In a rare occurrence, a bag of tools was lost by astronauts during a maintenance spacewalk outside the International Space Station on November 1. The bag has now become an additional artificial object that stargazers can spot in the night sky as it orbits the Earth at a slowing pace. During the six-hour-and-42-minute spacewalk, NASA …
Space junk: Orbital debris threatens future flights, Earth’s technology Part of the Space Age’s legacy is its space junk, an evergrowing ring of “zombie” satellites and orbital debris. Scott L. Hall, USA TODAY Somewhere hurtling more than 200 miles above the planet’s surface is one of Earth’s newest satellites: a space tool bag. It’s possible …
Canadian pilots are increasingly setting their sights on higher-paying opportunities in the United States. According to previously unpublished data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 147 Canadian pilots have applied for licenses to fly commercial jets in the US in 2022, a significant increase from the 39 in 2021. This trend is driven by the …