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Update, Jan. 9, 1:47 Eastern: Success! Orbital’s launch went off without a hitch early this afternoon.Update, Jan. 9: Orbital Sciences says it is on track for a 1:07 Eastern time launch today (Thursday). Watch it live on NASA TV.Media Platforms Design TeamAn Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket is seen on launch Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility January 6, 2014 at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: NASA.Thursday, Jan. 8: Orbital Sciences Corporation announced this morning that it had to scrub today’s planned launch of its Commercial Resupply Services Mission to the International Space Station....

At about 10 p.m. on Saturday, December 2nd, 1967, Dene Friedmann’s phone rang. The young student perfusionist—someone who operates a heart-lung machine—had been expecting this call for weeks and didn’t need to pick it up to know who it was. Friedmann quickly made her way to Groote Schuur Hospital on the east side of Cape Town, South Africa. In a few hours, she would assist Christiaan Barnard in performing the first human heart transplant in history....

The country’s first official tornado watch was issued 65 years ago, on March 25, 1948. It was for Tinker Air Force Base, located just 12 miles northeast of Moore, Okla., where Monday’s mile-wide tornado tore through town, killing at least 24 people and leveling entire neighborhoods along its 20-mile path. That warning, issued by Air Force meteorologists Capt. Robert Miller and Maj. Ernest Fawbush, was based on similar weather patterns from five days earlier, when a tornado ripped through the base....

The Tomahawk cruise missile, already a crucial part of the U.S. arsenal for decades, will remain in service for more than a half century before being replaced by a more advanced model that is still on the drawing table. In the meantime, the missile will receive a series of upgrades, particularly an anti-ship upgrade, to keep it relevant against existing threats.The Tomahawk cruise missile first entered service in the early 1980s....

A test of a new U.S.-made intermediate range ballistic missile is imminent.Intermediate range missiles were banned by the 1987 INF Treaty.The demise of the treaty opens the door to developing new missiles.The Pentagon is on the verge of testing a new missile that was, until recently, banned by an arms control treaty. Washington’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty, which it had accused Moscow of violating, cleared the way for the development of the new missile....

You’re willing to fork out hundreds on mixers, blenders, slow cookers, and a string of other fancy kitchen appliances, why not invest in chef’s knives? Easily the most under-appreciated culinary tool, a knife is the most vital item in a cook’s arsenal. Think of it as your personal sous chef.The Hand-Forged Damascus Steel Chef Knife Set boasts three intricately-crafted premium steel knives of varying lengths, all of which you can use to whip up scrumptious meals....

We spend a third of our lives either sleeping or trying to sleep, and anyone who’s tossed and turned through the night knows just how difficult it is to function the next day.But far too many people skimp on their bedding and pillows because they understandably associate quality with high costs. This PharMeDoc Orthopedic Memory Foam Pillow with Cooling Gel, on the other hand, offers state-of-the-art comfort at a remarkably affordable price: just $26 for a limited time....

A Russian fighter jet came dangerously close to an American intelligence-gathering aircraft today, the U.S Navy alleges. The Russian Su-27 Flanker made a high-speed pass near the U.S. EP-3 Aries II aircraft, in one instance turning on its afterburners and placing the American aircrew at risk. According to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, the EP-3 was flying over international airspace over the Black Sea. The Su-27 made two speedy passes by the American plane....

Media Platforms Design TeamDoes the seatbelt on your 2000-present Ford, Lincoln or Mercury product retract lazily or not at all when unbuckled? Ford Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) 05-16-11 has details on a kit the dealership can install to improve retraction speed. Teflon tape is used to reduce friction in the seatbelt assembly.Does your 2000-05 Taurus, Windstar or Freestar/Monterey/Sable leak around the transaxle dipstick? Does the dipstick give inconsistent readings when you check the oil?...

The death of the video game arcade has been greatly exaggerated. While few exist in their full ’80s splendor, game cabinets are still tucked away in bars, bowling alleys, beach boardwalks, laundromats, and hipster Barcades across the country. But if the 80s were arcades’ cultural zenith, where was its starting line?Although the “official” first arcade video game is open to interpretation, credit is usually given to 1971’s Computer Space or 1966’s Sega Periscope....

Media Platforms Design TeamNew for October, Oakley will debut three frames—seen first here at PM—aimed to appeal to those who love everything tech. The company is creating its first sunglasses with a screwless hinge, molding new frames from carbon fiber, and playing with flat metal design to create new processes for manufacturing. “The guys who appreciate science or tech or are into materials or cars will see the detail,” says Declan Lonergan, Oakley’s men’s sun manager....

We’ve seen artificial intelligence take over many tasks in the everyday world—from stocking grocery store aisles to parking cars. So, it shouldn’t be a surprise that AI has found its way into the creation of alcoholic beverages, which often involves a host of different ingredients, flavor notes, and precise recipes.A Swedish distillery and a Philadelphia brewery are among the increasing number of manufacturers that have incorporated AI and other out-of-the-ordinary technology in their production....

Update, September 12: The International Space Station has posted more foreboding views of Hurricane Florence as it makes its way toward the Carolinas. Astronaut Alexander Gerst, who is aboard the space station, tweeted Wednesday the storm is so large he had to use a super-wide-angle lens to capture its scope. “Get prepared on the East Coast, this is a no-kidding nightmare coming for you,” he wrote.View full post on TwitterView full post on TwitterThe Space Station’s Twitter feed also posted a “stark and sobering” video of Florence as seen from a high-definition camera....

North Korea successfully tested yet another long-range missile yesterday, one it claimed could target “the whole of the mainland U.S.” with a nuclear warhead. State media claimed the missile involved is a new type meant to deter the “nuclear blackmail” and “nuclear threat” from the United States by holding any part of the country at risk of nuclear attack.The new missile, known as Hwasong-15, was launched at 2:48 AM and splashed down in the Sea of Japan 53 minutes later....

Gene Roddenberry’s “lost” files have been restored again, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the show. But it wasn’t that they were truly lost. It’s that they were virtually unreadable by modern computers. Unless you’ve delved deep into retrocomputing, CP/M probably doesn’t mean much. But the operating system, short for Control Program for Microprocessors, was an early operating system that was eventually driven to extinction by MS-DOS. The last CP/M release came in 1983, and since then it’s faded into obscurity, with few copies existing today....

Sony just announced the final price for its Playstation VR headset at the annual Game Developer’s Conference, and the console-compatible headset will be coming this October for a price of just $400.Yes, that’s roughly the cost of a console, but $400 is considerably cheaper than the Rift’s $600 pricetag, or the HTC Vive’s hefty $800 price. What’s more, Playstation VR doesn’t require a $1,000 PC to use, just a Playstation 4....

It’s been nearly 50 years since the last time Lincoln offered rear-hinged doors (a.k.a. suicide doors). That’s about to change with a limited-edition run of the 2019 Continental. Lincoln will build 80 of these cars with the old-style doors to commemorate the model’s 80th anniversary. The Continentals from the 1960s are still cool, and that’s partly because of their unusual rear doors. Today, the only other cars that have non-clamshell rear-hinged doors are Rolls-Royces....

Last week we showed you video of a DIY, pistol-shooting quadcopter firing off a few test rounds in the woods. Now federal agents are investigating the 18-year-old Connecticut kid who reportedly built the thing. Police found that the video was uploaded by one Austin Haughwout, Connecticut local news station WFSB reports. Haughwout has previously been involved in a drone-related altercation when he was attacked by a woman who was apparently not a fan his (non-gun-related)quadcopter antics....

Media Platforms Design TeamIt is Game 3 of the 1996 World Series. The Atlanta Braves have already taken the first two games in the Bronx. If they can beat the Yankees here in Fulton County Stadium, in Atlanta, they’ll hold a seemingly insurmountable 3-0 lead in the Series and the Yankees can hang it up until next year.But things have gone the Yankees’ way in this game. A courageous effort by starting pitcher David Cone and excellent support by relievers Mariano Rivera and Graeme Lloyd have kept the Braves’ big bats in check, and going into the bottom of the ninth, it’s 5-2 Yankees as ace reliever John Wetteland takes the mound to close it out....

Media Platforms Design TeamCalifornians first experimented with all-electric vehicles 10 years ago. As a young technology, the system was riddled with quirks. Among Richard Lowenthal’s frustrations: He didn’t know whether a charge station could connect to his Toyota Rav-4 EV until he looked at its cord. Imagine a gas-station pump suited for a Chevy but not a Honda. “There were four different [cord] standards,” Lowenthal recalls. “It was a complete mess....