there's a catch.Last week, as you might have heard, Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch was released on the Nintendo Switch in PAL regions. The title debuted in 18th place on the UK charts in the same week.What wasn't previously revealed, though, was the fact launch sales of

Samsung confirms February 11 event for its next flagship launch

by Brian Heater - January 5, 20200

The Saturday night before CES seems like a less than ideal time to drop some big smartphone news — but it appears Samsung’s hand was forced on this one. Granted, the smartphone giant has never been great about keeping big news under wraps, but this morning’s early release of a