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A scheduled test of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket on Saturday quickly went off the rails, casting doubt on the next steps of sending Americans to space and the moon. The Space Launch System is designed to be the most powerful rocket ever, with four RS-25 rocket engines and two external boosters built by Northrop … Read more
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches its New Shepard carrying ‘Mannequin Skywalker’ for 300,000 feet test flight of its upgraded space capsule that will take tourists to orbit for $200,000 Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard rocket for the 14th time The launch took placed at 12:18pm ET from Launch Site One in West Texas The … Read more
British firm Skyrora Is a step closer to launching a space tug that could tow satellites into different orbits, replace old satellites and even clean up space junk. The upper stage of the Skyrora XL rocket successfully completed a crucial static fire test at the engine development complex in Fife, Scotland just before Christmas. This upper … Read more
British firm Skyrora Is a step closer to launching a space tug that could tow satellites into different orbits, replace old satellites and even clean up space junk. The upper stage of the Skyrora XL rocket successfully completed a crucial static fire test at the engine development complex in Fife Scotland just before Christmas. This upper … Read more
Space Launch System test: NASA prepares to fire up engines on ‘the most powerful rocket ever built’ that can reach 17,500mph and will one day carry astronauts to Mars The $18 billion Space Launch System is the largest rocket engine ever built The SLS will fly astronauts to the Moon and Mars as part of … Read more
Spacex’s latest Starship prototype, Serial Number 9 (SN9), ignited its massive Raptor engines for the first time, signaling the massive rocket is gearing up for its first high-altitude test flight. The static fire test, which occurred Wednesday evening, allows operators to fire of the engines while the Starship remains attached to the ground. SN9 can … Read more
Methane-based rocket fuel can be made on MARS in a one-step process that uses zinc and a small portable device, physicist claims Experts have devices a plan for astronauts get enough fuel to return to Earth from Mars – by making methane-based fuel on the surface of the Red Planet Physicists are using materials found … Read more
Methane-based rocket fuel can be made on MARS in a one-step process that uses zinc and a small portable device, physicist claims Experts have devices a plan for astronauts get enough fuel to return to Earth from Mars – by making methane-based fuel on the surface of the Red Planet Physicists are using materials found … Read more
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A new Chinese carrier rocket has made its first flight today, paving the way towards China’s ambitious mission of sending travellers into space by 2045. The medium-lift Long March 8 Y-1 blasted off at 12.37 pm (04.37am GMT) from the southern Chinese island of Hainan carrying five satellites, state media reported. The newly launched rocket … Read more