SpaceX Starship disintegrates after successful stage separation
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft test launch ended with "rapid unscheduled disassembly," Saturday when the booster stage and spacecraft disintegrated shortly after completing a successful stage separation.
The Starship test launch was originally planned for Friday but had to be delayed as technicians replaced a grid fin actuator, according to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
In April, the first Advanced Space's CAPSTONE operates one year at the Moon
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company, announced today that their Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission has successfully operated on-orbit around the Moon for a full year.
This milestone puts the company in an elite category logging over 365 days of continuous operations in the cislunar environment. As the Cube Quest concludes: Wins an lessons learned from Centennial Challenge
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Artemis I launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022, penning a new era of space exploration and inching the agency closer to sending the first woman and first person of color to the lunar surface.
Aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket were 10 small satellites, no bigger than shoeboxes, whose goal was to detach and capably perform operations near and beyond Maritime Launch reports non-brokered private placement of convertible debentures
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Maritime Launch Services Inc. (NEO: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) has reported a non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures (the "Debentures") for minimum gross proceeds of $2,000,000 (the "Offering"). The Debentures will bear cash interest ("Cash Interest") at a rate of 10% per annum, payable quarterly, as well as paid in-kind interest ("PIK Interest") consisting of 5% of the outs Maxar hands over JUPITER 3, to EchoStar
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Maxar Space Systems today announced that it had successfully handed over operations of the largest commercial communications satellite ever manufactured in their Palo Alto, California facility, the JUPITER 3 satellite, for EchoStar.
The satellite includes 14 solar panels on board that when fully deployed could span a 10-story building. Maxar Space Systems manufactured the spacecraft, which OLS using Eutelsat for maritime connectivity off Brazilian coast
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Eutelsat has reported that Offshore Link Sat (OLS) has expanded its capacity on EUTELSAT 8 West B for GEO maritime connectivity services off the Brazilian coast.
OLS, a Brazilian telecommunication service provider specialised in offshore connectivity for the oil and gas industry (offshore platforms and vessels), further leverages Eutelsat Group's in-orbit assets to strengthen its tailored PSI unveils Mercury's hidden glaciers, suggesting new astrobiological insights
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Scientists from the Planetary Science Institute have uncovered evidence of potential salt glaciers on Mercury, opening a new frontier in astrobiology by revealing a volatile environment that might echo habitability conditions found in Earth's extreme locales.
"Our finding complements other recent research showing that Pluto has nitrogen glaciers, implying that the glaciation phenomenon ext Virtual Observatory provides first look at the Solar poles
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
Scientists are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to view the Sun's poles - or at least produce an educated guess of what the Sun's poles might look like, since they've never been observed before.
"The best way to see the solar poles is obviously to send more satellites, but that is very expensive," said Benoit Tremblay, a researcher at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Natio France's Macron warns against 'punitive' AI regulation
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
The European Union must avoid overly restrictive regulation of artificial intelligence technologies, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday.
The 27-nation bloc has been working all year on its AI Act, with officials hoping for an agreement by the end of the year.
"Regulation must be controlled, not punitive, to preserve innovation," Macron said of the EU's efforts.
He told a st EagleView Unveils Developer Portal to Enhance Geospatial Intelligence Integration
Sunday, 19 November 2023 12:44
EagleView, a leader in geospatial intelligence and analytics, has announced the launch of EagleView Developer, a new portal designed to streamline access to the company's APIs and developer resources. This innovative platform marks a significant advancement in the utilization of EagleView's comprehensive geospatial intelligence solutions, offering a single point of access for developers.
E NASA still studying Orion heat shield erosion from Artemis 1
Sunday, 19 November 2023 11:21
Progress in Starship test launch, but ship and booster explode
Sunday, 19 November 2023 10:25
SpaceX on Saturday made progress in the second test launch of its mammoth Starship rocket, with the booster separating from the spaceship, but both then exploding shortly after over the ocean.
"Such an incredibly successful day," a SpaceX announcer said. "Even though we did have a… rapid unscheduled disassembly of both the Super Heavy Booster and the ship."
The largest rocket ever built—Elon Musk hopes it will one day be used to colonize Mars—blasted off from the company's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas shortly after 7:00 am local time (1300 GMT).
Unlike the previous such attempt in April, the booster rocket separated successfully from the mega ship, but then blew up, followed shortly by the spaceship itself.
Bill Nelson, head of the NASA space agency, which is awaiting a modified version of Starship to land humans on the Moon, said Saturday's attempt showed progress.
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SpaceX launches its giant new rocket but a pair of explosions ends the second test flight
Saturday, 18 November 2023 13:49
SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday's test flight.
The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas, but communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials said it appears the ship's self-destruct system blew it up over the Gulf of Mexico.
The flight came to an end as the ship's engines were almost done firing to put it on an around-the-world path. The first test flight in April also ended in an explosion.
On Saturday, about three minutes into flight, the separated booster also exploded over the gulf. By then, though, its job was done.
SpaceX launched its giant new rocket but explosions end the second test flight
Saturday, 18 November 2023 13:49SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday's test flight.
The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas, but communication suddenly was lost. SpaceX officials said it appears the ship's self-destruct system blew it up over the Gulf of Mexico.
The flight came to an end as the ship's engines were almost done firing to put it on an around-the-world path. The first test flight in April also ended in an explosion.
On Saturday, about three minutes into flight, the separated booster also exploded over the gulf. By then, though, its job was done.