Live stream: Blue Origin launches into space with William โCapt. Kirkโ Shatner onboard
Actor William Shatner and Audrey Powers, Blue Originโs vice president of mission and flight operations, will fly on board New Shepard NS-18. They will join crewmates Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries for the flight.
In 1st, NASA prepares to fly helicopter on Mars
NASA is getting ready for yet another historic flight: A 4-pound helicopter is being prepared to fly on Mars. During a news briefing on Tuesday, NASA officials and engineers talked about preparations for the upcoming maiden voyage of the small helicopter, named Ingenuity. AdSee: Part of Wright brothersโ 1st airplane on NASAโs Mars chopperNASA is hoping to fly the small Ingenuity on April 8. NASAโs successfully landed its Mars Rover Perseverance on Feb. 18 this year near an ancient river delta in the Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life. AdMore: Check out these new photos from Mars Rover โPerseveranceโRelated: Dream realized: Rochester Hills native named NASA flight director
Lawyer: Families of MH17 victims want reparation for damages
Judges and lawyers representing relatives of the 298 people killed are expected to discuss the issue of compensation. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool photo via AP)SCHIPHOL A lawyer for relatives of victims killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014 told trial judges Monday that the families want damages as a recognition of the injustice they suffered and told judges that Russian disinformation compounds their grief. Some families watched Schijns speak from a public gallery in the court on the edge of the airport from where the doomed flight took off. Prosecutors allege that the missile that downed flight MH17 was trucked into Ukraine from a Russian military base. In addition to the grief they face because of the loss of their dearest, they are additionally injured by Russias attitude, she told judges.
โWhy arenโt you doing anything?โ -- Flight to Michigan makes emergency landing after bloody fight
DETROIT โ A Macomb County woman said she was in shock when a fight broke out as she was flying back home Thursday. โWe were in shock, really. A passenger said other passengers were being too loud when he was trying to sleep and he was beaten bloody. The Macomb County woman said she was shocked that the flight was packed after Spirit told her they would distance passengers due to coronovirus concerns. Local 4 reached out to Spirit about what took place on the flight, but the company has not yet responded.
โWhy arenโt you doing anything?โ -- Flight to Michigan makes emergency landing after bloody fight
โWhy arenโt you doing anything?โ -- Flight to Michigan makes emergency landing after bloody fightPublished: May 2, 2020, 11:13 pmShe and her children returned home from a family commitment in Los Angeles, but that wasnโt the worst part of the trip -- a large brawl broke out on board.