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SpaceX will launch its Falcon 9 rocket on Friday at 02:57 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX will launch its Falcon 9 rocket on an SES-12 mission carrying the largest satellite in the world on Friday, June 01. Luxembourg-based SES became the first customer of SpaceX about fourteen months ago to carry out the launch of a satellite aboard an already used rocket by SpaceX. According to Martin Halliwell – chief […]
European Space Agency successfully test fires the air-breathing electric thrusters
The European Space Agency has achieved success in building air-breathing thrusters that can be used in space. For the first time ever, the ESA team has successfully built and test fired an air-breathing electric thruster. This electric thruster will use the scarce amount of air molecules found in the upper atmosphere of the Earth to […]
SpaceX all set to blast Falcon 9 rocket for 50th time on Tuesday
The California-based aerospace manufacturing company SpaceX will launch its Falcon 9 rocket on March 6, as per the reports. On March 6, that is, on Tuesday, the Falcon 9 rocket will blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying a Spanish telecommunication satellite. The name of the satellite is Hispasat 30W-6. It is operated […]
Amidst The Most Anticipated Falcon Heavy Launch, Backlash & Controversies Have Emerged
Elon Musk, a billionaire Entrepreneur kicked off his dream for commercial space travel a few years ago and has accomplished several milestones towards it. February 6 marks the launch of first Falcon Heavy rocket in its array. It is the second heaviest rocket after Apollo 11. The successful launch was made on Feb 6th from […]
SpaceX Will Pony up Ridesharing Rocket for Seven Satellites of NASA and Iridium
Why use several rockets when one single rocket can transmit multiple satellites to space? Well, the perfect answer to this question is given by Elon Musk-owned space company SpaceX. The America-based space company will offer one of its Falcon 9 rockets to set out NASA and Iridium satellites from the ground to space. As announced […]