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SpaceX’s Starship launch scrubbed due to ground system issues
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has postponed the planned test flight of its Starship megarocket due to technical issues at the launch site. The rocket company announced that it was abandoning its 10th test flight to “allow time to troubleshoot an issue with ground systems” about 30 minutes before the planned liftoff at its Texas launch facility […]
Fireball ‘bright as the moon’ lights up sky over western Japan
A flashing fireball dashed across the skies of western Japan on Tuesday, shocking residents and dazzling stargazers. The extremely bright ball of light was visible for hundreds of miles shortly after 11:00 pm local time. According to experts, the fireball was an exceptionally bright meteor that appeared to have gone into the Pacific. Yoshihiko Hamahata, […]
Jim Lovell, One of First Astronauts to Orbit the Moon, Dies at Age 97
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States has confirmed that one of its most famous space explorers, Jim Lovell, has died at age 97. In a statement on Friday, Transportation Secretary and NASA administrator Sean Duffy confirmed that Lovell passed away at his home in Lake Forest, Illinois. Lovell is perhaps […]
Astronaut Retires After Troubled Test Flight, Extended Stay in Space
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore has announced his retirement from the space agency, just months after returning from a prolonged stay in space. Wilmore, along with fellow astronaut Suni Williams, piloted the first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft last year. However, the mission encountered several issues, including thruster outages and gas leaks, which led to […]
Indian Astronaut Sets Foot on International Space Station
In a groundbreaking achievement, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has become the first Indian to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS). The milestone was reached after the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission docked with the orbiting laboratory, and its four-member crew crossed over to the ISS during a live broadcast. Led by former NASA veteran Peggy Whitson […]
9-Month Space Odyssey Ends: Astronauts Safely Land Back on Earth
After a record-breaking nine-month stay in space, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have safely returned to Earth. The duo landed on Wednesday as SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida, marking the end of a mission that was initially supposed to last just eight days. Williams and Wilmore had […]
NASA, SpaceX Reveal SPHEREx, PUNCH Launch Date
The launch of the SPHEREx and PUNCH missions conducted by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA and SpaceX is currently scheduled to take place no earlier than Thursday, March 6th. The previous launch date was scheduled to take place on March 3. But NASA has confirmed that it will not be holding the prelaunch news […]