commercial spaceflight
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See a Kairos Rocket Explode Seconds After Liftoff
The inaugural launch of Space One’s Kairos rocket ended in failure, with the launch vehicle exploding mere seconds after clearing the tower in Wakayama prefecture. It’s a setback for Japan’s space sector, which is striving for competitiveness in the burgeoning aerospace industry, but commercial ventures rarely achieve success on their first attempts. Tokyo-based Space One…
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Test to Manoeuvre ISS with Cygnus Spacecraft Didn’t Go as Planned
NASA is currently evaluating the ability of docked Cygnus spacecraft to serve as boosters for the International Space Station, but a recent test of the concept was quickly stopped, for reasons that aren’t yet clear.
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Rewatch The Boeing Astronaut Capsule launch to the ISS Here
All eyes were on Cape Canaveral this morning as Boeing attempted a launch of its Starliner astronaut capsule. Here’s how you can rewatch it.
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SpaceX Claims to Have Fixed Its Leaky Toilet Ahead of Upcoming Launch
An upcoming launch to deliver four astronauts to the International Space Station is ready for 3, 2, 1, blast off — oh, aside from NASA still having to approve a last-minute adjustment made to SpaceX’s leaky toilet.