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Boeing, which is responsible for developing the main stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, has announced significant staff reductions. The changes will affect both the main stage program and the Exploration Upper Stage program, a new rocket upper stage. According to the company, the reason for the cuts is “external factors” that are […]
SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink Internet satellites. The launch took place on the night of April 18, 2024 at 00:26 Kyiv time from NASA’s Cape Canaveral Space Center in Florida. Watch as Falcon 9 launches @Starlink satellites into orbit https://t.co/CRHHeGOnd3 – SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2024 About 8.5 minutes […]
The space debris was simply ejected from the station – it was supposed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, but one of the fragments “survived” and broke through the roof and floor of a Florida resident’s two-story house. NASA experts immediately arrived at the scene and took the kilogram object for further investigation. The […]
No one will be surprised by the re-entry of Falcon 9 rockets into space today, but last weekend, SpaceX’s main workhorse made a significant and very historic achievement: The F9 B5 stage with the index B1062 completed 20 successful launch-landing cycles. The event itself took place on April 13, 2024, during the Starlink Group 6-49 […]
For observers from Earth, the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, over a narrow strip of land from Mexico to Canada lasted about three minutes, but from space, it looked much larger and longer. A handful of astronauts and cosmonauts could watch the Moon’s shadow move across the face of the Earth for a […]
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration has published a photo of the HALO module (Habitation and Logistics Outpost), which will become the “heart” of the Gateway lunar orbital station. Engineers of the Franco-Italian company Thales Alenia Space have completed all welding work. In the near future, the module will undergo a series of tests, […]
The user @MKBHD asked on social network X whether it was possible to film the solar eclipse on a smartphone, and NASA representatives answered this question. On Monday, April 8, at 14:07 EST, a solar eclipse is expected when the Moon passes in front of the Sun. This event will cross North America, passing over […]
Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have shed light on the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, an area in the Atlantic Ocean where ships and airplanes have regularly disappeared. According to the information shared by scientists with the BBC, these disappearances may be caused by huge killer waves. These high and sharp […]
On Monday, April 8, North America will witness a spectacular astronomical phenomenon – a total solar eclipse that will shroud regions and cities from the Pacific coast of Mexico to the eastern tip of Canada in darkness. This rare event, which occurs no more than once every few decades in a particular location, invites both […]
NASA has announced that three companies – Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab – are developing their own lunar vehicles (LTVs). These vehicles for the Artemis mission will allow astronauts to explore the south pole of the Moon, where there may be water. NASA’s plans include long expeditions during which astronauts will study different […]