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SpaceX rocket launched toward International Space Station; carries 4 crew members for NASA
4Mar By adminNo Comments
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SpaceX rocket launched toward International Space Station; carries 4 crew members for NASA

[ad_1] SpaceX rocket was successfully launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, along Florida's Atlantic coast today and it is heading to the International Space Station. The spacecraft consists of a capsule called Endeavour which is carrying four astronauts in a 16-hour flight to the ISS. Crew members are expected to reach the ISS on Tuesday if everything goes as planned. Know more about the SpaceX rocket launch and the Crew-8 mission here.Four astronauts en route to ISS for NASAAccording to a Reuters report, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Endeavour capsule launched successfully from Florida. The capsule carries four trained astronauts, including three U.S. astronauts and one cosmonaut from Russia. They will join the Crew-8 mission in Earth orbit for approximate...
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Amazon to Hire Rival SpaceX to Launch Internet Satellites
3Dec By adminNo Comments
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Amazon to Hire Rival SpaceX to Launch Internet Satellites

[ad_1]  Amazon.com Inc. has signed a contract with rival SpaceX for three launches of Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket, grabbing additional capacity to loft the company's internet-from-space satellites into orbit.The deal, which Amazon announced on its website Friday, means the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant will be relying in part on its main rival to get its own satellite constellation into orbit. The Falcon 9 launches are set to begin in mid-2025. SpaceX's Starlink already has roughly 5,000 satellites delivering internet service from low-Earth orbit. Amazon's own Project Kuiper, which is aiming for a similar business model, recently launched the first two test satellites of its planned 3,236-satellite constellation. It aims to start beta testing with corporate customers in the secon...
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Direct-to-phone internet: AST SpaceMobile makes deployment changes ahead of satellite launch
17Nov By adminNo Comments
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Direct-to-phone internet: AST SpaceMobile makes deployment changes ahead of satellite launch

[ad_1] AST SpaceMobile, a Texas-based satellite designing and manufacturing company, is gearing up to launch its series of five satellites that will kick-start its satellite-based cellular broadband internet service that can directly be accessed through smartphones. The company has now made some last-minute changes to its deployment strategy, which as per the company, is being done to improve the coverage area of the satellites. The launch timeline, which is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2024, is not likely to be delayed by this change.According to a report by Space News, AST SpaceMobile is paying 5 million dollars more to SpaceX to carry out these latest changes ahead of its deployment. SpaceX will be carrying its BlueBird satellites on its Falcon 9 rocket to the lower...
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Tokyo company loses contact with Hakuto-R moon lander, fate unknown
26Apr By adminNo Comments
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Tokyo company loses contact with Hakuto-R moon lander, fate unknown

[ad_1] A Japanese company tried to land its own spacecraft on the moon early Wednesday, but its fate was unknown as flight controllers lost contact with it moments before the planned touchdown.Flight controllers peered at their screens in Tokyo, expressionless, as the minutes went by with still no word from the lander. A webcast commentator urged everyone to be patient, as the controllers investigated what might have happened. “Everyone, please give us a few minutes to confirm,” he urged.If successful, the company ispace would be the first private business to pull off a lunar landing.Only three governments have successfully landed on the moon: Russia, the United States and China. The spacecraft carried a mini lunar rover for the United Arab Emirates and a toylike robot from Japan design...
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HISTORIC Moon landing today; Know how to watch Hakuto-R Mission live
25Apr By adminNo Comments
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HISTORIC Moon landing today; Know how to watch Hakuto-R Mission live

[ad_1] A Japanese private space company, ispace, can potentially create history today, April 25. The firm will be attempting its maiden lunar landing later today and if it is successful, it will become the first private organization to achieve this feat. So far, the Moon landing is an achievement that only government-backed space organizations have been able to successfully complete. The historic mission will see the Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander gradually begin its descent into the lunar surface in just a few hours.As per reports, the landing time for the Hakuto-R lander is 1640 GMT (12:40 PM EDT, 10:10 PM IST). The attempts for the descent will begin at 1540 GMT (11:40 AM EDT, 9: 10 PM IST) and will continue for an hour to ensure a well-controlled landing. The primary landing site for the...
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