The next SpaceX 160ft Starship prototype, known as SN20, will be launched into orbit as early as next month strapped to the massive Super Heavy booster. Starship requires the booster stage to reach orbit and combined the two reach a whopping 394ft tall, much larger than the Statue of Liberty with its full plinth. SN20 … Read more
Space tourism startup test flies its gigantic balloon 20 miles over Florida that is on track to carry explorers to orbit in 2024 Space Perspective conducted the first test flight of a gigantic balloon that will soon take humans to orbit The balloon launched 20 miles over Florida at 5:23am ET on Friday It hovered for … Read more
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert’s asked during a hearing of a House committee whether the federal government could change the orbits of the moon or earth to deal with climate change – raising some eyebrows among experts. Gohmert, a Republican from Texas, was on a video call with associate deputy chief of the National Forest Service Jennifer … Read more
Liftoff! SpaceX launches 60 new Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a recycled Falcon 9 rocket named after the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars SpaceX launched 60 new Starlink satellites into orbit Tuesday at 3:01pm ET The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Kennedy Space Station in Florida This is the third trip the rocket has … Read more
OneWeb and SpaceX, the powerhouses in the internet satellite industry, had dangerously close encounter last weekend that was out of this world. Two satellites from each firm came within 190 feet of each other in orbit April 4, which sparked several ‘red alerts’ from the US Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron, The Verge reports. … Read more
SpaceX launched its 10th batch of Starlink satellites for the year Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total to 1,443 in orbit. The Falcon 9 rocket took off at 12:34pm ET from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida where ‘weather was looking beautiful with clear skies,’ a SpaceX officials said during the live stream. Along with … Read more
Russian astronaut unveils a new version of the iconic Barbie doll made in her likeness to encourage girls to become ‘strong and feminine’ cosmonauts Anna Kikina, 36, is currently sole Russian woman scheduled to travel into orbit Barbie have produced a doll in the likeness of the real 36-year-old cosmonaut Part of campaign in Russia … Read more
Work is due to start on the world’s first ‘space hotel’ in low Earth orbit in 2025 – and it will come equipped with restaurants, a cinema, spa and rooms for 400 people. Developed by the Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the Voyager Station could be operational as early as 2027, with the infrastructure built in … Read more
China today has shared the first video of Mars recorded by Tianwen-1 after the probe entered orbit, the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious space programme. Incredible footage captures the Martian landscape and atmosphere out of a pitch black sky as the Chinese spacecraft flew past the Red Planet. Launched last July around the same time … Read more
Over the moon! Stunning video captures SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket soaring past the lunar orb as it heads into orbit to delivery 60 more Starlink satellites Photographer Trevor Mahlmann cpatured foorage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 as it soared into orbit However, he was able to capture a rare moment when the rocket flew past the … Read more