Photo: US Coast Guard Taking a chance on a 1950s German vehicle listed on Craigslist can be tempting, but there’s typically a lot of work involved in getting them running reliably. When the vehicle in question is a cruise ship, and not a Mercedes-Benz or a Porsche, the task is exponentially more difficult. California resident … Read more
NASA is contemplating bringing astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams home from the International Space Station on a SpaceX Crew Dragon and flying the Boeing Starliner back empty. There’s just one problem: Boeing removed the Starliner’s autonomous undocking feature from its software. The aerospace manufacturer… Read more… Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more
Photo: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe (Getty Images) The family of Paul-Henri Nargeolet filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OceanGate for gross negligence. Nargeolet, a French explorer, was often referred to as “Mr. Titanic” for visiting the infamous sunken ocean liner over 35 times and his expertise with the ship. He was one of the … Read more
Guillermo Söhnlein, the co-founder and former CEO of OceanGate, plans to lead an expedition to Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas often called the ‘portal to hell‘, a sinkhole known for its extreme depth. Söhnlein, who left OceanGate to start Blue Marble Exploration, will be joined by scientist Kenny Broad and former Nasa astronaut Scott … Read more
It’s been a year since the OceanGate tragedy, although it feels like a lifetime ago. Sadly, there are still many unanswered questions about what transpired to the Titan submersible. On 18 June 2013, the underwater vessel imploded shortly after descent, killing five men on board, including the pilot. The men were part of an expedition … Read more
