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Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship

"I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer." Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks as Yusaku Maezawa, founder and president of Start Today Co., looks on at an event at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, in 2018. (cr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJun 1st, 2024

SpaceX images show the awesome power of Starship’s Raptor engines

SpaceX has posted some incredible images showing the Super Heavy booster's Raptor engines as they powered the Starship rocket skyward during Tuesday's launch......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Why was a piece of fruit floating inside Starship on its sixth test flight?

A banana — albeit a toy one — made an appearance inside the Starship spacecraft during SpaceX's sixth test flight on Tuesday. But what was it doing there?.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 struggles to get off the ground after launch

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 players have been experiencing problems getting into the game at launch......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

SpaceX just got exactly what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launches

"All pertinent conditions and requirements of the prior approval have been met." A day after SpaceX launched its Starship rocket for the sixth time, the company received good news.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Canada"s first moon rover will soon have a name as it prepares to explore a hostile lunar region

The Canadian Space Agency announced a competition today to name Canada's first-ever rover mission to the moon. This unmanned mission will explore the south polar region of the moon to search for water ice and explore its unique geology......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

From Houston to the moon: Johnson"s thermal vacuum chamber tests lunar solar technology

Imagine designing technology that can survive on the moon for up to a decade, providing a continuous energy supply. NASA selected three companies to develop such systems, aimed at providing a power source at the moon's South Pole for Artemis missions.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but aborts attempt to catch booster with mechanical arms

SpaceX on Tuesday launched another Starship rocket, but passed up catching the booster with giant mechanical arms......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

SpaceX makes nail-biting sixth Starship test flight, but fails to catch booster

The SpaceX Starship sailed through a sixth test flight, but unlike the previous historic test, this time the company wasn't able to catch the booster......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

The key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad

SpaceX wasn't able to catch the Super Heavy booster, but Starship is on the cusp of orbital flight. SpaceX launched its sixth Starship rocket Tuesday, proving for the first time t.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

SpaceX makes nail-biting sixth Starship test flight but fails to catch booster

The SpaceX Starship sailed through a sixth test flight, but unlike the previous historic test, this time the company wasn't able to catch the booster......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Here’s what NASA plans to do with its shiny new SpaceX spacecraft

NASA has big plans for its two new lunar spacecraft, currently under development by SpaceX and Blue Origin......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Earn 3% Daily Cash back with Apple Card at ChargePoint and Booking.com

Apple has partnered with two more merchants, ChargePoint and Booking.com, to offer 3% Daily Cash back on purchases made with Apple Card.Apple Card partners with ChargePoint and Booking.comReserving a flight, hotel, car, cruise, or experience through.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 arrives with a “full digital twin” of Earth

Machine learning generates the closer-up ground in this very big sequel. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is out today (Xbox/PC, Steam), and it packs in a whole lot of simulation......»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

SpaceX will try some new tricks on Starship’s sixth test flight

"An additional objective for this flight will be attempting an in-space burn using a single Raptor engine." The sixth flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket, set for takeoff on.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Why I Want to Be Buried on the Moon

The far side of the moon offers grounds for compromise between advocates and opponents of lunar development.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Researchers study the roar of SpaceX"s Starship and its impact on communities and the environment

What does it feel to like to witness a rocket launch—not just any rocket, but SpaceX's Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket in the world?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

SpaceX set for Starship"s next flight

SpaceX is poised for its next Starship megarocket test flight on Tuesday, with US President-elect Donald Trump expected to witness the second ever attempt to catch its descending booster stage in the launch tower's "chopstick" arms......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

SpaceX president predicts rapid increase in Starship launch rate

"It's going to be hard to catch us, but I certainly hope people try." As SpaceX made its final preparations for the sixth launch of its Starship rocket, the company's chief operat.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

April Fools’ joke results in Japanese firm making a beige ’80s throwback PC case

You can fit lots of modern hardware inside—and prop your monitor on top. Putting out a joke product on April Fools' Day can sometimes be a clever way to quietly gauge the reacti.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

SpaceX shares photos of Starship ahead of sixth flight on Tuesday

SpaceX has shared images of the massive Starship rocket on the launchpad ahead of its sixth test flight, which is currently set for Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024