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A top-secret Chinese spy satellite just launched on a supersized rocket
Enlarge / A Long March 5 rocket, the largest launcher in China’s inventory, deployed a classified Chinese military satellite into orbit Friday. China’s largest rocket apparently wasn’t big enough to launch the country’s newest spy satellite, so engineers gave the rocket an upgrade. The Long March 5 launcher flew with a payload fairing some 20 …
Rocket Lab delays Electron booster launch and recovery test to Monday
Rocket Lab has postponed the launch of an Electron booster it hopes to snatch out of the sky with a helicopter after liftoff to no earlier than Monday (May 2) due to weather. Unfavorable weather conditions are the primary reason for the launch delay, Rocket Lab officials said in an update, but the company is …
Israeli war planes strike Gaza after rocket attack
Streaks of light are seen as Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register GAZA, April 21 (Reuters) – Israel carried out air strikes in central Gaza before dawn on …
Liquid Hydrogen Leak Ends NASA’s Third Test Attempt at Fueling the Artemis I SLS Moon Rocket
By NASA April 14, 2022 A sunrise view of the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 11, 2022. Mist rises from a nearby waterway. The SLS and Orion atop the mobile launcher were transported to the pad on crawler-transporter …
NASA’s Latest Plans for Critical Artemis I Moon Rocket Testing
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B as the Artemis I launch team prepares for the next attempt of the wet dress rehearsal test, right, as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard is seen on …
SpaceX rolls Falcon 9 rocket, Dragon capsule out to pad for Ax-1 astronaut launch (photos)
The hardware that will launch the first-ever all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station has made its way to the pad. On Tuesday (April 5), SpaceX rolled the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-1 mission out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. SpaceX …
NASA’s big rocket faces its last test before launching
Enlarge / NASA’s large rocket will undergo a dress rehearsal this weekend. NASA After two weeks of preparatory work on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center, NASA is ready to put its large new rocket and its complex plumbing system to the test. This will be the final major rehearsal before the space agency …
Rocket VR Health Partners with Massachusetts General Hospital to Co-Develop VR Digital Therapeutic for Stem Cell Patients
Under the terms of the agreement Rocket VR Health will leverage its virtual reality therapy platform to co-develop a VR digital therapeutic solution based on population-specific well-researched care interventions created by Massachusetts General Hospital. This Digital Therapeutic Solution is intended to help with distress management in blood cancer patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) …
China’s Long March rocket carries record-breaking 22 satellites
China’s new-generation rocket carrying 22 satellites blasts off at the Wenchang Space Launch Center, southern China’s Hainan province, Feb 27, 2022. [Photo by Tu Haichao/Xinhua] A modified version of China’s Long March 8 carrier rocket transported 22 satellites into orbit on Sunday morning in its debut flight, setting a record for the most satellites launched …
Israel continues assault on Gaza for 2nd week as Netanyahu vows to quell Hamas rocket fire, “whatever it takes”
Tel Aviv — Israeli missiles continued to slam into the Gaza Strip on Monday after the deadliest day yet in the current fighting between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. At least 42 people were killed in Gaza on Sunday, including children, and several large buildings were destroyed. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wanted …