Collaborate Disseminate
In the early days of spaceflight, when only the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union had the ability to put an object into orbit, even the most fanciful of futurists would have had a hard time believing that commercial entities would one day be launching sixty satellites …read more
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“If you or someone you love has been exposed to questionable quality electrolytic capacitors, you could be entitled to financial compensation.” Perhaps that’s not exactly the pitch behind this class action lawsuit against capacitor manufacturers, but it might as well be. The suit claims that the defendants, a group of …read more
Not so very long ago, orbital rockets simply didn’t get reused. After their propellants were expended on the journey to orbit, they petered out and fell back down into the ocean where they were obliterated on impact. Rockets were disposable because, as far as anyone could tell, building another one …read more
The way small satellites and scientific instruments find their way into space these days is generally by hitching a ride on large rockets carrying hefty payloads, wherever they can be squeezed in. But some are looking to change that, with NAS… Continue reading SpaceX steps into the small satellite game with a dedicated rideshare program
When the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft reached orbit for the first time in 2010, it was a historic achievement. But to qualify for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, the capsule also needed to demonstrate that it could return safely to Earth. Its predecessor, the Space Shuttle, had wings that …read more
Continue reading SpaceX Clips Dragon’s Wings After Investigation
NASA is huge, and with an annual budget of US$21.5 billion, over 17,000 employees and who knows how many geniuses, you’d think it could pretty much solve any sciencey spacey problem. But no. The space agency not only needs outside help, it en… Continue reading NASA announces 19 public-private partnerships to accelerate Moon and Mars programs
The Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy are the stars of the show for SpaceX, but the company’s deep space aspirations rest on an even larger and more powerful vehicle known as the Starship. Today it flew this next-gen spacecraft for the first time ever, albeit only for a fleeting moment as the company commences sub-orbital hopper tests.
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Continue Reading SpaceX’s next-gen Starship completes first hopper test flight
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Now in its fourth instalment, SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod competition continues to bring out the very best in student engineering teams from all around the world, with the 2019 edition again pushing the boundaries of the experimental transport technology. The reigning champions from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) returned to fend off their challengers, setting a new speed record in the process.
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Continue Reading Hyperloop hits record speeds at SpaceX’s 2019 Pod competition
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SpaceX appeared all set to breeze past another milestone as part of its Crew Dragon testing program in April, after the spacecraft successfully completed its maiden journey to and from the International Space Station in March. But an unexpect… Continue reading SpaceX confirms leaky component to blame for Crew Dragon launchpad explosion
Throughout the history of America’s human spaceflight program, there’s been an alternating pattern in regards to abort systems. From Alan Shepard’s first flight in 1961 on, every Mercury capsule was equipped with a Launch Escape System (LES) tower that could pull the spacecraft away from a malfunctioning rocket. But by …read more
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