Despite all these changes, the contractors are still bound by the same stringent non-compete clauses. While the original arrangement saw multiple workforce companies in competition for open ESA positions, service contracts are largely controlled by a single company that has won an agreement to supply a certain type of worker. Should the contracting company ever […]
December 4, 2024 | employment, ESA, Features, Space | No comments
One year ago, I didn’t know how to bake bread. I just knew how to follow a recipe. If everything went perfectly, I could turn out something plain but palatable. But should anything change—temperature, timing, flour, Mercury being in Scorpio—I’d turn out a partly poofy pancake. I presented my partly poofy pancakes to people, and […]
November 28, 2024 | algorithms, baking, bread, Computer science, Culture, Features, frameworks, sourdough, tiktok, YouTube | No comments
But if you prefer to stick with Apple’s own cases, there are currently two options: the clear cases and the silicone cases. The clear case is definitely the superior of Apple’s two first-party MagSafe cases. Credit: Samuel Axon The clear cases actually have a circle where the edges of the MagSafe magnets are, which is pretty […]
November 26, 2024 | Apple, Features, iphone, iphone cases, iPhone chargers, MagSafe, Qi, Reviews, Tech | No comments
In the case of the AMANDA experiment, early tests in Greenland and later tests at the South Pole began to provide these happy accidents. “It was discovered that the ice was even more exceptionally clear and has no radioactivities—absolutely quiet, so it is the darkest and quietest and purest place on Earth,” said Karle. AMANDA […]
November 25, 2024 | experiments, Features, neutrinos, particles, Science | No comments
But in 2008, NASA brought on a different provider, Orbital Sciences, and the COTS program moved forward. In 2012, SpaceX flew a successful demonstration mission of its Dragon spacecraft. Orbital Sciences followed a year later with its Cygnus spacecraft. With the development phase complete, NASA moved into the second phase, purchasing services. The agency has […]
November 21, 2024 | Commercial space, Features, NASA, Space, spacex | No comments