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Elon Musk is trying to launch his Starship mega-rocket again after the first attempt ended in an explosion. It's been 10 years in the making.

Thu, 08/24/2023 - 10:48

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A photo montage shows the Starship booster being fired on the left, and Elon Musk holding a thumbs up on the right. — A static fire test of Starship on 9 February 2023 (left). On the right, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, is pictured on 1 December 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
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NASA Tests the First Rocket to Launch From the Surface of Another Planet

Mon, 08/14/2023 - 09:56

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NASA’s Perseverance rover has been diligently collecting rocky samples from Mars to stow them away on the planet’s dusty surface while engineers work to develop a rocket that can launch off of another world as a crucial step in the process of retr

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Ukrainian pilots are now using US-made rockets on Soviet-designed helicopter gunships

Thu, 08/03/2023 - 16:33

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Ukraine Mi-24 attack helicopter — A Ukrainian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter during an exercise near the city of Mykolayiv in September 2006.
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A physicist says it's 'quite possible' a SpaceX launch punched a hole in parts of the Earth's atmosphere

Fri, 07/28/2023 - 10:54

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off — SpaceX's Falcon 9 is a reusable, two-stage rocket designed to reliably transport people and cargo into orbit.
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Bizarre Object Washes Ashore in Australia, Sparking Investigation

Mon, 07/17/2023 - 12:30

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On Sunday, a canister-like object washed ashore in Green Head, Western Australia, triggering a mystery for both state and federal officials. Its origin has not yet been confirmed, but early speculation suggests it came from a rocket.