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  • Space X Starship 9 Explodes During Test Flight

    Space X Starship 9 Explodes During Test Flight

    Starship 9 Explosion | Space X Flight Test

    Spaceship Starship 9 of the Space X company exploded today during a test flight at the company’s space port in Boca Chica, Texas near the border with Mexico.

    The Space X team was carrying out a test climb to 10 km and testing telemetry during the spaceship’s flight.

    Moments before the landing, one of the engines did not fire and the controlled fall failed to stop Satrship 9 from crashing at the landind platform.

    Space X Flight Test on February 2, 2021 at Boca Chica, Texas

    Starship 9 Explosion | Video of the test flight

    Today’s test flight is another in a series of tests Space X has been conducting in the last months.

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  • Will a Mars Direct approach put man on Mars?

    Will a Mars Direct approach put man on Mars?

    Mars Direct | Cheapest way to get to Mars?

    NASA recently confirmed the presence of liquid flowing water on Mars. With this anticipated confirmation, the vision of humans landing on the red planet, Mars, is being revived. Space scientists have finally confirmed what they had long suspected for at least a 100 years. Will a Mars Direct, or a modified similar approach, put man on Mars at last?

    The dream of Mars Society president, Dr. Robert Zubrin, may come true after all. It was Zubrin along with his team who developed the most feasible and cheapest aerospace approach to get to Mars.

    Here’s the story of it all.

    The Mars Underground Film: Orange Dot Entertainment | Radius Productions

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  • Mars Helicopter

    Mars Helicopter

    Mars Helicopter

    NASA plans to take mini helicopter to Mars

    NASA is looking into taking a heliciopter to scout Mars terrain. Sending the helicopter ahead the rovers to scout for destinations would be helpful for Mars rover missions. The atmosphere of the red planet is much lighter than Earth’s and the helicopter wouldn’t be as heavy there. [Sending a drone or a quadcopter will achieve the same with increased maneuverability, but that’s just us]

    Mars Helicopter – NASA / JPL Video

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  • Tragedy Strikes Virgin Galactic

    Tragedy Strikes Virgin Galactic

    Tragedy Strikes Virgin Galactic

    Virgin crashes its Space Ship Two

    A failed sub-orbital flight of a Virgin Galactic spacecraft left one pilot dead and one injured. The spacecraft, Space Ship Two, had detached from its carrier plane White Knight which landed safely. Space Ship Two was supposed to achieve sub-orbital flight but the spacecraft experienced anomalies that caused it to crash land. Virgin Galactic had had previous flights of Space Ship Two with no major incidents.  But today’s was a tragic one and it is very sad news for the space community.

    Tragedy Strikes Virgin Galactic – Space Ship Two Crash Lands | CNN

    Virgin crashes its Space Ship Two

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  • Space X Launches AsiaSat 6

    Space X Launches AsiaSat 6

    Space X Successfully Launches AsiaSat 6

    After the failure of a Falcon 9R in recent days, Space X successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the AsiaSat 6 into orbit yesterday morning.

    Space X Falcon 9 Launch

  • Space X Falcon 9 R Explosion

    Space X Falcon 9 R Explosion

    Space X Falcon 9 R Explosion on Video

    Something went wrong with the launch of a Falcon 9 R rocket last Friday. The video of its explosion was aired this weekend by local TV. The rocket was launched from Space X facility near McGregor, Texas. The American company has not released any technical information related to the causes of the explosion.

    Falcon 9 R Explosion Video – KWTX News

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  • Space X Falcon 9 First Test Flight

    Space X Falcon 9 First Test Flight

    Space X Falcon 9 First Test Flight

    Space X Falcon 9 Reusable Rocket First Test Flight

    Elon Musk’s Space X is on the way to fill the empty NASA has left now with the first successful test of the Falcon 9 Reusable Rocket.

    Falcon 9 R

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  • Space X Grasshopper Vertical Landing Rocket

    Space X Grasshopper Vertical Landing Rocket

    Space X Grasshopper Vertical Landing Rocket

    Grasshopper (Space X) Vertical Landing Rocket reached the height of 325 meters in its most recent test. Space X hopes to revive rockets’ vertical landing systems as a viable way to reuse space vehicles.

    Space X –  Grasshopper

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  • India Launches Rocket

    India Launches Rocket

    India Launches Rocket

    India launched its space rocket PSLV to place in orbit a navigational satellite. The satellite is the first of seven to be put into orbit by India as part of their Regional Navigational System

    India Launches Rocket

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  • Latest Achievement Of China In Space Technology

    Latest Achievement Of China In Space Technology

    Latest Achievement Of China In Space Technology

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