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Astronauts shown the capsule on which they will go around the moon in 2024

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The crew saw the capsule during a visit to the Kennedy Space Center earlier in the week. Orion is currently undergoing acoustic testing before integration with the service module. However, NASA warned that delays could be longer than originally planned.

Astronauts shown the capsule on which they will go around the moon in 2024

Artemis II crew members Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reed Wiseman and Christina Koch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in front of the Orion module. Source: Shiflett/NASA

NASA plans to send four people around the moon at the end of next year. However, work on the capsule’s heat shield could delay the first astronaut mission to the moon in half a century. Last year, an uncrewed test flight around the Moon resulted in unexpected charring and loss of material from the heat shield at the bottom of the capsule. The heat shield is designed to protect the capsule from overheating when entering the earth’s atmosphere.

The next mission of the Artemis program, a moon landing, has faced even greater difficulties and may be delayed from late 2025 to 2026. The main problem remains the SpaceX Starship rocket, which is supposed to deliver two NASA astronauts to the south pole of the moon. With just one Starship test flight that ended in an explosion just minutes after liftoff in April, NASA is worried about whether SpaceX can get the rocket ready in time. Starship will have to make several orbital flights, implement a method of refueling in Earth orbit and not complete a rehearsal for landing on the moon.

Jim Free, head of NASA’s Exploratory Systems Development Division, said the agency needs to have a clearer picture of how things are going this fall.

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Only 1.7 liters, but Core i9 and RTX 4070 Laptop. Thunderobot Mix Mini introduced starting at $750

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Only 17 liters but Core i9 and RTX 4070 Laptop

Thunderobot has fully introduced the Mix Mini gaming mini-PC. The device is extremely interesting, since a 14-core Core i9 and RTX 4070 Laptop fit into a body with a volume of only 1.7 liters.

Only 1.7 liters, but Core i9 and RTX 4070 Laptop.  Thunderobot Mix Mini introduced starting at $750

Of course, there are simpler versions. The base one has a Core i7-13620H, RTX 4060 Laptop, 16 GB of RAM and no storage. For such a PC they ask for $750. The most expensive one will be the one with Core i9-13900H, RTX 4070 Laptop, 32 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD. For such a PC you will have to pay 1230 dollars.

From the rest we can highlight Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, HDMI 2.1 (x2), USB-C (x2), USB 3.2 (x2), RJ45 and dimensions 260 x 165 x 42 mm.

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Gaming edge-to-edge 144Hz 85-inch TV for $880. Hisense Vidda New X TVs presented

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Gaming edge to edge 144Hz 85 inch TV for 880 Hisense Vidda New

Hisense has talked about its new Vidda New X gaming TVs.

Gaming edge-to-edge 144Hz 85-inch TV for $880.  Hisense Vidda New X TVs presented

There are no details yet, but it is known that the line will include four models with diagonals of 55, 65, 75 and 85 inches. All new products will receive 4K UHD screens with a frequency of 144 Hz, SoC MediaTek MT9653, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of flash memory.

At the same time, the prices for the devices will be very low: 381, 483, 674 and 879 dollars in increasing order of diagonal.

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Using the Honor V Purse “smartphone-clutch” as a clutch can be potentially very expensive. Prices for device repairs revealed

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Using the Honor V Purse smartphone clutch as a clutch can

The “smartphone-clutch” Honor V Purse, despite its positioning as a fashion accessory and form factor, is priced at not the most $825 for the basic version. Considering the same form factor and positioning, it would be useful to know that screen repair will cost the owner almost 70% of the cost of the smartphone.

Using the Honor V Purse

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As it became known, Honor will charge about $558 for screen repair. This is the price in China at the current exchange rate. It will also be very expensive to replace the motherboard: $274 or $342 depending on the configuration. Of course, this includes the platform, RAM and flash memory, since all this is soldered on the board.

Everything else will not be very expensive to replace:

  • Battery (main) – 159 yuan ($22)
  • Battery (auxiliary) – 159 yuan ($22)
  • Back cover – 239 yuan ($33)
  • Front camera (main) – 139 yuan ($19)
  • Rear camera (wide angle) – 149 yuan ($20)
  • Rear camera (main) – 379 yuan ($52)

Considering that this is a “smartphone-clutch”, it will be much easier to damage the screen of such a device than a regular smartphone that is constantly carried in a pocket or bag. And the prices for repairs indicate that it is better to be careful.

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