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SpaceX launches its 20th mission of the year with launch of 56 Starlink satellites![]() Space Coast FL (SPX) Mar 24, 2023 SpaceX launched its 20th mission of 2023 on Friday (March 24), launching 56 of its Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) and landing the first stage booster on a droneship offshore. The mission, named Starlink Group 5-5, lifted off at 11:43 AM EDT (15:43 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. About eight and a half minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9's first-stage booster B1067 returned itself down to the autonomous spa ... read more |
THE NEW GUYS: The Historic Class of Astronauts that Changed the Face of Space TravelLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 The New Guys is a remarkable book that recounts the stories of the 1978 class of civilian astronauts, who were chosen by NASA to break the barriers of space travel. Meredith Bagby shares their never ... more
Russia's only female cosmonaut praises ISS missionMoscow (AFP) March 23, 2023 Russia's only active female cosmonaut Anna Kikina on Thursday described a "wonderful" atmosphere during her mission to the International Space Station where she travelled aboard a SpaceX spaceship. ... more
Virgin Orbit to bring small staff back to work on ThursdayWashington DC (UPI) Mar 22, 2021 Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson's satellite launcher service, is expected to return a small staff work on Thursday after suspending operations last week and putting its employees on unpaid furlough. ... more
First 3D-printed rocket lifts off but fails to reach orbitWashington (AFP) March 23, 2023 The world's first 3D-printed rocket launched successfully on Wednesday, marking a step forward for the California company behind the innovative spacecraft, though it failed to reach orbit. ... more |
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Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbitLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 23, 2023 Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket, Terran 1, failed to reach orbit after an anomaly occurred during its second-stage separation. The rocket had been launched successfully on its third attempt and ... more
China launches carrier rocket for satellite installationBeijing (XNA) Mar 23, 2023 China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Wednesday afternoon at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwestern desert, placing four meteorological satellites in orbit, accor ... more
China's Long March 11 rocket conducts 16 consecutive successful launchesBeijing (XNA) Mar 21, 2023 China's Long March 11 carrier rocket has successfully carried out 16 consecutive launches as of Wednesday, according to its developer. A Long March 11 rocket on Wednesday evening sent the Shiy ... more
NASA connects all major structures of Artemis II Moon Rocket Core StageNew Orleans LA (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 Teams at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans have fully integrated all five major structures of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket's core stage for Artemis II, the first crewed Artemis ... more |
Russia to modernise Moscow's air defence systemsMoscow (AFP) March 22, 2023 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced Wednesday plans to modernise anti-missile defence systems in the capital Moscow, after a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory. ... more
11 dead in US strikes on Syria after drone kills American contractorBeirut (AFP) March 24, 2023 Eleven pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that left an American dead and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday. ... more
New "traffic cop" algorithm helps a drone swarm stay on taskBoston MA (SPX) Mar 14, 2023 How fresh are your data? For drones searching a disaster zone or robots inspecting a building, working with the freshest data is key to locating a survivor or reporting a potential hazard. But when ... more
Mind-control robots a realitySydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 21, 2023 Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed biosensor technology that will allow you to operate devices, such as robots and machines, solely through thought control. ... more |


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