NASA’s plans for a late-night rocket launch faced another setback as thick cloud cover forced a postponement, marking the second delay since a rocket issue halted Saturday’s attempt. The two missions, both pivotal to exploring cosmic and solar mysteries, were scheduled for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Read more…
On November 11, 2024, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 24 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission marked the second of two launches conducted by SpaceX on the same day, with the earlier launch deploying the Koreasat-6A communications satellite. The Falcon Read more…
With ambitions to deploy Starship for missions to the Moon and eventually Mars, SpaceX has big aspirations for the spacecraft that go beyond Earth’s orbit. SpaceX’s Flight 3 Starship successfully completed a full-duration static fire test with all six of its Raptor engines, marking a critical step towards its third Read more…
Back in September 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pictured hugging and patting K Sivan, the former head of the Indian Space Research Organisation, as the scientist could not control his tears after the space agency lost contact with Chandrayaan 2 lander ‘Vikram’ just as its descent to the Read more…