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On April 24, 1970, the Peoples Republic of China became the Fifth nation to launch an artificial moon to orbit above Earth. The satellite was named Mao-1. It rode atop a rocket called Long March-1 in a launch from Jiuquan Space Launch Center in Inner Mongolia. Today, China has three ...
Krispy Kreme is celebrating NASA's Artemis 1 launch with a doughnut inspired by the mission's destination. The 'Artemis Moon Doughnut' goes on sale the same day NASA lifts off for the moon.
using the southern launch corridor for the first time since 1969. The OneWeb mission Thursday was SpaceX’s eighth polar orbit launch from Florida, and the first to take off from pad 39A, the historic seaside facility originally used for Saturn 5 rocket launches in the Apollo moon program. ...
NASA will launch the latest mission to the moon late on Tuesday, February 13 (or early on Wednesday, February 14, depending on where you live). As part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, the company Intuitive Machines will launch its first lunar lander, with the aim ...
NASA's new moon rocket was not affected by nearby lightning during a Florida thunderstorm and is expected to take off on a highly anticipated test flight Monday from Cape Canaveral. Officials said Sunday that neither the rocket nor capsule sustained any damage during a thunderstorm Saturday. Five...
To get to space, humankind relies on key launch sites scattered around the world. Here's where they are.
Just after noon on Monday, a SpaceX rocket stood on the same launchpad that once sent men to the moon. David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024 The Cannes Film Festival can be the launchpad for the next big thing in Hollywood. Chris Morris, Fortune, 21 May 2024 Starship wo...
“They have a long way to go, but this is a good start,” Nelson said. Nelson said today’s launch and subsequent explosion doesn’t affect the goal of putting people back on the moon in the next few years. “This is the way SpaceX goes about. They test this stuff. They run ...