Well … they did it! SpaceX Video: https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-2 Some great shots with the sunrise! All 33 Raptor engines fired for the full duration! And some stunning shots of the “hot-stage” seperation. So … the SH seemed to have negative g’s
[17 Nov 2023] Rocket Lab to Establish Space Structures Complex in Baltimore County
Rocket Lab to Establish Space Structures Complex in Baltimore County to Supply Advanced Composite Products Internally and to Broader Space Industry Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger and Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski today cut the ribbon at the Middle River,
[15 Nov 2023] IFT-2 Launch License Issued
[15 Nov 2023] White House Reveals Its Mission Authorization Plan For Novel Space Activities
By Marcia Smith | Posted: November 15, 2023 9:02 am ET | Last Updated: November 15, 2023 9:11 am ET Less than an hour before a House committee marks up legislation expanding the Department of Commerce’s regulatory authority for space
[13 Nov 2023] Sale of United Launch Alliance is nearing its end, with three potential buyers
The sale would still have to be approved by the Federal Trade Commission. ERIC BERGER – 11/14/2023, 9:09 AM Lockheed Martin and Boeing are close to selecting a buyer for United Launch Alliance, two sources told Ars. The jointly
[13 Nov 2023] SpaceX founding employee successfully moves from rockets to in-space propulsion
A close-up view of the Mira orbiting vehicle. SpaceX launched its ninth “Transporter” mission on Saturday from California, carrying dozens of small- and medium-sized satellites into low-Earth orbit. The upside of these launches for customers is that they can rely
[10 Nov 2023] Radiant could provide safe, portable nuclear energy within the next 5 years
Radiant could provide safe, portable nuclear energy within the next 5 years A render of the Kaleidos microreactor / Radiant Nuclear Radiant Nuclear is developing a microreactor that they call the “world’s first portable, zero-emissions power source.” The idea for
[09 Nov 2023] Japanese billionaire’s lunar SpaceX voyage postponed
Yusaka Maezawa awaiting launch to the ISS on a Russian Soyuz by Staff Writers Tokyo (AFP) Nov 09, 2023 Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Thursday the postponement of his journey around the Moon on a SpaceX rocket, a voyage
[09 Nov 2023] Magnetic Pinch Could Extend Power Beaming by 100,000 Times
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2023/11/magnetic-pinch-could-extend-power-beaming-by-100000-times.html November 8, 2023 by Brian Wang Jeff Greason proposes extending power beaming using the magnetic pinch phenomenon. The quasar 3C273 produces a plasma jet that is 100,000 light years long. This distance would span the Milky Way. It may
[09 Nov 2023] Bulgaria Signs Artemis Accords at NASA Headquarters; Joins 31 Nations
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and Minister of Innovation and Growth for Bulgaria, Milena Stoycheva, pose for a photo during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bulgaria