Tag: space technology
Ceramic Electronics Could Enable Extended Missions on Venus’ Harsh Surface
New ceramic electronics promise longer-lasting Venus landers, overcoming extreme heat, pressure, and corrosive atmosphere challenges.
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SpaceX Sets New Reusability Record with Falcon 9 First Stages Used Over 30 Times
SpaceX achieved a milestone as Falcon 9 rockets’ first stages surpass 30 flights, demonstrating breakthroughs in rocket reusability.
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Vision of Space-Based Data Centers as Unrealistic
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Elon Musk’s concept of deploying data centers in space, calling the idea unrealistic at this stage.
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SpaceX Launches Open Satellite Monitoring System to Enhance Orbital Safety
SpaceX introduces a free satellite tracking platform aimed at reducing collision risks in increasingly crowded low Earth orbit.
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NASA Completes Wet Dress Rehearsal for SLS Moon Rocket, Sets Stage for March Launch
NASA successfully concluded a two-day wet dress rehearsal for the SLS rocket, preparing for a lunar mission expected in early March.
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Axiom Space’s New AxEMU Spacesuit Clears Factory Testing for NASA’s Artemis III Moon Mission
The AxEMU spacesuit designed by Axiom Space has passed factory acceptance tests, ready for NASA’s Artemis III moon landing mission.
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International Crew Returns to Fully Staffed International Space Station After Emergency Evacuation
The International Space Station is back at full crew capacity following the arrival of the Crew Dragon spacecraft with four astronauts after January’s emergency evacuation.
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Amazon Leo Aims to Compete with Starlink by Opening Network to Third-Party Antennas
Amazon’s satellite internet service Leo plans to support third-party antennas to rival SpaceX’s Starlink network.
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ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Faces Anomaly During Fourth Launch but Completes Mission
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket encountered an engine anomaly at liftoff but successfully fulfilled its mission despite unusual flight disturbances.
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NASA Curiosity Finds Ancient Alkanes on Mars Suggesting Possible Past Life
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered long-chain alkanes in Gale Crater clay, hinting at possible biological origins millions of years ago on Mars.
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Elon Musk Plans Lunar Satellite Manufacturing for AI Infrastructure Using Massive Space Catapult
Elon Musk aims to develop AI infrastructure satellites built on the Moon, launching them into orbit with a large-scale catapult system.
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Scientists Renew Search for Luna 9, First Spacecraft to Soft-Land on the Moon 60 Years Ago
Sixty years after Luna 9’s historic soft landing on the Moon, researchers are attempting to relocate the spacecraft on the lunar surface.
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