Feb 8, 2021
Did Jeff Bezos Step Down at Amazon to Focus on a Space Empire?
Posted by Raphael Ramos in category: space travel
đ Has the battle for space begun?
Bezos isnât the only tycoon trying to get off this planet.
đ Has the battle for space begun?
Bezos isnât the only tycoon trying to get off this planet.
SpaceX is set to test the Starship SN10 prototype on Monday at the Boca Chica launch facility. The exact details for the round of testing have not been confirmed, but it will likely be a cryogenic proof test.
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As commercial space companies increase the cadence of successful rocket launches, access to space is becoming more routine for both government and commercial interests. But even with regular launches, modern rockets impose mass and volume limits on the payloads they deliver to orbit. This size constraint hinders developing and deploying large-scale, dynamic space systems that can adapt to changes in their environment or mission.
As the UAEâs Hope spacecraft arrives at Mars, those involved have a mix of confidence and concern about the chances of successfully entering orbit.
WASHINGTON â As the United Arab Emiratesâ Hope spacecraft arrives at Mars, those involved with the mission have a mix of confidence and concern about the chances of successfully entering orbit.
The Emirates Mars Mission, or Hope, spacecraft will arrive at Mars Feb. 9, entering orbit at about 10:41 a.m. Eastern. The spacecraft will fire its main thrusters for 27 minutes to slow it down enough for the planetâs gravity to capture the spacecraft into orbit.
Hughes-Fulford launched on the STS-40 space shuttle mission in June 1991.
The first American woman to launch into space who was not a professional astronaut but a working scientist, Millie Hughes-Fulford, has died at the age of 75.
Biochemical changes after going to space suggest that harm to cellsâ energy-producing structures, called mitochondria, could explain astronautsâ health issues.
It summarizes the whole thing well.
ââAs important as Steve Jobs was, hereâs the difference: Elon Musk is trying to invent a future, not by providing the next app,â says renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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SpaceX won a NASA contract Feb. 4 to launch a small astrophysics mission, continuing its string of similar agency contracts over the last two years.
WASHINGTON â SpaceX won a NASA contract Feb. 4 to launch a small astrophysics spacecraft, continuing the companyâs string of similar agency contracts over the last two years.
NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX for the launch of the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) spacecraft on a Falcon 9 in June 2024. The value of the launch contract is $98.8 million, which includes the launch itself and other âmission-related costs,â the agency said.
Northrop Grumman and United Launch Alliance successfully performed a crucial rocket motor test for ULAâs next-generation rocket, Vulcan Centaur, in preparation for a debut launch later this year.