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Archive for March 4th, 2023

Astra rocket lost 2 NASA satellites due to ‘runaway’ cooling system error

March 4th, 2023 by

The company is no longer flying the flawed Rocket 3 line that made its last flight in June 2022, when it failed to deliver two NASA cubesats to orbit after a second-stage failure.

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Japan targeting Sunday for 2nd try at H3 rocket’s debut launch

March 4th, 2023 by

Japan aims to launch its new H3 rocket on Sunday evening (March 5). It will be the second try for the H3, after an aborted attempt on Feb. 16.

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Europe’s Vega C rocket launch failure caused by nozzle flaw, investigators say

March 4th, 2023 by

The Vega C failed Dec. 20, 2022 while carrying two spacecraft for Airbus’ PlĂ©iades Neo Earth-imaging constellation.

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Earth’s mysterious innermost core is a 400-mile-wide metallic ball

March 4th, 2023 by

New research adds to the growing body of evidence that the mysterious innermost inner core is a distinct metallic ball deep inside Earth.

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