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SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos) (Image Credit: Space.com) Both pieces of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket have made it to the launch pad ahead of their expected test flight on Tuesday (Nov. 19). SpaceX rolled Starship‘s huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, […]
What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 6 launch test on Nov. 19? (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world’s largest rocket on Tuesday (Nov. 19). But if you’re hoping to watch the launch live […]
Trump and Musk’s Bromance Could Make America’s Space Policy a Wild Ride (Image Credit: futurism-com) The budding bromance between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and president-elect Donald Trump could have massive implications for the United States’ space program — assuming the volatile pair don’t flame out, as both have repeatedly done with other […]
The ISS has been leaking for 5 years. NASA and Russia disagree on how to fix it (Image Credit: Space.com) NASA and the Russian space agency are not in agreement about the risk an ongoing leak poses to the space station, a U.S. advisory committee said. NASA and Roscosmos also disagree about […]
Europe’s Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn (Image Credit: Space.com) The Hera asteroid probe has passed a critical milestone on its journey to study the site of the first asteroid deflection test. The European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft fired its three orbital control thrusters for 13 minutes on Nov. […]
Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch ‘Space Gal’ Emily Calandrelli (Image Credit: Space.com) We now know who’s going up on Blue Origin’s next suborbital space tourism mission. The six crewmembers for the flight include TV host and best-selling author Emily Calandrelli, known as “The Space Gal,” as well as two […]
Mars meteorite found in drawer reveals history of water on Red Planet (Image Credit: Space.com) A meteorite from Mars has a history of interacting with water, probably as a result of volcanic activity melting ice on the Red Planet over 700 million years ago. The findings help reveal the story of an […]
What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 6 launch test on Nov. 18? (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world’s largest rocket on Monday (Nov. 18). But if you’re hoping to watch the launch live […]
Solar wind power likely governs Uranus’ thermosphere temperature (Image Credit: Phys.org) Uranus captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI Uranus’s upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades—and now scientists have shown why. Observations from Earth have shown Uranus’ upper atmosphere has been cooling for decades, with no clear explanation. […]
China launches Tianzhou 8 cargo mission to Tiangong space station (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) [embedded content] China sent fresh fuel and supplies to its space station today. A Long March 7 rocket topped with the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft launched from its pad at Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan island on […]
