The launch of a Long March-2F Y12 rocket on June 17, 2021.Photo: Ng Han Guan (AP) Reusable rockets, whether large or small, are the future, and as a newly unveiled model of a Long March 9 launch vehicle suggests, Chinese rocket scientists are coming around to the idea. A team in China presented its updated …
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SpaceX has built and shipped its 200th Falcon second stage, highlighting the often underappreciated rocket’s record of achievement on the ground and in flight. Approximately 13 years ago, in late 2009 or early 2010, SpaceX shipped the first flightworthy prototype of the first iteration of its Falcon 9 second stage. In June 2010, Falcon 9 …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN — SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy — a towering, three-pronged vehicle that is the most powerful operational rocket in the world — returned to the skies on Tuesday for the first time since mid-2019. The rocket …
There has been such an increase in rocket launches from the Cape, they’ve almost become routine. But Tuesday’s launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy is anything but usual. We have not seen one liftoff since 2019 mainly because the payload for the Falcon Heavy is so big and very expensive. The gap between launches has …
When it comes to multi-sport GPS watches, you probably know the major players. Garmin, COROS, Suunto, Polar, and now even Apple offer high-end wearables that can go the distance with you, whether you’re running, cycling, windsurfing, kayaking, skiing, and more. Amazfit, a wearable brand that’s known for its number of budget-friendly fitness trackers, is currently …
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Space fans are excited about Nov. 1. That’s when the most powerful rocket in use returns to the Kennedy Space Center to launch a classified national security mission for the US Space Force. Liftoff is slated for 9:40 am EDT from Launch Complex 39-A with a northeast trajectory. What is Falcon Heavy? The Falcon Heavy …
Crew Dragon Endurance atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on October 1, 2022. Photo: SpaceX Engineers quip that FOD is a four-letter word, but there’s nothing funny about foreign object debris and its potential to trigger disaster. The incident happened on October 5 at around 10:25 am ET, as a SpaceX pad crew was preparing …
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Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of HopeImage: Ubisoft Every Friday, AV Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend? 2017’s …
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WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency now plans to launch a space telescope and an asteroid mission on Falcon 9 rockets because of its loss of access to Soyuz vehicles and delays in the introduction of the Ariane 6. At an Oct. 20 press briefing after a meeting of the ESA Council, ESA Director General …
While SpaceX has been knocking Falcon 9s out of the park all year, 2022 was also supposed to have had several launches of the massive Falcon Heavy rocket, which has not flown since 2019. The first of those looks to fly before the end of the month, set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center’s …
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