On its 100th day in space, the Hakuto-R M1 lander of the Japanese company ispace has reached orbit around the Moon, which at the end of April could become the first private spacecraft to land on the moon, exactly four years after the failed attempt of the private mission Israeli Beresheet.The orbit insertion of Hakuto-R […]
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The Dragon cargo docked with the Space Station
The Dragon cargo shuttle docked with the International Space Station (ISS) with a load of food, fresh fruit, various supplies and scientific equipment. Launched on March 15 from Cape Canaveral base with a Falcon 9 rocket, the SpaceX shuttle completed the entire approach and docking maneuver automatically.Called CRS-27, it is the 27th resupply mission to […]
ISS, the launch of the Crew Dragon shuttle with 4 astronauts has been postponed
The launch of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon shuttle, which today should have departed from the Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts on board to reach the International Space Station (ISS), has been postponed: the cause is a technical problem with the ignition system of the Falcon 9 rocket, in particular to the fluid that allows the […]
Mars, the Chinese rover Zhurong stopped for months. NASA images
Motionless for months on the surface of Mars: this is how the Chinese rover Zhurong appears in the images taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (Mro) probe. The mystery about its current conditions is therefore deepening, fueled by the long silence of the Chinese authorities who have not revealed whether the rover woke up in […]
Ferrari is ready for the electric challenge
Ferrari is ready to focus on electric, although it has given an answer on the importance of internal combustion engines for the brand on the occasion of the presentation of the Purosangue, proposed only with the naturally aspirated V12. Now, however, according to statements by Ferrari CEO, Benedetto Vigna, to Bloomberg, the “red” is about […]
Peggy Whitson is the first woman to command a private mission
Space veteran Peggy Whitson will be in command of Ax-2, the second private mission of the American company Axiom which will soon build the first private space station. Twice in command of the International Space Station (ISS) and the all-time spacewalk record, with this new 10-day mission to the ISS she will set new records, […]
Revealed the hidden light of the Sun
New images from NASA’s Nustar telescope show the ‘hidden’ light of the Sun, produced by small flares too faint to be observed amid the blazing light of our star. The result, also obtained thanks to the contribution of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to the mission, will be able to help astronomers solve one of […]
Ukraine, Grossi: Aiea mission to Zaporizhzhia this week
(ANSA) – ROME, AUGUST 29 – The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea) will arrive at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by the end of this week. This was announced by the director general of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi. “The day has come – Grossi wrote today on his Twitter account -. The […]
Turkey, our planes targeted, Greece ‘hostile act’
(ANSA) – ANKARA, AUG 28 – Turkey has accused Greece of “hostile action” (according to NATO’s rules of engagement), stating that on Tuesday its F-16s, on a mission in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean , were targeted by the Greek air defense system, deployed in Crete, while they were conducting a reconnaissance 10,000 […]
Macron in Algeria to revive bilateral ties
(ANSA) – ALGIERS, AUGUST 25 – French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Algeria today for an official three-day visit, with the aim of “rebuilding” a bilateral relationship marked by strong political conflicts linked to the colonial past. The aircraft of the Head of State, accompanied by a delegation of over 90 people, landed around 3.30 […]