Daily Mailflipped into Science + TechJapanese engineers develop high-powered laser to burn space junkdailymail.co.uk - Michael ThomsenEngineers at the Japanese satellite firm JSAT have announced a new plan to send a laser-equipped satellite into orbit to help remove space junk …
archwizardflipped into Science FractionsSpaceX launches Space Force mission, appears to settle engine issue [Updated]verified_publisherArs Technica - Eric BergerWeather currently is expected to be 60 percent favorable for a launch. Update 6:50pm EST : Right at the top of its launch window, a brand-new Falcon 9 …
TechCrunchflipped into Top StoriesIndia's first private space launch startup Skyroot succeeds with upper-stage engine fire testverified_publisherTechCrunch - Darrell EtheringtonThe private space launch industry has expanded significantly since the debut of SpaceX, but some markets, like India, are just now getting the regulatory support to clear the way for private players to participate. Now that those barriers are coming down, however, private launch startup Skyroot is …
News18.comflipped into News18 Latest NewsJeff Bezoz Reveals Rocket Engine by His Space Company Blue Origin That Will Take First Woman to Moonnews18.com - News18Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon’s surface, the billionaire said on Friday as NASA nears a decision to …
Los Angeles TimesAug 31, 2020Jakob van Zyl, JPL engineer involved in numerous space exploration missions, diesverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Associated PressJakob van Zyl, an engineer who held crucial positions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was involved in numerous space exploration missions over decades, has died at a hospital in Pasadena at age 63. Van Zyl, who retired in 2019 after a 33-year career, suffered a heart attack Aug. 24 and died …
Smartlifeflipped into Science & TechA Russian cosmonaut successfully performed tissue engineering in space with a magnetic fieldspace.com - Doris Elin UrrutiaThe experiment pushed cells towards each other like "pebbles being pushed around by the waves on the beach." A cosmonaut has bioengineered human …