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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch and Landings Were Fully Successful
Posted in Business, Hardware, Science on 12th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
The second SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch and first commercial launch and all three booster landings were fully successful.
Privately-owned Moon lander crashes in historic attempt
Posted in Science on 12th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Unfortunately in the last moments, there were issues with the main engine and they lost communications with the spacecraft, which impacted the Moon.
SpaceX Ramping Up to Production of Starlink Satellites
Posted in Business, Hardware on 11th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
SpaceX has announced a launch target of May 2019 for the first group of operational Starlink satellites.
UV-drenched exoplanets might still host life after all
Posted in Science on 10th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Whether or not there's life beyond Earth is one of the most profound questions we can ask, and nearby exoplanets are among the best places to start looking. Unfortunately, some of the most likely candidates are bathed in apparently-lethal levels of radiation.
MOF-based alternative could make for safer, cleaner rocket fuel
Posted in Science on 8th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Scientists at McGill believe their new alternative rocket fuel, based on metal-organic frameworks, will lead to cleaner, safer, more controllable rockets.