SpaceX successfully completed a rocket test on Wednesday, bringing the company one step closer to Mars tourism or even colonization. “Mars is looking closer”, twitted Elon Musk in response to one fan. The flight called hop test was completed in … Continue reading SpaceX rocket test: “Mars is looking closer” [video]
Virgin Galactic, part of the business empire of British billionaire Richard Branson, presented on Monday designs for what could be the first commercial supersonic passenger jet in nearly 20 years. The company made public the first-stage design images of the … Continue reading Virgin Galactic reveals designs for new Mach 3 supersonic aircraft
Two NASA astronauts successfully returned to Earth today, in a dramatic “old-school” splashdown. Their capsule was parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico, ending the commercial test flight from Elon Musk`s SpaceX company. This type of landing called splashdown was last … Continue reading Dramatic splashdown for the NASA / SpaceX astronauts [video]
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are returning to Earth on Sunday aboard Crew Dragon, the new capsule from Elon Musk`s SpaceX project. The two astronauts are supposed to splash in Pensacola Florida at around 20:48 CET / 2:48 … Continue reading NASA and SpaceX bring down astronauts by splashdown landing [live video]
Perseverance, the new rover from NASA, is now on the way to Mars, aboard an Atlas V rocket. NASA took advantage of the rare opportunity for a successful launch, considering Earth and Mars align only once every 26 months. It … Continue reading Perseverance rover, on the way to Mars
Virgin Galactic unveiled on Tuesday the cabin of SpaceShipTwo (SS2), company`s spaceplane designed for space tourism. The lucky passengers, which can afford the suborbital flight, will enjoy a spectacular view of our planet from multiple windows. “Ultimately, the interior of … Continue reading Virgin Galactic reveals SpaceShipTwo`s cabin [video]
NASA is getting ready to launch the Mars 2020 Mission next week, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Atlas V-541 rocket, together with its Perseverance Rover, will have the first opportunity to take off … Continue reading NASA is getting ready to launch the Perseverance Rover to Mars
China has succesfuly launched its own Mars mission into space – Tianwen-1, which means “questions to the heaven”. Hundreds of people watched the rocket taking off on Wednesday, from Hainan Island, at the south coast of China. Tianwen-1 will search … Continue reading China successfully launches mission to Mars
Comet NEOWISE reached peak brightness on July 23, when it was at the closest point to Earth during it`s journey. C/2020 F3 NEOWISE is the official name of the comet found by astronomers on March 27. It will still be … Continue reading Comet NEOWISE: How and where to see it
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE is the official name of the comet found by astronomers on March 27. They were using a giant space telescope bearing the same … Continue reading Check the sky for Comet NEOWISE, it won`t be back for 7,000 years
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