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Wednesday, 18 December 2024 04:50
Shenzhou XIX crew completes successful spacewalk outside Tiangong station
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
Shenzhou XIX mission crew members completed their first extravehicular activity (EVA) on Tuesday, working for nearly nine hours outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported.
Mission commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe and crew member Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdong successfully returned to the Wentian science module at 9:57 pm after completing several assignme
Shenzhou XIX mission crew members completed their first extravehicular activity (EVA) on Tuesday, working for nearly nine hours outside the Tiangong space station, the China Manned Space Agency reported.
Mission commander Senior Colonel Cai Xuzhe and crew member Lieutenant Colonel Song Lingdong successfully returned to the Wentian science module at 9:57 pm after completing several assignme
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Wednesday, 18 December 2024 04:50
All observables in nature measurable with a single unit of time
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
Brazilian researchers have introduced a thought-provoking perspective on a long-standing debate among physicists: how many fundamental constants are required to describe the universe? Their conclusion - just one, the "second" - could simplify how we understand physical measurements.
The study, published in Scientific Reports, was conducted by George Matsas and Vicente Pleitez from Sao Paul
Brazilian researchers have introduced a thought-provoking perspective on a long-standing debate among physicists: how many fundamental constants are required to describe the universe? Their conclusion - just one, the "second" - could simplify how we understand physical measurements.
The study, published in Scientific Reports, was conducted by George Matsas and Vicente Pleitez from Sao Paul
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Wednesday, 18 December 2024 04:50
MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems unveils plans for the world's first fusion power plant
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Boston MA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
America is one step closer to tapping into a new and potentially limitless clean energy source today, with the announcement from MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) that it plans to build the world's first grid-scale fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
The announcement is the latest milestone for the company, which has made groundbreaking progress toward harnessi
America is one step closer to tapping into a new and potentially limitless clean energy source today, with the announcement from MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) that it plans to build the world's first grid-scale fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
The announcement is the latest milestone for the company, which has made groundbreaking progress toward harnessi
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Wednesday, 18 December 2024 04:50
Japanese startup's space rocket launch fails
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Tokyo (AFP) Dec 18, 2024
A space rocket built by a Japanese startup blasted off on Wednesday but was later seen spiralling downwards in the distance as the company said the launch attempt had failed.
It was the second attempt by Space One to become the country's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit, after the first try in March ended in a mid-air explosion.
This time its solid-fuel Kairos rocket had
A space rocket built by a Japanese startup blasted off on Wednesday but was later seen spiralling downwards in the distance as the company said the launch attempt had failed.
It was the second attempt by Space One to become the country's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit, after the first try in March ended in a mid-air explosion.
This time its solid-fuel Kairos rocket had
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Wednesday, 18 December 2024 04:50
FAA issues License Authorization for SpaceX Starship Flight 7
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a license modification permitting SpaceX to conduct multiple missions of its Starship/Super Heavy vehicle under the Flight 7 mission profile. The FAA confirmed that SpaceX met all safety, environmental, and licensing requirements necessary for this upcoming suborbital test flight.
"The FAA continues to increase efficiencies in our licens
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a license modification permitting SpaceX to conduct multiple missions of its Starship/Super Heavy vehicle under the Flight 7 mission profile. The FAA confirmed that SpaceX met all safety, environmental, and licensing requirements necessary for this upcoming suborbital test flight.
"The FAA continues to increase efficiencies in our licens
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Wednesday, 18 December 2024 04:50
Trump-Musk alliance should boost 'space economy'
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Washington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2024
Next year could be a transformative one for U.S. space exploration, as the election of Donald Trump to the presidency and his close relationship with SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk promises to change the space paradigm.
The billionaire's influence over space policy, already strong under outgoing President Joe Biden, will most likely deepen in what many analysts believe will be a year of
Next year could be a transformative one for U.S. space exploration, as the election of Donald Trump to the presidency and his close relationship with SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk promises to change the space paradigm.
The billionaire's influence over space policy, already strong under outgoing President Joe Biden, will most likely deepen in what many analysts believe will be a year of
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Wednesday, 18 December 2024 04:50
NASA again delays return of astronauts stranded on space station
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Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2024
Two US astronauts stranded for months on the International Space Station will remain there at least until late March, NASA said Tuesday as it announced another delay in the mission to bring them home.
Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, and were due to spend eight days on the orbiting laboratory.
But problems
Two US astronauts stranded for months on the International Space Station will remain there at least until late March, NASA said Tuesday as it announced another delay in the mission to bring them home.
Veteran astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at the ISS in June aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, and were due to spend eight days on the orbiting laboratory.
But problems
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Tuesday, 17 December 2024 16:50
NASA sees progress on Starlab commercial space station development
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Tuesday, 17 December 2024 20:44
SpaceX aims for 3 rocket launches, 1 Dragon landing in 20 hours
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Tuesday, 17 December 2024 20:47
Brain cells mature faster in space but stay healthy: ISS study
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