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☆ SpaceX’s Starship hits key milestones in test flight but is lost now
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas and achieved multiple milestones Thursday morning before likely breaking apart. “But again, just it’s incredible to see how much further we got this time around.”SpaceX also never intended to recover Starship after this flight test. The Super Heavy booster burned through most of its fuel and broke away from the Starship spacecraft, the upper stage that rides atop the Super Heavy. Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the “mishap” involving both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft. The SpaceX Starship rocket system lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, for its third integrated test flight on Thursday.

Persons: TDRSS, ”, Dan Huot, Artemis, “, Bill Nelson, ” Huot, Elon Musk, Chandan Khanna, Huot, It’s, Kate Tice Organizations: CNN, SpaceX Starship, NASA, SpaceX, Twitter, Super, Federal Aviation Administration, Boca, FAA, “, Getty Locations: Boca Chica , Texas, Mars, of Mexico, Starbase, SpaceX’s

☆ SpaceX Starship: World’s most powerful rocket ready for takeoff
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —After months of rebuilding and clearing red tape following the April explosion of the Starship system’s first test flight, SpaceX is set for its next attempt. The Starship spacecraft stacked atop the Super Heavy booster is intended to play a key role in the NASA Artemis III moon mission, currently slated for 2025. After its fuel is spent, the Super Heavy will detach from the Starship spacecraft and fall back toward the ocean. “These delays may seem small in the big scheme of things but … delays in each and every test flight adds up. One group of activists sued the FAA in May, alleging regulators had failed to comply with federal environmental law when they greenlit Starship’s April test flight.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, they’re, NASA Artemis, ”, Musk’s, SpaceX’s, NASA’s —, Jim Free, “, ” Musk, William Gerstenmaier —, we’re, ” Gerstenmaier, Jared Margolis Organizations: CNN, SpaceX, Super, NASA, International Astronautical, “, NASA’s, Systems, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Center for Biological Locations: Riding, Boca Chica , Texas, South Texas, Texas, Padre, of Mexico, Hawaii, Baku, Azerbaijian, China

☆ Opinion: The Deep Space Network is in trouble
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Opinion Don Lincoln | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Deep Space Network, or DSN, is an interconnected set of three radio telescope facilities spread across the globe. Indeed, without the DSN, NASA’s robotic exploration of deep space would simply not be possible. On the contrary, if humanity is going to once again venture into deep space, it will be crucial to be able to maintain a radio link with those intrepid explorers. Both of those missions, indeed all deep space programs, depend on reliable communication, or they will fail. The Deep Space Network is NASA’s link to the planets, and it needs additional support if we ever hope to boldly go where no one has gone before.

Persons: Don Lincoln, James Webb, NASA Artemis, Artemis Organizations: Fermi, Accelerator Laboratory, Facebook, CNN, Space, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Telescope, Orion, Twitter, James Webb Space Telescope Locations: California, Spain, Australia

The Orion spacecraft shared its first view of Earth more than nine hours after launch Wednesday morning. NASAThe towering, 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket lit its engines at 1:47 a.m. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Before the launch was scrubbed on September 3, spectators wait for the NASA Artemis I rocket to launch at the Kennedy Space Center. Brynn Anderson/AP The NASA launch countdown clock was stopped after the launch was delayed on August 29. Throughout the mission, NASA engineers will be keeping a close eye on the spacecraft’s performance.

☆ SpaceX выиграла контракт по доставке астронавтов на Луну
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +3 min

В пятницу NASA выбрало компанию SpaceX для создания космического корабля, который впервые после последней миссии «Аполлон» высадит астронавтов на Луну. Выбрав только SpaceX для такой важной миссии, NASA дало понять, что полностью доверяет стремительно развивающейся компании. Для программы NASA Artemis, целью которой является высадка человека на Луну, SpaceX предложила свой многоразовый космический корабль Starship, который предназначен для полёта большого количества людей в глубокий космос и посадки на небесные тела. Кроме SpaceX NASA наняла Boeing для доставки астронавтов на МКС. Однако в отличие от Трампа, который обязал NASA высадить астронавтов на Луну к 2024 году, нынешняя администрация пересматривает сроки, ориентируясь на готовность космических кораблей для миссии.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, NASA Artemis, Artemis, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Илона Маска, Джефф Безоса, Илон Маск, Маск, Дональд Трамп ( ), Джо Байден ( ), Трамп Organizations: NASA SpaceX, Washington Post, NASA, SpaceX, Lockheed, SpaceX NASA Boeing, Международная космическая станция, МКС, Конгресс Locations: Луна, Марс, США

☆ Специалисты NASA испытали миниатюрный планетоход CubeRover
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-03 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

С помощью аппарата CubeRover в агентстве намерены расширить научную, исследовательскую и коммерческую деятельность на Луне. В Космическом центре Кеннеди, США, специалисты NASA испытали малый планетоход CubeRover производства компании Astrobotic Technology. Эксперты NASA оценивали маневренность CubeRover и то, как его датчики, двигатель и системы питания работают в пыльной среде. С помощью аппарата Astrobotic Technology в агентстве намерены расширить научную, исследовательскую и коммерческую деятельность на Луне. Это значительно снижает стоимость полета, что делает CubeRovers отличной платформой для демонстрационных миссий", - рассказал директор Astrobotic Technology по планетарной мобильности Майк Провенцано.

Persons: NASA CubeRover, NASA Artemis, Майк Провенцано Organizations: NASA, Astrobotic Technology, Astrobotic, Космический центр Кеннеди Locations: Луна, США

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