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When is the next Starship launch? Elon Musk's SpaceX conduct engine tests from Texas
SpaceX is getting closer to launching Starship, the world's largest rocket, once again on a critical flight test later in May.
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SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft again ahead of 9th test flight (video, photos)
SpaceX just conducted another static-fire test with a Starship upper stage, further prepping the megarocket for its upcoming ...
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Spacecraft can ‘brake’ in space using drag
An aerospace engineer explains why NASA, Space Force and other agencies are using or testing aerobraking for more ...
A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week
A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...
NASA's surprise after a spacecraft on a space mission captured a stunning photograph of an asteroid
The constant monitoring of space and everything that happens beyond the Earth's atmosphere has been going on for years. Humans are looking for answers and trying to control the pos ...
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How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat'
An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during their ...
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Kosmos 482: Out-of-control Russian spacecraft probably just fell to Earth, experts say
An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent ...
Europa Clipper spacecraft snaps cool thermal images of Mars
NASA scientists recently used Europa Clipper’s instruments to take readings of Mars, as the spacecraft was passing within ...