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Archive for July, 2023

SpaceX fuels up Starship Super Heavy boosters in prelaunch tests (photos)

July 26th, 2023 by

SpaceX just loaded propellant into two of its Starship Super Heavy booster prototypes as part of a prelaunch test campaign.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy shows off its 27 engines ahead of July 26 launch (photo)

July 26th, 2023 by

SpaceX has shared a photo featuring the business end of the Falcon Heavy rocket set to launch a massive satellite for Maxar Technologies later this week.

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Satellites watch as wildfires rage across Greece (photos)

July 26th, 2023 by

Wildfires have been burning across several Greek islands since July 17, causing catastrophic damage and a mass evacuation. New satellite images capture the impact of the fires from space.

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SpaceX’s Crew-7 astronaut launch delayed to Aug. 17

July 26th, 2023 by

SpaceX and NASA have pushed the planned liftoff of the Crew-7 astronaut mission back by two days to Aug. 17, to get its launch pad reconfigured after a Falcon Heavy liftoff.

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A supermassive black hole is spitting a high-energy jet toward Earth

July 26th, 2023 by

Tapping into cosmic X-rays, NASA’s IXPE satellite has identified a supermassive black hole blasting its energetic jets straight toward Earth. Don’t worry, though, this blazar is tucked away deep in space.

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It’s the perfect time for Riddick to make a comeback

July 26th, 2023 by

They say most of your brain shuts down in cryo-sleep. But Riddick is still awake and on his way to Furya and we can’t wait for his return.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch world’s largest private communications satellite on July 26

July 26th, 2023 by

Maxar’s largest communications satellite ever is being launched soon by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

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How Artemis 2 astronauts are training for their 2024 moon mission

July 25th, 2023 by

Artemis 2’s moon crew is meeting a new generation of training. New tech, diversity and instructors form a team aiming to safely send four astronauts around the moon.

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