Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo falls short of space, glides home
DEC. 12, 2020–Virgin Galactic’s first suborbital, crewed flight out of Spaceport America didn’t go as planned this morning and was forced to glide home.
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Month: December 2020
SpaceX’s successful Starship prototype test goes out with a bang
DEC. 11, 2020–Two days ago, SpaceX’s massive SN8 prototype completed a successful test – by blowing up on the landing pad.
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SpaceX prepares for key Starship “SN8” test
DEC. 7, 2020–SpaceX is preparing for its first high-altitude Starship flight – a 12.5km test using “SN8”, a prototype Starship test vehicle.
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Op-Ed: The problem with space debris, and the environmental crisis in the skies
DEC. 3, 2020–What if there was a near-invisible threat, quietly lurking above, that could put an end to spaceflight as we know it? That threat is real – and it’s orbital debris.
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