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NASA to Disable Voyager Probe Systems to Extend Their Interstellar Lifespan
Originally launched back in 1977, the Voyager probes currently represent the furthest man-made object that has ever left planet Earth. With NASA reporting that they officially left our solar system around 10 years ago, both are currently in ‘interstellar flight’ (meaning that they are in no particular solar system and…
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You Can Buy a Working Model of Jeff Bezos’ Suspiciously Shaped Rocket!
You may recall that last month Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos successfully blasted off into space on his Blue Origin rocket. You may also recall, however, that in terms of design, the spacecraft looked somewhat suspicious. Yes, similar to Baldrick’s turnip, the Blue Origin was exactly the same shape…as a thingy!…
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After 10 Years, Kerbal Space Program has Finally Concluded Development
Ever since its release back in 2011 as an early access title, Kerbal Space Program has probably been one of the most consistently visited gaming titles I have returned to. It’s not, incidentally, that I’m any good at it. In fact, more often than not, I consider a crash landing…
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Watch Richard Branson Blast Off into Space Here!
In a move that has undoubtedly largely been planned to upstage Jeff Bezos’ launch scheduled for next week, UK entrepreneur Richard Branson will today (and all going well) become the first billionaire to ever slip the surly bonds of Earth and blast off into space. Yes, at 3:30 pm (BST)…
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SpaceX Wins Contract to Design NASA Moon Lander
Depending on how good your memory is, or your interest in space travel, I suppose, you may recall that in May 2020, NASA officially awarded contracts to both SpaceX and Amazon’s ‘Blue Origin’ to design the lunar lander that, as the name might have suggested, would take humans back to…
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8 Random People Wanted For a Trip to the Moon! – Apply Now!
If Elon Musk has his way, and we suspect he will, then he fully intends to make travelling to the stars (or at least the Moon) a fairly standard procedure within the next 10 years. It does ultimately feel like if anything is going to get us there (and by…
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Watch the First NASA Splashdown in 45-Years Here!
Back in May, we got to see NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley successfully launch from their SpaceX Crew Dragon rocket on their way to the International Space Station. With the mission being (overall) a resounding success, the time has finally arrived for them both to now return to…
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Virgin Space Ship Successfully Reaches ‘Space’
Virgin Space Ship Successfully Reaches ‘Space’ Between Space X and the Virgin Galactic program, there seems to definitely be something of a space race on our hands. Rather than getting us back to the moon though, the main purpose of these missions is to make a flight into ‘space‘ commercially…
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President Donald Trump Sets NASA Goal of Landing Americans on Mars by 2033
As part of President Donald Trump’s continued “Make America Great Again” promise, he has now signed a the NASA Transition Authorization Act which grants NASA $19.5 billion in funding for fiscal year 2018. The US president has has also asked the space agency to create a plan to send a…
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SpaceX Makes First Test-Fire of Interplanetary Raptor Engine
While Elon Musk is set to deliver a keynote tomorrow at the 67th annual International Astronautical Congress tomorrow, outlining his plans to colonize Mars (and even beyond), SpaceX are far from idle. As a show of just how far the company is with it’s plans to realize interplanetary travel, Musk…
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New Indian Spaceplane Makes Its First Successful Flight
All eyes may be on big US groups like SpaceX and Blue Origin when it comes to developing reusable spacecraft, but they are far from the only efforts that are bearing fruit in the field. India’s Space Research Organization have a lot to celebrate now, having successfully launched and retrieved…
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NASA Funds Microbes That Could Break down Metal
Humanity is going to travel far into space sooner or later, and while we’re still trying to figure out exactly how far we can go and when we’re going to start the journey, making sure that our electronics are in working condition throughout the trip is very important. Of course, astronauts…
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Blue Origin Wants to Take Tourists into Space in 2018
We probably don’t need to tell you that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the founder of Blue Origin – the private space travel company that aims to make space tourism a reality. Actually, the company plans to take tourists into space a lot sooner that originally anticipated, 2018 to be more specific.…
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Sea Landing Planned for Next SpaceX Rocket Launch
After making their historic rocket landing last year, SpaceX is planning to accomplish another historic feat with a spacecraft, landing it on a platform at sea. It’s something SpaceX have tried twice before in 2015 and failed both times, but undeterred by this, SpaceX must wish to put their record…
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Second Commercial Crew Mission for Boeing Ordered by NASA
In a move hopefully stemming from NASA’s revitalized budget for the coming year, NASA has issued Boeing a second flight order as part of the Commercial Crew Program. Boeing is one of two private companies involved in the program, the other being SpaceX. The flight order guarantees a second launch…
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