America is falling behind in the race to send man to the moon again: NASA has once again delayed its launch dates‚ this time citing major safety concerns. NASA delayed the missions in an announcement last week‚ citing unresolved issues including a battery‚ the heat shield‚ and a circuitry component responsible for air ventilation and temperature control. The first crewed mission around the moon‚ Artemis II‚ was pushed back to September 2025. The first crewed mission to land on the moon since 1972‚ Artemis III‚ was pushed back to September 2026. Artemis II was originally scheduled for this November‚ and Artemis III was originally scheduled for December 2025. According to NASA‚ the Artemis IV mission to land astronauts at the Gateway lunar space station remains on track for 2028. Artemis I‚ an uncrewed test flight‚ was originally planned to launch in November 2018 but didn’t launch until November 2022. In order to safely carry out our upcoming #Artemis missions to the Moon with astronauts‚ we are now targeting September 2025 for Artemis II and September 2026 for Artemis III. Safety is our top priority. https://t.co/AjNjLo4U6E pic.twitter.com/VE74OtlUr6 — NASA (@NASA) January 9‚ 2024 The Artemis mission series has the ultimate goal of preparing for human expeditions to Mars. NASA officials offered an explanation for the delays in testimony to the House Science and Space subcommittee on Wednesday. The subcommittee reiterated the nation’s goal of landing a human crew within the decade‚ and emphasized the importance of beating other countries in landing the first crew on the moon: the first country there would establish precedence on the conduct and possibility of future lunar activities. Lawmakers called out China specifically. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP William Russell with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) expressed concern that NASA projected a launch of Artemis III within a year after Artemis II. “One year is not a lot of time to do that learning‚ turn around and be ready for a September 2026 launch date‚” said Russell. Catherine Koerner‚ NASA associate administrator for exploration systems development‚ defended the timeline. Koerner said that America was still leading in the race to the moon. “We believe that we will be on the surface of the moon before China is‚ and it’s our intent for that to happen‚” said Koerner. Koerner said that Artemis III vehicle processing would be far enough along prior to the launch date for Artemis II to make it feasible. Koerner noted that NASA’s 11 industry partners signed on to the adjusted launch dates. “With Artemis‚ we’re building a capability: not just a launch capability but a capability in cislunar orbit‚ capability on the surface of the moon over time‚” said Koerner. Michael Griffin‚ former under secretary of defense for research and engineering for the Department of Defense and former NASA administrator‚ said that Artemis needed to be restarted in its entirety and would require congressional direction to the executive branch on how to continue. Griffin said that Artemis II was on a realistic schedule‚ but that Artemis III wasn’t. “In my judgment‚ the Artemis program is excessively complex‚ unrealistically priced‚ compromises crew safety‚ poses very high mission risk of completion‚ and is highly unlikely to be completed in a timely manner to be successful‚” said Griffin. In addition to its testimony on Wednesday‚ GAO also issued a report on NASA’s delays and remaining major challenges. GAO stated that they foreshadowed NASA’s announcement of a delay back in November; they reported that NASA projected an ambitious schedule‚ had delays to key events‚ and had a significant amount of remaining technical work. GAO also noted a lack of transparency with the mission costs: NASA has yet to provide an official cost for Artemis III‚ despite requesting $6.8 billion in its fiscal year 2024 budget request. Total requests for the upcoming Artemis missions have amounted to at least $38 billion over the next five years. GAO noted that they first reported the lack of fiscal transparency back in 2019‚ when they discovered NASA didn’t plan on establishing an official cost estimate for Artemis III. Key partners in the Artemis missions include SpaceX‚ the company founded and led by X CEO Elon Musk‚ which is developing a human landing system; and Axiom Space‚ developing more advanced spacesuits. Adding a @SpaceX crew arm for @NASA astronauts at launch pad 40 pic.twitter.com/rQeQiBdE79 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7‚ 2023

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Gobfin is the 31st Pal in the Paldeck and is an aggressive Water type that packs quite a punch! While not the cutest Pal in the game‚ you’ll need Gobfin to complete your collection. If you’ve not seen one yet‚ here’s how to find the Gobfin location in Palworld: Related: What difficulty should you use in Palworld? Where to find Gobfin in Palworld Image: PC Invasion You will find Gobfin north of the Tower of the Rayne Syndicate. While I haven’t unlocked the entire map‚ you should be able to follow the image above to the highlighted location. The rocky red area on the map is to the northwest of the starting area. Hypocrite Hill is the closest Fast Travel tower‚ but it’s pretty easy to get there‚ even without a mount. As cliffs are nearby‚ I recommend bringing a Glider‚ but it’s optional. The only issue you may have is your character level and gear. Most Gobfin I’ve found are around Level 22‚ and I wouldn...

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A woman in New York City apparently ran into a police officer with her vehicle in Manhattan on Wednesday. Authorities noted that the woman said she did it on purpose. She is now being charged with vehicular assault‚ according to the New York Post.Sahara Dula‚ 24‚ was driving the wrong way on a road in the Upper East Side near a crime scene when the incident occurred. The police were dealing with a group that had stolen from a high-end clothing store when Dula appeared on the road.When a police officer told Dula to pull over‚ she apparently rammed into the officer with her black Lexus‚ according to the report.“I told the cop I wanted to go straight‚ and he wouldn’t move‚ so I hit him. I did it on purpose‚” Dula told investigators‚ according to court documents. The Daily Caller reported part of the road in the area was blocked off because of the robbery.“F*** these cops! He wouldn’t move!” she reportedly screamed following the incident. “F*** these cops‚ it’s a lesson to him‚ and hopefully he doesn’t want to be a cop anymore‚” she apparently added.The New York Police Benevolent Association posted to X: “Another night‚ another hospital emergency room‚ this time with our brother police officer who was run down on the Upper East Side. Thankfully he will be OK‚ but we need all NYers to help us protect the cops who protect your neighborhood.” — (@) Dula was arrested and taken into custody after the tragic incident. Fox News Digital reported court documents show she is being charged with "first-degree attempted assault‚ attempted aggravated assault upon a police officer‚ second-degree assault‚ second-degree reckless endangerment and operating a vehicle while ability impaired by drugs and reckless driving."During Dula's Friday arraignment‚ Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Lucy Shephard said she "admitted to smoking marijuana." Marijuana and rolling papers were discovered in her vehicle at the time of the incident.Judge John Zhuo Wang reportedly set Dula's bail at $25‚000‚ but she did not make bail right away.Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry commented on the situation‚ saying: "We’re glad that this individual is being kept in jail‚ but we don’t understand why she isn’t being charged with attempted murder.""This was a vicious attack. She intentionally tried to run over a New York City police officer. This leniency is why thousands of police officers are being assaulted and attacked on a daily basis." Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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