SpaceX to launch Starship test flight today, many upgrades to be checked
In the seventh test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built that’s part of Nasa’s upcoming Moon mission, the ...
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NASA's Orion crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis 1 − an aerospace expert weighs in (op-ed)
It was NASA’s Orion capsule, which would soon end the 25-day Artemis I mission around and beyond the moon with a fiery splashdown into the ocean. Orion's reentry followed a sharply angled ...
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Space Billionaires Count Down To Their Rocket Race To The Moon
The Orion capsule, shown here ... with its advanced RS-25 engines derived from the United States Space Shuttle, is jettisoned into the Atlantic Ocean following every liftoff.
Despite midair explosion after launch, it’s not over for SpaceX’s Starship
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on ...
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SpaceX's Starship spacecraft destroyed in mega rocket launch
The booster, meanwhile, flipped around, re-ignited several engines to reverse course and ... Astronauts launched in an Orion capsule atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket then will rendezvous ...
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OTD In Space - December 5: Orion Spacecraft Makes 1st Test Flight
On Dec. 5, 2014, NASA's Orion space capsule launched for the first time. This spacecraft is designed to take astronauts to the moon and even Mars. No one was on board for this test launch ...