SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded a few minutes after liftoff during an uncrewed test flight from South Texas on Thursday. This was a crucial step in Elon Musk’s development of a rocket vessel to eventually take humans to the moon and Mars. The flight test was the first for Starship mounted atop the company’s new Super
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Scientists have developed the world’s first mobile printer that can produce thumbnail-sized patches that deliver mRNA Covid vaccines. The device prints two-centimetre-wide patches that contain hundreds of tiny needles that administer a vaccine when pressed against the skin. These “microneedle patches” offer several advantages over traditional jabs in the arm, including that they can be self-administered, are
SpaceX’s Starship rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built, was scheduled for its first test flight on Monday, but a technical glitch forced the company to halt the countdown less than 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled launch. SpaceX continued with a “wet dress rehearsal”, stopping the clock with 10 seconds to go, just before
China plans to build a constellation of relay satellites that will serve as a communication bridge that connects missions to the moon and beyond with ground operations on Earth. These satellites will be built by 2030, according to reports from Chinese state media. Overview of Queqiao-2 Constellation The satellite constellation, named Queqiao-2, or Magpie Bridge-2,
SpaceX has been granted approval to lease a second rocket launch complex at a military base in California by the US Space Force. This sets up the space company for its fifth launch site in the United States. Lease Details The lease allows SpaceX to launch its Falcon rockets from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg
SpaceX will make a second attempt on Thursday to carry out the first test flight of Starship, which is designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The first liftoff was planned earlier this week but was aborted less than 10 minutes before the scheduled launch due to a pressurization issue in the