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The X-38 CRV: The Missed Opportunity for Reusable Human Spacecraft

If the X-38 crew return vehicle (CRV), with its wingless lifting body, had become operational, it would have emerged as the first reusable human spacecraft produced since the Space Shuttle. The X-38

Rahul Somvanshi

May 19, 2023

Space

Retired Solar Imaging Spacecraft RHESSI Predicted to Strike Earth: What We Know

NASA has announced that a retired solar imaging spacecraft called the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) is expected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday night. The Defense Department

Karmactive Team

April 18, 2023

Science·Space

NASA Plans Billion-Dollar Spacecraft To Crash International Space Station Into Pacific Ocean

NASA plans to bring down the International Space Station (ISS) by safely crashing it in a controlled manner. The initial plan is to guide a controlled crash into the Pacific Ocean by

Rahul Somvanshi

March 16, 2023

Space

ISRO Aces Precision Timing to Shield Chandrayaan-3 from Space Debris Collision

India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft could have been destroyed by a collision with space debris and satellites before reaching the moon. To prevent this, ISRO scientists delayed the launch by four seconds. ISRO Chairman

Rahul Somvanshi

April 29, 2024

A SUPER-SYMPATHETIC SOLAR FLARE, Photo Credit: Spaceweather.com

Astronomy·Space·Weather

2024 Solar Alert: Historic Quadruple Flare Event May Catalyze Stunning Auroras and Solar Storms

On April 23rd, four solar flares erupted almost simultaneously on the sun’s surface, a phenomenon never seen before, and they may trigger a solar storm in the coming days that could affect

Rahul Somvanshi

April 26, 2024

Space·Technology

NASA Sets 2028 Launch for Dragonfly, A Nuclear-Powered Drone to Explore Saturn’s Moon Titan

NASA has confirmed the Dragonfly mission to Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, authorizing the continuation of final design work and construction of the spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch in July 2028.

Rahul Somvanshi

April 25, 2024

Space

NASA’s ACS3 Solar Sail Prepares for Mile-High Test Above ISS

The experimental solar sail of NASA is ready to launch into Earth’s orbit, using the pressure of sunlight to test a new method of propulsion through the cosmos. The launch of the

Govind Tekale

April 19, 2024

ElonMusk Addresses the Crowd during a talk at Starbase

Space

SpaceX’s Moonbase Alpha: Musk’s Plan for Lunar and Martian Expansion with Starship

Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the aerospace company, is currently experiencing its prime. It has managed to find a balance—at least theoretically—between powerful space launches and cost reduction. That’s why they created the Starship,

Karmactive Team

April 10, 2024

Opinion·Space

Mars or Bust: Elon Musk’s 20-Year Countdown to Space Civilization

Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, shared profound insights on the continuity of human civilization on the social platform X. He posted that if humanity successfully evolves into an interstellar species, our civilization

Karmactive Team

April 8, 2024

ISRO achieves yet another success in the RLV Landing Experiment

India·Space

ISRO’s Pushpak RLV Demonstrates Autonomous Landing, Shakes Up Space Race

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted a landing test of its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) named “Pushpak” on the morning of 22 March 2024. The landing took place in Challakere,

Rahul Somvanshi

March 23, 2024