In-space engine reignition paves way for orbital missions SpaceX has notched up another test flight of its Starship behemoth, but chose not to try catching the Super Heavy Booster this time.…
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Lees meer2-way datalink allows in-flight info updates including retargeting and abort The UK has conducted the first successful guided firing trial of Spear, a mini cruise missile that is set to be the chief strike weapon against ships for the carrier-launch…
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Lees meerYes, the heat shield has been tweaked. But there's also a banana for scale SpaceX has transported its Starship spacecraft to the launchpad in preparation for a scheduled flight test on November 18.…
Lees meerBudget constraints result in 'painful but necessary adjustments' NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will need to lose hundreds more workers as managers seek to meet the current FY'25 budget allocation.…
Lees meerDam, the consequences Updated An academic journal has retracted two papers because it determined their authors used unlicensed software.…
Lees meerDam, the consequences An academic journal has retracted two papers because it determined their authors used unlicensed software.…
Lees meerBudget constraints result in 'painful but necessary adjustments' NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will need to lose hundreds more workers as managers seek to meet the current FY'25 budget allocation.…
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Lees meerWith plant platforms and neural circuits on the program, Aria's leadership hope cross-party concensus continues The UK's ambitious efforts to mimic the wild success of US research and security outfit DARPA has just a few months to prove its worth, a…
Lees meerMoon, Mars, and Mayhem? President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the US White House. What does this mean for the US space program, NASA, and a return to the Moon?…
Lees meerDemonstration paves way for more reboosts before station's eventual deorbit NASA and SpaceX have demonstrated the Dragon spacecraft's ability to reboost the International Space Station (ISS) with a 12-minute, 30-second burn of the freighter's Draco …
Lees meerDwindling power and problematic communications, but the spacecraft just keeps on going "We're definitely going to make the 50th anniversary," says Professor Garry Hunt, one of the scientists responsible for NASA's Voyager mission, as Voyager 1 recov…
Lees meerNanopore DNA screening technology may identify novel pathogens, propose treatments in as little as six hours A public-private partnership in the UK is constructing what the government said is "the world's first real-time surveillance system" to trac…
Lees meerA try called Quesst Vid The aircraft NASA hopes will usher in a new generation of transport that's supersonic but also relatively quiet has fired up its engines for the first time as a test.…
Lees meerEnigmatic cosmic signals from outside this galaxy could come from collapsed binary stars Scientists have discovered more clues about the birth of fast radio bursts (FRBs) emitted from distant galaxies whose origins remain a mystery.…
Lees meerHands up who wants to see the 'chopsticks' catch the Super Heavy again? SpaceX will make its next Starship launch attempt on November 18, if all goes to plan – and may also try another catch of the Super Heavy Booster, depending on conditions.…
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