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Debris blast from SpaceX rocket launch renews environmental questions

29Apr

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Debris blast from SpaceX rocket launch renews environmental questions

[ad_1] While the spectacle of SpaceX's new Starship rocket blowing up over the Gulf of Mexico riveted the public's attention, it was the explosive nature of the launch at ground level that was drawing heightened scrutiny from the government this week. The shattering force of last Thursday's launch in South Texas sent a cloud of pulverized concrete raining over a small town nearby, federal regulators said, raising fresh questions about the environmental impact of ramped-up launch operations at the site. The blastoff from the SpaceX facility, adjacent to a national wildlife refuge near Boca Chica Beach, also hurled large chunks of concrete and metal thousands of feet away and ignited a 3.5-acre (1.4-hectare) fire on nearby grounds, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Damag...

What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX’s big Starship

16Apr

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What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX’s big Starship

[ad_1] Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship.It's the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars. Jutting almost 400 feet (120 meters) into the South Texas sky, Starship could blast off as early as Monday, with no one aboard. Musk's company got the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday. It will be the first launch with Starship's two sections together. Early versions of the sci-fi-looking upper stage rocketed several miles into the stratosphere a few years back, crashing four times before finally landing upright in 2021. The towering first-stage rocket booster, dubbed Super Heavy, will soar for the first time.For this demo, SpaceX w...

2023 going to be filled with lot of new developments at ISRO: Somanath

11Feb

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2023 going to be filled with lot of new developments at ISRO: Somanath

[ad_1] The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will undertake a slew of missions in 2023 and prepare for manned space mission, Gaganyaan, the space agency's chief S Somanath said on Friday. According to ISRO, Gaganyaan project envisages demonstration of human spaceflight capability by launching a crew of 3 members to an orbit of 400 km for a 3-day mission and bringing them back safely to earth, by landing in Indian sea waters. A number of PSLV and GSLV missions were also scheduled through the year and Friday's successful SSLV D2 launch has "set the tone" for ISRO's busy schedule this year, he said. "Currently we are preparing the next launch of GSLV MKIII, the LVM 3 M3 mission leading to the launch of OneWeb India-2 (with) 36 satellites. So we are preparing that launch," which wi...

NASA Could Attempt Moon Launch On September 23

8Sep

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NASA Could Attempt Moon Launch On September 23

[ad_1] Two previous attempts were cancelled.(File)Washington: NASA is looking at September 23 and September 27 as possible dates for its next attempt at launching its Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, senior official Jim Free told reporters Thursday.Two previous attempts were cancelled after the rocket experienced technical glitches including a fuel leak.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) [ad_2] Source link