NASA's new laSer tech could revolutionize communication | LiveNOW from FOX
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The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration launched from The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration will launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday morning and is tasked with using lasers to communicate in space in Florida this Sunday morning and is tasked with using lasers to communicate in space. LiveNOW from FOX's Rain Augustine speaks to NASA about the mission.

Facts you may not have known about Apple Inc.
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Here are some interesting facts about the tech giant Apple Inc., including how the company got its name and who the original three founders were.

Big Tech on Capitol Hill: Ted Cruz, lawmakers question social media platforms on child safety
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Senators questioned executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on Tuesday during a hearing about what they?re doing to ensure young users? safety on their platforms. LiveNOW's Daytona Everett and Andrew Craft speak with Marc Berkman, CEO of the Organization for Social Media Safety about the importance of the conversation.

NASA's "Lucy" probe blasts into space | LiveNOW from FOX
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The aircraft started its 12 year journey early Saturday morning, heading towards Jupiter's orbit in order to find more secrets and clues about the history of the solar system.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down in apparent major outage; Twitter CEO responds
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Facebook and its apps Instagram and Whatsapp appeared to be experiencing issues on Monday that resulted in connection trouble and the inability to load newsfeeds for thousands of users around the world, according to the company. Meanwhile, Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down in apparent major outage, Twitter CEO responds
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Facebook and its apps Instagram and Whatsapp appeared to be experiencing issues on Monday that resulted in connection trouble and the inability to load newsfeeds for thousands of users around the world, according to the company. Meanwhile, Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down.

SpaceX Splashdown: Inspiration4 returns to safely earth | LiveNOW From FOX
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A SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists part of the Inspiration4 crew successfully splashed down off the Florida coast Saturday evening. The first all-amateur flight to orbit Earth began three days ago with a launch from NASA?s Kennedy Space Center.

SpaceX launches first orbita flight crewed by civilians | LiveNOW from FOX
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History was made on Wednesday as the world's first all-civilian crew launched into orbit. SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission launched on Wednesday, September 15 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX launches first orbita flight crewed by civilians | LiveNOW from FOX
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For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists.

Cyber expert on Amazon Sidewalk, internet outage | NewsNOW from FOX
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Cyber expert speaks to NewsNOW from FOX on Amazon Sidewalk launch and internet outage. Dr. Eric Cole is the author of 'Cyber Crisis,' a former CIA hacker and cybersecurity commissioner to the Obama administration.

Major internet outage impacts websites worldwide | NewsNOW from FOX
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A major internet outage has impacted websites worldwide, including but not limited to: Amazon, Reddit. Twitch, CNN, U.K. government's home page and New York Times. The outage reportedly due to issues at cloud service company 'Fastly.' Reddit had received more than 20,000 reports of issues loading both the app and website, according to Down Detector, a website that tracks internet issues. Dozens of other high-traffic websites could not be reached. This is a developing news story. Stay with NewsNOW from FOX for updates.

NASA announces 2 new missions to Venus launching around 2028-2030
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Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, said the missions would aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like world. Credit - NASA via Storyful

White House, companies launch initiatives to promote COVID-19 vaccination
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To help get as many Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 as possible and end the pandemic, the White House and other private companies have launched initiatives to help promote the effort.

Bill Nelson sworn in as NASA administrator | NewsNOW from FOX
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The Senate has confirmed former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator. Lawmakers agreed to President Joe Biden?s choice to lead the space agency by consensus late Thursday, without a roll call vote. "I am honored by the President?s nomination and the Senate vote," Nelson said in a statement. "I will try to merit that trust. Onward and upward!" Nelson will become NASA?s 14th administrator, succeeding another former member of Congress, Jim Bridenstine, a Republican from Oklahoma. Nelson currently serves on the NASA Advisory Council. Nelson, 78, grew up near Cape Canaveral and was serving as a Democratic congressman when he launched aboard space shuttle Columbia on Jan. 12, 1986. His commander was Charles Bolden Jr., who later served as NASA administrator under President Barack Obama ? at Nelson?s urging.

Full briefing following successful launch of astronauts to ISS | NewsNOW from FOX
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SpaceX?s Crew-2 is headed for the International Space Station after a successful pre-dawn launch on Friday. The Falcon 9 rocket thundered into the morning sky from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:49 a.m. ET. "I couldn't be more proud of the Commercial Crew Program, and the SpaceX team, and the NASA team and what they've been able to do to enable reliable, safe, effective transportation to and from station," Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said at a press conference earlier this week. Before the liftoff, NASA tweeted a video of the International Space Station flying over the Kennedy Space Center. The mission marks SpaceX?s third crewed flight in partnership with NASA, following its previous launch Crew-1 and Demo-2 missions. The launch also marks the first time that SpaceX reuses a rocket and a capsule for a mission.

Successful Liftoff: NASA, SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to the International Space Station
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SpaceX?s Crew-2 is headed for the International Space Station after a successful pre-dawn launch on Friday. The Falcon 9 rocket thundered into the morning sky from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:49 a.m. ET. "I couldn't be more proud of the Commercial Crew Program, and the SpaceX team, and the NASA team and what they've been able to do to enable reliable, safe, effective transportation to and from station," Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said at a press conference earlier this week. The mission marks SpaceX?s third crewed flight in partnership with NASA, following its previous launch Crew-1 and Demo-2 missions. The launch also marks the first time that SpaceX reuses a rocket and a capsule for a mission.

Biden nominates former Sen. Bill Nelson as NASA Head
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The Biden administration has tapped Former Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson to lead NASA. Nelson represented Florida?s Space Coast during his nearly two decades on Capitol Hill, where he was one of the space agency?s most vocal supporters. Nelson, as NASA administrator, will be tasked with leading the agency as it races to return American astronauts to the moon under the Trump-era Artemis program. The White House, last month, said it supports the Artemis Program, which aims to land the first woman and the next man on the moon by 2024.

NASA, SpaceX launch of the Crew-2 mission to ISS now targeted for Friday | NewsNOW from FOX
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NASA blog, Twitter break the news that the launch of the Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station has been pushed back to Friday, April 23, 2021. NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 5:49 a.m. EDT Friday, April 23, for the launch of the agency?s Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station due to unfavorable weather conditions along the flight path on Thursday. Although conditions around the launch site were expected to be favorable for liftoff, mission teams also must consider conditions along the flight path and recovery area in the unlikely event of a launch escape. For a launch April 23, the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 90% chance of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for liftoff of the Crew-2 mission based on Falcon 9 Crew Dragon launch weather criteria. Conditions also are expected to improve along the flight path and recovery area for the mission. The primary weather concerns for the launch area will be liftoff winds.