Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffered an upper stage engine failure and deployed a batch of Starlink internet satellites into a perilously low orbit after launch from California Thursday night, the first blemish on the workhorse launcher's record in more than 300 missions since 2016.

​​Southbound I-5 will close between the SW Terwilliger Boulevard off-ramp and the SW Capitol Highway on-ramp. Northbound I-5 will close between the SW Barbur Boulevard off-ramp and the SW Terwilliger Boulevard on-ramp.

​Several on-ramps will also close to prevent drivers from getting on I-5 in the area during the closure.

Southbound on-ramp closures:

S Harbor Drive.

Interstate 405 southbound exchange to southbound I-5.

Northbound on-ramp closures:

​SW Spring Garden Street.

SW Capitol Highway.

OR99W/SW Barbur Boulevard.

SW Haines Street.

Kruse Way.

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On their mission to seek out new life, scientists have named three new spider species Kirk, Spock and McCoy — after characters from the original “Star Trek” series.

By Christine Hauser Sept. 13, 2023Updated 10:01 a.m. ET

Star Trek fans and spider enthusiasts have unexpectedly converged on a new frontier.

Scientists in Brazil announced that they had identified three new species of spiders and subsequently named them Kirk, McCoy and Spock after some of the main characters of “Star Trek.”

The trio of spiders are part of the Roddenberryus genus, a taxonomic classification named for Gene Roddenberry, who created the 1960s science fiction television series that spawned decades of films, sequels, comics and a community of devoted Trekkies.

Mr. Roddenberry, who died in 1991, “inspired generations of kids to pursue scientific careers,” wrote Alexander Sánchez-Ruiz, a zoologist, and Alexandre Bragio Bonaldo in their article in European Journal of Taxonomy, published on Sept. 6, explaining h

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A Multnomah County hearings officer has ordered that Jessie Miller must permanently give up his pit bull mix Bubbie after designating the canine dangerous for mauling a runner in Southeast Portland in April, less than two months after he attacked another dog.

The order this month followed a three-hour appeal hearing where Miller called the dog his “best friend,” and a smart animal who finds ways to get off leash. At the same hearing, the woman who was mauled unwrapped protective coverings on her right arm and legs to show the hearings officer and Miller her lasting scars from the attack.

Cheryl Wakerhauser, who was assaulted as she was running along Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard on April 17, and Kara Bloom, whose poodle Rocky underwent surgery after it was maimed by Bubbie in February both testified, as did Miller, his mother and a friend.

Hearings Officer Tony Schwartz ruled that Miller failed to control his dog, allowing it to run off leash, and that suspending his ownership was t