SpaceShipTwo received approval for commercial flights
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Virgin Galactic permission to fly commercially. This means that the company will be able to carry on SpaceShipTwo not only its employees and test...
Milky Way: Astronomers discover new star cluster
An international team of astrophysicists has announced the discovery of a previously unknown diffuse star cluster in the Milky Way. It was discovered during the analysis of data from the catalog observatory...
Ticket for first manned flight of New Shepard sold for 28 million dollars
On June 12, Blue Origin held an online auction to sell a seat on the first manned flight of the New Shepard suborbital system. The bidding ended up at the $28 million...
Pegasus launches “fast” satellite for U.S. space forces
Northrop Grumman has carried out a successful mission using a Pegasus XL airborne rocket. It was launched from an L-1011 launch vehicle over the Pacific Ocean, and then placed the Odyssey satellite,...
Earth began to gain speed and the day is no longer 24 hours
The planet Earth began to gain speed and makes rotation around its axis faster and faster. This indicator has been changing constantly for many thousands of years. However, scientists claim that recently...
Lunar contract between NASA and SpaceX gets protection
The U.S. Senate will consider legislation that includes an amendment that would protect the contract SpaceX won under the Lunar contract program (HLS) with their Starship Lunar. The amendment extends the deadline...
