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SpaceX launched first improved Starlink V2 Satellites

SpaceX successfully launched the new "Starlink V2 mini". satellites with significant improvements compared to previous versions

Federico Airoldi
01/03/2023

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LauncherOne: Virgin’s unique ride to orbit

Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket during a captive carry test under the left wing of Cosmic Girl. Image credit: Virgin Orbit

LauncherOne, built by Virgin Orbit, is not just another smallsat launcher: the way it takes off is truly unique

Riccardo Dipietro
13/02/2023

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New NASA Flight Safety System ready to revolutionize private launches

Rocket Lab's Electron lifting off for the first time from Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Flight Facility. Jan. 24, 2023. Credits: Trevor Mahlmann

NASA is trying to increase public safety during launch operations thanks to a new flight safety system. Rocket Lab's Electron is the first rocket to test it.

Francesco Sebastiano Moro
01/02/2023

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Discovering Dragon: the capsule that made SpaceX big

The uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on approach to the station's Harmony module. Credits: NASA

SpaceX’s primary goal has always been focused on Mars and making life multi-planetary. The Dragon capsule has been the first step toward this huge goal

Filippo Zamprogna
26/01/2023

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Rocket Lab launched its first Mission from the USA for HawkEye 360

Electron Lifts off at Launch Complex 2. Credits: Rocket Lab/Brady Kenniston

Rocket Lab successfully launched on Tuesday its first Electron Rocket from the USA, carrying HawkEye 360 Cluster 6 satellites into orbit

Federico Airoldi
25/01/2023

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A simple and complete Guide on NASA’s Mighty Apollo Capsule

The Apollo 10 Command and Service Modules (CSM) are photographed from the Lunar Module (LM) after CSM/LM separation in lunar orbit. Credits: NASA

The Apollo Capsule was the Spacecraft designed and developed by NASA which aimed to land humans on the Moon and return them safely to Earth. Let's dig into it!

Edoardo Giammarino
08/01/2023

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ESA had a phenomenal 2022! Let’s see what happened…

Dozens of previously hidden jets and outflows from young stars are revealed in this new image of the Cosmic Cliffs from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). The Cosmic Cliffs, a region at the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324, has long intrigued astronomers as a hotbed for star formation. Many details of star formation in NGC 3324 remain hidden at visible-light wavelengths. Webb is perfectly primed to tease out these long-sought-after details since it can detect jets and outflows seen only in the infrared at high resolution.

2022 has been a phenomenal year for ESA! We’ve seen many records being broken together with a lot of “first times” and today we're gonna talk about all of them.

Filippo Zamprogna
05/01/2023

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The “Full Earth” Photo: A Retrospective Look at Apollo 8’s Groundbreaking Mission

"The Full Earth" Photo acquired on December 22, 1968, by the Apollo 8 crew with a 77 mm camera. Credits: NASA

In 1968, during the Apollo 8 Mission, an iconic photograph of Earth was taken that would go on to become one of the most memorable images of the 20th century.