https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1R3dTdcpSU&t=60s Have you ever seen a rocket launch -- from space? A close inspection of the featured time-lapse video will reveal a rocket rising to Earth orbit as seen from the International Space Station (ISS). The Russian Soyuz-FG rocket was launched in November 2018 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan,... Continue Reading →
After extensive analysis and testing, NASA has identified the technical cause of unexpected char loss across the Artemis I Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. Engineers determined as Orion was returning from its uncrewed mission around the Moon, gases generated inside the... Continue Reading →
Starship successfully lifted off from the orbital launch pad for the first time, yesterday at 8:33 a.m. CT. The vehicle cleared the pad and beach as Starship climbed to an apogee of ~39 km over the Gulf of Mexico –... Continue Reading →
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