On Wednesday Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is expected to launch its long awaited tablet, sporting a low-enough prince to give Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) competition. Analysts anticipate that the tablet should be priced at $250, about half the price of Apple’s iPad. Gene Munster, an analyst at PiperJaffray, said on Tuesday, “If Amazon prices the Kindle Fire at $250, [...]
Now that space shuttle Endeavor has landed safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, it is one step closer to being brought to its permanent home at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The shuttle touched down Tuesday night to end its 16-day mission under the command of Capt. Mark E. Kelly, husband of [...]
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 5:46 p.m. Eastern time. The unmanned X-37B, which resembles a miniature space shuttle, is about 29 feet long with a wingspan of about 15 feet. The spacecraft draws solar power for energy using unfolding panels. While the Air Force has said the space [...]
Apple is holding their special event where they will be announcing their new iPad 2 tablet. The Apple iPad 2 release date, price, and specs will finally be revealed. The event is only open to those who received special invitations and will take place during 10:00 AM Pacific or 1:00 PM Eastern time in the [...]
The first reusable shuttle was launched April 12th,1981. Just because it has been so many years since the first time doesn’t mean the excitement has died down. Almost every little boys wants to be an astronaut at some time in their childhood. When is the space shuttle launch going to happen though? The space shuttle [...]
Glory was scheduled to launch aboard an Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in order to gather more data about sun- and climate-influencing particles called aerosols. The launch has been delayed for at least 24 hours because of a problem with a command circuit. “Trouble shooting of the problem [...]
Super Bowl 2011 start time is slated for 6:30 p.m. ET, after what should be a lengthy pregame build up full of pomp, circumstance and further hyping of football’s biggest game. Actually, if you’re looking for Fox’s exact planned moment for kickoff, it’s set to be 6:29, at least according to their detailed broadcast schedule. [...]
This Sunday, awards season officially kicks off with The 68thAnnual Golden Globe Awards, which will be broadcast at 8 p.m. eastern time on NBC. Also known as the happiest awards show in Hollywood, the Globes is an event where alcohol is served throughout the night, TV stars and movie stars mingle, and comedies and dramas are [...]