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(BEN BULMER / iNFOnews.ca) May 05, 2021 - 6:00 AM The opening of Vernon’s popular waterslide park remains in limbo due to the pandemic and B.C. Public Health restrictions. Formerly known as Atlantis Waterslides, Cultus Lake Waterpark owner Chris Steunenberg purchased the park in 2019 with big plans for renovations, renaming the it Splashdown Vernon. Renovations and maintenance work were completed last year, but it’s all up in the air whether they’ll be able to open or n...

SpaceX’s Crew-1 astronauts make “flawless” nighttime splashdown in Gulf of Mexico CNN 3rd May, 2021 12:47:25 A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule soared back from outer space Sunday morning and made a parachute landing in the Gulf of Mexico, returning four astronauts from a record-setting mission to the International Space Station. The astronauts — NASAs Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut with Japans space agency — had boarded their Crew Dragon ca...

As the capsule re-entered the atmosphere, it looked like a bright star streaking in the night sky.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts delivered a few farewell remarks Tuesday from the International Space Station. NASAs SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is targeting a return to Earth on Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making th...

The astronauts -- NASAs Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission specialist Soichi Noguchi -- returned to Earth in a parachute-assisted splashdown at 2:56 a.m. EDT off the coast of Panama City, Florida on Sunday.Crew

SpaceX: Astronauts leave International Space Station ahead of nightime splashdown 2 May, 2021 02:28 AM 2 minutes to read This image from video provided by NASA shows the SpaceX capsule as it departs the International Space Station. Photo / AP This image from video provided by NASA shows the SpaceX capsule as it departs the International Space Station. Photo / AP AP A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts departed the International Space Station late Saturday, aiming for a rare nighttime splas...

SpaceX returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first US crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3 am, ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musks company. It was an express trip home, lasting just 6 1/2 hours. The astronauts, three American and one Japanese, flew back in the same capsule named Resilience in which they laun...

High winds in Gulf of Mexico prompt delay for Crew Dragon return to Earth By William Harwood April 26, 2021 / 10:28 PM / CBS News Four astronauts wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month stay aboard the International Space Station are delaying their return to Earth, from Wednesday to Saturday, because of predicted high winds in the Gulf of Mexico splashdown zone, NASA announced late Monday. Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japanese astr...

Saturday splashdown planned for Crew Dragon astronauts Read full article April 26, 2021, 7:28 PM·3 min read Four astronauts wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month stay aboard the International Space Station are delaying their return to Earth, from Wednesday to Saturday, because of predicted high winds in the Gulf of Mexico splashdown zone, NASA announced late Monday. Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, who launched last Novem...

When we started to count just how many buildings are lying empty on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie, New York we couldnt believe it. Youve probably noticed that there seems to be more and more abandoned businesses on Route 9 these days. But when we attempted to document all of them between Poughkeepsie and Fishkill we had no idea there were so many empty buildings. As we traveled up and down Route 9 between the City of Poughkeepsie and Fishkill we ran across 21 businesses that, for whatever reason,...