Jonathan Harveyflipped into The Enquiring MindIncredible Video Reveals the Inner Workings of Rockets When They Launchverified_publisherMy Modern Met - Madeleine MuzdakisOn November 16, a modern rocket delivered the four astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station—orbiting 254 miles above Earth. This incredible feat is not only historic, but also one that has piqued people's interests in space travel and the mechanics behind it. Have …
NKflipped into Crazy StoriesEuropean Vega rocket suffers major launch failure, satellites for Spain and France lostspace.com - Tariq Malik'We can now confirm the mission is lost." An Arianespace Vega rocket suffered a major failure shortly after launch on Monday (Nov. 16), leading to …
AvatarValkorflipped into Advanced TechSpaceX launches upgraded Dragon cargo ship to space station, aces rocket landingspace.com - Amy ThompsonIt was SpaceX's 100th successful Falcon 9 rocket launch. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a new Dragon resupply mission today (Dec. …
Space.comflipped into SpaceXSpaceX just launched 60 new Starlink internet satellites and nailed rocket landing at seaspace.com - Amy ThompsonThere's more than 800 Starlink satellites in orbit now. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a full stack of Starlink internet …
Safari Womanflipped into Anything but PoliticsSorry, SpaceX. Watch This Week As NASA Pays $90 Million To Launch U.S. Astronaut On A Russian RocketForbes - Jamie CarterU.S. astronauts now fly to the International Space Station (ISS) from American soil, right? So why is a NASA astronaut about to blast-off to the ISS from Russia at a cost of over $90 million? Despite the success of “Launch America” back on May 30, 2020 when NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley …
Avatarcrosscourierflipped into The Universal Curiosity ShopRocket Lab Electron launch fails to reach orbit, 7 satellites lostspace.com - Amy ThompsonSomething went wrong minutes after liftoff. A Rocket Lab (opens in new tab) Electron booster failed to reach orbit while attempting to launch seven …
Business Insiderflipped into Top StoriesSpaceX made 6 major changes to its spaceship and rocket to be ready to launch its first full crew of NASA astronautsverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Morgan McFall-JohnsenUpdate: SpaceX successfully rocketed the four Crew-1 astronauts into orbit. SpaceX is ready to send its first full astronaut crew into space for NASA, on a launch system newly certified for human spaceflight. The Falcon 9 rocket is upright on the launchpad, a Crew Dragon spaceship secured firmly to …
Forbesflipped into InnovationSpaceX Is About To Launch Its Prototype Starship Mars Rocket On Its Most Ambitious Flight YetForbes - Jonathan O'CallaghanIn the annals of history, “SN8” may be a moniker many space fans look back fondly on. Next week, Elon Musk says his SpaceX company will attempt to fly its prototype Starship rocket – designed to one day take people to Mars – to its highest altitude yet. Dubbed SN8, or serial number 8, this will also …
Ars Technicaflipped into Ars TechnicaRocket Report: Another Chinese launch failure, Minotaur IV soarsverified_publisherArs Technica - Eric Berger“We cannot at this moment precisely quantify the delay.” Welcome to Edition 3.08 of the Rocket Report! We are now approaching the middle of the 2020 …
Ars Technicaflipped into Ars TechnicaRocket Report: China unveils big rocket plans, SpaceX’s “secret” launchverified_publisherArs Technica - Eric Berger“How do you spend that much money and have a return on investment?” Welcome to Edition 3.19 of the Rocket Report! This week we were glad to see US …
Safari Womanflipped into Anything but PoliticsSpaceX launches the first south-bound rocket from Florida in decadesverified_publisherThe Verge - Loren GrushThis evening, SpaceX launched another rocket from Florida, but this vehicle took a very different kind of path than most flights from the East Coast. Rather than head eastward after launch as most Florida missions do, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket headed south after liftoff, skirting over Florida’s …
AvatarLazarus Longflipped into Interesting InfoSpaceX launches Earth-observation satellite for Argentina, nails rocket landingspace.com - Amy ThompsonIt was a rare polar launch from Florida, the first since 1969. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched an Earth-observation satellite for …
CNETflipped into Living in the FutureSpaceX Starlink launch sets record for workhouse Falcon 9 rocketverified_publisherCNET - Eric MackElon Musk proves to be the rocket-recycling king once again.
Space.comChina launches yet another high-resolution Earth observation satellite, drops rocket debrisspace.com - Andrew JonesChina's 36th launch of a busy 2020 was not as routine as first thought. As Chang’e 5 continues to make headlines for its exploits on and around the …
Interesting!Vinoth Baluflipped into Space & Stardust NASA Launched a Rocket 54 Years Ago. Has It Finally Come Home?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Katherine KorneiIt was after midnight on Sept. 19 and Paul Chodas, the manager of the Center for Near Earth Object Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., was working late, studying an object called 2020 SO that other astronomers had spotted in the night skies just the day before. …
Forbesflipped into Innovation‘Welcome Back To Earth!’ - Rocket Lab Becomes Second Company After SpaceX To Launch And Land Orbital RocketForbes - Jonathan O'CallaghanIn a major milestone, the New Zealand-based launch company Rocket Lab has successfully recovered an orbital-class rocket after parachuting it back to Earth from near-space – only the second company in history ever to do so. Yesterday, Thursday, November 20 at 9.20 P.M. Eastern Time, the company’s …
Ars Technicaflipped into Ars TechnicaAstra set up a rocket launch with five people and came within seconds of orbitverified_publisherArs Technica - Eric Berger"It's a really nice Christmas present for the team." If we're being honest, Astra's first orbital launch attempt in September was just not all that …
Veni,Vidi,Vixiflipped into Geek MeatSpaceX launches Starship prototype on spectacular test flight, rocket explodes on touchdownverified_publisherCBS News - By William HarwoodA full-scale prototype of of SpaceX's futuristic Starship rocket blasted off from south Texas Wednesday in the program's most ambitious test flight …
Popular MechanicsSep 3, 2020How a Russian Rocket Launch Failed Spectacularly In Just 118 Secondsverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Joe PappalardoAmerican astronaut Nick Hague and his cosmonaut commander had to abort at 4,000 MPH. Sitting in the capsule atop the Soyuz MS rocket, NASA astronaut Nick Hague is surrounded by buttons etched in Cyrillic, screens streaming data, and Russian radio chatter. To his right is cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, …
The Mirrorflipped into The MirrorNASA rocket launched to the Moon in 1966 'hurtles back into view from Earth'verified_publishermirror.co.uk - Ryan MerrifieldA NASA rocket part the size of a bus appears to be hurtling back towards Earth at 1,500mph, over 54 years after being launched. A team at the space …
Live Scienceflipped into LiveScienceEarth's new minimoon might be a rocket humans launched into space in the 1960sLive Science - Rafi LetzterObservers think it may have been launched into space in the 1960s. Earth is getting a small new moon, but it might have been made by …
Business Insider Indiaflipped into Latest StoriesIndia’s first private player to successfully test a homegrown rocket engine is on track for its first full rocket launch by 2021businessinsider.in - Prabhjote Gill"We will be one of India’s first private launch vehicle makers,” Skyroot Aerospace co-founder Naga Bharath Daka said in April 2019. One year down the …
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunchLaunch startup Astra's rocket reaches spaceverified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonRocket launch startup Astra has joined an elite group of companies that can say their vehicle has actually made it to orbital space — earlier than expected. The company’s Rocket 3.2 test rocket (yes, it’s a rocket called “Rocket”) passed the Karman line, the separation point 100 km (62 miles) up …
Antonio Isaza Mobile Unitflipped into VARIOSAn Antares rocket launch for NASA may be visible along the US East Coast tonight. Here's how to watch.space.com - Joe RaoLiftoff is at 9:16 p.m. EDT (0116 Oct. 2 GMT). Update for 9:55 pm ET, Oct. 2: NASA and Northrop Grumman successfully launched the Cygnus NG-14 mission …
