Rocket Lab flight carries new solar sail technology

Rocket Lab flight carries new solar sail technology

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket has successfully launched a potential new way to travel through space. The mission, named “Beginning of the Swarm,” put two payloads into a Sun-synchronous orbit. One of these payloads is NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3), which aims to test a new composite material that can be folded up inside […]

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Recent Launches: SpaceX’s 300th booster landing, NASA’s solar sail testing, and China’s latest taikonaut missions

Recent Launches: SpaceX’s 300th booster landing, NASA’s solar sail testing, and China’s latest taikonaut missions

In the world of space exploration, exciting missions and launches are happening every week. In the last full week of April, there are several noteworthy events scheduled. SpaceX, the leading private space company, is set to launch two Starlink missions as well as two Falcon 9 flights carrying customer satellites. Additionally, Rocket Lab will be […]

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First Cygnus Prepared for Falcon 9 Flight by Northrop Grumman

First Cygnus Prepared for Falcon 9 Flight by Northrop Grumman

SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, Rocket Lab, and Northrop Grumman are gearing up for several upcoming space missions, each with its own unique objectives and challenges. The recent weather concerns and flight schedule adjustments have impacted the launch dates of various missions, including the Starlink Group 7-11, which had to be scrubbed three times before its upcoming […]

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