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Iran rocket launch fails to put payload into orbit

A rocket launched by Iran on Thursday has ended with the satellites aboard failing to attain orbit, as the launch…

2 years ago

‘Hazardous’ asteroid to enter Earth’s orbit next week

Asteroid 4660 Nereus is expected to enter Earth’s orbit on December 11, coming closer to our planet than ever before.But…

2 years ago

SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon splashes down after 6 months in orbit

The private aerospace firm’s Crew Dragon Endeavor touched down off the Gulf Coast near Pensacola, Florida on Monday night carrying…

2 years ago

WATCH: International Space Station rotating 57 degrees mid-orbit during engine test of spacecraft bringing back Russian film crew

The footage from NASA’s broadcast on Friday captured the ISS changing its position towards the Earth quite significantly, prompting the…

3 years ago

International Space Station accidentally rotates 57 degrees mid-orbit while hosting director & actress filming milestone movie 

The ISS is currently hosting director Klim Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresild, who have made a short trip to the…

3 years ago

Accident in orbit! Cosmonauts scramble to right TILTED space station after new Russian module Nauka takes ISS for a spin

Roscosmos announced the docking of ‘Nauka’ on Thursday, the first new Russian component of the ISS in over a decade,…

3 years ago

The ‘space billionaires’ are leaving Earth’s orbit in the same mess they’ve left the planet. So how about they clean it up?

Not only is the junk – metal objects that flake off satellites, spaceships and other orbital debris – literally ‘out…

3 years ago

Here’s why the US isn’t going to nuke anyone from orbit anytime soon

According to the director-general of Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey, Yan Novikov, the US has orbital bombers capable of carrying nuclear…

3 years ago

Cargo rocket launched into orbit by China will drop off stir-fried dishes for future space station staff

The Tianzhou-2 spacecraft – which will restock the core module with propellant and other supplies – was successfully launched with…

3 years ago

‘Can’t get it up (to orbit) lol’: Musk trolls Bezos (& his blue balls) as Blue Origin protests NASA moon contract award to SpaceX

The SpaceX CEO took to Twitter on Monday night with a swipe at Bezos, responding to a New York Times…

3 years ago