Enlarge / The James Webb Space Telescope takes off from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket on December 25. ESA – S. Corvaja Welcome to edition 4.27 of the Rocket Report! And after two weeks of absence, the Rocket Report is back. I’d love to say I’m tanned, rested, …
Read More »Tesla nearly doubles vehicle deliveries from last year
SpaceX fires⦠Tesla remembers⦠Elon Musk’s podcasts. This is the free edition of Musk readings # 279 – subscribe now to receive two more emails later this week. Last week, Musk readings+ members discovered five important things to expect from Elon Musk in 2021. This week, members will hear from …
Read More »Forbes India – Space X, Elon Musk: A Year of Space Tourism, Mars Flights and the Rise of China
SpaceX entered the fray in September with a three-day orbital mission around Earth with a fully civilian crew on Inspiration 4. Image: Patrick T Fallon / AFP From the Mars Ingenuity helicopter’s first powered flight over another world to the launch of the James Webb Telescope that will scan the …
Read More »SpaceX creates noise of progress at McGregor | News from local businesses
Torn said testing takes place periodically throughout the day, without notice or warning. While not bothered, she said she noticed just before the vacation that the trial burns, as they are called, seemed stronger and more intense. The difference between then and now made her wonder if SpaceX had placed …
Read More »2022 AIAA Durand Lectureship for Public Service awarded to William H. Gerstenmaier of SpaceX
2022 AIAA Durand Lectureship for Public Service awarded to William H. Gerstenmaier of SpaceX Press Release From: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Posted: Thursday December 30 2021 The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the AIAA 2022 Durand lecturer for the public service is …
Read More »SpaceX will land humans on Mars in 10 years at the latest
Elon Musk has said SpaceX will land humans on Mars in 10 years in the worst case. The engineering of the spacecraft and cost reduction are the determining factors. “No amount of money can get you a ticket to Mars,” Musk added on the Lex Fridman podcast. Loading Something is …
Read More »5 Steps to Landing a Job at SpaceX
Kiel Towns is a recruiter for Raines International, a recruiting company that helps place candidates for jobs at SpaceX. SpaceX is considered one of the best companies to work for, according to job search site Hired. Kiel Towns details the most important steps to get a job with the company. …
Read More »5 things to know Wednesday
President Biden will be tested again for COVID-19 President Joe Biden will be tested for COVID-19 on Wednesday after an initial negative antigen test on Sunday and a PCR test on Monday. The president was in close contact with a White House aide on Friday who tested positive on Monday. …
Read More »Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. Can he? Should he?
If SpaceX founder Elon Musk succeeds, he will have humans on Mars by 2026. His big dream, however, is to establish a self-sustaining “colony”, separate from Earth and with a population of ‘a million people. It’s extravagant, but as we speak, Mr. Musk is developing âspaceshipsâ to transport 100 humans …
Read More »Elon Musk on SpaceX’s 100th Falcon 9 rocket landing: “Hard to believe”
The IXPE mission was recently launched on a Falcon 9 rocket. (Image credit: Twitter / @ SpaceX) On its last mission, SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). News18.com Last update:December 22, 2021, 9:30 a.m. IST FOLLOW US ON: It’s been six years since …
Read More »Huge SpaceX Spacecraft Aims To Bring Humans To Mars | Elon musk
Ihe month has been an eventful one for Elon Musk. The richest man in the world and founder of Tesla and SpaceX has been controversially named Time’s Person of the Year; got embroiled in a Twitter feud over his taxes with a politician he called “Senator Karen” and got a …
Read More »SpaceX will launch its 2nd Falcon 9 rocket tonight in less than 16 hours. Watch it live.
CAP CANAVERAL, Fla .– SpaceX will launch its second rocket in less than 24 hours on Saturday (December 18) and you can watch the action live online. The private spaceflight company will launch the Turksat 5B communications satellite for Turkey on one of its previously flown Falcon 9 rockets. The …
Read More »SpaceX Provides Kits To Increase Internet Capacity In Hard-Hit Areas | News
SpaceX is providing Starlink satellite kits to areas hit hard by last Friday’s tornadoes that will help people access the internet. It also provides routers to provide WiFi capabilities. The kits provide satellite dishes that connect to SpaceX Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit, which directly provide Internet and WiFi …
Read More »Elon Musk says he’s anti-subsidy, but got billions of dollars
Elon Musk’s businesses have received billions of dollars in government grants over the past two decades. In 2021, Musk opposed raising taxes for the rich and said the government should not control “capital.” He recently said he was against government subsidies. One of his companies accepted them as recently as …
Read More »Elon Musk named Time Magazine Personality of the Year
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is 2021 Time Person of the Year, the magazine said on Monday (December 13). âThe Person of the Year is a marker of influence, and few individuals have had more influence than Musk over life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth as well,â …
Read More »SpaceX Inspiration4’s all-civilian astronaut crew brought meteorite back to space (briefly)
After spending 50,000 years on Earth, a meteorite had the chance to visit space again for nearly three days, during the all-civilian Inspiration4 mission in September. Pilot Sian Proctor shared a video on Twitter Friday (December 10) showing a fragment of the huge Canyon Diablo space rock that crashed into …
Read More »Turkey to launch Türksat 5B satellite on December 19 from the United States
The new Turkish telecommunications satellite Türksat 5B will be put into orbit on December 19 via the Space X Falcon 9 rocket from the US state of Florida, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil KaraismailoÄlu announced on Friday. The satellite, produced by Airbus, was transferred from France to the United States …
Read More »Elon Musk just got rid of all his physical assets by selling his California mansion
This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. Elon musk , who is currently the richest man in the world, officially does not own any property. He has just sold the last mansion in his name which is located in …
Read More »How SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket could unlock the solar system and beyond
Additionally, Starship has a key advantage over other super heavy rockets in development, such as NASA’s very delayed space launch system and Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. The top half of the rocket is designed to be refueled in Earth orbit by other spacecraft, so that more of its lift …
Read More »SpaceX test fires rocket for NASA X-ray telescope mission | SpaceX News – Oakland News Now
Oakland News Now – SpaceX test fires rocket for NASA X-ray telescope mission – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the upper left corner of the video. OaklandNewsNow.com is the original blog post for this type of video blog content. SpaceX completed a static test firing …
Read More »Musk’s Starlink to apply for India license by end of January
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Starlink, the satellite internet arm of billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, will apply early next year for a commercial license in India to provide broadband and other services, said Friday his head of country. âWe hope to have applied for a commercial license by January …
Read More »SpaceX simultaneously tests Starship and Frankenstein’s ‘test tank’
After a few more weeks of shutdown, SpaceX simultaneously tested the first prototype orbital-class spacecraft and a Frankenstein-style “test tank” at its South Texas facility. While nothing that happened was visually spectacular, the afternoon of testing was still remarkable for several reasons. First, after a successful static shot of the …
Read More »Elon Musk says ongoing ‘crisis’ could bankrupt SpaceX
A worried Elon Musk emailed SpaceX staff on Black Friday about a “production crisis” that he said put the company in dire straits. The email was first obtained by Space Explored, then CNBC and The Verge, and details a litany of woes delaying production of the Raptor engine, an integral …
Read More »India wants SpaceX to get license to continue pre-selling Starlink
Image: Starlink India’s telecommunications ministry on Friday evening warned its citizens not to purchase Starlink services because SpaceX is not licensed to sell satellite internet on the subcontinent. The warning was issued after the department noted that SpaceX was pre-selling Starlink services in India on its site. “As a result, …
Read More »Each space tourism package in 2021 ranked: $ 125,000 to $ 60 million
Sir Richard Branson flew into space aboard a Virgin Galactic spacecraft, a trip he described as “the experience of a lifetime” at Spaceport America in New Mexico, the United States, on 11 July 2021. Virgin Galactic / Handout / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images 2021 is a historic year for …
Read More »Boulder High Senior to Present Martian Balloon Research
Bryce Irving, a senior at Boulder High, developed an interest in space exploration while living in Florida when he was younger, riding his scooter to watch SpaceX launches and visiting the Kennedy Space Center. In high school, he heard a presentation from an engineer at Ball Aerospace, contacted the engineer …
Read More »SpaceX apologizes to customers for Starlink shipping delays
SpaceX has apologized to customers for the delays in delivering their Internet Starlink kit. In a message Posted on Twitter on Tuesday, November 23, SpaceX said silicon shortages over the past six months have impacted its expected production rate and affected its ability to fulfill “many” Starlink orders. âWe apologize …
Read More »SpaceX’s first two Super Heavy boosters progress well towards early testing
SpaceX is making good progress on Starship’s first two Super Heavy boosters, both of which could be ready for their first major test campaigns before the end of the year. On November 19, some ten weeks after the process began, SpaceX lifted the Super Heavy B5’s methane tank (LCH4) above …
Read More »UFOs – unwanted flying objects – in night sky over North Queensland easily identified, expert says
Unexpected, if not unidentified, flying objects surprised some North Queenslanders who were observing the skies this week, with images of a long, thin object floating in the night sky, trending on social media. Key points: There have been a number of UFO sightings in North Queensland in recent days. Space …
Read More »Blue Origin loses offer to land Artemis’ first astronauts on the moon
Blue Origin lost its months-long battle to be reconsidered for a contract with NASA to transport astronauts from the moon’s orbit to its surface. Blue Origin’s lawsuit in the U.S. Federal Claims Tribunal challenged NASA’s selection of rival SpaceX – and only SpaceX – for the contract. U.S. Judge Richard …
Read More »Is Indonesia going to make its way in the space race?
BIAK, Indonesia – For 15 generations, members of the Abrauw clan have lived much like their ancestors. They cultivate with wooden plows in plots of the rainforest, gather medicinal plants and set traps to catch snakes and wild boars. The land they occupy on the island of Biak is everything …
Read More »U.S. FAA aims to complete SpaceX spacecraft review by December 31
A SpaceX SN15 prototype spacecraft is seen as it sits on a transporter after Wednesday’s successful launch and first landing since the company’s spacecraft facility, in Boca Chica, Texas, USA, on May 6, 2021. REUTERS / Gene Blevins WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Reuters) – The United States Federal Aviation Administration announced …
Read More »The Loop: Wet Weather Ahead, Mostafa Baluch Escape Plan Revealed, Elon Musk’s SpaceX Liftoff, and Elven Tyranny
Hello Hello. It is Thursday November 11 and here’s your brief update to keep you up to date tonight. One thing to know now – the rains are here The Todd River which crosses the Gap at Alice Springs.(ABC News: Steven Schubert) Heavy rains, storms and flooding are expected in …
Read More »NASA and SpaceX plan Crew-2 return to Earth on Monday as Crew-3 prepares for next launch – WFTV
CAP CANACERAL, Florida – It’s going to be a busy week on the Florida Space Coast. SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts are expected to return to Earth in their Crew Dragon spacecraft on Monday afternoon. READ: Court ruling allows SpaceX to develop lunar lander for NASA The four astronauts were originally scheduled …
Read More »SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts talk about toilet problems in space and more, but when will they land?
CAP CANAVERAL, Fla .– Thanks to Mother Nature, NASA is wondering when to bring the four astronauts from its Crew-2 mission with SpaceX home, even as their replacements wait on Earth for their own launch. Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, Akihiko Hoside of Japan and Thomas …
Read More »SpaceX accepts delivery of NASA’s DART asteroid impact spacecraft
NASA says the Double Asteroid Redirect Test (DART) spacecraft has arrived at SpaceX’s Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) facility for launch later this month. After being carefully packaged for shipment from the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University (JHUAPL) in Maryland on September 29, the small 690 kg (~ …
Read More »NASA orders rare medical delay in launching SpaceX mission to space station
At the heart of the race to explore distant worlds is the Giant Magellanic Telescope (GMT), a $ 1.8 billion complex under construction at the Las Campanas Observatory. NASA on Monday announced a rare health-related delay in the launch of its SpaceX four-astronaut rocket to the International Space Station. This …
Read More »SpaceX creates subsidiary in India and plans to apply for license
SpaceX, the richest person in the world, owned by Elon Musk, incorporated its wholly owned subsidiary in India on Monday to launch local broadband operations, a senior company official said. SpaceX’s satellite broadband arm, Starlink, aims to launch broadband services in India from December 2022, with 2 lakh of active …
Read More »SpaceX Delays Launch Due To Storm – KCAL9 and CBS2 News, Sports & Weather
‘Real Housewives’ star Dorit Kemsley issues statement since robbing Encino HomeDorit Kemsley, star of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” released her first statement since being robbed at her Encino home on Wednesday. 3 hours ago Police investigate a series of stabbings in downtown LA on Friday nightA man has …
Read More »SpaceX Rocket on Launchpad, ready to take crew to the International Space Station for Halloween – CBS Miami
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A SpaceX rocket is on the launch pad, ready to take a new crew to the International Space Station for Halloween. Lieutenant-Commander Kayla Barron and three colleagues will be there for the next six months. READ MORE: As COVID hospitalizations tend to drop in Florida, experts continue …
Read More »Elon Musk wants to use his tax bill to pay for a trip to Mars
Billionaire Elon Musk is not a fan of Democratic lawmakers’ billionaire tax proposal. In his most recent review, Musk said he would use the billions of tax dollars to reach Mars. âMy plan is to use the money to bring humanity to Mars and preserve the light of consciousness,â he …
Read More »OSM assembly works with boeing + spaceX for smarter and faster housing
a new way to build pioneer of a technology platform, company based in New York OSM assembly kicks off the âpost-modularâ era of building delivery. conceptualized by Bill and Chris Sharples, co-founders of SHoP architects, the company worked closely with advisors from Boeing, SpaceX and Tesla. this multidisciplinary team seeks …
Read More »The Boeing Company: From Rockets to Commercial Crew
The Boeing Company is an American aerospace company that manufactures rockets, airplanes, satellites, missiles, and other high-tech products. Since 2011, they have been involved in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) to provide a new vehicle that can transport astronauts into space. Boeing was founded in 1916 by William Edward Boeing …
Read More »How SpaceX will blow up the first space factory in orbit | Life
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to transport the first industrial plant to space. – AFP photo TORRANCE (US), October 23 – A space research company called Varda Space wants to become the first to build a manufacturing plant in space. The company is set to partner with SpaceX …
Read More »Former SpaceX engineers design nuclear microreactor as ‘clean energy alternative to fossil fuels’
Governments around the world see energy security as a priority to power their industries, businesses, homes and offices. But there are limited energy sources, and the technology to harness renewable energy is still far from wider adoption. The American company Radiant is trying to meet this challenge by developing a …
Read More »SpaceX spacecraft payload: 250 tons in orbit as consumables, 150 for a reusable rocket, says Elon Musk
SpaceX’s spacecraft has different payload options, and it includes an option to use the stainless steel spacecraft as a reusable rocket or have it as a consumable for one-time use. Elon Musk discussed this on his Twitter page, and he says he could haul at least 150-250 tonnes with the …
Read More »Kleos Space orders reconnaissance satellites for launch in 2022
TAMPA, Florida – Luxembourg-based startup Kleos Space has ordered four more RF reconnaissance satellites, ensuring a launch in mid-2022 to improve data collection and revisit times. Innovative Solutions in Space (ISISPACE) from the Netherlands is building the company’s fourth group of satellites, known as the Observation Mission, which has booked …
Read More »New SpaceX / St. Jude Oculus Quest app
A new virtual reality experience features patients at St. Jude’s Hospital offering words of encouragement to the Inspiration4 SpaceX mission crew. Voices of Inspiration launches today on Oculus Quest via App Lab and was created by Z3VR and Lucas Rizzotto. If you’ve ever experienced Rizzotto’s VR work, namely Where Thoughts …
Read More »Elon Musk has a full CV with Tesla and SpaceX. 1 other thing he can add.
Text size Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Getty Images Elon Musk built two industrial behemothsâ You’re here and SpaceX, revolutionizing two industries along the way. But that’s not all he did to change the global industry. Musk also gave manufacturing companies a new word: gigafactory. The working definition of a gigafactory …
Read More »Soviet space engineer Sergey Korolev who inspires Elon Musk
MOSCOW – In September, a Russian and his son rented a Tesla and set off to meet Elon Musk following a personal invitation from the billionaire entrepreneur to visit the SpaceX plant in California. The name of this man is Andrey Korolev, the grandson of the chief architect of the …
Read More »Environmentalists sue Texas Land Office, Cameron County over SpaceX beach closure
Seeking to end frequent beach closures to allow testing by Elon Musk’s rocket company, SpaceX, a South Texas environmental group has filed a lawsuit in Cameron County, claiming the practice violates the constitution of the state. Save RGV alleges in the complaint filed Monday that the authorities’ repeated closure of …
Read More »SpaceX Has “Huge Lead” Over Blue Origin, Says Renowned Physicist
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku argues that Elon Musk’s company has accomplished more feats in space exploration than Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. American theoretical physicist Michio Kaku has argued that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a “huge lead” over Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin when it comes to space exploration, over “Varney & …
Read More »Elon Musk Expands Lead as Richest Person on Earth
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon (AMZN), follows Musk with a net worth of $ 191.6 billion. Musk tweeted a second-place medal to Bezos earlier today. Thanks to both Musk’s Tesla shares and his controlling stake in private company SpaceX, where he is CEO, Musk has amassed vast wealth. Musk has …
Read More »UK takes on Elon Musk in broadband space race | Technology sector
TThey are invisible to the naked eye, but can leave a trail of light through an astronomer’s telescope. Above our heads, the constellation of small satellites orbiting the Earth is getting bigger every month. Often no bigger than a refrigerator, they are part of a new space race as their …
Read More »Alumni are embarking on extraordinary tech careers with SpaceX and NASA
The first humans pushed beyond the horizon and reached distant mountains and islands all around the planet. As modern humans extend beyond the limits of the Earth itself, we follow in their footsteps. âHumans are explorers, driven by a sense of curiosity and adventure,â says Andrew Rader. “We always have …
Read More »The global LEO-driven satellite propulsion technology market is projected to reach $ 13,212.7 million by 2031, with a CAGR of 6.98% during the forecast period 2021-2031
The growing number of satellite constellations for applications such as communication, technological development, Earth observation and remote sensing are expected to be the main driving factors of the market. New York, 07 Oct 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Reportlinker.com announces the publication of the report “LEO-Driven Satellite Propulsion Technology Market – …
Read More »Elon Musk’s NASA and SpaceX want to save Earth from asteroids
Text size NASA via Getty Images NASA is developing technology to save Earth from an asteroid impact. Yes, it sounds like the plot of sci-fi movies, like Armageddon Where Deep impact, but the space agency’s plans are real. The mission will be made possible by a host of commercial technologies, …
Read More »SpaceX’s Starlink Indian chief considers pacts with others in space
Tech billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk says satellite and mobile broadband operators âmust collaborate and not competeâ to ensure 100% broadband coverage in India and improve the quality of people’s lives, Sanjay Bhargava, SpaceX’s new Indian chief Operation Starlink, said. During his first exclusive interaction with the media, Bhargava …
Read More »Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck explains how he will compete with Spacex
Rocket Lab has been building rockets at Long Beach for over a decade, competing with SpaceX in a less discussed area of ââthe space industry: satellite launches. But growing interest in space exploration has prompted CEO Peter Beck to rethink his strategy. âWhat we’re trying to build is a new …
Read More »SpaceX lands launch contract with Arianespace after Vega rocket fails twice
In a rare victory for the international launch competition, SpaceX landed a contract to launch an Italian Earth observation satellite from the European launch monopoly and political heavyweight Arianespace. After spending most of a decade with its head in the sand as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket quickly came to dominate …
Read More »Agnikul cosmos: India should soon attend its moment SpaceX: CEO of Agnikul
The day is not far off when India will see its own private mega aerospace company like Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX or Blue Origin, led by Jeff Bezos, taking travelers to the outer reaches of space and beyond, Srinath Ravichandran , co-founder and CEO of rocket startup. AgniKul Cosmos, …
Read More »Cosmonaut shares new perspective of the International Space Station – Spaceflight Now
A view of the International Space Station captured on September 28 by a cosmonaut aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft. Credit: Roscosmos Photos taken by a Russian cosmonaut Tuesday from a Soyuz spacecraft show new exterior views of the International Space Station, with two SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus …
Read More »Jeff Bezos faces complaints from workers at Blue Origin
The night he went to space, Jeff Bezos threw a party for his employees. The hotel restaurant in Van Horn, a West Texas town not far from the launch site, was buzzing. Inside someone had cut through the frost Blue of Blue Origin on a large sheet of vanilla cake. …
Read More »Building SpaceX Space Base Priority As Next Orbital Spacecraft And Super Heavy Pair Reunite
As SpaceX teams slowly prepare the first orbital-class spacecraft and Super Heavy thruster for the first full launch of the next-gen rocket, the company has simultaneously started to assemble a second spacecraft / thruster pair. However, it is clear that the construction of the orbital platform remains a priority. Known …
Read More »FAA Extends Public Comment Period On SpaceX South Texas Launch Pad Review
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) – The Federal Aviation Administration has extended the public comment period for the environmental review of SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy program at the South Texas Space Company’s facilities by one month . The question is whether the federal agency will approve the private space company’s …
Read More »PayPal veteran Sanjay Bhargava to join Elon Musk’s Starlink as Country Director for India
New Delhi: PayPal veteran Sanjay Bhargava has announced that he is ready to serve tech billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX as Starlink’s national director for India from October 1. Bhargava mentioned in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday that he was excited about the new role. Elon Musk mocks US President Joe …
Read More »Former SpaceX engineer driving new battery technology
An executive and entrepreneur who designed batteries for SpaceX has teamed up with a transportation industry leader in India in a company designed to improve the lifecycle of lithium-ion batteries and help the country’s transition to electric passenger vehicles. Porter Harris, a battery engineer known for his work in cooling …
Read More »SpaceX to launch world’s first geostationary propellant depot around the Moon
As part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch that will send a commercial lunar lander en route to Earth’s closest neighbor, rideshare organizer Spaceflight Inc and propellant depot startup OrbitFab have revealed plans for the first depot of propellant in high Earth orbit. Known as “Tanker-002”, the co-developed spacecraft will …
Read More »Sanjay Bhargava Joins SpaceX as Country Director of Starlink India
Evangelist and business coach Sanjay Bhargava would join Elon Musk, who founded SpaceX in October as Starlink’s national director for India. Bhargava, in his previous role, was President and Senior Founder of Bharosa Club, a Delhi-based investment advisory firm. Bhargava’s relationship with Musk dates back a long time. He had …
Read More »News from space you may have missed in the past week
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Read More »SpaceX Inspiration4 Civilian Crew Raised Over $ 200 Million For St Jude
The crew spoke regularly with St Jude’s patients from space. History has been made recently and a lot of money has been raised in the process. In case you missed it, we saw civilians go into space and return unharmed three days later. It was a revolutionary mission that led …
Read More »SpaceX had a problem aboard the first all-tourist flight. it could have been much worse
The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft’s systems were warning the crew of a “significant” problem, Isaacman said. They had spent months looking at SpaceX manuals and training to respond to emergencies in space, so they took action, working with SpaceX ground controllers to identify the cause of the error. . It …
Read More »How many satellites are in orbit around the Earth?
This article originally appeared on The conversation. The post contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Supriya chakrabarti, professor of physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell It seems that every week another rocket is launched into space carrying rovers to Mars, tourists or, more often, satellites. The idea …
Read More »Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX, ULA Win Space Force Contracts For Rocket Technology Projects
The prizes awarded by the Space Enterprise Consortium are for prototypes that will be jointly funded by the government and contractors. WASHINGTON – Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance have been selected to participate in technology development projects aimed at advancing rocket engine testing and launcher upper …
Read More »SpaceX vs. Boeing: private sector beats government-backed giant
The Inspiration4 crew (left to right) Chris Sembroski, Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, September 15, 2021. (INSPIRATION 4 / Document via Reuters) It’s SpaceX versus Boeing, and so far the private sector is overtaking the government-backed aerospace giant. It is the best …
Read More »NASA, Blue Origin and SpaceX fail to agree on ratings of lunar flights – Quartz
What is preventing the United States from returning to the moon? An argument over pre-flight meetings. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he could not confirm his intention to return Americans to the moon by 2024 until a lawsuit against the space agency, brought by the company. space by Jeff Bezos, …
Read More »Funko Reaches New Heights: The Company’s ‘Big Bang’ Pop! the figure was part of the SpaceX mission crew
Funko, the Pop creator based in Everett, Wash. figurines and other collectibles, has broadened its reach in the market. Space. The company tweeted an image Thursday showing one of its popular toys floating above Earth, thanks to it being packed for the ride aboard Everett native Chris Sembroski’s SpaceX Inspiration4 …
Read More »SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Explains Why Blue Origin’s Starship Trial Makes No Sense
For the first time since SpaceX competitor Blue Origin sued NASA in federal court after losing a moon lander contract with Starship and a protest against this loss, unsealed documents have finally revealed the argument that Jeff Bezos’ space startup is focusing on in court. After details leaked in new …
Read More »SpaceX’s Starlink to Exit Beta Next Month
Changes may be in store for SpaceX’s Starlink Network. The satellite internet system will be released from beta next month, according to CEO Elon Musk. Musk made this statement in a Tweeter Friday. But as of yet, he hasn’t said what the end of the beta phase might mean for …
Read More »Signals from SpaceX satellites used like GPS to pinpoint location on Earth
Engineering researchers have developed a method to use signals broadcast by Starlink Internet service satellites to accurately locate a position here on Earth, much like GPS does. This is the first time that the Starlink system has been used by researchers outside SpaceX for navigation. Starlink satellites, sent into orbit …
Read More »Elon Musk promises upgraded toilets and Wi-Fi on upcoming SpaceX flight
Following SpaceX’s successful adventure in space tourism, the founder Elon muskElon Reeve MuskElon Musk mocks Biden for ignoring his company’s landmark Inspiration4 space flight and the quest to cure childhood cancer SpaceX’s all-civilian crew returns to Earth, successfully completing a 3-day mission MORE said future flights would see some improvements …
Read More »SpaceX sparks local interest in STEM
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – The number of STEM jobs in the Rio Grande Valley continues to increase as more aerospace jobs arrive in the region. Border restrictions extended to at least October 21, White House official says Paragon VTOL Aerospace announced Monday that more companies are coming to the Brownsville …
Read More »SpaceX’s Inspiration4 private astronauts had toilet issues in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla .– After spending nearly three days in space, SpaceX Inspiration4 the crew may have more appreciation for the facilities here on Earth – namely, the toilets. SpaceX’s all-civilian historic mission, which launched on September 15 and landed successfully on Saturday, September 18, went off without a hitch …
Read More »FAA Releases Draft Environmental Report on SpaceX Starship Orbital Launches
KIHEI, Hawaii – An EA draft released by the Federal Aviation Administration suggests that SpaceX will be able to perform the Starship orbital launches from Texas, but with a number of required mitigations. The FAA’s publication of the proposed Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) on September 17 kicks off a public …
Read More »Rocket Ranch in Boca Chica offering the closest stay to SpaceX launch
BROWNSVILLE, TX (ValleyCentral) – SpaceX is drawing a lot of attention to the Rio Grande Valley and in particular the Brownsville Boca Chica area. RELATED: Space Channel Moves to Rio Grande Valley, Highlighting SpaceX The Rocket Ranch in Brownsville is the closest accommodation to SpaceX’s launch site. Rocket Ranch Managing …
Read More »SpaceX capsule returns four civilians from orbit, wrapping up first tourist mission
“Thanks a lot SpaceX, it was a hell of a ride for us,” billionaire and mission commander “Inspiration4” Jared Isaacman was heard to say during the company’s livestream. The crew have been shown watching movies and occasionally heard SpaceX mission control respond inside their fully autonomous spacecraft before they began …
Read More »Inspiration4 Give Tour of SpaceX Dragon – Including the “largest continuous window ever flown in space”
Inspiration4 Give Tour of SpaceX Dragon – Including the “largest continuous window ever flown in space” SpaceX / Youtube Inspiration4 are coming from space! On Friday, the group – which is the world’s first fully civilian crew to orbit Earth – participated in a live broadcast with SpaceX, where they …
Read More »How to watch Inspiration4 startup online
From takeoff to landing. A few days after four “non-astronauts” made history by launching into space, the SpaceX4 inspiration the crew is due to land on Saturday evening. The crew includes a tech billionaire Jared isaacman, who served as mission commander; Hayley Arceneaux, a healthcare worker and cancer survivor; Dr …
Read More »The Inspiration4 SpaceX mission carrying an indie-pop song to orbit
The all-civilian crew of Inspiration4 carries a special package into space in their personal gear – a digital copy of a song by an independent artist about finding meaning in existence. Freelance singer-songwriter Foxanne saw her song “I Could Go On” rocket into space on September 15 when the Inspiration4 …
Read More »SpaceX by Elon Musk and Blue Origin by Jeff Bezos to design a lunar lander for NASA
SpaceX by tech billionaire Elon Musk and Blue Origin by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are on the list of five US companies selected by NASA to design lunar landers, the US space agency said. NASA has awarded a total of $ 146 million for the contracts, under the agency’s Artemis …
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