****** Orbit fails first rocket launch attempt from modified plane
Richard Branson's ****** Orbit company aborted its first attempt to launch a rocket into space from the belly of a 747 airplane on Monday, the company said. ...
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NASA and SpaceX confirm SpaceX’s first ever astronaut launch is a ‘go’
NASA and SpaceX are closer than ever to a moment both have been preparing for since the beginning of the Commercial Crew program in 2010. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon spacecraft are now set to fly with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken onboard, making a trip to the International Space Station, and ...
NHC: 20% chance of cyclone for system extending across Florida
A broad trough of low pressure extending across Florida and the adjacent Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico waters has a 20% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. ...
****** Orbit’s first orbital test flight cut short after rocket released from carrier aircraft
On Monday, ****** Orbit attempted the first full flight of its orbital payload launch system, which includes a modified Boeing 747 called ‘Cosmic Girl’ that acts as a carrier aircraft for its air-launched rocket LauncherOne. While ****** Orbit has flown Cosmic Girl and LauncherOne previously for different tests and demonstrations, this was the first end-to-end ...
Finland’s new nuclear reactor hit by valve leak
Finland's long-delayed Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor was hit by another setback after the nation's safety watchdog reported valve problems in a component involved in the cooling process. ...
Newton Mail founder returns with launch of personal net worth tracker, Kubera
Serial entrepreneur Rohit Nadhani, who last sold his Newton email app to Essential in 2018— an app so popular it’s been saved from shutting down multiple times — is today launching a new startup, Kubera. The service aims to offer an alternative to using a spreadsheet to keep track of your assets, investments, cryptocurrencies, debts, ...
Max Q: Huge week ahead for SpaceX and ****** Orbit
This week could be the biggest week to date for private spaceflight, with landmark launch attempts coming from both ****** Orbit and SpaceX . ****** Orbit is looking to join the elite club of private launch companies that have actually made it to space, with a full flight test of its combined Cosmic Girl and ...
Eight countries say gas deserves help as EU readies ‘green recovery’ fund
Eight European countries have urged the European Union to include natural gas in future funding, as the bloc's executive prepares to unveil its plan for a green economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. ...
What It’s Like to Be First to Fly a Brand New Spacecraft
Robert Crippen is the only living NASA astronaut to have flown on a new spacecraft for the first time. The Crew Dragon flyers will join his elite club this week. ...
China set to launch Mars probe and rover mission in July
China’s space program will launch a Mars mission in July, according to its current plans. This will include deploying an orbital probe to study the red planet, and a robotic, remotely-controlled rover for surface exploration. The U.S. has also been planning another robotic rover mission for Mars, and it’s set to take off this summer, ...