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[03 Nov 2023] It’s almost showtime for SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/its-almost-showtime-for-spacexs-massive-starship-rocket/ SpaceX will again target a morning liftoff for the rocket. Eric Berger – 11/3/2023, 2:49 PM Enlarge / Starship is stacked and ready to fly, SpaceX says. SpaceX SpaceX announced on Friday that the company is targeting “mid-November” for

[03 Nov 2023] Leap seconds could become leap minutes, despite pushback from Russians, Vatican

Already endangered, the leap second might have a practical successor soon. Kevin Purdy – 11/3/2023, 1:10 PM GettyImages-515283780-800×619.jpeg Enlarge / Dr. Charles H. Townes, inventor of the maser, a key component of atomic clocks, illustrates the differences between it

[02 Nov 2023] Galactic 05 drop and ignition

Galactic 05 drop and ignition. Another suborbital spaceflight in the books! Congratulations @AlanStern @kelliegerardi

[02 Nov 2023] NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Discovers 2nd Asteroid During Dinkinesh Flyby

On Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by Lucy reveal that the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh is actually a binary pair. This image shows the

[02 Nov 2023] i-Space successfully conducted a hop test of Hyperbola-2 test vehicle SQX-2Y today at Jiuquan

? i-Space successfully conducted a hop test of Hyperbola-2 test vehicle SQX-2Y today at Jiuquan.The little rocket, 3.35m wide & 17m tall, powered by one 15t-thrust JD-1 metholox engine, reached 178.42m & then landed just ~1.68m away from the

[29 Oct 2023] New map of ice on Mars could help NASA decide where to send future astronauts

SWIM’s latest map of where water ice is likely to be located on Mars. Blue areas represent positive locations. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Planetary Science Institute) The NASA-funded Subsurface Water Ice Mapping (SWIM) project released its fourth and most recent map of

[29 Oct 2023] On-time Artemis landings by SpaceX, Blue Origin possible, but face “great challenges”

Lisa Watson-Morgan, program manager for the Human Landing System program, moderates a fireside chat with Benji Reed, Sr. Director of Human Spaceflight Programs at SpaceX (left) and John Couluris, Sr. VP of Lunar Transportation at Blue Origin. Image: Will Robinson-Smith

[28 Oct 2023] New agreement enables U.S. launches from Australian spaceports

https://spacenews.com/new-agreement-enables-u-s-launches-from-australian-spaceports/ Jeff Foust October 27, 2023 Equatorial Launch Australia announced in April an agreement with Phantom Space that could see it host launches of Phantom’s Daytona rocket. Credit: ELA HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The governments of Australia and the United

[27 Oct 2023] Intuitive Machines targets launch to the Moon in mid-January

The completed Nova-C lander for the IM-1 mission is photographed in mid-October at Intuitive Machines’ facilities in Houston, Texas, ahead of it being shipped to Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image: Intuitive Machines The first lunar lander aiming for a touchdown at

[26 Oct 2023] Marcus House on Lunar Exploration plans

YouTuber Marcus House has an interesting video up about various plans for Lunar Exploration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B57GDeirtJY “SpaceX’s Colossal Starship Superheavy launch vehicle! The largest rocket ever created, promises the ability to send massive payloads into orbit at an affordable cost, much