#Capitalists in space

#Capitalists in space

“#Capitalists in space” America’s private-sector “conquest” of space continues. The latest: On Sunday, Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit successfully deployed 10 mini satellites into orbit using a two-stage rocket fired from a converted jumbo jet. The company’s LauncherOne rocketed into Earth orbit from “Cosmic Girl,” a specially outfitted Boeing 747-400, over the Pacific. The space vehicle…

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#Physicist explains why he thinks mysterious interstellar object was aliens

#Physicist explains why he thinks mysterious interstellar object was aliens

“#Physicist explains why he thinks mysterious interstellar object was aliens” A physicist has weighed in on the mystery surrounding the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua,’ which flew past Earth back in 2017 at an unusually high speed. Harvard professor Avi Loeb remarked during an interview with Salon that it’s possible the fast, cigar-shaped object was an interstellar spacecraft.  “At first,…

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#Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit launches rocket into space

#Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit launches rocket into space

“#Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit launches rocket into space” Virgin Orbit is finally living up to its name. British billionaire Richard Branson’s satellite-launching company successfully sent a rocket into space for the first time Sunday, following a failed attempt last year. The California-based firm’s LauncherOne rocket flew into Earth’s orbit from over the Pacific Ocean and…

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#Watch Virgin Orbit launch its first satellites into space

#Watch Virgin Orbit launch its first satellites into space

“#Watch Virgin Orbit launch its first satellites into space” Virgin Orbit has successfully launched satellites into space for the first time. A 70-foot LauncherOne rocket carrying 10 satellites was dropped from a modified Boeing 747 at 11.39AM Pacific Time on Sunday. LauncherOne then ignited its engine and began soaring into orbit. Today’s sequence of events for #LaunchDemo2 went…

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#NASA finds an alien planet with 3 suns

#NASA finds an alien planet with 3 suns

“#NASA finds an alien planet with 3 suns” NASA has discovered an exoplanet with three stars, one with a bizarre orbit that has left astronomers baffled. The planet, known as KOI-5Ab was discovered in 2009 by NASA’s Kepler space telescope, but it was “abandoned” by scientists because the space telescope had easier candidates to identify. “KOI-5Ab got abandoned…

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#NASA helps cement plan to return to the moon

#NASA helps cement plan to return to the moon

“#NASA helps cement plan to return to the moon” Though NASA may have trouble returning to the moon by 2024, the US space agency is doing what it can to eventually explore the lunar surface, announcing a formal partnership with Japan for the lunar Gateway.  NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) formally announced the agreement that will see JAXA…

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