#SpaceX completes test flight of Mars rocket prototype

“#SpaceX completes test flight of Mars rocket prototype” The Starship prototype was built in a few weeks by SpaceX teams on the Texas coast, in Boca Chica (pictured September 2019) SpaceX on Tuesday successfully completed a flight of less than a minute of the largest prototype ever tested of the future rocket Starship, which the…

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#Scientists find way to track space junk in daylight

“#Scientists find way to track space junk in daylight” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists said Tuesday they had discovered a way to detect space debris even in daylight hours, potentially helping satellites to avoid the ever-growing cloud of junk orbiting the planet. Defunct rockets, satellites and spacecraft parts continue to orbit Earth after they are…

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#Richard Branson space-bound in early 2021 says Virgin Galactic

“#Richard Branson space-bound in early 2021 says Virgin Galactic” British billionaire Branson’s groundbreaking flight would open the door for commercial trips to begin Richard Branson could shoot into space on his Virgin Galactic aircraft as its first passenger early next year, the company said, potentially blazing a path for commercial flights. The company has repeatedly…

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#Semiconductor manufacturing techniques employed for new gamma-ray detector

“#Semiconductor manufacturing techniques employed for new gamma-ray detector” Postbaccalaureate researcher Isabella Brewer is a member of the team creating a next-generation gamma-ray detector called AstroPix. Credits: NASA/Theresa Johnson NASA astrophysicists and engineers are adapting detectors used by earthbound supercolliders and creating them the same way electronics companies produce all modern consumer devices, including cell phones…

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#Lucy mission one step closer to the Trojan asteroids

“#Lucy mission one step closer to the Trojan asteroids” Artist’s concept shows the Lucy spacecraft observing a Trojan asteroid. This NASA mission, led by Southwest Research Institute, passed a major milestone in preparation for the spacecraft launch in 2021. Credit: NASA/Lockheed Martin NASA’s Lucy mission, led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), has achieved an important…

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#Virgin seeks to revive supersonic commercial flight—but faster

“#Virgin seeks to revive supersonic commercial flight—but faster” Virgin Galactic unveiled its design for a supersonic aircraft and announced a partnership with Rolls-Royce to build the engine Space tourism company Virgin Galactic on Monday announced a partnership with engine-maker Rolls-Royce to build a supersonic commercial airplane that flies at three times the speed of sound….

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