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iSpace continues to test the new Hyperbola-2 rocket. Within a few weeks, the Chinese company organized two jump tests. The first test of Hyperbola-2 took place at the beginning of last month. The second test took place a few days ago. The rocket was able to climb to an altitude of 343.12 meters, after which […]
Blue Origin plans to resume launches of the reusable spacecraft for suborbital flights New Shepard next week after a 15-month break. The pause was due to an investigation by US regulators into the failed launch of the ship last September. The first mission will be unmanned. “We are targeting the launch window that opens on […]
A group of amateur astronomers was able to detect the collision and destruction of two icy giant planets. Over the past few years, amateur astronomers have helped professional scientists make many important discoveries either through direct observations or by analyzing data obtained during various space missions. As a result of studying such data, it was […]
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen has managed to capture a rare atmospheric phenomenon known as a red sprite. The red sprite is a rare form of upper-atmospheric lightning that was confirmed to exist about 30 years ago. Such cold plasma discharges occur over thunderstorm clouds that form at an altitude of 40 to […]
The Zhuque 2 Y-3, developed by Beijing-based private aerospace company LandSpace, took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China at 7:39 a.m., state news agency Xinhua reports. The rocket sent three satellites – Honghu, Honghu 2, and TY-33 – into their planned orbit, the report said. LandSpace said the launch “marked the […]
SpaceX and the US Space Force have decided to launch the secret X-37B spaceplane. The Space Force announced in an email newsletter that final preparations are underway for the launch of the unmanned spacecraft on the evening of December 10. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch on a Falcon Heavy rocket from a pad at […]
ISS astronauts find tomato that disappeared 8 months ago, former suspect can now sleep peacefully. The 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide Red Robin dwarf tomato was part of the last harvest for the Veg-05 experiment, which was overseen by American astronaut Frank Rubio, Space.com reports. After the harvest on March 29, 2023, each ISS astronaut […]
SpaceX continues to expand its achievements in the space industry, setting a new record with two rocket launches in two consecutive days. The company successfully sent another batch of its Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on Thursday and Friday, completing its 90th and 91st orbital missions in 2023. The first launch took place on Thursday, […]
The mysterious X-37B spaceplane of the US Space Force is almost ready for its seventh flight. The Space Force and SpaceX are “making final preparations” for the launch of the robotic X-37B scheduled for Sunday evening (December 10). This was announced on December 7 by Space Force officials in an updated email. The spaceplane is […]
India plans to establish its own base on the Moon by 2050, Space reports. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has presented a strategic roadmap to achieve this goal. The plan builds on India’s recent achievements in lunar exploration and progress in implementing plans for human spaceflight. India became the fifth country to make a […]