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China is reminding the world that it is very much in the race to deploy hypersonic missiles, with a team at the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Northwestern Polytechnical University successfully launching the Feitian-1, a Rocket-Based Combine… Continue reading China tests hypersonic missile with multi-mode engine
In a double-shot of hypersonics news out of the US, the US Air Force has conducted an air-launched flight test of its AGM-183A hypersonic missile, while DARPA has successfully test fired a prototype of its Operational Fires (OpFires) system developed t… Continue reading USAF and DARPA test hypersonic weapon systems in air and on the ground
In what promises to be the beginning of a veritable torrent of science, NASA has released the first batch of images from the James Webb Space Telescope, including a gravitational lens effect, the water signature of a distant exoplanet, the death throes… Continue reading NASA releases spectacular first batch of images from James Webb
As an appetizer of things to come, NASA has released the first official image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), revealing the deepest, high-resolution infrared picture yet of a sector of the universe 4.6 billion light years from Earth.Continu… Continue reading James Webb’s first image reveals deep cosmos in spectacular detail
Nanoracks, in conjunction with NASA’s Johnson Space Center, has successfully expelled 172 lb (78 kg) of trash from the International Space Station (ISS) in a high-tech bin liner that was ejected using the station’s Bishop Airlock on June 2 to then burn… Continue reading Nanoracks takes out the ISS trash in orbital reentry bags
It appears Virgin Galactic is looking to ramp up its commercial space services, placing orders for two more WhiteKnightTwo motherships from Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Services to support the air launch of Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo spaceplane.Continue … Continue reading Virgin Galactic to up launch rate with two more WhiteKnightTwo motherships
The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) lunar mission looks like it’s back on track after a day of suspense, as NASA and contractor Advanced Space re-establish radio contact with the robotic… Continue reading CAPSTONE lunar probe phones home after dramatic day of silence
In a development that’s thrown a spanner in the works of its US$37.2-million Artemis program, NASA has lost radio contact with its Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) CubeSat space probe.Con… Continue reading NASA loses radio contact with CAPSTONE lunar probe
When NASA’s high-altitude balloon lifts off from Antarctica in December 2023 at the start of its up to four-week voyage over the South Pole, it will carry the Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimet… Continue reading Stratospheric balloon to lift telescope with giant mirror over Antarctica
If you’re in the market for a private jet with a longer range, Gulfstream could have just the jet for you. It’s new ultra-long-range G800 completed its first flight on Wednesday in the skies over the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgi… Continue reading Gulfstream G800 ultra-long-range business jet makes maiden flight