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Engineers burned part of a space satellite in plasma and filmed it: see the test

Engineers burned part of a space satellite in plasma and filmed it: see the test

The German Center for Aviation and Astronautics in Cologne showed on video how the components of a spacecraft melt and burn if it enters the dense layers of the atmosphere uncontrollably at speed. The experiment was carried out in a plasma wind tunnel, the press service of the European Space Agency writes.   In such […]

Taikonauts inside the “Sacred Boat” flew to the new Chinese space station: video

Taikonauts inside the “Sacred Boat” flew to the new Chinese space station: video

On June 17, at 04:22 am Kiev time, the Shenzhou-12 (神舟 十一 号) spacecraft with three taikonauts on board was successfully launched in the direction of the Chinese space station under construction.   The launch was carried out on a Long March-2F Y12 rocket (长征 二号 F 火箭) from the site of the largest China […]

How the “bottom” of the super-heavy rocket Musk and the cosmodrome in the ocean will look like – illustrations

How the “bottom” of the super-heavy rocket Musk and the cosmodrome in the ocean will look like – illustrations

Space fans have posted on the web an illustration of how the engine compartment of the huge first stage of the Starship rocket ship is likely to look from below and from the side. SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter that the diagram “fairly accurately” reflects the real picture.   According to preliminary data, […]

From Texas to Hawaii around the Earth. Musk showed Starship orbital test flight plan

From Texas to Hawaii around the Earth. Musk showed Starship orbital test flight plan

On its first test flight into orbit, SpaceX’s rocket ship will leave a test site in southern Texas and splash down off the coast of one of the Hawaiian Islands. This follows from the document that Elon Musk’s company filed with the US Federal Communications Commission, writes The Verge.   This will be the Starship’s […]

Flight Of The Musk Ship With A Crew From Three Countries: Morning Start From Florida – Broadcast

Flight Of The Musk Ship With A Crew From Three Countries: Morning Start From Florida – Broadcast

Today, April 23 at 12:49 Kiev time, four astronauts will fly to the orbital station. They will be taken there by SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, which will be thrown into space into an intermediate orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket from the same private manufacturer. At the time of launch at the LC-39A site of the […]

“Yuri Gagarin” flies to the orbital station: Roscosmos staff member gave the go-ahead – broadcast

“Yuri Gagarin” flies to the orbital station: Roscosmos staff member gave the go-ahead – broadcast

Today, April 9 at 10:42 am Kyiv time, the crew of the 191-day expedition ISS-65 is to leave the launch pad # 31 of the Baikonur cosmodrome for the International Space Station.   For NASA astronaut Mark Vande Haya, this is the second flight, for the Russians Oleg Novitsky and Peter Dubrov – the third. […]

“For the most cosmic sensations.” Musk redesigns Crew Dragon – illustration

“For the most cosmic sensations.” Musk redesigns Crew Dragon – illustration

Billionaire American businessman Jared Isaacman, sponsor of the first fully civilian space flight, announced at a briefing about a significant redesign of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft for this mission.   The ship, named Inspiration4, will take crew commander Isaacman and three other people into orbit. Its bow will have a transparent hemisphere, reminiscent of the […]

Musk Teased EU Rocket Scientists And Said Starship Would Land On Mars Long Before 2030

Musk Teased EU Rocket Scientists And Said Starship Would Land On Mars Long Before 2030

The Starship, which is currently being developed and tested in suborbital flights, will land on Mars until 2030. Confidence in this was expressed by Elon Musk, the head of the company that developed this carrier SpaceX.   The billionaire commented on an article in Are Technica that “Europe is starting to worry about SpaceX’s growing […]

Musk showed a new prototype of the Starship spacecraft. Will fly soon – photo

Musk showed a new prototype of the Starship spacecraft. Will fly soon – photo

The head of SpaceX, Elon Musk, showed on Twitter a photo of a new test sample of the Starship spacecraft, which is numbered SN10.   “At the launch site. Engines are being replaced,” he signed the picture. Click to enlarge: The billionaire businessman hinted in one of the online chats a few days ago that […]