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China launches methane-powered rocket ahead of SpaceX
New Delhi: China on Wednesday became the first country to successfully launch a new methane-powered carrier rocket into space, beating Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Chinese private aerospace company LandSpace’s Zhuque-2 carrier rocket blasted…
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SpaceX deploys Indonesia’s SATRIA-1 communications satellite in orbit
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully deployed Indonesia’s new communications satellite into orbit, the company said on Monday. The SATRIA-1 telecommunications satellite lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket at 6:21…
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Musk says SpaceX will launch Starship in about 2 months
San Francisco: SpaceX will again launch its huge Starship vehicle for an orbital test flight in about 2 months’ time, company founder and CEO Elon Musk has said. On Twitter Musk was…
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SpaceX Dragon enroute to ISS with 7K pounds of cargo, blueberries
Washington: NASA has launched SpaceX’s Dragon resupply spacecraft with more than 7,000 pounds of science experiments, two new solar panels, and other cargo including blueberries to the International Space Station (ISS). The…
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Linda Yaccarino to take over as new Twitter CEO on Monday, hires key aide
San Francisco: Linda Yaccarino is set to take over as the new Twitter CEO from Monday, as Elon Musk aims to focus more on Tesla and SpaceX, the media reported. Yaccarino, former…
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American private astronaut mission to test cancer drugs in space
New York: American private space habitat company Axiom Space’s latest mission to the International Space Station (ISS) also carried several experiments on human stem cell aging, inflammation, and cancer to the low…
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Musk’s wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter
San Francisco: Elon Musk saw his wealth plummet by more than $12 billion in just a day as he faced chaos and disappointing news from across his companies — SpaceX, Twitter and…
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SpaceX’s first integrated Starship launch
Texas: SpaceX’s Starship – the most powerful space rocket ever built – has blown up shortly after successfully launching in Texas. (Source: SpaceX) Texas: SpaceX’s Starship – the most powerful space rocket…
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SpaceX’s Starship ready for second launch attempt on Thursday: Musk
San Francisco: SpaceX’s Starship is ready for its first orbital test flight on Thursday, CEO Elon Musk said. This will be the second launch attempt, as the first on Monday was scrubbed…
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SpaceX’s next attempt to launch Starship likely on Thursday
San Francisco: After a last minute scrub, SpaceX now plans to attempt the Starship launch on Thursday, the company said on Tuesday. “SpaceX is targeting as soon as Thursday, April 20 for…
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SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft launch likely by April end: Elon Musk
San Francisco: SpaceX’s Starship is likely to launch on the first orbital flight by April end, CEO Elon Musk said. “Starship launch trending towards near the end of third week of April,”…
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China wages price war on Musk’s SpaceX reusable rockets
Beijing: China has announced a price war on Elon Musk-run SpaceX, with doubling down on reusable rockets as part of its new aerospace programme. A new aerospace launching system is under development…
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UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, crewmates completes launch rehearsal
United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and three crewmates completed a rehearsal of launch day activities at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on February 24. The Mohammed bin Rashid Space…
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OneWeb nearing completion of satellite constellation, deploys 40 satellites
Chennai: The UK-based satellite broadband connectivity company, OneWeb, on Tuesday confirmed the successful deployment of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This launch is OneWeb’s 16th to-date,…
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A rule-based Twitter platform might curb the fake news
Twitter has been in the news since Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, took over the company. His tweets regarding making Twitter a safe space for free speech have gained…