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The first crewed Artemis flight marks a key step toward long‑term return to the Moon and future missions to Mars. Artemis II builds on the success of the uncrewed Artemis I in 2022, and will demonstrate a broad range of capabilities needed on deep space missions. The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft. Orion is developed to be capable of sending astronauts to the Moon and is a crucial step toward eventually sending crews on to Mars. The Orion spacecraft will serve as the exploration...

It’s an important question to ask because doing just that is on California's legislative agenda. Should California codify Islamic religious observances into state-recognized holidays in the United States? As a nation, the essence of who we are as a People is rooted in our Judeo-Christian values and principles, dating back to the Magna Carta. This shared moral vocabulary has shaped Western thinking since America’s founding. Why, then, would any State in the Union formally endorse or incorporate into our educational and other public institutions a religious doctrine with practices antithetical to the belief system? AB 2017, introduced by Progressive Democrats...

Gene Kranz was present at the birth of America’s manned space program and remained a legendary figure in NASA history for three decades. As a Flight Director in Mission Control, Kranz witnessed the making of history firsthand -- from the early Mercury program to the final Apollo mission and beyond. In this video, we explore how Kranz endured the disastrous early years of the Space Race, when rocket failures left the United States trailing behind the Soviet Union. Witness his journey as he helped launch pioneers Alan Shepard and John Glenn, before taking the lead as Flight Director for the...

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@darrengrimes Mad Miliband genuinely believes that countries are looking at the UKs sky high energy prices in some sort of amazement. Is he really that delusional?

"we need to destroy the Iranian axis...this is what stands before us in the coming year, which could be a historic year for the security of Israel... demand two basic qualities: Unity in moments of crisis, and determination in every moment" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Speaks To Israel's Military Leaders September 2025 On Need To "Destroy Iranian Axis"... "I also want to thank our troops for the masterful job they did in the country of Venezuela in a matter of minutes. That hit was quick, lethal violent" President Trump Invokes US Special Forces Op That Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness - 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with twelve apostles. He said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover...

A secretive contingent of elite soldiers have been quietly deployed to the Middle East amid fears the conflict in the region could escalate.Exclusive: Australia has sent SAS troops to the Middle East to be on standby in case the Iran war escalates.A small contingent of around 90 Special Air Services members were sent to the region two weeks ago, sources have revealed.The elite soldiers were likely to have travelled to the Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, 15km south of Dubai.Defence Minister Richard Marles declined to comment on the Australian deployment when his office was sent questions...

Daily Readings from the USCCBHoly Thursday-Evening Mass of the Lord’s SupperSo when he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.” John 13:12–15The celebration of the evening Mass of...

A South Florida city leader was found dead in her home Wednesday, and her husband was in police custody, authorities said. Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was found by police officers at around 10 a.m. Wednesday after they began an investigation into her "well-being," the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. Police Chief Brad Mock didn't provide any details about the circumstances of Bowen's death, saying it was being investigated as a "domestic violence incident." Bowen’s husband, Stephen Bowen, was in police custody, Mock said. The chief said there were no other suspects being sought. Bowen was first elected...

"Blessed are the poor in spirit . . . those who mourn . . .the gentle . . . those who hunger and thirst for righteousness . . . the merciful . . . the pure in heart . . . the peacemakers . . . [and] those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness" (Matt. 5:3-10). By the world’s standards, Christ’s definition of happiness is shocking and contradictory! A quiz in a popular magazine characterized happy people as those who enjoy other people but aren't self-sacrificing, who refuse to participate in negative feelings or emotions, and who...

During oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her case for why the children of foreign tourists ought to qualify for birthright American citizenship if they are born in the United States while their parents are on vacation. The case, known as Trump v. Barbara, will decide whether or not President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens and foreign tourists, often referred to as “anchor babies,” is constitutional. […] “I was thinking about this and I think there are various sources that say this, that...

After announcing a 2029 target for migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), Google issues a new warning that a quantum system could attack a Bitcoin (BTC) transaction in about nine minutes. The tech giant warned it won't happen today but it's a possibility one should be prepared for sooner than later. Understanding quantum threat to cryptocurrency Cryptocurrencies are virtual currencies that rely on cryptography to encrypt or conceal sensitive financial details from those other than transacting parties. Though the most powerful supercomputers active today will take thousands of years to decrypt cryptography, the cryptocurrency community fears quantum computers will be able...

Donald Trump threatened to stop supplying weapons for Ukraine in order to pressure European allies to join a “coalition of the willing” to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to people briefed on the discussions. The strait has been in effect closed by Iran after the US and Israel attacked the Islamic republic in late February, choking a route through which a fifth of the world’s oil typically passes.

The Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) affliction among Democrats has been well-documented at this site and others going way back to his first term in office. Indeed, not a day goes by that we don't see it on display in some form or another, whether it's in the form of a speech on the House floor, a media interview, or a post on social media. Some of the more notable instances that come to mind are Democrat Rep. Al Green's (TX-09) unhinged outbursts during Trump's addresses to Congress, two of which have gotten him escorted off the floor, after which Green...

Anthropic on Tuesday confirmed that internal code for its popular artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, Claude Code, had been inadvertently released due to a human error. "No sensitive customer data or credentials were involved or exposed," an Anthropic spokesperson said in a statement shared with CNBC News. "This was a release packaging issue caused by human error, not a security breach. We’re rolling out measures to prevent this from happening again." The discovery came after the AI upstart released version 2.1.88 of the Claude Code npm package, with users spotting that it contained a source map file that could be...

There are mixed emotions here: It’s good that the Department of Homeland Security shutdown is ending. It’s ridiculous that Congress had to go through multiple rounds to fund just one agency, making the latter part of this saga a Republican circus. Make no mistake, this was a Democrat-caused shutdown. They supported it, kept TSA workers without pay, causing many to quit, and left our homeland vulnerable to terror attacks during Operation Epic Fury. We haven’t even considered the natural disaster scenarios that could’ve occurred; FEMA would’ve been paralyzed. Alas, the House GOP is going to support John Thune and the...

Texas Congressman Keith Self has dropped a bombshell on the growing reality of Sharia-adherent communities taking root inside the United States. Far from some future hypothetical, these enclaves are here, now, and operating openly in his own district.Self laid it out plainly: “Sharia is alive, well, and operating in Plano, Texas. Right now, as I speak, there is an existing Sharia-adherent enclave run by the East Plano Islamic Center in my congressional district. It’s been functioning for 12 years right in our midst. This is not a hypothetical or future threat. It is here, now and operational.”He continued: “It is...

If you thought Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson had already set the bar low for her performance during oral arguments, she managed to make herself look even worse during the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship case. The case centers on President Donald Trump’s executive order challenging the modern (mis)interpretation of birthright citizenship. During questioning, Jackson tried to redefine the concept of allegiance to a country by comparing it to being subject to local laws while traveling abroad. "I was thinking, you know, I'm a U.S. citizen, am visiting Japan. And what it means is that, you know, if I steal someone's wallet...