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Review: ‘Star Wars: Insider’ #233 Interviews the Cast of ‘Andor’, ‘Skeleton Crew’ and More
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Review: ‘Star Wars: Insider’ #233 Interviews the Cast of ‘Andor’, ‘Skeleton Crew’ and More

The latest issue of Star Wars: Insider will release on August 19th (US/CAN) and September 18th (UK) and is jam-packed with interviews. Genieveve O’Reilley and Stellan Skarskgard discuss their experiences playing Rebel leaders in Andor season 2 while Kriyana Kratter and Marti Matulis share their experiences playing KB and the Mandalorian crossover pirate Vane in Skeleton Crew. The issue also takes a look behind the curtain at Hasbro and launches a brand new series of short fiction. Genevieve O’Reilly and Stellan Skarsgård interview The actors behind Rebel Alliance founders Mon Mothma and Luthen Rael look back at the journey of their characters and what they sacrificed in the name of freedom. O’Reilly, who first played Mon Mothma in a scene for Revenge of the Sith that was cut from the fi...
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Latest ‘Strange New Worlds’ Has ‘Doctor Who’ Easter Egg And More Star Trek Lore – TrekMovie.com
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Latest ‘Strange New Worlds’ Has ‘Doctor Who’ Easter Egg And More Star Trek Lore – TrekMovie.com

Episode 6 of season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail,” was all about the testing of a captain, but what about a Doctor? The latest entry from SNW had a number of fun Easter eggs and connections, and we’ve rounded them up. The Doctor will see you now The most fun and blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Easter egg is the inclusion of the TARDIS, Doctor Who’s famous mode of transportation. It’s hard to spot but after the Enterprise is swallowed up by the Scavenger ship, a zoomed-in shot to the bridge has a familiar blue box right behind the ship. Guys, why is there an old London police call booth behind us? Doctor Who has been quietly worked into Trek canon for years, mostly in background graphics, and the long-running British sci-fi series has made a few nods to Trek ...
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NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival
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NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 2:45 a.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 24, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA. Filled with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Dragon will dock autonomously about 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, to the forward port of the space station’s Harmony module. Watch agency launch and arrival coverage on NASA+, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. In addition to food, supplies, and equi...
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NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-23 Station Resupply Launch
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NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-23 Station Resupply Launch

Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft will launch to the orbital laboratory on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for NASA. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23, or Northrop Grumman CRS-23. Liftoff is targeted for mid-September from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Following launch, astronauts aboard the space station will use the Canadarm2 to grapple Cygnus, and the spacecraft will be installed robotically to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading. The spacecraft will remain at the space station for more than two months. Credentialing to cover prelaunch...
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NASA-Developed Printable Metal Can Take the Heat
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NASA-Developed Printable Metal Can Take the Heat

Until now, additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, of engine components was limited by the lack of affordable metal alloys that could withstand the extreme temperatures of spaceflight. Expensive metal alloys were the only option for 3D printing engine parts until NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, developed the GRX-810 alloy. The primary metals in the GRX-810 alloy include nickel, cobalt, and chromium. A ceramic oxide coating on the powdered metal particles increases its heat resistance and improves performance. Known as oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys, these powders were challenging to manufacture at a reasonable cost when the project started.  However, the advanced dispersion coating technique developed at Glenn employs resonant acoustic mixing....
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