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SpaceX rocket booster makes successful landing after test launch – as it is caught by ‘chopsticks’ | Science & Tech News
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A SpaceX booster rocket has returned to earth and been caught by giant robotic arms – following a successful launch of the company’s Starship spacecraft. It was the first attempt to bring the rocket’s 232-foot (71 metre) Super Heavy booster back to the launch tower by re-igniting three of its 33 Raptor engines to slow…
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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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India launches rocket towards the sun after successful moon lander mission | World News
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Ten days after India’s success in landing the first ever spacecraft on the southern side of the moon, the country has launched ‘Aditya L1’, its first mission to study the sun. The spacecraft was launched on the polar satellite launch vehicle rocket, from Sriharikota on the eastern coast of India at 11.50am local time. The…
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India joins exclusive club after successful moon landing – with innovative, low-cost spacecraft | Science & Tech News
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Nearly four years ago, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged the director of India’s space agency who was reduced to tears after losing Chandrayaan-2 – his country’s first attempt to land on the moon. Today, it was tears of joy. This isn’t just a huge triumph for Indian scientists and engineers. As Chandrayaan-3 touched down…
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Google launches AI chatbot Bard to rival wildly successful ChatGPT | Science & Tech News
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Google has launched its own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, in answer to the wildly successful ChatGPT. The new conversational AI service will be named Bard and will be put out to “trusted users” before a public release in the coming weeks, Google’s parent firm Alphabet Inc announced on Monday. It comes following the release of…
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft to splash back down to Earth after successful moon mission | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft will splash back down on earth in an hour’s time after a 25-day trip around the moon. The uncrewed capsule, which is designed to carry astronauts, should land in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalupe Island at 5.39pm UK time. The splashdown is the final hurdle in what has been a successful demonstration…