Fourth Orbital Successful Launch and Landing Burns for SpaceX Starship
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangThe fourth orbital SpaceX Starship has launched. We will now see if it safely re-enter.
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"Splashdown Confirmed": Elon Musk's Starship Successfully Completes Fourth Test
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenUpdate (1019ET): "Despite loss of many tiles and a damaged flap, Starship made it all the way to a soft landing in the ocean!" Musk wrote in a post on X.
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• Twitter - SpaceXA successful launch and re-entry
LIFTOFF! NASA Astronauts Pilot First Starliner Crewed Test to Station
• NASANASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are safely in orbit on the first crewed flight test aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft bound for the International Space Station.
STARSHIP'S FOURTH FLIGHT TEST
• https://www.spacex.comThe fourth flight test of Starship is targeted to launch Thursday, June 6 from Starbase in Texas. The 120-minute test window opens at 7:00 a.m. CT.
China lands on far side of the moon
• UPIAfter a month-long journey, a Chinese spacecraft has landed on the far side of the moon, the China National Space Administration said.
"Historic Moment": China Lands Spacecraft On Far Side Of Moon To Collect Samples
• Zero Hedge"Chang'e-6 will probably collect lunar samples from various sources, including products of local volcanic activity. Dating and compositional analysis..."
Gallery: Our glorious galaxy stars in Milky Way photo competition
• https://newatlas.com, By Michael IrvingThe seventh annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection has been released, featuring ever more stunning shots of our home galaxy, contrasted against our home planet. This year's gallery is sure to inspire awe and just a touch of existentia
SPACE JAM China's super secretive spaceplane ejects a mysterious object into orbit...
• https://www.the-sun.com, Millie TurnerSPACE JAM China's super secretive spaceplane ejects a mysterious object into orbit over Earth and no-one knows what it's for
Rare 6-planet alignment will occur on June 3rd
• End Times HeadlinesThe stunning alignment will occur just before sunrise on June 3, 2024. During the solar spectacle, the orbits of Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune, and Saturn will bring the six planets to the same side of the sun.
SpaceX Fixing Starship to Reach Rapid Reusability
• Next Big Future - Brian WangSpaceX will try to launch on June 5, 2024 if they get FAA approval. Elon and SpaceX are communicating the June 5th date as if the FAA is close to giving the launch license.
World's first commercial spaceplane in final stages before debut ISS flight
• https://newatlas.com, By Bronwyn ThompsonThe world's first winged commercial spaceplane has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its final destination before its first mission to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year.
SpaceX Reportedly Plans "Liquidity Round" For Insiders At $200 Billion Valuation
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenElon Musk's SpaceX is reportedly discussing with investors and insiders to sell existing shares, potentially valuing the company at nearly $200 billion.
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Elon Musk Says Starship Megarocket Launch In Weeks
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenSpaceX's Starship mega-rocket, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, will probably have its fourth flight "in about two weeks," Elon Musk wrote on X.
The Billionaire Space Race Is About to Heat Up Again--Here's What You Need to Know
• https://robbreport.com, By MICHAEL VERDONBlue Origin has a mission scheduled for Sunday, while Virgin Galactic is expected to go suborbital two weeks later. In the meantime, SpaceX is inviting public enquiries for missions to the moon and Mars.
Blue Origin will launch these 6 space tourists on May 19, its 1st crewed mission since 2022
• https://www.space.com, By Josh DinnerThe crew includes the United States' 1st-ever Black astronaut candidate, who never made it to space.
Leak Discovered in Problem-Plagued Boeing Spacecraft Before Astronaut Launch
• FuturismMore delays?
Search for Half Built Dyson Spheres Finds Seven Candidates from Gaia DR3, 2MASS, and WISE
• Next Big Future - Brian WangDyson spheres, megastructures that could be constructed by advanced civilizations to harness the radiation energy of their host stars, represent a potential technosignature, that in principle may be hiding in public data already collected as part of
SpaceX Starship's next launch 'probably 3 to 5 weeks' away, Elon Musk says
• https://www.space.com, By Mike Wall"Objective is for the ship to get past max heating, or at least further than last time."
Asteroid defense gets serious.
• arcleinBack in the early 1990s, Dave Tholen, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, had an intellectual itch he couldn't quite scratch. His specialty was finding and mapping asteroids?"he had even served on an early "detection committee" that NA
Groundbreaking spaceplane crashes before world-first aerospike rocket test
• https://newatlas.com, By Joe SalasIt was set to be the world's first flight test for an aerospike rocket engine, but the MIRA I prototype crashed on takeoff before the most innovative part of its propulsion system could fire.
SpaceX fires up Starship rocket for upcoming 5th test flight (photos, video)
• https://www.space.com, By Mike WallStarship's fourth test flight hasn't happened yet, but SpaceX is already gearing up for launch number five.
China is en route to collect first-ever samples from the far side of the moon
• https://www.popsci.com, BY ANDREW PAULChang'e-6 spacecraft's payoff could be historic.
Elon Musk Talks About Saving Humanity and Becoming Multiplanetary
• Next Big Future - Brian WangElon Musk discusses the future of humanity with Michael Milken, touching on topics such as birth rates, the most impactful factors shaping our future, and his vision of a multiplanetary species.
Boeing's Day Just Got Worse: First Crewed Launch Of Starliner Spacecraft Scrubbed
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenUpdate (2120ET): Its not been a great day for Boeing.
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SpaceX New EVA Suit is One of Many New Space, Moon and Mars Suits
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangBuilding a base on the Moon and a city on Mars will require millions of spacesuits.
Boeing Starliner spacecraft 'go' for 1st astronaut launch on May 6, NASA says
• https://www.space.com, By Elizabeth HowellStarliner will rocket to space on Monday (May 6), if all goes according to plan.
Virgin Galactic to launch 7th commercial spaceflight on June 8
• https://www.space.com, By Mike WallThe company has not yet identified the crewmembers of its Galactic 07 mission.
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