Shandong-based Orienspace pulled off its first-ever launch, breaking the record for the largest payload capacity on a commercial rocket for China’s growing space industry. Would Peter Capaldi Return to Doctor Who? The Chinese company launched the Gravity-1 rocket on Thursday at 12:30 a.m. ET from a mobile platform in the Yellow Sea, producing massive plumes … Read more
A Falcon 9 first-stage booster broke apart after completing its 19th mission, tipping over on the floating droneship in the Atlantic Ocean due to high winds. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View The SpaceX rocket launched on Saturday, December 23, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, while carrying 23 Starlink … Read more
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Blue Origin’s 24th mission was a success. After its New Shepard rocket took off from West Texas on Tuesday morning, the booster and crew capsule safely separated mid-flight, with both landing back on Earth. Liftoff occurs around 29:42 in the livestream and from there, you can see New Shepard propel to a maximum altitude of … Read more
We live in a connected world. These days, losing your cellphone signal doesn’t just mean you can’t check Instagram — it could be a matter of life and death. Regardless of which type of phone you have or which cellular service provider you use, it’s inevitable that you’ll run into service disruptions, either from bad weather … Read more
SpaceX’s gargantuan, methane-fueled Starship soared 90 miles above Earth on Saturday morning, though it exploded before it could complete its space journey. Federal officials said no one had reported injuries or public property damage after the test. Starship, a 400-foot-tall, super-heavy-lift rocket and spacecraft, took off shortly after 7 a.m. local time from SpaceX’s private … Read more
SpaceX’s latest test flight of the Starship rocket lasted for around eight minutes—twice the length of the previous test. Both the booster and the Starship upper stage were lost, but SpaceX achieved many key milestones during the flight test. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View Starship has taken to the … Read more
We live in a connected world, where losing your cellphone signal doesn’t just mean you can’t check Instagram — it could be a matter of life and death. It doesn’t matter which type of phone you use or even which cellular service provider you have, it’s inevitable that you’ll run into service disruptions, either from bad … Read more
All adults and kids 6 months and older can get a brand new COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and Moderna this season, a staff of medical consultants that advises the US Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention mentioned Tuesday. Each mRNA vaccine formulation have been up to date to focus on a more moderen model of … Read more
Rocket Lab’s subsequent Electron mission will embrace one other marine restoration try of the rocket’s booster, the newest step by the corporate to advance its reusability program. The mission, referred to as “Child Come Again,” will take off from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complicated 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. The launch window opens no sooner … Read more