[ad_1] Australia is increasingly keen on greater independence in spaceflight. The University of Queensland and Gilmour Space are moving forward on a domestically-made “next-generation” hybrid rocket that could start launching satellites into low Earth orbit in 2022. Crucially, all the rockets and components would be made in Australia — they wouldn’t have to lean on […]
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Interstellar is still struggling to put private rockets in space
[ad_1] Japan’s budding private spaceflight industry is still struggling, even with some early signs of success. Interstellar Technologies’ MOMO-5 sounding rocket failed to reach space after its launch from Hokkaido early on June 14th. The engine was “manually stopped in an emergency” about 70 seconds into the flight, the company said. Interstellar pinned the flaw […]
Rocket Lab proves it can recover a rocket in mid-air
[ad_1] Next, Rocket Lab will attempt to recover a full Electron first stage following a launch. It won’t pull that from the air but will retrieve the rocket stage after it lands in the ocean. A parachute will help slow its descent, and like previous versions, it will include instrumentation to “inform future recovery efforts.” […]
SpaceX aborts Falcon 9 launch with rare ‘Liftoff! Disregard’ sequence
[ad_1] Apparently, the launch was aborted automatically by the Falcon 9’s onboard computer after it detected a Merlin 1D engine issue. During the commentary, SpaceX supervisor Michael Andrews noted that it had a “condition regarding engine power that caused us to abort today’s launch.” SpaceX later added, via a tweet: “Standing down today; standard auto-abort […]
Blue Origin shows off the engine and nose cone of its reusable rocket
[ad_1] The nose cone (fairing) for the New Glenn rocket is enormous to say the least — in fact, it’s big enough to swallow the entire New Shepherd rocket. As such, it’s “sized to fit almost 50 percent more [payload volume] than the next competitor,” said New Glenn VP Jarrett Jones. “At seven meters [23 […]
Flat Earth advocate dies after homemade rocket crashes
[ad_1] Hughes’ goal had been to verify his belief in a disc-shaped Earth by flying to space, with successive launches taking him higher and higher in altitude. His first rocket launch in 2014 took him to 1,374ft, but successive launches didn’t travel much higher. A 2018 flight peaked at 1,875 feet. It’s not clear at […]
SpaceX lost another Falcon booster to the sea
[ad_1] The booster was expected to land on a drone ship, called Of Course I Still Love You, approximately eight minutes and 24 seconds after launch. Instead, the booster made a “soft landing” in the ocean next to the ship. Falcon 9 B1056.4 has missed the drone ship. pic.twitter.com/259Yh545uy — Chris B – NSF (@NASASpaceflight) […]
‘Rocket League’ loses online multiplayer on Linux and Mac
[ad_1] After the update, online multiplayer and access to the store will be blocked, although local multiplayer and split screen will still work. You’ll also be able to see your existing garage and inventory, and your career stats won’t be lost. Psyonix has said that affected users will be able to download the Windows version […]
Bloodhound’s supersonic car hit 628MPH in under a minute
[ad_1] It reached those speeds using only its EJ200 jet engine. Next, the team will attach a rocket to the tunnel beneath the jet engine. That will generate several tonnes of thrust. With the added boost and data from the most recent test runs, Bloodhound hopes the car will reach 800MPH, beating the world land […]
SpaceX begins construction of its next-generation Starship rockets
[ad_1] As reported by CNBC, aerial video of the company’s facility in Cocoa, Florida shows gleaming towers of stainless steel which will become the rocket bodies. You can also see sets of rings on the ground stacked in doubles ready to be installed onto the rockets. The footage was captured by aerial photographer John Winkopp. […]