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‘No Easy Feat:’ Daring Helicopter Rocket-Catch Attempt Set for Next Week
A private aerospace company is preparing for the ultimate stunt in rocketry: attempting to catch a rocket mid-air as it returns to Earth from space using a large helicopter. The mission is scheduled to take off within a two-week window starting April 22.
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Watch This Video of Gilmour Space Technologies Testing a Rocket Engine
Gilmour Space Technologies says they’ve successfully undertaken a 110-kilonewton test fire of the most powerful rocket engine ever developed in Australia.
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Marvel Considered Guardians of the Galaxy Shorts Prior to Original Movie
Thanks to their appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Guardians of the Galaxy are now household names. Today, everyone loves Star-Lord, Drax, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, and, of course, Groot. Before the first film, though, Marvel Studios had an idea to introduce those then-largely unknown characters to fans in a rather unconventional way.
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Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard Schedules Next Mission With Two Entrepreneurs Onboard
After successfully sending its founder Jeff Bezos and his brother into space for a brief moment in July, Blue Origin is giving New Shepard another run. This time a former NASA engineer and a medtech founder will take two of the four cabin slots. Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket took off from West Texas on…