Space exploration
Space exploration today is astronomical research mostly using unmanned space probes and human spaceflight. Space exploration is undertaken both by government and the private sector, by companies like Space-X, NASA, Roscosmos, etc.
- To orbit and back: Russia developing Soyuz-based pilotless craft to retrieve cargo from space
Russia is developing an unmanned spaceship able to retrieve cargo from orbit and get back. It doesn’t look like a fully reusable craft, but this is the closest you can get after the demise of the Shuttle program.World News - SpaceX postpones maiden Block 5 Falcon 9 launch to Friday after last-minute abortSpaceX has delayed the launch of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 that was scheduled for Thursday, as less than a minute remained until the start of the countdown due to a technical glitch. The company said on Twitter that the flight did not take off...Newsline
- Satellite surveillance startup aims to monitor entire Earth & stream video in real-time
US-based startup EarthNow, which plans to deploy a constellation of hi-tech satellites to monitor the entire surface of Earth and stream HD footage 24/7, has secured backing from many notable investors, like Bill Gates and Airbus.World News - Real-life space cowboy: This man proves the mid-40s is the right time to start going into orbit
It took Fyodor Yurchikhin over a decade to pass the medical tests and qualify for a space mission. He was over 40 when he first left Earth. RT looks at the amazing story of his life between domestic bliss and the stars.World News - NASA sends bull & human sperm into space for reproduction study
NASA has sent vials of frozen bull and human sperm samples to the International Space Station as part of a study aiming to determine whether mammals can conceive in zero gravity.US News - Space plane mystery: What is US Air Force X-37B doing in orbit? (POLL)
The US Air Force’s top secret X-37B space plane has spent the last 200 days in orbit whizzing around our pale blue dot. But what exactly is it, and why is it spending so long in space?US News
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