NASA to Launch Three Rockets in Alaska to Study Auroral Substorms’ Impact

NASA to Launch Three Rockets in Alaska to Study Auroral Substorms’ Impact

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates An important mission is set to take place in Alaska. It aims to understand how auroral substorms impact the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Three rockets will be launched within a short window to observe the movement of air and changes in composition at high…

SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Deploys NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope and PUNCH Probes

SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Deploys NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope and PUNCH Probes

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:10 p.m. EST, carrying NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope and the PUNCH solar mission. The dual payload mission successfully reached orbit, marking a major milestone for NASA’s ongoing space exploration…

SpaceX Starship Flight 8: Booster Caught, Upper Stage Lost Again in Mid-Flight

SpaceX Starship Flight 8: Booster Caught, Upper Stage Lost Again in Mid-Flight

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates SpaceX launched its eighth Starship test flight from the Starbase facility in South Texas on March 6 at 6:30 p.m. EST. The 403-foot-tall rocket lifted off successfully, with its first-stage booster, Super Heavy, completing a controlled descent and being caught by the launch…

Blue Origin Prepares Second New Glenn Launch, Aims for Better Landing

Blue Origin Prepares Second New Glenn Launch, Aims for Better Landing

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is being targeted for late spring, as efforts are being made to enhance its landing capabilities. The 320-foot-tall rocket was first launched on January 16, 2025, from Florida’s Space Coast, successfully deploying a test…

Blue Origin New Glenn Set for Launch on January 10 from Cape Canaveral

Blue Origin New Glenn Set for Launch on January 10 from Cape Canaveral

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The highly anticipated debut launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has been scheduled for January 10, 2025. The heavy-lift rocket, designed for both commercial and government missions, will take off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A launch window of three…

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025

SpaceX Starship Flight 7 Test Gets FAA Launch Licence, Preparing for 2025

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted SpaceX the launch licence required for the Starship Flight 7 test. This decision, announced on December 17, allows the company to move forward with preparations for the world’s largest rocket at its Starbase facility in Boca…

SpaceX Completes Super Heavy Booster Test for Seventh Starship Flight

SpaceX Completes Super Heavy Booster Test for Seventh Starship Flight

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A static-fire test of the Super Heavy booster for SpaceX’s seventh Starship launch was successfully conducted on December 9 at the company’s Starbase facility in South Texas. The event involved the ignition of 33 Raptor engines attached to the first-stage booster, marking a…

SpaceX Rolls Out Starship Super Heavy Booster for November 19 Flight Test

SpaceX Rolls Out Starship Super Heavy Booster for November 19 Flight Test

SpaceX is set for its sixth Starship test flight, scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, at the Starbase facility in South Texas. The massive Super Heavy booster, forming the first stage of the Starship rocket, was transported to the orbital launch pad on November 14, while the spacecraft itself, known simply…

Blue Origin Assembles New Glenn Rocket for Upcoming Maiden Flight in November

Blue Origin Assembles New Glenn Rocket for Upcoming Maiden Flight in November

Blue Origin’s much-anticipated New Glenn rocket took a significant step toward its inaugural flight with the assembly of its first and second stages. The rocket, designed for heavy-lift missions, was recently stacked in Blue Origin’s facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Named “GS-1” and “GS-2,” the stages were…

Rocket Lab Catches Falling Booster Rocket With Helicopter, Drops It in Ocean Minutes Later

Rocket Lab Catches Falling Booster Rocket With Helicopter, Drops It in Ocean Minutes Later

Small launch firm Rocket Lab on Monday captured a falling rocket stage out of the air with a helicopter before dropping it in the ocean, appearing to achieve a partially successful test of the company’s novel cost-savings approach to recovering used rockets for multiple mission to space. The demonstration, involving…