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SpaceX creates a simulator that lets you play at being an astronaut manually docking with the ISS 

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SpaceX have created a Crew Dragon simulator that lets you play at being an astronaut and practise manually docking with the International Space Station. The free-to-play browser based tool presents users with a digital copy of the real-life controls astronauts would use if they needed to manually dock with the ISS.  The real Crew Dragon … Read more

Thousands are STILL stuck on the coronavirus-hit Grand Princess 24 hours after docking

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Passengers aboard the quarantined Grand Princess cruise ship continued to disembark the liner on Tuesday, a day after it docked in Oakland.  The evacuation of the 951-foot ship began Monday, with several hundred people let off the ship. About 2,000 passengers, including hundreds of Californians, were still aboard Tuesday morning.  ‘I’m bored and frustrated,’ said … Read more

Thailand bans cruise liner from docking because of Italian passengers

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A cruise ship was turned away by Thailand over coronavirus fears today after authorities raised the alarm over dozens of Italian passengers.  The Costa Fortuna was denied permission to dock on the island of Phuket because 64 people on board had been in Italy in the last 14 days, Thai media said.  The cruise operator … Read more