To launch part of its space station to orbit, China used a large rocket that cannot control its atmospheric re-entry. It is the third time such a rocket has been used.
Tag: Space and Astronomy
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NASA Will Send More Helicopters to Mars
Instead of sending another rover to help retrieve rock and dirt samples from the red planet and bring them to Earth, the agency will provide the helicopters as a backup option.
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Russia Says It Will Quit the International Space Station After 2024
The announcement could lead to the end of two decades of post-Cold War cooperation in space between the United States and Russia, which built the station together and operate it jointly.
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China Set to Launch Space Station Module With Unknown Landing
The Wentian module, the second part of the Tiangong orbital outpost, requires using a massive launcher that has twice conducted uncontrolled re-entries into Earth’s atmosphere.
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Tom Sachs: Rocket Man to Renaissance Man
The artist is selling NFTs, designing Nikes, exploring outer space (sort of) and uncorking three concurrent shows in Seoul.