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With Themis, ESA follows SpaceX on the path of reusable rockets

ESA Themis is the name of the rocket reusable that will be developed by the European space agency to meet the needs of the market that want increasingly cheaper and more eco-sustainable launches. The first suborbital test since 2023. by Mattia Speroni published 16 December 2020 , at 16: 50 in the Science and Technology… Read more

HBO GO: VOD movie and series premieres on December 15 – 31, 2020. New products include: Midway (2019), Sagittarius and The Great Gatsby

The HBO GO streaming service is characterized by the fact that not only movies or full seasons of series, but also subsequent episodes of individual series in a cyclical form appear on the platform almost every day. Therefore, in the first part of this material, we present interesting film and series news (excluding the series… Read more

The MCU is so big Disney Plus is getting a new Legends clip show to help you keep track

Disney has announced that yet another new Marvel series is coming to Disney Plus: Marvel Studios: Legends. The new ongoing series will “showcase individual characters viewers have come to know and love over the years and revisit some of their most iconic moments.” In other words, it seems like Marvel Studios is making its own… Read more

A year without Marvel movies left a pop culture void

In early April, I watched a clip of people crying, hollering, and clapping during a scene in Avengers: Endgame. It was the first time I remember missing physically sitting in a movie theater. I thought by May, when Black Widow was scheduled to be released, life would return to normal. I’d be back in a… Read more

SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket on its seventh trip to space

On Tuesday night, SpaceX successfully launched another batch of the company’s internet-from-space Starlink satellites to orbit, using a very space-hardened Falcon 9 rocket for the job. This launch marked the rocket’s seventh flight to space and back — the first time SpaceX has flown such a seasoned vehicle to orbit. The Falcon 9 took off… Read more

China launches the Chang'e-5 moon mission with champions returning to Earth

China launched tonight ( Italian time) the new Chang’e-5 lunar mission! This is a critical step as it will bring rock samples back to Earth from the Moon and serve as a base for future manned missions. by Mattia Speroni published 23 November 2020 , at 21: 41 in the Science and Technology channel NASA… Read more

Review: Silent Angel Forester F1 linear power supply for the Bonn N8

RESUME Silent Angel delivers a switch that has become popular in the Netherlands, for which the brand now developed an upgrade in the form of the Forester F1. Happy with the Silent Angel Bonn N8 ethernet switch and ready for the next step forward? Then consider the Silent Angel Forester F1. Only try if you… Read more

SpaceX has postponed the launch of the Starlink satellites to November 24th

SpaceX has postponed the launch of the 34 Starlink satellites from this morning (Italian time) to 24 November 2020 for reasons yet to be clarified. It would be one of the record-breaking pitches with the first stage making its seventh pitch. by Mattia Speroni published 23 November 2020 , alle 16: 51 in the Science… Read more

Rocket Lab successfully brings its rocket back to Earth underneath a parachute

After launching one of its rockets to orbit on Thursday, small satellite launcher Rocket Lab successfully brought the vehicle back to Earth and landed it gently in the ocean underneath a series of parachutes. The maneuver was part of an intricate dress rehearsal, meant to practice nearly all of the steps Rocket Lab will take… Read more

SpaceX Crew-1 team harnesses the Force by bringing Baby Yoda with them to space

An adorable — and powerful — stowaway is currently on board SpaceX’s Crew-1 flight, floating freely inside the company’s spacecraft as it heads toward the International Space Station. A plush Baby Yoda — yes, technically The Child — from The Mandalorian can be seen in live shots from inside SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, bobbing about inside… Read more

SpaceX succeeds in first commercial astronaut flight

A Falcon 9 rocket SpaceX ‘with the Dragon capsule Resilience brings four space travelers to the International Space Station (ISS) at one hour. The start is on Monday night 00: 27 UTC from Cape Canaveral in Florida. On board are the Japanese Soichi Noguchi as well as the Americans Shannon Walker, Mike Hopkins and Victor… Read more

SpaceX successfully launches second crew to space on first operational mission

SpaceX successfully launched its second crew of astronauts to orbit this evening inside the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. The flight, called Crew-1, marks the first operational mission of the Crew Dragon, as SpaceX embarks on a new era of regularly sending people to and from the International Space Station for NASA. The Crew Dragon took… Read more

SpaceX rocket to the ISS: launch postponed

The planned manned flight from SpaceX to the space station ISS has been postponed from Saturday to Sunday. The reason is the strong wind on the Florida coast, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said on Twitter. The Falcon 9 rocket with the capsule “Crew Dragon” from the private company SpaceX is supposed to transport four astronauts… Read more

How to watch SpaceX’s first operational Crew Dragon mission to space

This evening, the first operational mission of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to take flight, carrying a crew of four to the International Space Station. The mission, scheduled for 7:27PM ET, marks the beginning of regular crewed missions to and from the ISS for SpaceX as the company establishes a route to space for… Read more

Virgin Hyperloop: The first successful manned journey

Last weekend, yesterday’s Sunday afternoon, the first manned test of the Virgin Hyperloop ultrafast transport system took place. Passengers who are, of course, employees of the company, made a journey of 500 meters, which may seem extremely modest, but in fact is another, this time – a milestone in creating a system of connections between… Read more