NASA’s Mission 1 crew — all volunteers – They left their 1,700-square-foot living quarters at the Johnson Space Center. Since last June 25, they have conducted several simulated Mars walks, grown vegetables and performed other tasks designed to support life and work in the environment. They also faced (simulated) stresses that actual space travelers to Mars might experience, such as 22-minute communication delays with Earth.
4 NASA volunteers return home after 378 days in a mock Mars habitation simulation. The crew – Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones – left the 3D printed housing in Houston on Saturday evening.
Feel like you want to live in a fake space? There are plans for two more one-year missions. One has already closed applications, but a third is planned for 2026.
– Matt Smith
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You’ll have to manually manage the $350 shoes.
Nike is discontinuing its self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers. First announced in 2019, the sneaker is a Back to the Future II a style power binding system called FitAdapt that can be adjusted both manually and by software. Now, the company will stop making Adapt shoes and discontinue Nike Adapt. When the app is launched, the shoes will retain the last light color selected. Functions still available without it include power on, check battery status, adjust your fit, save your fit, open shoes and wait for it, power off.
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It will leave other audio like chats untouched.
YouTube has released an improved song removal tool to remove music from video segments without removing other audio such as chats. When creators receive a copyright claim for music, YouTube allows them to cut the affected segment or replace the song with an approved song in its audio library. YouTube acknowledges that this tool always works. If a song is particularly difficult to remove, it’s probably due to the sound quality or the presence of other sounds.
NASCAR has announced some new sustainability goals at the Chicago Street Race.
NASCAR unveiled its first prototype electric racer this weekend at the Chicago Street Race. It partnered with ABB, Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota to develop a $1.5 million electric crossover to draw attention to NASCAR’s sustainability efforts. He seems to be making an effort.
