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Propellant Dump Gone Wrong Caused Recent Starship Explosion, Musk Says
Elon Musk recently revealed that the explosion of the Starship’s upper stage this past November during its second test flight was caused by a propellant dump gone wrong. Despite this setback, the incident will not impact the megarocket’s upcoming scheduled flight in February, according to the SpaceX CEO. SpaceX’s second test of Starship, which took…
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These Failed Missions to the Moon Remind Us That Space Is Hard
We’ve sent all sorts of things to the Moon over the past 64 years, but not every mission has gone as planned.
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It’s a Race Against Time to Recover Parts of Doomed Moon Landing Mission
Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft has mere hours of power left.
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Swarming Robots, DNA, and Bitcoin: The Wild List of Stuff Heading to the Moon This Week
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is slated to blast off on Monday, January 8, carrying an assortment of goodies, including cutting-edge scientific rovers, bitcoin, and a piece of Mount Everest. No doubt, this ain’t your grandfather’s Moon mission, as the era of commercial space deliveries is now upon us. The Moon will never be the same,…