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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launches 100th woman in history to space

Blue Origin successfully launched its NS-28 mission on November 22, sending six tourists into suborbital space aboard the New Shepard rocket. The flight took off from the company's West Texas launch pad at approximately 9:00 pm IST, marking Blue Origin's ninth crewed mission and the 28th overall for the New Shepard program. WATCH BLUE ORIGIN LAUNCH SIX TOURISTS TO SPACE …

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1 month ago

Video: SpaceX's Super Heavy rocket soft lands in ocean, explodes

India Today

SpaceX's ambitious sixth test flight of its Starship system encountered an unexpected outcome on Wednesday morning as the Super Heavy booster failed to return to catching arms and made a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico and was seen exploding. WATCH SUPER HEAVY ROCKET FALLS INTO OCEAN Booster 13 splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. pic.twitter.com/RwhZDxPaQU — Chris Bergin …

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SpaceX launches Starship to space, Super Heavy rocket explodes in the ocean

India Today

SpaceX successfully launched its massive Starship rocket system on its sixth test flight, marking a significant advancement in the development of the world's largest and most powerful launch vehicle. WATCH STARSHIP SUPER HEAVY LAUNCH HERE The flight, designated Integrated Test Flight-6, built upon the successes of previous tests while introducing new objectives to enhance the rocket's capabilities. The Starship upper …

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1 month ago

SpaceX will attempt to catch Starship after another water landing, says Elon Musk

India Today

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced plans to attempt catching the Starship spacecraft with the launch tower's mechanical arms, nicknamed "chopsticks," following the successful ocean landing of the vehicle during its sixth test flight. pic.twitter.com/jDvfzerFfY — Chris Bergin - NSF November 19, 2024 "Successful ocean landing of Starship!" The proposed catching mechanism involves using the launch tower's robotic arms to …

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4 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: India Launches Its First Reusable Hybrid Rocket ‘RHUMI-1’ To Collect Data On Climate Change And Other Top Stories

News 18

In today’s digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case, Nagarjuna’s convention centre Bulldozed, Shikhar Dhawan’s retirement announcement and other top stories. India Launches Its First Reusable Hybrid Rocket ‘RHUMI-1’ To Collect Data On Climate Change India on Saturday launched its first-ever reusable hybrid rocket ‘RHUMI-1’ from Chennai’s Thiruvidandhai, adding another feather to its space …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — Representatives for a Maine company that plans to send small satellites into space from the Northeast’s most rural state said they will start launches next year. The small satellite market currently relies on large companies, such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX, for deployment of satellites, and that leads to long wait times, said bluShift CEO and founder Sascha …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Agnikul eyes satellite launches by 2025: start-up CEO Ravichandran

The Hindu

After the successful test-flight of Agnibaan SOrTeD, Chennai-based space start-up Agnikul Cosmos is hoping to start launching satellites early next year. Probably by the end of this financial year or the early part of the next financial year is what we are targeting," Mr. Ravichandran said when asked about the commercial orbital launch of the Agnibaan rocket. I think we …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Agnikul set to conduct sub-orbital mission by end of March

India TV News

Agnikul Cosmos Private Ltd, a private rocket maker has been planning a sub-orbital mission for its Agnibaan rocket. A senior official of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre told IANS preferring anonymity, “Agnikul’s application for the permission to launch its rocket in a suborbital flight is under our consideration." The company is looking for a launch sometime towards …

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1 year ago

Tom Hanks draws on his love of space for immersive documentary ‘The Moonwalkers’

Associated Press

LONDON — You won’t see Tom Hanks on one of those space tourism flights that whisk celebrities and millionaires on a suborbital jaunt for a few hours. “I think I’d need a little bit longer in paradise.” Going to the moon is another matter – and the subject of “The Moonwalkers,” an immersive documentary co-written and narrated by Hanks. The …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Watch | Astronaut's video of reunion with daughter after Virgin Galactic flight

Hindustan Times

A space researcher recently shared a video of her reunion with her daughter after the successful completion of a suborbital flight Galactic 05, launched by Virgin Galactic in New Mexico. The video captures Kellie Gerardi inside the flight making her way back home. My sweet Delta V.” A space researcher recently shared a video of her reunion with her daughter …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Agnikul Cosmos begins integrating rocket on India's first private launchpad

India Today

Agnikul Cosmos, a space-tech startup incubated at IIT-Madras, has taken a significant step towards its maiden controlled sub-orbital flight. The company began integrating its launch vehicle, Agnibaan SOrTeD on August 15, with its private launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR in Sriharikota. The integration process was marked by an official unveiling of the Agnibaan SOrTeD launch vehicle at …

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1 year, 4 months ago

It's India’s Game: Space sector can grow to $40-100 billion by 2040, says top consultancy firm

Firstpost

The Indian space industry is valued at $8 billion today but it can grow to $40-100 billion by 2040, if we play our cards right, a report by consultancy firm Arthur D. Little has revealed. For that, we need to establish India as a satellite manufacturing hub, and create programs under ISRO According to a recent report by consultancy firm …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Suborbital Flights That Can Take You Anywhere On Earth Within 2 Hours Soon

News 18

The world’s first supersonic commercial aircraft, Concorde, remains unforgettable. With a speed twice that of sound, it could whisk passengers from New York to London in less than 3 hours, reaching an impressive speed of 2,172 kilometres per hour. Furthermore, British aviation experts are envisioning a revolutionary aircraft capable of reaching any destination in the world in less than 2 …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic sends first paying customers to space: Who all flew, What next

Hindustan Times

In a long-awaited commercial debut, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. on Thursday sent paying customers to the edge of space for the first time, a milestone in the emerging private spaceflight sector. The VSS Unity craft reached space at about 9:30am local time in New Mexico, carrying six people on board, including researchers from the Italian Air Force and the National …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic successful in first commercial space flight

Hindustan Times

Virgin Galactic successfully flew its first paying customers to the final frontier Thursday, a long-awaited achievement that puts it back on track in the emerging private spaceflight sector. The flight came almost two years after Virgin Galactic's founder Richard Branson flew to space in a test flight meant to usher in a new era of lucrative space tourism. But the …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight safely lands

Al Jazeera

Passengers and crew on VSS Unity rocket plane go for 75-minute suborbital ride to edge of space in landmark flight. Virgin Galactic, the company founded by United Kingdom entrepreneur Richard Branson in 2004, has successfully completed its first commercial flight to the edge of space. Two Italian air force officers and an aerospace engineer from the National Research Council of …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Engineering college students to launch high-altitude balloon mission on June 25

The Hindu

A team of 25 students from the Usha Rama College of Engineering and Technology, Vijayawada, in collaboration with Space Kidz India, will launch a high-altitude balloon sat on June 25, to create awareness on space and space exploration. He said the team of students, headed by Akshay as the Director of the Usha Rama SAT Mission, underwent a week-long training …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Travellers will be able to fly London-Sydney in less than two hours in next 10 years – if they go via space

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Travellers will be able to fly from London to Sydney, Australia, in less than two hours …

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1 year, 8 months ago

When America met its Original Seven astronauts

The Hindu

When growing up as a child, many now have the dream of becoming an astronaut in the future. The Mercury Seven – a group of seven astronauts selected by NASA to fly spacecraft for Project Mercury – are a case in point. Astronoaut Group 1 Also referred to as the Original Seven and Astronaut Group 1, the Mercury Seven were …

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2 years, 1 month ago

New ‘Prarambh’: The successful launch of Vikram-S, India’s first private rocket, and its significance

Firstpost

Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace launched India’s first privately made rocket, Vikram-S on a suborbital flight, from ISRO’s Sriharikota launchpad amid cheers and applause. India’s first private space mission, named Prarambh, by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace was launched from Indian Space Research Organisation’s Satish Dhawan Launch Centre at Sriharikota. Keep watching https://t.co/p2DOuRFiIA#Prarambh #OpeningSpaceForAll pic.twitter.com/jm4u6mJhsL — Skyroot Aerospace November 18, 2022 The mission sees …

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2 years, 1 month ago

India's first privately built rocket, Vikram-S, launched by ISRO

Hindustan Times

India's first privately built rocket - Vikram-suborbital - was launched by the ISRO on Friday. Sriharikota: India's first private rocket Vikram-S built by Skyroot Aerospace lifts off from a launch pad in Sriharikota, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Earlier this week, union minister Jitendra Singh tweeted: "Following PM @narendramodi's decision to open Space sector for private participation, India all set to …

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2 years, 3 months ago

‘Revolutionary’ space catapult receives funding for first launches

The Independent

An innovative launch system designed to catapult payloads into space at 8,000kph has received $71 million in funding to commercialise the technology. It will be the world’s first kinetic launch system, capable of delivering satellites into orbit in a way that is both cheaper and less environmentally damaging than conventional rockets. “We share in goal of realising the full potential …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket suffers failure seconds into uncrewed launch

LA Times

A manned New Shepard rocket lifts off from Blue Origin’s spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, on July 20, 2021. Blue Origin aborted a launch of its suborbital New Shepard rocket shortly after takeoff in West Texas, the first major failure for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company since transitioning to routine commercial flights. “This wasn’t planned, and we don’t have any …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic picks Mesa as site for spaceplanes assembly

Associated Press

MESA, Ariz. — Virgin Galactic announced Thursday that it has selected the Phoenix suburb of Mesa as the site where it will assemble its next class of rocket ships. Officials with the aerospace and space travel company said they have signed a long-term lease for a new final assembly manufacturing facility adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Virgin Galactic officials …

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin launches 100th woman in history to space

Video: SpaceX's Super Heavy rocket soft lands in ocean, explodes

SpaceX launches Starship to space, Super Heavy rocket explodes in the ocean

SpaceX will attempt to catch Starship after another water landing, says Elon Musk

News18 Afternoon Digest: India Launches Its First Reusable Hybrid Rocket ‘RHUMI-1’ To Collect Data On Climate Change And Other Top Stories

Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

Agnikul eyes satellite launches by 2025: start-up CEO Ravichandran

Agnikul set to conduct sub-orbital mission by end of March

Tom Hanks draws on his love of space for immersive documentary ‘The Moonwalkers’

Watch | Astronaut's video of reunion with daughter after Virgin Galactic flight

Agnikul Cosmos begins integrating rocket on India's first private launchpad

It's India’s Game: Space sector can grow to $40-100 billion by 2040, says top consultancy firm

Suborbital Flights That Can Take You Anywhere On Earth Within 2 Hours Soon

Virgin Galactic sends first paying customers to space: Who all flew, What next

Virgin Galactic successful in first commercial space flight

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight safely lands

Engineering college students to launch high-altitude balloon mission on June 25

Travellers will be able to fly London-Sydney in less than two hours in next 10 years – if they go via space

When America met its Original Seven astronauts

New ‘Prarambh’: The successful launch of Vikram-S, India’s first private rocket, and its significance

India's first privately built rocket, Vikram-S, launched by ISRO

‘Revolutionary’ space catapult receives funding for first launches

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket suffers failure seconds into uncrewed launch

Virgin Galactic picks Mesa as site for spaceplanes assembly