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Satellite to take pulse of Earth’s water cycle ready for launch on SpaceX rocket SpaceX

Satellite to take pulse of Earth’s water cycle ready for launch on SpaceX rocket

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography, or SWOT, satellite during solar array deployment testing at Thales Alenia Space’s factory in Cannes, France. Credit: Thales Alenia Space A French-built satellite equipped with an innovative U.S.-made radar instrument is buttoned up for blastoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Friday from California,…
bubmag
December 15, 2022
Space infrastructure startup to build a multifunctional manufacturing platform in LEO SpaceX

Space infrastructure startup to build a multifunctional manufacturing platform in LEO

The final (commercial) frontier: A new space infrastructure startup called "ThinkOrbital" wants to boldly go where no manufacturing corporation has gone before — low-Earth orbit. It aims to construct a space station for manufacturing various commercial products. It says the platform can also recycle space junk. Former SpaceX exec Lee…
bubmag
December 14, 2022
WATCH: How big is SpaceX Starship ‘the most powerful launch vehicle ever built’ when compared to other rockets? SpaceX

WATCH: How big is SpaceX Starship ‘the most powerful launch vehicle ever built’ when compared to other rockets?

In this handout photo courtesy of Polaris Program taken on February 11, 2022 and obtained on February 14, 2022 shows the SpaceX Starship rocket. AFP Ever wondered how big is SpaceX Starship which is designed to be the most powerful launch vehicle ever built? Well, some research will tell you…
bubmag
December 12, 2022