Space Flight
NASA OSIRIS-REx Set Out Space-Hunt for Earth-Trojan Asteroid
A NASA-owned and operated spacecraft has started its space-hunt for a mysterious type of close-to-Earth celestial object called Earth-Trojan asteroids on Thursday, 9th February 2017. Dubbed as OSIRIS-Rex, the spacecraft will spend almost two weeks in search of these mystifying tiny celestial bodies. To recall, currently, OSIRIS-Rex is on 2-years outbound voyage to the asteroid […]
China Shortlists Top Eight Names For Its Upcoming Mars Mission; Finalization Will Held In April
Chinese space agency is gearing up for landing a Mars orbiter, Lander and rover on Martian surface by the end of 2020 and the title for this 2020 Chinese Mars Mission is yet to be confirmed. However, the space agency has started taking names into account for Mars mission, which is scheduled for taking wings […]
SpaceX fires off hyperloop races in varsities across California: UCI’s team leads the pack
Way back in 2013, Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors. For those who are new to SpaceX, it is one of its kind Hi-Tech organizations at aim at making space equipment and vehicle at a fraction of their cost. Last year, SpaceX made several debut satellite launches which marked a new milestone among […]
Unpiloted Chinese Cargo Spaceship “HTV-6” To Head off ISS Today
An unmanned cargo spacecraft called “HTV-6” is all set to bid adieu to the International Space Station (ISS) and move towards to earth today. As announced by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s cargo spaceship – H-II Transport Vehicle-6 (HTV-6) is geared up for departing from the ISS at 10:30 a.m. EST, on 27th January 2017. […]
First Singapore Satellite ‘AOBA VELOX-III’ Headway to Space from ISS on Monday
Monday, 16th January 2017 was not less than a golden day for the multi-millionaire city Singapore. The city, on this day, has successfully added its name in golden letters in the history of the space exploration mission by launching its first-ever satellite. On 16th January 2017, the first-ever Singapore satellite called ‘AOBA VELOX-III’ took off […]
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 with 10 Communication Satellites Successfully Soared into Sky
After months of setback, clusters of mishaps, and of course, million dollar forfeitures, America-based space startup – SpaceX successfully took its first unmanned rocket, Flacon 9 to the air on Saturday. On 14th January 2017, SpaceX successfully dispatched and landed its ambitious rocket, alongside 10 high-end communication satellites into the orbit. After the complicated launch-pad […]
SpaceX Gears Up For Falcon 9 Launch on Saturday, Aims To Recoup Momentum
SpaceX, the America-based space agency is gearing up for the launch of its most-awaited Falcon 9 rocket, on Saturday, January 14, 2017. With the aim to recoup its momentum after the disastrous launch pad failure in September 2016, the Elon Musk-owned firm is all set to mark its re-debut in the commercial space industry. The […]