Parenting experts worry over Facebook's plan for children under 13

Social networking giant Facebook is really going after the youth market. Yes, it’s no more a rumor now. 

Parenting experts worry over Facebook's plan for children under 13

Facebook currently bans users under the age of 13, although officials admit that of the 900 million users worldwide, there are an estimated 7.5 million kids under 13 already using the popular social media site by lying about their age when they register. But why make it easier to the under-13 crowd to get access to Facebook?

After having heard for past few weeks about the Facebook plans for expanding its reach to include children under 13, the report published in Wall Street Journal has confirmed that Facebook is actively testing options to create a safe, child-friendly space on the site.

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Welcome Home, Baby: Says delighted Elon Musk after Dragon splashes back into Pacific

HAWTHRONE, CA (Thu, May 31) - THE SpaceX Dragon craft has returned to Earth, ending its revolutionary voyage to the International Space Station (ISS). 

Welcome Home, Baby: Says delighted Elon Musk after Dragon splashes back into Pacific

"Welcome home, baby," said SpaceX's elated chief, Elon Musk, on Thursday after the Dragon capsule has parachuted into the Pacific Ocean that ended up a successful mission of ferrying the first private delivery to the International Space Station (ISS) and pioneers NASA's new approach to space exploration.

The unmanned capsule parachuted into the Pacific approximately 805 km off Mexico's Baja California, bringing back more than a half-ton of old station equipment. It was the first time since the space shuttles stopped flying last summer that NASA got back a big load from the orbiting lab.

Splashdown came at 8:42 a.m. (11:42 a.m. ET), about two minutes earlier than expected, SpaceX and NASA reported. Musk was on hand at the company’s mission control center near Los Angeles as operators monitored the descent, and called the mission a “grand slam” in a briefing later Thursday.

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SpaceX Dragon Docking Updates: After getting closer, Dragon backed again

UPDATES: SpaceX is retreating back the Dragon Capsule. It is currently backing away from the ISS and the distance again widened to 250m. The Position will be maintained until new orders from NASA.

SpaceX Dragon Docking Updates: After getting closer, Dragon backed again

Reported earlier ….

The space cargo capsule of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (popularly known as SpaceX) is likely to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday (May 25).

Earlier, NASA reported that the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo capsule eventually closed in on its destination, the International Space Station, for a series of tests Thursday to clear it for its final docking with ISS on Friday.

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Space Race Becomes New Money-making Market after Success of SpaceX

SpaceX Falcon 9 blasted off to International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday; but it has left behind a commercial space race among the top tech companies in United States. 

Space Race Becomes New Money-making Market after Success of SpaceX

The reusable space cargo capsule ‘Dragon’ was lifted off atop Falcon 9 rocket is expected to reach near the space station for tests early Thursday and ultimately will dock on Friday with its load of supplies. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (popularly known as SpaceX), run by Elon Musk (co-founder of PayPal and Tesla Motors) was hired by NASA to deliver cargo in the first hand, then eventually astronauts to the orbital outpost.

NASA didn’t content with SpaceX rather the space agency is hiring others, too.

With an aim to make money in commercial space race as much as eight U.S. companies have started their bid even more aggressively after SapceX’s successful launch of its rockets early this week. Most of the companies, planning to jump in the new market, think that they can make even more money than major U.S. airlines in operations.

Private space exploration companies have planned for years about carrying supplies and human for NASA, but this is the first time one is actually in orbit and about to make a delivery for the space agency.

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Live Broadcast/Webcast: SpaceX Falcon 9 ready for second launch attempt on Tuesday

Cape Canaveral, Florida (Tue, May 22) – SpaceX is set to go for their second attempt within a week time on the wee hours of Tuesday at sending the first private spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) after the initial launch over the weekend was aborted just few moments before blast off.

Live Broadcast: SpaceX Falcon 9 ready for second launch attempt on Monday

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket - carrying cargo capsule dubbed as ‘Dragon’ filled with food, supplies and science experiments - is scheduled to liftoff at 3:44 a.m. Eastern Time from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Earlier on Saturday (May 19); the countdown reached all the way to practically zero and the engine ignition sequence started Saturday, but there was an automatic shutdown by on-board computers which led to abort the liftoff subsequently. (Read full report here)

In a statement on Monday SpaceX revealed that the first attempt to launch Falcon 9 was aborted when a flight computer detected “high pressure in the engine 5 combustion chamber.”

The statement pointed out that during thorough check up of the engine, SpaceX engineers found a defective check valve on the Merlin engine. The faulty valve was replaced on Saturday, and after careful analysis, the vehicle had got clearance for launch."

The mission is designed to establish whether SpaceX can deliver cargo to the ISS. The company is one of the few private companies getting funds from NASA with the aim to deliver cargo into orbit.

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Breaking News!! SpaceX Falcon 9 launch aborted at last minute

Cape Canaveral, Florida (Sat, May 19) – SpaceX attempt to launch its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a reusable Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) has been aborted. For some unknown technical reasons; instead of blasting off from Cape Canaveral, the rocket remained on its launch pad amid a cloud of engine exhaust.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch aborted at last minute

The countdown reached all the way to practically zero and the engine ignition sequence started Saturday, but there was an automatic shutdown by on-board computers, a NASA spokesperson said. 

Initially, NASA reported that the launch was aborted because chamber pressure was high on the rocket's engine 5. The abort was initiated by a computer that noticed parameters beyond the specific limits. 

This was the first launch attempt by one of the private U.S. companies hoping to take over the job of delivering cargo and eventually astronauts to the space station for NASA.

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SpaceX ready for second attempt to launch Falcon 9 today (Monday, May 21), read here. 

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SpaceX on historical space travel -- It’s a big job: President Gwynne Shotwell

Cape Canaveral, Florida (Sat, May 19) – After a long wait and several delays, finally SpaceX - the private space exploration company founded by PayPal and Tesla Motors co-founder Elon Musk - set to make history as the first mission anchored by a private company to send cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) will begin in the early hours of Saturday.

SpaceX on historical space travel -- It’s a big job: President Gwynne Shotwell

At just a few hours at 1:55am Pacific Time (which is 4:55am Eastern time) Saturday morning, SpaceX will attempt to make the first ever privately-funded launch to head to the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch will be made with its Falcon 9 rocket, which is set to launch its Dragon capsule.

Talking to media ahead of historical launch Gwynne Shotwell, the president of SpaceX, told media, “We know this has been touted as a huge mission. We keep trying to say it’s a test. Nonetheless, it’s a big job.”

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SpaceX ready for second attempt to launch Falcon 9 today (Monday, May 21), read here. 

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Amazing VIDEO: Google Doodle Zipper working for Gideon Sundback's 132nd Birthday

Search engine giant Google has celebrated the 132nd birthday of Swedish inventor in a totally unique way on April 24. Google 'zipped' its homepage to remember Gideon Sundback, the inventor of the modern metal zipper. To play and enjoy Google’s doodle you need just a click, and the page unzips to reveal a search results page on the Swedish-born engineer.

Google Doodle Zipper working for Gideon Sundback's 132nd Birthday

Born on April 24, 1880, Sundback migrated to United States from Sweden in 1905. There he worked at the Universal Fastener Company in New Jersey, and went on to become its head designer in 1909. (Via Wikipedia)

If you are a Firefox user, you might not be allowed to play with the new, interactive zipper Google doodle. This is because the new zipper Google doodle does not seem to be fully compatible with the Firefox browser.

We checked the same issue on other browsers including Google's own Chrome, Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Apple's Safari, and it seemed to work fine on them. Google is believed to use advanced JavaScript and HTML5 elements for many of its fun and interactive doodles, but some of the code isn't always compatible on all modern Web browsers.

Google has been pushing its Chrome Web browser in a big way, including advertisements in the mainstream media and outdoor hoardings. Advertising approaches that we do not usually associate with Google. Chrome is now the most serious contender to Internet Explorer in the battle of the browsers.

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