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17 hours ago · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. − Two more rocket launches are on the horizon again this week in Florida. On Friday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink internet satellites will launch just before 6 ...
May 3, 2024 · But to travel from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to farther orbits—or even the Moon—requires a different kind of ion thruster capable of achieving escape velocity and orbital capture maneuvers.
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May 6, 2024 · We launch things into space by putting them on rockets with enough fuel — called propellant — to boost them above most of Earth’s atmosphere. Once a rocket reaches the right distance from Earth, it releases the satellite or spacecraft. Watch this video about how we launch things into space!
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May 24, 2024 · Crewed Starliner launch delayed to no earlier than May 17, rocket rolling back for repairs. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will have to wait another 10 days for their launch to...
May 11, 2024 · May 11 (Reuters) - SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, will probably have its fourth flight in 3-5 weeks, the...
1 day ago · The US conducted the first crewed spaceflight to leave Earth orbit and orbit the Moon on December 21, 1968, with the Apollo 8 space mission. Later they succeeded in achieving President Kennedy's goal on July 20, 1969, with the landing of Apollo 11.
May 6, 2024 · Courtesy of NASA. After much waiting, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is almost ready to launch humans to space. This month, the vehicle will lift off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force...
