spaceflight
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Chinese Rocket Accidentally Launches During Test, Crashes Dramatically
Chinese company Space Pioneer accidentally launched the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket during a Sunday test of the vehicle that went terribly wrong. The rocket crashed and exploded near a city in Central China, but no injuries have been reported so far. Footage shared on social media showed the rocket’s first stage emerging from…
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Watch SpaceX’s Triple Booster Rocket Launches Critical Weather Satellite
The fourth and final member of a next-generation weather satellite constellation is getting ready to launch on board a Falcon Heavy rocket to provide constant coverage of both Earth and space weather. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-U mission is slated for launch Wednesday morning AEST during a two-hour launch window that opens…
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Upcoming SpaceX Launch Targets Safe Reentry of Starship Megarocket, if It Doesn’t Explode First
SpaceX’s Starship program is gearing up for another crucial test flight next week, pending regulatory approval. This flight will focus on reentry and landing, while also gathering comprehensive flight data to improve future missions. A new Starship prototype is set to pierce the Texas skies, possibly launching on the morning of Wednesday, June 5. This…
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Chinese Spaceplane Releases Mysterious Object in Orbit Months After Launch
China’s curious spaceplane is at it again, releasing an unidentified object into orbit that could signal the end of its mysterious mission. The U.S. Space Force is currently tracking the mystery object, which the reusable spaceplane appears to have released on May 24 at around 3 p.m. ET, Jonathan McDowell, astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center…