Mashable India1 hour agoElon Musk Blasts FAA For Fining SpaceX And Delaying Starship Missions; 'Enough Is Enough'Mashable - Harsh VardhanSpaceX has written a scathing letter to the U.S. Congress regarding the delays it is facing in launching Starships courtesy of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In its address, the company highlighted how the FAA, which grants licenses for rocket launches, has been unable to "keep pace …
Mashable India1 hour agoSpace Tourism Company Completes First Test Flight Before Launching Humans In A BalloonMashable - Harsh VardhanFlorida-based Space Perspective has completed its first test flight in a major step toward launching humans in a capsule tied to a balloon. In a statement on September 18, the company highlighted 'extraordinary accomplishments' during the flight of Neptune-Excelsior. "In just a few short years, our …
Mashable India2 hours agoNASA Targets September 26 For Launch Of Crew-9 Mission To Rescue Sunita WilliamsMashable - Harsh VardhanNASA has announced that its SpaceX Crew-9 mission is taking off no earlier than September 26. The launch to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled at 11:35 pm IST from the Kennedy Space Center. Back up launch opportunities are available on September 27 and September 28. "Joint teams …
Mashable India20 hours agoChina's Yutu-2, Launched In 2018, Becomes Longest Working Moon Rover In HistoryMashableChina's Yutu-2 rover, part of the Chang’e-4 mission, has set a new record as the longest-working rover on the Moon. Launched in December 2018, the rover landed on the Moon's far side in January 2019, making history as the first mission to explore this uncharted territory. Named after the mythical …
Mashable India20 hours agoESA Shares Eye-Watering Pictures Of Earth And Moon Taken By Departing Juice ProbeMashable - Harsh VardhanThe European Space Agency (ESA) has shared new pictures of Earth and the Moon taken by its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer or Juice spacecraft. The images feature a half-lit Earth with the tiny looking Moon to its right. According to ESA, Juice was about 5 million kilometres away from our planet when it …
Mashable India21 hours ago50 Year Old Mystery Solved As Scientists Discover New Blood Group SystemMashableResearchers from NHS Blood and Transplant and the University of Bristol have identified a new blood group, named MAL, solving a 50-year-old mystery surrounding the AnWj blood group. This discovery is significant because it allows doctors to better identify and treat patients who lack this …