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Giant SpaceX rocket blasts off in most successful test launch yet | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX’s Starship completed nearly its entire test flight after blasting off in a successful launch. The rocket cleared its launch pad in Texas, separated from its “Super Heavy Booster” and began coasting at an altitude of 145 miles. But it was eventually destroyed as it re-entered the atmosphere, the company said. However, it’s still the…
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NASA’s SpaceX crew leave treats behind on International Space Station as they splash down after months in orbit | Science & Tech News
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Four astronauts from four different countries have safely returned to Earth as they splashed down near Florida after 199 days in orbit. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 went around the planet 3,184 times during their more than six months on the International Space Station (ISS). The group was made up of NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space…
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Four astronauts blast off to International Space Station on SpaceX rocket | Science & Tech News
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Four astronauts have blasted off to the International Space Station for a six-month stint in orbit. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Sunday, carrying NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin. Footage showed the rocket’s nine Merlin engines roaring into life…
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SpaceX launch: Secretive US spaceplane launches on Falcon Heavy rocket that can take it further than ever before | Science & Tech News
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A secretive US government spaceplane has embarked on a classified mission aboard one of the world’s most powerful rockets. The X-37B craft was launched from NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. It has been on six previous missions since 2010, most recently in 2020, but the rocket used on Thursday…
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SpaceX loses contact with Starship mega rocket after explosions during second test flight | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX has lost contact with its Starship mega rocket following explosions during its second test flight from south Texas. The two-stage 397ft rocket – the largest and most powerful ever built – arced out over the Gulf of Mexico after blasting off from the Elon Musk-owned company’s launch site near Boca Chica. SpaceX was aiming…
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Scotland’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX is taking shape – and it’s only a few months away from launching | Science & Tech News
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A Scottish company hoping to take on SpaceX is just months away from launching a rocket in the Shetland Islands. Mission success would deploy the first satellite in orbit from UK soil – and put the country firmly in the space race. The company, called Skyrora, has already successfully fired one of the engines in…
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SpaceX launches Starship in landmark test of world’s most powerful rocket system | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX has launched its Starship rocket system, the biggest and most powerful ever made, for the first time in a landmark test. Three days after an inaugural flight was scrapped due to a last-minute glitch, it blasted off from Boca Chica in southern Texas as thousands of spectators watched on nearby. But the rocket system…
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SpaceX: Launch of world’s biggest rocket postponed after glitch | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX’s launch of the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket system has been postponed after it experienced a glitch minutes before take-off. The launch, from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border, had been due to take place at any point in a two-hour launch window after 8am local time. But, the countdown…
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SpaceX gets all-clear to launch Starship rocket as soon as Monday | Science & Tech News
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SpaceX has been given the all-clear to launch its Starship rocket system for the first time as soon as this week. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued Elon Musk‘s company with a licence to put its most powerful rocket system through its paces, saying it met all safety and environmental requirements. It means Starship…
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Watch live: SpaceX launches rocket with 56 Starlink satellites
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Watch live: SpaceX launches rocket with 56 Starlink satellites