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SpaceX delays launch of ISS resupply mission due to technical issues 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- May 4, 2019
The launch of CRS-17 has been delayed several times since 26th April Elon Musk’s SpaceX has postponed the launch of the CRS-17 resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for 24 hours, due to ‘technical issues’. SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft was scheduled to lift off aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air
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first privately-funded mission crashes on moon, but its significance is huge 0
- BUSINESS
- April 14, 2019
It came so close. It even took a selfie. But with only a few kilometres left to descend, something went wrong and the spacecraft Beresheet veered out of control, taking one final photograph just before it hit the surface. It is thought that there was a fault, possibly in the inertial system, possibly an engine
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How to write a mission statement for your startup | Startups 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- March 25, 2019
Creating a mission statement is one of the first steps to developing a startup. It outlines your startup’s vision, and how your products or services address a gap in the marketplace or otherwise solve a problem. While you might think this document is less important than designing your company logo or coming up with a
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China to build Moon base using 3-D printing technology; mulls mission to Mars 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- February 4, 2019
China wants to build a house on Moon. Image via Pixabay Chinais planning to establish a permanent base on the Moon built with 3D-printed technology and is also considering a mission to Mars. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing on Monday, China National Space Administration (CNSA) officials revealed that the forthcoming Chang’e-5 mission will
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Testing of subsonic parachute system to support mission to Mars completed by Vorticity 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- January 30, 2019
Mars parachute testing. Image: Vorticity Systems Vorticity Systems has completed the testing of several subsonic parachute shapes for future Mars missions in an initiative backed by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Technology Development Element. Vorticity Systems is a UK-based firm known for its specialisation in designing and developing entry, descent and landing systems for space vehicles. It was
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