SpaceX
Starship’s First Uncrewed Flight Test
SpaceX, the private space exploration company founded by Elon Musk, is set to launch its Starship rocket from its facility in South Texas. The Starship rocket is the most powerful rocket ever constructed, generating nearly 16.5 million pounds of thrust ..
Tags: Artemis • SpaceX • SpaceX Starship
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
NASA Space-X Crew-6 Mission to ISS
The Crew-6 mission is to be launched on February 27 from the Kenedy Space Centre of NASA located in Cape Canaveral. It is a joint operation of both NASA and SpaceX. The Crew Dragon capsule will be carried by the ..
Tags: Crew Dragon • Crew-6 mission • NASA • Soyuz • SpaceX
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Starship Static Fire Test of SpaceX
The Starship is a reusable rocket developed by SpaceX. The company has huge plans for the rocket. NASA will use Starship rockets to land its astronauts on the moon during the Artemis III mission. SpaceX recently completed the static fire ..
Tags: Raptor engine • SpaceX • SpaceX Starship • static fire test
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT): NASA International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water
NASA has launched the newest Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft to track nearly all the water on the surface of the Earth. It was launched atop a SpaceX rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at California’s Vandenberg Space ..
Tags: Canadian Space Agency (CSA) • Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) • NASA • SpaceX • Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
On November 1, 2022, the SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to send US military satellites into space. What is Falcon Heavy rocket? Falcon Heavy is a partially reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by ..
Tags: SpaceX • SpaceX Falcon Heavy • SpaceX Starship
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
South Korea’s first spacecraft launched to the moon
South Korea launched its maiden spacecraft to the moon, joining the race with other countries, on August 4, 2022. The South Korean lunar orbiter will inspect the future landing spots. It was launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It ..
Tags: Danuri Mission • Falcon 9 rocket • Lunar Mission • South Korea • SpaceX
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs