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nasa.gov
I Am Artemis: Tom Percyhttps://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/i-am-artemis/i-am-artemis-tom-percy/As NASA sets its sights on long-term exploration of the Moon and Mars, the agency is increasing the cadence of its Artemis missions. Helping bring these plans to fruition is Tom Percy, manager of systems engineering and integration for NASA’s Human Landing System Program. Percy serves as a focal point in working with providers SpaceX […]
Aug 6, 2026 4:35 PM
provenmetal.com
Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weekshttps://provenmetal.comHey HN, we’re Will & Johnny from ProvenMetal (https://provenmetal.com). You send us design files or specs and we give you assembled boards domestically in days.The US produced 30% of PCBs globally in 2000, now they produce 4%. Chinese manufacturers have completely dominated this space at 55% of global production.Now, the need for a domestic PCB supply chain is higher than ever before, yet the infrastructure has been dissolving over the last 2 decades. What is left is mostly small family run manufacturers (CMs) that have been operating in largely the same, labor intensive way since the early 2000’s.When you place an order through a CM it typically takes several days to receive a quote and complete design for manufacture review, and then you have to source all of the components (the hardest part) and bare boards yourself, then wait anywhere from a few days to several weeks for the assembly and testing of those boards.We started off assembling circuit boards out of a garage with prosumer
Aug 6, 2026 3:59 PM
spacenews.com
Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s missionhttps://spacenews.com/lessons-for-the-future-of-nasa-mars-exploration-from-a-1970s-mission/July 20 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest robotic spaceflight achievements in NASA’s history: the landing of the Viking 1 spacecraft on Mars. It was the first […] The post Lessons for the future of NASA Mars exploration from a 1970s mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aug 6, 2026 3:00 PM
spacenews.com
Redwire to fly dedicated Starfall mission for microgravity researchhttps://spacenews.com/redwire-to-fly-dedicated-starfall-mission-for-microgravity-research/A Redwire subsidiary working on space biotech and pharmaceutical applications has signed an agreement to fly microgravity research payloads on SpaceX’s Starfall reentry vehicle. The post Redwire to fly dedicated Starfall mission for microgravity research appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aug 6, 2026 2:18 PM
spacenews.com
Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moonhttps://spacenews.com/three-companies-building-the-tech-to-grow-crops-on-the-moon/Rockets, rovers and landers have dominated the attention of the commercial space industry as the United States focuses on sending humans back to the moon, but a handful of companies […] The post Three companies building the tech to grow crops on the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aug 6, 2026 12:00 PM
intergalacticrobots.app
Show HN: Skyline Co-op is like SimTower, but built around democratic socialismhttps://intergalacticrobots.app/skyline-coop/I've been rebuilding old games with Claude. While creating a modern take on SimTower and having election news on TV in the background, I had the idea to build the economy of the game around democratic socialism instead of capitalism.Instead of a real estate tycoon, you are an elected steward of the building, held responsible by the Assembly. Homes are allocated off a waitlist, dues are set on a sliding scale, and you face outside pressures from neighboring capitalist landlords.The crown jewel is attracting a large grant to establish an observatory at the top of your tower, attracting scientists. To get there, you must make sure the people are fed, housed, healthy, and entertained. If the Assembly doesn't have confidence in your abilities, you get voted out.It kinda works, and the potential failures in the game are pretty unique. I'd be interested to hear HN's take. An entire SimCity clone based on a different economy like this could be fun.
Aug 6, 2026 11:37 AM
spacenews.com
Rocket Lab launches 8th iQPS satellitehttps://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-launches-8th-iqps-satellite/Rocket Lab launched a Japanese radar-imaging satellite Aug. 6, more than a month after the previous launch attempt was aborted. The post Rocket Lab launches 8th iQPS satellite appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aug 6, 2026 11:17 AM
esa.int
Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with starshttps://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/08/Webb_opens_a_Treasure_Chest_filled_with_starsThis NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene is from the Carina Nebula, which lies just 7500 light-years away in the constellation Carina (the Keel).
Aug 6, 2026 8:00 AM
news.google.com
Buccaneers GM Jason Licht: We have no plans to trade Vita Veahttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxNRnktWlFPaFFIT3JQNy1aSDViYllsSDF1ZEhjOVdNM1FoSU5kUEp4cGVNV2lCMEhGalZHVG1sZnFLX1hGaWRkMHZ2MjljRUt0VHAwZzlBaVZjMmtGNERKMDJWMHZLWndnNVl5ZU1VeDQ4RnhkQjl6NUVKVmpaNU16Y04yNFJod0FwUzdwb24xZDhHaWRNdGd3XzB3MWxhek5NTTV5MktGNWkyWDNRSTlWcTRaaE9hblNfZF9mbE5CWQ?oc=5Buccaneers GM Jason Licht: We have no plans to trade Vita Vea  NBC Sports
Aug 6, 2026 7:00 AM
bing.com
'Nobody is stopping crypto': CEO brings Crypto.com Pay to private jet charter bookingshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89c28de8c543d9bad64141e3d478ae&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fmoney%2Fnews%2Fnobody-is-stopping-crypto-ceo-brings-crypto-com-pay-to-private-jet-charter-bookings%2Far-AA29wKBe&c=4508030329846451579&mkt=en-usReal Jet founder and chairman Kenny Dichter says crypto is entering its next phase of adoption as a real-world payment method — and in doing so is moving beyond speculation. A "Usable Everyday ...
Aug 6, 2026 5:15 AM
spacenews.com
NASA and Roscosmos continue seat barter agreementhttps://spacenews.com/nasa-and-roscosmos-continue-seat-barter-agreement/NASA and Roscosmos have agreed to continue exchanging seats between Soyuz and Crew Dragon spacecraft, but that agreement does not yet extend to Starliner. The post NASA and Roscosmos continue seat barter agreement appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aug 6, 2026 2:23 AM
europeanspaceflight.com
CNES Sets 2028 Target for Hot-Fire Test of New High-Thrust Rocket Enginehttps://europeanspaceflight.com/cnes-sets-2028-target-for-hot-fire-test-of-new-high-thrust-rocket-engine/The head of the French space agency CNES told lawmakers in April that a subscale prototype of a future reusable full-flow staged-combustion rocket engine is expected to be tested for the first time in 2028. CNES President François Jacq disclosed the target in written answers submitted to the French National Assembly’s Economic Affairs Committee ahead […] The post CNES Sets 2028 Target for Hot-Fire Test of New High-Thrust Rocket Engine appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Aug 5, 2026 6:49 PM
spacenews.com
Capella, Iceye and Umbra win NRO radar-data contractshttps://spacenews.com/capella-iceye-and-umbra-win-nro-radar-data-contracts/SAN FRANCISCO – The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded contracts to Capella Space, Iceye U.S. and Umbra to expand the U.S. government’s use of commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The […] The post Capella, Iceye and Umbra win NRO radar-data contracts appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aug 5, 2026 5:05 PM
apps.apple.com
Show HN: AppScout – App Store downloads, revenue and widgetshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/appscout-app-metrics/id6770866569Hey hackers!Signing in to App Store Connect just to check downloads or MRR is a friction. I wanted a simpler way. Ideally, just to look at a widget on my iPhone. There are some apps, but the design and implementation made me think here's a gap that I can potentially fill it with a new polished product. So I've built this app.It took me several months to start beta testing. But then I got feedback from users that they don't really want to share their App Store key credentials with a third-party app that uses a backend and collects data. So, I spent one more month pivoting to a private app by dropping a backend and storing credentials on a user's device in a keychain. So, now the app directly talks to Apple's API and there's no account registration. You add a team key - the app fetches data. App also uses background tasks to fetch most recent data so you don't need to open it every day to keep the data fresh. And as a final point - I added widgets to both home and lock screens.Please let
Aug 5, 2026 4:09 PM
slickfast.com
Show HN: SlickFast Deterministic Chart/Dash Renderer, No Browser(JSON → SVG/PNG)https://slickfast.com/SlickFast started 6 months ago, and evolved in a super backwards way. I was using lowfruits to look for good SEO keywords, I wanted to make a simple free tool to rank with SEO. I found some great keywords related to graphs/charts. I did research for optimizing for SEO. Turns out edge processing / using static HTML is super fast and lightweight, great for SEO. I made freepiechartmaker.com. I was really blown away by how fast the site was loading, and how lightweight all the processing was. The site renders changes on the fly, and is much much faster than other sites in the space. I started looking into the tech, pure math rendering, and I saw a lot of openings for what this tech can do. That's how SlickFast was made.SlickFast is a JSON input > pure javascript SVG Native render core > with PNG+SVG output. No headless chrome. No library calls. deterministic output. on my local machine(m1 max) it renders 140,000 svg charts a second. PNG @ ~50/sec at retina (scale-2) and ~145/sec at scale-1
Aug 5, 2026 3:01 PM
esa.int
Total solar eclipse: how to watch live from homehttps://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Total_solar_eclipse_how_to_watch_live_from_homeA total solar eclipse is coming to Europe. The European Space Agency (ESA) will broadcast live from 19:30 CEST on 12 August, allowing you to experience this rare event from anywhere in the world.
Aug 5, 2026 8:00 AM
spacenews.com
Think tank warns Europe’s orbital compute gap is wideninghttps://spacenews.com/think-tank-warns-europes-orbital-compute-gap-is-widening/Europe risks becoming dependent on foreign orbital computing infrastructure as U.S. companies and China’s government-led push accelerate the development of space-based data centers, according to the European Space Policy Institute. The post Think tank warns Europe’s orbital compute gap is widening appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aug 5, 2026 8:00 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Do You Think OpenAI Is Apple Circa the 1980s?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49178393OpenAI is a deeply mismanaged company. Most recently, a blog post that feels like it has got to have dozens of PR violations, responding to the Apple lawsuit.More broadly, OpenAI’s main problem is that it does not have a real competitive advantage. No real models do; the real differentiation is price; they will become commodities. The need to move upwards in the market in enterprise software is difficult since the current stack should remain the same, since sticking with Salesforce plus its new AI features is much simpler than the cost of switching to an AI-first startup version, which won’t be around 3 to 5 years from now. So consumer hardware and trying to become the next Apple could work, except you would likely have to focus on people not in the Apple ecosystem because of the double-sided lock-in Apple has.The opposite dynamic works in consumer and mobile, really. Apple with AI is a much worse experience than something AI-first built from the ground up. Especially considering the c
Aug 5, 2026 3:50 AM
spacenews.com
Telesat lands $1.63 billion Canadian defense contracthttps://spacenews.com/telesat-lands-1-63-billion-canadian-defense-contract/Arctic communications award will fund an expansion of Telesat’s Lightspeed, taking the planned LEO network to 225 spacecraft The post Telesat lands $1.63 billion Canadian defense contract appeared first on SpaceNews.
Aug 4, 2026 10:00 PM