După ce a cheltuit zeci de miliarde dolari pentru dezvoltarea Space Launch System (SLS), NASA apelează acum la industria privată pentru a menține sistemul pe linia de plutire. În cadrul unei solicitări, NASA sugerează că un singur contractor ar putea prelua producția, dreptul de proprietate și operațiunile, iar în același timp pregătind terenul pentru concesionarea […]
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WATCH: International Space Station rotating 57 degrees mid-orbit during engine test of spacecraft bringing back Russian film crew
A mistake during an engine test of the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft led to the International Space Station (ISS) accidentally rotating 57 degrees earlier this week, with the video of the orbital incident now being available online. The footage from NASA’s broadcast on Friday captured the ISS changing its position towards the Earth quite significantly, prompting […]
China’s Shenzhou-13 craft successfully docks to Tiangong space station & 3 astronauts enter core module
China’s second manned mission reached the Tiangong space station, which is still under construction, on Saturday. The three astronauts left the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft and entered the station’s core module. The Shenzhou-13 (Divine Vessel) successfully docked to the port of the space station at 6:56am (21:56 GMT). #Shenzhou13 successfully arrived at China’s #Tiangong space station, docking […]
China launches 2nd manned flight to Tiangong space station
China sent its second manned mission to the Tiangong space station on Friday, with the crew including the station’s first female Taikonaut, Wang Yaping. The crew of the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft is set to stay on the Tianhe core module for 183 days – the longest in Chinese history – before returning to Earth in April […]
Virgin Galactic delays commercial space flight until late 2022, citing safety concerns around material ‘strength margins’
Richard Branson’s spaceflight business Virgin Galactic has announced that recent analysis highlighted safety concerns around the strength of materials used in its rocket ships, forcing delays to its commercial manned launches. In a statement on Thursday, the company said it would begin a planned enhancement program and that its next test flight would be delayed […]
Photo shows La Palma volcanic eruption from SPACE, locals told to go into lockdown as lava flow destroys cement plant
Spain’s Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to erupt and cause serious problems for the residents of La Palma island, with a cement plant the lava’s most recent victim. The plant was reportedly engulfed on Monday, sending massive clouds of smoke billowing into the air. Authorities have urged locals to go into lockdown. Residents in the towns […]
Disaster of cosmic proportions: Russian cosmonauts share spectacular SPACE PHOTO of La Palma volcano eruption
Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station have taken a nighttime photo of the river of lava coming out of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma island, revealing the massive scale of the cataclysm. The image posted by cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy on Twitter captured the volcanic ejection cutting the most north-westerly island of […]
Chinese space station builders safely return to Earth after breaking national record in orbit (VIDEO)
Three crew members of China’s Shenzhou-12 space mission have returned home after spending three months onboard the Tianhe space station, preparing it for future expansion missions. Taikonauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo touched down on Friday at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia region of China’s north, Chinese media reported. The […]
NASA Space Apps Challenge dă startul înscrierilor
Această știre a fost preluată de pe portalul amintit Această informație preluată de pe portalul mai sus amintit, nu reprezintă o informație oficială a unei autorități, însă în latura de știre prezintă o informație veridică. potrivit legii 8/1996 știrile pot fi preluate chiar de la un portal la altul, nefiind opere sau lucrări ce necesită […]