Scientists use rocket scanner to learn how whales hear
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Researchers have used a scanner designed for rockets to collect the first-ever computed tomography (CT) scan of an entire minke whale. By combining the CT scan results with custom-developed computer...
Researchers have used a scanner designed for rockets to collect the first-ever computed tomography (CT) scan of an entire minke whale. By combining the CT scan results with custom-developed computer simulation tools, the researchers model how the whales hear sounds...
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Blue Origin Expects BE-4 Rocket Engine Qualification Tests to Be Done This Year
SPACE.COM
The chief executive of Blue Origin says he expects the company's BE-4 engine to complete qualification testing by the end of the...
The chief executive of Blue Origin says he expects the company's BE-4 engine to complete qualification testing by the end of the year as the company ramps up work on its New Glenn orbital rocket.
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Russian Rokot Launcher to Orbit Sentinel-3B Earth-Observing Satellite on Wednesday
ASTRO WATCH
Russian Rokot launch vehicle is poised to blast off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Wednesday, April...
Russian Rokot launch vehicle is poised to blast off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Wednesday, April 25, tasked with the delivery of European Sentinel-3B Earth-observing satellite. The rocket will blast off from Plesetsk’s Site 133/3 at 17:57 GMT (1:57 p.m....
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Proton Launches Russian Military Communications Satellite
SPACE.COM
Russia's Proton rocket launched for the first time this year April 18 with a military communications satellite for the federation's ministry of defense.
Russia's Proton rocket launched for the first time this year April 18 with a military communications satellite for the federation's ministry of defense.
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New Shepard: Rocket for Space Tourism
SPACE.COM
New Shepard is a rocket manufactured by Blue Origin for space tourism. It is designed to take up to six passengers into suborbital space inside of a crew capsule.
New Shepard is a rocket manufactured by Blue Origin for space tourism. It is designed to take up to six passengers into suborbital space inside of a crew capsule.
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Bankrupt Spaceflight Company's Assets to Help Young Minds Soar
SPACE.COM
Before it went bankrupt last year, XCOR Aerospace aimed to fly tourists to space with the company's Lynx suborbital vehicle. But now, XCOR's assets will help give high school and...
Before it went bankrupt last year, XCOR Aerospace aimed to fly tourists to space with the company's Lynx suborbital vehicle. But now, XCOR's assets will help give high school and college students hands-on experience with rockets and space technology.
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The challenges of an alien spaceflight program—escaping super-Earths and red dwarf stars
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Since the beginning of the Space Age, humans have relied on chemical rockets to get into space. While this method is certainly effective, it...
Since the beginning of the Space Age, humans have relied on chemical rockets to get into space. While this method is certainly effective, it is also very expensive and requires a considerable amount of resources. As we look to more...
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NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Launched by SpaceX Falcon 9
ASTRO WATCH
On a mission to search for planets outside of the Solar System, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) was launched...
On a mission to search for planets outside of the Solar System, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) was launched into space atop a Falcon 9 rocket on the first leg of the spacecraft’s multi-month journey to its final orbit...
4 days
Los Angeles port commission approves SpaceX rocket facility
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Los Angeles harbor commissioners have approved a permit for Space Exploration Technologies to build a facility on 19 acres of port land to manufacture a Mars rocket that will be so big...
Los Angeles harbor commissioners have approved a permit for Space Exploration Technologies to build a facility on 19 acres of port land to manufacture a Mars rocket that will be so big it will require an oceangoing barge for transport...
4 days
Blue Origin expects BE-4 qualification tests to be done by year’s end
SPACE NEWS
Blue Origin's CEO says he expects the company’s BE-4 engine to complete qualification testing by the end of the year as the company ramps...
Blue Origin's CEO says he expects the company’s BE-4 engine to complete qualification testing by the end of the year as the company ramps up work on its New Glenn orbital rocket. SpaceNews.com
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Los Angeles port commission approves SpaceX rocket facility
ABC NEWS
Los Angeles harbor commissioners have approved a permit for Space Exploration Technologies to build a facility to manufacture a Mars rocket that will be so big it will require an oceangoing barge...
Los Angeles harbor commissioners have approved a permit for Space Exploration Technologies to build a facility to manufacture a Mars rocket that will be so big it will require an oceangoing barge for transport to launch sites
4 days
Arianespace to launch Japanese broadcast satellite
SPACE NEWS
Arianespace on April 19 announced a agreement Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation BSAT and satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral to launch the BSAT-4b satellite...
Arianespace on April 19 announced a agreement Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation BSAT and satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral to launch the BSAT-4b satellite on an Ariane 5 rocket in 2020. SpaceNews.com
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Proton launches Russian defense comms satellite
SPACE NEWS
Russia’s Proton rocket launched for the first time this year April 18 with a military communications satellite for the federation’s ministry of defense. SpaceNews.com
Russia’s Proton rocket launched for the first time this year April 18 with a military communications satellite for the federation’s ministry of defense. SpaceNews.com
5 days
Musk says that SpaceX will use a giant party balloon to bring an upper stage back
PHYS.ORG
When Elon Musk of SpaceX tweets something interesting, it generates a wave of excitement. So when...
When Elon Musk of SpaceX tweets something interesting, it generates a wave of excitement. So when he tweeted recently that SpaceX might be working on a way to retrieve upper stages of their rockets, it set off a chain of...
5 days
As space business grows, Ruag ramps up U.S. manufacturing
SPACE NEWS
In anticipation of more business from rocket and satellite manufacturers, Ruag is ramping up investments in its U.S....
In anticipation of more business from rocket and satellite manufacturers, Ruag is ramping up investments in its U.S. operations in Alabama, Florida and in a research center in California’s Silicon Valley. SpaceNews.com
5 days
York Space Systems to use Ruag Space small satellite payload adapter
SPACE NEWS
York Space Systems, a Denver-based satellite manufacturer, announced plans April 17 to work with...
York Space Systems, a Denver-based satellite manufacturer, announced plans April 17 to work with Swiss satellite and rocket component supplier Ruag Space on payload adapters for York's S-Class satellites. SpaceNews.com
5 days
Watch NASA's TESS satellite launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket video - CNET
CNET
NASA and SpaceX team up for the historic launch of NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. Watch the launch -- and...
NASA and SpaceX team up for the historic launch of NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. Watch the launch -- and see the SpaceX boosters return to Earth -- from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
5 days
NASA's TESS Satellite Launches to Seek Out New Alien Worlds
SPACE.COM
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched today (April 18) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, rising off the pad atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket...
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched today (April 18) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, rising off the pad atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:51 p.m. EDT (2251 GMT).
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SpaceX rocket launched from Florida carrying NASA planet-hunting telescope
REUTERS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on Wednesday on SpaceX's first high-priority science...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on Wednesday on SpaceX's first high-priority science mission for NASA, a planet-hunting space telescope whose launch was delayed for two days by a rocket-guidance glitch.
5 days
NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral
CBC
NASA's TESS spacecraft has been launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to begin a two-year mission to find, and then study,...
NASA's TESS spacecraft has been launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to begin a two-year mission to find, and then study, faraway planets and about half a million stars.
5 days
SpaceX brings NASA’s TESS to space and successfully lands its Falcon 9 rocket
TechCrunch
SpaceX successfully brought NASA's new exoplanet-hunting telescope to high Earth orbit, from which, after one more burn, the satellite will be deployed....
SpaceX successfully brought NASA's new exoplanet-hunting telescope to high Earth orbit, from which, after one more burn, the satellite will be deployed. From there, it will get a gravity assist from the moon and enter a wide orbit, beginning its...
5 days
NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft to make 2nd launch attempt
CBC
After a delay on Monday, NASA's TESS spacecraft is scheduled for a second launch attempt Wednesday evening atop a SpaceX...
After a delay on Monday, NASA's TESS spacecraft is scheduled for a second launch attempt Wednesday evening atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
5 days
SpaceX poised to blast off NASA's new planet-hunter, TESS
PHYS.ORG
SpaceX was poised Wednesday to try again to blast off NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft after a two-day delay to check out the Falcon 9 rocket's navigation systems.
SpaceX was poised Wednesday to try again to blast off NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft after a two-day delay to check out the Falcon 9 rocket's navigation systems.
5 days
How to watch SpaceX launch NASA's TESS planet hunter today - CNET
CNET
Elon Musk's rocket company will send the satellite to orbit, where it will search for another Earth. You can watch the Falcon 9 launch...
Elon Musk's rocket company will send the satellite to orbit, where it will search for another Earth. You can watch the Falcon 9 launch live here.
6 days
In Florida, all systems go for SpaceX's launch of space telescope
REUTERS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX said all systems and weather were "go" for...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX said all systems and weather were "go" for blast-off on Wednesday of its first high-priority science mission for NASA, a planet-hunting space telescope whose launch was delayed for two days by a rocket-guidance glitch.
5 days
Sierra Nevada weighing options for launching future Dream Chaser missions
SPACE NEWS
As Sierra Nevada Corporation prepares its Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for a first launch on an...
As Sierra Nevada Corporation prepares its Dream Chaser cargo vehicle for a first launch on an Atlas 5 in late 2020, the company expects to make a decision by the end of this year on the rocket that will launch...
5 days
Image: Sounding rocket launches CHESS mission to study the matter between stars
PHYS.ORG
The Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph, or CHESS 4, was successfully launched on a NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket at 12:47 p.m. EDT,...
The Colorado High-resolution Echelle Stellar Spectrograph, or CHESS 4, was successfully launched on a NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket at 12:47 p.m. EDT, April 16 (4:47 a.m. local, April 17) from the Kwajalein Atoll in The Republic of the...
6 days
SpaceX Will Build Its Next-Gen Mars Rocket in Los Angeles
SPACE.COM
SpaceX will build its "BFR" spaceship at a new facility in the Port of Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced yesterday (April 16).
SpaceX will build its "BFR" spaceship at a new facility in the Port of Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced yesterday (April 16).
6 days
Technical issue delays next Rocket Lab Electron launch
SPACE NEWS
ocket Lab is postponing its next launch by a few weeks because of a technical problem, but the company says...
ocket Lab is postponing its next launch by a few weeks because of a technical problem, but the company says it is optimistic about its long-term prospects as demand for its small launch vehicle grows. SpaceNews.com
6 days
S7 closes Sea Launch purchase, future rocket TBD
SPACE NEWS
Some 19 months after announcing its intent to buy the assets of Sea Launch, Russian aviation group S7 has closed...
Some 19 months after announcing its intent to buy the assets of Sea Launch, Russian aviation group S7 has closed the purchase. SpaceNews.com
6 days
Spaceflight books launch slots on two Arianespace Vega missions
SPACE NEWS
Spaceflight Industries has secured rideshare opportunities on two Vega rocket missions for tiny satellites. SpaceNews.com
Spaceflight Industries has secured rideshare opportunities on two Vega rocket missions for tiny satellites. SpaceNews.com
6 days
SpaceX to build its massive BFR in Los Angeles
TechCrunch
The mayor of Los Angeles confirmed earlier reports that SpaceX will build its largest rocket, the BFR, at the Port of Los Angeles. The company intends to build a manufacturing...
The mayor of Los Angeles confirmed earlier reports that SpaceX will build its largest rocket, the BFR, at the Port of Los Angeles. The company intends to build a manufacturing facility on an 18-acre site at Berth 240 and use...
7 days
Orbital ATK selects Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10C for newly christened OmegA rocket
SPACE NEWS
Orbital ATK on Monday revealed new details about the rocket it has been developing...
Orbital ATK on Monday revealed new details about the rocket it has been developing over the last three years in an effort to take U.S. Air Force launch contracts away from United Launch Alliance and SpaceX. SpaceNews.com
1 week
Rocket-control glitch delays launch of NASA's planet-hunting satellite
REUTERS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An 11th-hour technical glitch prompted SpaceX to postpone its planned launch on Monday of a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An 11th-hour technical glitch prompted SpaceX to postpone its planned launch on Monday of a new NASA space telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system, delaying for at least 48 hours a quest...
1 week
How to watch SpaceX launch NASA's TESS planet hunter Wednesday - CNET
CNET
Elon Musk's rocket company will send the satellite to orbit, where it will search for another Earth. You can watch the Falcon 9 launch...
Elon Musk's rocket company will send the satellite to orbit, where it will search for another Earth. You can watch the Falcon 9 launch live here on Wednesday.
1 week
SpaceX delays launch of Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA's planet-hunting satellite
REUTERS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX postponed a planned launch on Monday of a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX postponed a planned launch on Monday of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA's latest planet-hunting satellite for 48 hours, citing problems with a guidance-navigation control system, launch team officials said.
1 week
Launch of NASA's TESS Exoplanet Hunter Delayed by Rocket Issue
SPACE.COM
The launch of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which was scheduled to take place this evening (April 16), has been delayed by at least 48 hours due to...
The launch of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which was scheduled to take place this evening (April 16), has been delayed by at least 48 hours due to an issue with the spacecraft's rocket ride, a SpaceX Falcon 9.
1 week
SpaceX postpones launch of NASA's planet-hunter spacecraft
PHYS.ORG
SpaceX postponed the launch of NASA's new planet-hunting mission Monday in order to verify the Falcon 9 rocket's navigation systems, the California-based company said.
SpaceX postponed the launch of NASA's new planet-hunting mission Monday in order to verify the Falcon 9 rocket's navigation systems, the California-based company said.
1 week
How to watch SpaceX launch NASA's new TESS planet hunter - CNET
CNET
VIDEO
Elon Musk's rocket company is sending the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to orbit, where it will search for another Earth. You can watch the...
Elon Musk's rocket company is sending the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to orbit, where it will search for another Earth. You can watch the Falcon 9 launch live.
1 week
Watch SpaceX launch NASA’s latest exoplanet-hunting satellite
TechCrunch
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket today during a 30 second window at 6:32pm EDT. Onboard is NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) designed to find exoplanets. SpaceX said this morning...
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket today during a 30 second window at 6:32pm EDT. Onboard is NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) designed to find exoplanets. SpaceX said this morning there’s an 80 percent chance of...
1 week
SpaceX Rocket Launching NASA's TESS Exoplanet Hunter Today: Watch Live
LIVE SCIENCE
NASA's next exoplanet-hunting mission is scheduled to launch today (April 16) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and you can watch the action live.
NASA's next exoplanet-hunting mission is scheduled to launch today (April 16) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and you can watch the action live.
1 week
Elon Musk's new SpaceX rocket plan uses a 'party balloon' - CNET
CNET
Elon Musk floats the bold idea of using a giant party balloon and a bouncy house to recapture the upper stage of a SpaceX...
Elon Musk floats the bold idea of using a giant party balloon and a bouncy house to recapture the upper stage of a SpaceX rocket.
1 week
Elon Musk’s latest SpaceX idea involves a party balloon and bounce house
TechCrunch
Elon Musk took to Twitter Sunday night to announce a new recovery method for an upper stage SpaceX rocket. A balloon — a “giant...
Elon Musk took to Twitter Sunday night to announce a new recovery method for an upper stage SpaceX rocket. A balloon — a “giant party balloon” to quote him directly — will ferry part of a rocket to a bounce...
1 week
NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft set for launch in Florida
REUTERS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A new NASA satellite designed to detect more Earth-like worlds around stars beyond...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A new NASA satellite designed to detect more Earth-like worlds around stars beyond our solar system is due for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Florida on Monday, on a quest to expand the known...
1 week
SpaceX Rocket Launching NASA's TESS Exoplanet Hunter Today: Watch Live
SPACE.COM
NASA's next exoplanet-hunting mission is scheduled to launch today (April 16) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and you can watch the action live.
NASA's next exoplanet-hunting mission is scheduled to launch today (April 16) atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and you can watch the action live.
1 week
All Systems 'Go' For Launch of NASA Exoplanet Mission Monday
SPACE.COM
NASA's next exoplanet-hunting spacecraft is primed for an on-time liftoff Monday (April 15) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
NASA's next exoplanet-hunting spacecraft is primed for an on-time liftoff Monday (April 15) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
1 week
2 Military Satellites Launched into Orbit Around Earth
LIVE SCIENCE
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched two U.S. Air Force satellites into orbit Saturday (April 14), setting the stage for improved military satellite communications and a new generation of space...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched two U.S. Air Force satellites into orbit Saturday (April 14), setting the stage for improved military satellite communications and a new generation of space vehicle design.
1 week
Atlas V Rocket Launches US Military Satellite and Experimental Spacecraft Into Orbit
SPACE.COM
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched two U.S. Air Force satellites into orbit Saturday (April 14), setting the stage for improved military...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched two U.S. Air Force satellites into orbit Saturday (April 14), setting the stage for improved military satellite communications and a new generation of space vehicle design.
1 week
NASA’s planet-hunting TESS telescope launches Monday aboard a SpaceX rocket
TechCrunch
Some of the most exciting space news of the past few years has been about Earth-like exoplanets that could one day (or perhaps already do) support life. TESS,...
Some of the most exciting space news of the past few years has been about Earth-like exoplanets that could one day (or perhaps already do) support life. TESS, a space telescope set to launch Monday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9...
1 week
Russia to Launch Blagovest 12L Military Comsat on April 18
ASTRO WATCH
Russia is in final stage of preparations to launch its Proton-M rocket with Blagovest 12L military...
Russia is in final stage of preparations to launch its Proton-M rocket with Blagovest 12L military communications satellite on Wednesday, April 18. Liftoff is scheduled to take place at 22:12 GMT (6:12 p.m. EDT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan....
1 week
When supersonic is too slow, go hypersonic - CNET
CNET
Boeing and Rolls-Royce invest in Reaction Engines, a British company developing a hypersonic propulsion system that's part rocket, part jet engine.
Boeing and Rolls-Royce invest in Reaction Engines, a British company developing a hypersonic propulsion system that's part rocket, part jet engine.
1 week
NASA may fly humans on the less powerful version of its deep-space rocket
THE VERGE
NASA may make some big changes to the first couple...
NASA may make some big changes to the first couple flights of its future deep-space rocket, the Space Launch System, after getting a recent funding boost from Congress to build a new launch platform. When humans fly on the rocket...
1 week
FCC issues warning in wake of Swarm’s unauthorized launch
SPACE NEWS
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on April 12 released an enforcement advisory warning that organizations will be penalized...
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on April 12 released an enforcement advisory warning that organizations will be penalized for launching spacecraft without the appropriate regulatory approvals and advised launch providers they should be ready to remove unauthorized spacecraft from their...
1 week
SpaceX Rocket Is Ready to Launch NASA's Next Planet-Hunting Telescope
SPACE.COM
SpaceX is gearing up to launch NASA's next big exoplanet hunter on Monday (April 16), with a successful test-fire of its Falcon 9 rocket under its belt.
SpaceX is gearing up to launch NASA's next big exoplanet hunter on Monday (April 16), with a successful test-fire of its Falcon 9 rocket under its belt.
1 week
Delta IV: Payload Launch Vehicle
SPACE.COM
Delta IV is a type of rocket that is mainly used to boost satellites into orbit.
Delta IV is a type of rocket that is mainly used to boost satellites into orbit.
2 weeks
As Factorio for PC nears v1.0, take a look at these awesome creations
Windows Central
This is how you can quickly get wrapped up in automation and say goodbye to entire evenings. Factorio is a game you...
This is how you can quickly get wrapped up in automation and say goodbye to entire evenings. Factorio is a game you likely never thought you'd buy and play, but it can quickly overtake your life for one very simple...
2 weeks
In Photos: India's GSLV Rocket Launches GSAT-6A Communications Satellite
SPACE.COM
On March 29, 2018, the Indian Space Research Organisation launched the GSAT-6A communications satellite into orbit atop a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. See how the mission went in photos here.
On March 29, 2018, the Indian Space Research Organisation launched the GSAT-6A communications satellite into orbit atop a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. See how the mission went in photos here.
2 weeks
IRNSS-1I Navigation Satellite Launched by Indian PSLV Rocket
ASTRO WATCH
Some two weeks after mysteriously losing contact with the GSAT-6A satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its next...
Some two weeks after mysteriously losing contact with the GSAT-6A satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its next spacecraft into orbit, IRNSS-1I, which was launched to support the country’s regional navigation satellite system. IRNSS-1l is short for Indian...
2 weeks
NASA selects new technologies for flight tests for future space exploration
PHYS.ORG
Through NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate's Flight Opportunities program, six promising space technologies have been selected to be tested on commercial low-gravity-simulating aircraft and suborbital rockets....
Through NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate's Flight Opportunities program, six promising space technologies have been selected to be tested on commercial low-gravity-simulating aircraft and suborbital rockets. The opportunity to fly on these vehicles helps advance technologies closer to practical use...
2 weeks
Soyuz Rocket: Russia's Reliable Booster
SPACE.COM
The Soyuz rocket is a line of Russian boosters that have been used since the mid-1960s for both cargo and astronaut transportation. Today, Soyuz rockets the main form of transportation to the International Space Station.
The Soyuz rocket is a line of Russian boosters that have been used since the mid-1960s for both cargo and astronaut transportation. Today, Soyuz rockets the main form of transportation to the International Space Station.
2 weeks
Baikonur Cosmodrome can support polar launches with Proton Medium, ILS says
SPACE NEWS
International Launch Services says Russia’s Proton rocket will be better able to compete for...
International Launch Services says Russia’s Proton rocket will be better able to compete for constellation launches, along with other missions, thanks to new orbits accessible through an upcoming variant of the rocket. SpaceNews.com
2 weeks
There's now a plan to turn used rockets into space hotels - CNET
CNET
Cubesat company NanoRacks has bigger ambitions. It hopes to take spent boosters and turn them into livable habitats in orbit.
Cubesat company NanoRacks has bigger ambitions. It hopes to take spent boosters and turn them into livable habitats in orbit.
2 weeks
Laundry service Zipjet picks up backing from Henkel and BSH
TechCrunch
Zipjet, the on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service co-founded by Rocket Internet, has picked up further funding. Described as a “Series B extension,” the new round sees the...
Zipjet, the on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service co-founded by Rocket Internet, has picked up further funding. Described as a “Series B extension,” the new round sees the likes of Henkel Ventures, Amsterdam Venture Partners, and BSH Home Appliances Group...
2 weeks
No, NASA doesn’t have a cloud generation machine — it has rocket engines
THE VERGE
VIDEO
While scrolling through my Facebook feed this morning, I stumbled...
While scrolling through my Facebook feed this morning, I stumbled upon a video shared by an old high school classmate showing a giant NASA machine that can supposedly produce artificial clouds. The video features former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson...
2 weeks
Traveling into space – safely, quickly and cost-effectively
PHYS.ORG
Low Earth orbit increasingly resembles an overcrowded junkyard. Disused satellites, burned-out rocket stages and thousands of pieces of debris produced by collisions – all these things pose a threat to infrastructure in...
Low Earth orbit increasingly resembles an overcrowded junkyard. Disused satellites, burned-out rocket stages and thousands of pieces of debris produced by collisions – all these things pose a threat to infrastructure in space. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a new radar...
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