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Time of India
4 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
SpaceX set to launch next Starship Megarocket after failing twice
AP file photo SpaceX 's Starship Megarocket is set to launch for a test flight on Tuesday from the company's Starbase facility near a Southern Texas village. This comes after the last two expeditions ended up in flames, where the upper stage of the rocket caught fire and sent debris raining down over the Caribbean islands. The explosion is attributed to a hardware failure inside one of the central engines. Since then, SpaceX has taken measures to improve its rocket systems. They have adopted a more aggressive testing approach, but also acknowledged that progress will not always 'come in leaps'. The Starship Megarocket is around 123 metres tall and is the largest and most powerful vehicle ever built, and is seen as the culmination of Elon Musk's space aspirations. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Keventer One: Offices built for you Keventer ONE Undo Nasa is also anticipating the launch of Starship in order to use it as the crew lander for Artemis 3, aimed at bringing Americans back to the moon. The Wall Street Journal reports that SpaceX also has ambitions for a mission to Mars next year. On a positive note, SpaceX can now successfully catch the Super Heavy first-stage booster in its giant robotic arms located at its launch tower. This will considerably save resources and reduce costs. SpaceX is also set to deploy mockups of its Starlink internet satellite, which will burn up in the atmosphere. The airspace closure zone has been doubled to 1,600 nautical miles east of the launch site as reported by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA will be coordinating with authorities in Mexico, Cuba, the Bahamas, the UK, and the British-controlled Turks and Caicos Islands. Conservation groups have warned that the expansion could harm sea turtles and shorebirds while the FAA has overruled the concerns.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Thunderstorms 'as large as cities' in Southeast seen from space
Being in space is cool on its own, but imagine seeing thunderstorms as big as cities from a space perspective, too. Nasa astronaut and U.s. Army Col. Anne McClain posted video Wednesday of recent thunderstorms impacting the Southeast. The video showed the region as pitch black except for city lights and flashes of lightning as Florida's recognizable shape comes into view. "I was astounded at the scale of recent thunderstorms," McClain said in a post to X. "Some of these flashes are as large as cities!" While the exact date of the video is unclear, rounds of thunderstorms have rattled the southern and eastern states since Mother's Day weekend. Some of them shattered rainfall records in Charleston, South Carolina and Miami. Miami Roads Flood After Tropical Moisture Shatters Daily Rain Record They brought flooding rains and damaging winds to cities along the Gulf Coast, and even produced a tornado in South Carolina. Spacex Given Federal Approval To Resume Starship Megarocket Test Launch After Spectacular Explosion Storm damage was also reported in Florida, where aerial photos showed homes and buildings damaged in Holmes County. McClain was sent to space in March as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 article source: Thunderstorms 'as large as cities' in Southeast seen from space
