Then there are the coming heavy lifters. Blue Origin's partially reusable New Glenn rocket could lift off for the first time later this year, and SpaceX has already launched four test flights of the fully reusable Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. SpaceX is developin...
They don't really have surfaces; the event horizons are invisible boundaries that mark the region of no escape. But the shape of the event horizon depends not just on the black hole itself but also the geometry of space-time around it. So, as the black holes begin their deadly dance, ...
the opening of a two-hour launch window. NASA’s Mission Management Team is meeting today to give the final go-ahead. Officials will brief the media around 7:00 pm ET tonight (listen on NASA Live). It could be later if the meeting goes longer than expected. Assuming they are “go...
but the launch was delayed by bad weather in Japan. It’s currently scheduled for tonight at 8:26 pm EDT (tomorrow, August 28, 9:26 am Japan Standard Time). JAXA will livestream the launch.[UPDATE
We’re expecting an announcement on the design and development of the rocket from CEO Elon Musk tonight, broadcast from SpaceX’s launch facility in Cameron County, Texas. You can watch a livestream of the event using the video above, beginning at 5 p.m. PST (8 p.m.EST). ...
Astronaut Scott Kelly reflects on his time aboard the International Space Station in this exclusive excerpt from his memoir, Endurance.
Work on the ambitious Artemis program is well underway, with NASA collaborating with commercial partners such as SpaceX and Boeing to provide the necessary launch and landing vehicles to make the lunar trip happen. To keep the project in the public eye while at the same time educating folks yo...
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Join the Space.com forums here to discuss SpaceX and space travel. Let the community know what you're thinking! SpaceX's SN1 prototype burst apart during a pressure test on Feb. 28, 2020 at its launchpad near Boca Chica, Texas. At the time, the prototype was undergoing a liquid nitro...
The billionaire entrepreneur added that the company began building "a massive water-cooled, steel plate to go under the launch mount" three months ago. This plate wasn't ready in time for yesterday's launch, but SpaceX went ahead with the mission anyway, Musk said, figuring that the concret...