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Archive for November 9th, 2022

Residents of Canadian town ask rocket maker to stop engine tests

November 9th, 2022 by

Residents and municipal officials in a small Canadian town are asking SpaceRyde, which is building a small rocket, to stop engine testing in their community.

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Watch Cygnus cargo ship arrive at space station early Wednesday

November 9th, 2022 by

The private Cygnus cargo craft is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station early Wednesday morning (Nov. 9) despite being unable to deploy one of its two solar arrays.

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1,300 of Ukrainian military’s SpaceX Starlink terminals went offline due to funding shortfall: report

November 9th, 2022 by

Ukraine’s space-based communications infrastructure took a serious hit recently due to funding problems, according to a media report.

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NASA delays Artemis 1 moon launch to Nov. 16 due to Tropical Storm Nicole

November 9th, 2022 by

The approaching Tropical Storm Nicole has forced NASA to push its highly anticipated Artemis 1 moon launch back by two days, to Nov. 16.

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China just test-fired the engine for its huge new moon and Mars rocket

November 9th, 2022 by

China has completed a first hot fire test of a fully-assembled powerful new engine that could power new launch vehicles and boost the country’s space capabilities.

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Branson blues? Challenges face Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit

November 9th, 2022 by

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic may be sued by shareholders, a media report suggests, while Virgin Orbit is bleeding cash ahead of its first launch from the United Kingdom.

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What’s that smell? Broccoli emits gas that could signal presence of alien life

November 9th, 2022 by

Broccoli, algae and many other plants and microbes on Earth purge toxins by morphing them into gases that might be present in exoplanet atmospheres, signaling life.

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Eclipsed Blood Moon looms over NASA’s Artemis 1 rocket (photos)

November 9th, 2022 by

NASA’s huge Artemis 1 moon rocket stares up at its blood-red target in amazing lunar eclipse photos posted by the space agency today (Nov. 8).

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