Sicherheitspaket: CCC droht mit Anleitungen zur Überwachungssabotage

Zivilgesellschaftliche Verbände sind empört über das Sicherheitspaket der Bundesregierung. Der “billige Populismus” spiele Rechtsextremen in die Hände. (Gesichtserkennung, Vorratsdatenspeicherung)

Zivilgesellschaftliche Verbände sind empört über das Sicherheitspaket der Bundesregierung. Der "billige Populismus" spiele Rechtsextremen in die Hände. (Gesichtserkennung, Vorratsdatenspeicherung)

Beelink SER9 is one of the first mini PCs with Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point)

The first laptops with AMD Ryzen AI 300 “Strix Point” processors are now shipping. And soon you may be able to buy a tiny desktop computer featuring one of AMD’s latest mobile chips. The upcoming Beelink SER9 is set to be one of the f…

The first laptops with AMD Ryzen AI 300 “Strix Point” processors are now shipping. And soon you may be able to buy a tiny desktop computer featuring one of AMD’s latest mobile chips. The upcoming Beelink SER9 is set to be one of the first mini PCs with a Strix Point processor, featuring support for […]

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The future of Boeing’s crewed spaceflight program is muddy after Starliner’s return

“The final chapter on Starliner has not been written yet.”

Boeing's uncrewed Starliner spaceraft backs away from the International Space Station moments after undocking on September 6, 2024.

Enlarge / Boeing's uncrewed Starliner spaceraft backs away from the International Space Station moments after undocking on September 6, 2024. (credit: NASA)

Nearly a decade ago to the day, I stood in the international terminal of Houston's main airport checking my phone. As I wanted to board a flight for Moscow, an announcement from NASA was imminent, with the agency due to make its selections for private companies that would transport astronauts to the International Space Station.

Then, just before boarding the direct flight to Moscow, a news release from NASA popped into my inbox about its Commercial Crew Program. The space agency, under a fixed price agreement, agreed to pay Boeing $4.2 billion to develop the Starliner spacecraft; SpaceX would receive $2.6 billion for the development of its Crew Dragon vehicle.

At the time, the Space Shuttle had been retired for three years, and NASA's astronauts had to fly to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft. "Today, we are one step closer to launching our astronauts from US soil on American spacecraft and ending the nation’s sole reliance on Russia by 2017," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in the release.

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