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By Mustafa Aksoy, University at Albany, State University of New York
Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic.
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By Michael E. Fossum, Texas A&M University
Boeing’s crew transport capsule, the Starliner, returned to Earth without its two-person crew shortly after midnight Eastern time on Sept. 7, 2024.
Read more: Quantum Soup: Boeing’s Starliner Returned Without Its Crew. What Does That Mean for NASA?
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By Marcos Fernandez Tous, University of North Dakota
For about 15 minutes on July 21, 1961, American astronaut Gus Grissom felt on top of the world — and in a very real sense, he was.
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By Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The global information technology outage on July 19, 2024, which disrupted organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and even delayed the delivery of uniforms for the Olympic Games, represents a growing concern for cybersecurity professionals, businesses and governments.
Read more: Quantum Soup: The CrowdStrike Outage Exposed How Fragile the Modern Internet Has Become
