Month: December 2020

HELSINKI — China successfully carried out a first launch of the new Long March 8 medium-lift rocket late Monday, marking a small step towards Chinese rocket reusability. The 50.3-meter-long, 356-ton Long March 8 lifted off at 11:37 p.m. Eastern Dec. 21 from the coastal Wenchang launch site carrying five satellites into Sun-synchronous orbits. Launch was delayed
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The second season of Disney+’s ‘The Mandalorian’ wrapped up last Friday and Hasbro has kicked off our holiday week with another Mando Monday. This week they’ve revealed a Force FX Elite Darksaber, a refreshed Boba Fett roleplay helmet and a reissue of the Vintage Collection Slave I. Keep reading for more details and pics. Darksaber
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The acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne will be the first test case of how the Biden administration views defense and aerospace industry consolidation. WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said he expects the U.S. government to approve the company’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne despite concerns that it could reduce competition in the
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AMC Entertainment Monday unveiled plans to change its board structure in an agreement with majority shareholder Wanda America Entertainment, a division of Dalian Wanda Group of China. Wanda holds nearly 60% of the voting power of financially strapped AMC through ownership of all the company’s super-voting Class B shares. The nation’s largest theater chain said
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Fans of the Alien film franchise know David Giler’s name well as the writer/producer was involved with the series since the beginning, sadly Deadline brings word today that Giler has passed away. Giler passed on Saturday, December 19 at his home in Bangkok from cancer, he was 77 at the time of his death. After
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Monk was right: It’s a jungle out there. And if you’ve spent the past few months watching each and every one of Monk‘s 125 episodes with a dedication that would make the good detective proud, the only thing scarier than the outside world might be figuring out what to watch next. The USA Network procedural
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Iggy Pop has shared a new song about the novel coronavirus. The song, called “Dirty Little Virus,” begins, “COVID-19 is on the scene.” Other lyrics include, “Grandfather’s dead/Got Trump instead,” and “She’s only 19, but she can kill ya.” In a video about the song, Iggy Pop explained, “I was moved to write a direct
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Dune – October 1, 2021 (Completed) One of the most highly anticipated movies, not just for Rebecca Ferguson, both for cinema in general, is Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming bid-budget and star-studded film adaptation of Frank Herber’s cult classic novel, Dune. In the movie, Ferguson will portray Lady Jessica, Paul Atreides’ (Timothée Chalamet) Bene Gesserit mother, and
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When my wife first saw me playing Monster Train she thought I’d gotten hooked on Slay The Spire again and she’d have to put up with another stretch of me playing it incessantly. I had good news and bad news for her: the good news is that, despite also being a colorful and cartoony game
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James Taiclet, Lockheed Martin’s president and CEO, said the acquisition gives the company a larger footprint in space and hypersonic technology.  WASHINGTON — The largest U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 20 it has inked a deal to acquire rocket engine and missile manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion.  James Taiclet, Lockheed Martin’s president
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Warning: Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2 finale. Giancarlo Esposito wants to return as Moff Gideon for a spin-off of The Mandalorian. Esposito first appeared on The Mandalorian in season 1, “Chapter 7: The Reckoning,” where it was revealed that he wanted to capture The Child. The first season set him up as the main villain of the series, with season
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Lawyers in CD Projekt RED’s home country Poland are considering filing a class-action lawsuit against the developer for “misrepresentation” of Cyberpunk 2077 “in order to receive financial benefits.” An article published in The New York Times first revealed that lawyers as well as investors unhappy with the situation are considering their legal options, and things are
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While Sega’s Crazy Taxi franchise has all-but-disappeared over the last few years, fans of the arcade classic will be happy to know that a spiritual successor is on the way called Taxi Chaos. Sega is not involved in the game’s development, but Taxi Chaos developer Team6 may have gotten the seal of approval from the
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WASHINGTON — OneWeb resumed deployment of its broadband satellite constellation with a Dec. 18 launch of 36 satellites, the first since the company emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia at 7:26 a.m. Eastern. The rocket’s Fregat upper stage released the 36 satellites in nine sets
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Refresh for more analysis and top 10 chart: With even more theaters closing down during this past weekend, including the Boston market and parts of Portland, OR, there wasn’t much money to make at the box office even with a shiny, new major studio movie, Sony/Screen Gems’ Monster Hunter which is respecting the window. Per
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