Category: Space

The Atlas 5 rocket has successfully launched two Amazon satellites for the purpose of testing a space-based internet service.

The Atlas 5 rocket has successfully launched two Amazon satellites for the purpose of testing a space-based internet service.

Benjamin Hughes

On Friday, a rocket from United Launch Alliance called Atlas 5 was launched. It carried two internet satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper program into orbit. This adds to the competition in the space-based broadband market that is currently controlled by SpaceX. According to Rajeev Badyal, vice president of technology for Project Kuiper, although we have conducted

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Virgin Galactic successfully completes its 4th commercial suborbital spaceflight, carrying 3 space tourists.

Virgin Galactic successfully completes its 4th commercial suborbital spaceflight, carrying 3 space tourists.

Benjamin Hughes

Richard Branson’s company, Virgin Galactic, sent a team of six people, including three tourists, on a quick trip to the lower atmosphere on Friday. This was their fourth suborbital spaceflight, following their pattern of launching one mission per month at a fast pace. paying customers aboard. At noon EDT, British advertising executive Trevor Beattie, American

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Fortunately for NASA's Psyche asteroid probe, a problem with its thrusters was identified and promptly resolved.

Fortunately for NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe, a problem with its thrusters was identified and promptly resolved.

Benjamin Hughes

Merely 14 days prior to its scheduled launch, engineers stumbled upon a significant issue with the thrusters in NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe. Luckily, the solution was not too complicated and the launch of the $1.2 billion mission was only delayed by a week. On Saturday, Principal Investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton revealed that we stumbled upon the

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After a year-long stay in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two cosmonauts have returned to Earth, setting a new record for the longest duration spent in space by a U.S. astronaut.

After a year-long stay in space, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two cosmonauts have returned to Earth, setting a new record for the longest duration spent in space by a U.S. astronaut.

Benjamin Hughes

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio196-day stay Two Russian astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts disengaged from the International Space Station and returned to Earth on Wednesday morning, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to end an unplanned 196-day mission.yearlong stay in space This was the longest solo flight in the history of the United States space program.

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Following a year-long mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is making his return to Earth, setting a new record for the longest U.S. space station flight.

Following a year-long mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is making his return to Earth, setting a new record for the longest U.S. space station flight.

Benjamin Hughes

Sergei Prokopyev, the commander of the space station, along with his two crew members, Dmitri Petelin and Frank Rubio, prepared on Tuesday for their return to Earth on Wednesday. This will mark the end of their 371-day stay in orbit, which sets a record for the longest flight in U.S. space history. In September 2022,

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A spacecraft from NASA has successfully returned to Earth with samples from an asteroid that date back to the formation of our solar system.

A spacecraft from NASA has successfully returned to Earth with samples from an asteroid that date back to the formation of our solar system.

Benjamin Hughes

A saucer-shaped capsule carrying asteroid fragments A potential source of information about the origins of the solar system collided with the Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday and successfully landed in Utah with the help of a parachute, concluding a thrilling journey spanning seven years and four billion miles. At 10:42 a.m. EDT, the 110-pound capsule containing

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