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Largest solid rocket engine ever built waiting to be hot fire tested

If successful, the engine will gain validation as the booster of choice for Vega-C in 2019 as well as the Ariane 6 starting 2020.

Jul 12, 2018

How big are SpaceX rockets? This visual helps you see just how massive these machines are

One of the reasons why it is not easy to visualise the size and magnitude of these machines is because of the way they are presented. Launch pads are isolated, normally near the coast, and there is nothing near them except for the sky and a launch tower for scale comparison.

Jul 11, 2018

Russia breaks record by launching fastest-ever mission to International Space Station

The mission was to deliver nearly 3 tonnes material that includes food, fuel and other supplies, the unmanned Progress cargo rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Jul 11, 2018

Israel is going to the Moon – SpaceX to launch lunar lander by year end

If it goes according to plan, Israel will be the third nation to successfully manage a soft touchdown on the Moon. Only the USA and China have managed to leave their mark on the Moon so far.

Jul 11, 2018

SpaceX planning a Falcon 9 rocket booster landing in California for the first time

This would be the first time ever that a Falcon 9 rocket will land on a new onshore recovery pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Jul 9, 2018

Aggressive mutant space bacteria poses serious risk to life on Earth, warns Russia

Bacteria and life, in general, go through a massive change in space and these mutated life forms could pose a serious risk to Earth, say the Russians.

Jul 8, 2018

Soldiers and rescue workers work in Tham Luang cave complex

Thailand cave rescue: Elon Musk team working on escape pod design

The Tesla founder tweeted on Saturday that teams at SpaceX and The Boring Company are working on solutions to help rescue the boys trapped in Tham Luang cave.

Jul 7, 2018

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin wants to start setting up a human colony on moon by 2023

However, Blue Origin is not the one and only private firm that is looking to take the humans back to the moon and colonize it; several other players are also speeding up

Jul 7, 2018

ISRO successfully tests crew escape module for human spaceflight

The test at Satish Dhawan Space Centre lasted 259 seconds. It was labelled a success after the crew escape system deployed successfully.

Jul 5, 2018

NASA is looking for new ways to manage trash when travelling in deep space

As humans travel further and further away from Earth, there will be no chance for supply missions to actually remove trash and bring stuff in, so there is an urgent call for technology that can help with trash management.

Jul 4, 2018

NASA wants to create a real life 'Prime Directive' to protect planets from humans

Planetary Protection Policies are out of date and need to be updated before humans start setting foot on other planets and bringing back samples to Earth.

Jul 3, 2018

PSLV breaks into Australian space market, to launch satellite from Down Under this year

PSLV has launched 237 satellites, nearly half of them from the United States and 27 other countries since its first commercial launch in 1999.

Jul 3, 2018

Electricity on Mars? It is possible to harvest wind energy, says new study

Most other sources of power like thermoelectric or even solar might not be as effective in the long run and wind could be a way to supplement other sources of power on Mars.

Jun 29, 2018

Boeing is working on a hypersonic jet more than twice as fast as the Concorde

The aircraft, if it gets built in the next 20 to 30 years, will carry people at speeds of over Mach 5, says Boeing.

Jun 28, 2018

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Spaceflight - it might not be as cool an idea as you think

Microgravity is capable of impacting the immune systems of the humans so seriously that the space travelers could even struggle to get rid off of something as minor as a cold, if they get infected

Jun 27, 2018

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Search Results for: SpaceX

Largest solid rocket engine ever built waiting to be hot fire tested

How big are SpaceX rockets? This visual helps you see just how massive these machines are

Russia breaks record by launching fastest-ever mission to International Space Station

Israel is going to the Moon – SpaceX to launch lunar lander by year end

SpaceX planning a Falcon 9 rocket booster landing in California for the first time

Aggressive mutant space bacteria poses serious risk to life on Earth, warns Russia

Thailand cave rescue: Elon Musk team working on escape pod design

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin wants to start setting up a human colony on moon by 2023

ISRO successfully tests crew escape module for human spaceflight

NASA is looking for new ways to manage trash when travelling in deep space

NASA wants to create a real life 'Prime Directive' to protect planets from humans

PSLV breaks into Australian space market, to launch satellite from Down Under this year

Electricity on Mars? It is possible to harvest wind energy, says new study

Boeing is working on a hypersonic jet more than twice as fast as the Concorde

Spaceflight - it might not be as cool an idea as you think

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