Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn’s second flight due to bad weather
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Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn’s second flight due to bad weather

Blue Origin has postponed the second flight of its New Glenn rocket, which was slated to send a pair of NASA spacecraft on the first step of their journey to Mars on Sunday afternoon. The heavy-lift launch vehicle was scheduled to take off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2:45PM ET., but multiple holds were issued during the under-two-hour launch window due to inclement weather. Blue Origin called off the launch attempt around 4:13PM. The next launch opportunity is as yet unclear. Blue Origin was previously given a backup opportunity set for Monday afternoon, but the FAA has since issued an emergency order restricting commercial launches for the time being due to the government shutdown. As of November 10, commercial space launches can only take place between 10:00PM and 6:00AM. Blue Origin said...
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Kate Middleton’s 13-Second Bun Hack Should Be Taught in Schools
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Kate Middleton’s 13-Second Bun Hack Should Be Taught in Schools

I’ll admit it: I’m jealous of Kate Middleton and everyone who’s mastered this bun hack. On September 11 the Princess of Wales visited the Marina Mill in the UK’s Kent County to tour the family-run silk weaving company and “celebrate the unique skill, creativity, and craftsmanship of British textile manufacturers,” per Kensington Palace. Though she arrived at the facility in a chic gray suit and black heels, she shook off her blazer when it was time to roll up her sleeves and try her hand at screen printing. Of course, Middleton didn’t literally roll up her sleeves, as she was wearing a short-sleeved black knit top under her suit jacket, nor was she carrying a hair tie on her wrist when she wanted to secure her cascading loose curls away from of her face. I have a...
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Ella Emhoff, second daughter of New York’s downtown
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Ella Emhoff, second daughter of New York’s downtown

Politics tamfitronics Skip to Main ContentNew York CityPolitics tamfitronics The stepdaughter of Vice President Kamala Harris, Emhoff has largely made a name for herself in New York’s creative scenes, far from Beltway politics.Ella Emhoff, Julia Garner, Megan Rapinoe and Sharon Stone at the Met Gala afterparty at The Standard Hotel in New York, on Sept. 13, 2021. Krista Schlueter / The New York TimesBy Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times Serviceupdated on October 31, 2024 | 12:51 PMNEW YORK — “How can you be ‘childless’ when you have cutie pie kids like Cole and I,” Ella Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter, posted on Instagram over the summer.Emhoff, 25, was responding to years-old criticism by U.S. Sen. JD Vance, the Republican candidate for vice president, who in an interview on Fox News once claimed the...
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