SpaceX Scrubs Flight to Replace NASA Astronauts Due to Launch Pad Issue
A launch pad issue forced SpaceX to delay its mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday, postponing the arrival of a replacement crew for NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stranded in orbit for nine months. “Standing down from tonight’s launch opportunity of @NASA‘s Crew-10 mission to the @Space_Station,” […]
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launch Failure Sparks Numerous Airport Delays
By Aila Slisco is a Newsweek night reporter based in New York. Her focus is on reporting national politics, where she has covered the 2020 and 2022 elections, the impeachments of Donald Trump and multiple State of the Union addresses. Other topics she has reported on for Newsweek include crime, public health and the emergence […]
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How to Watch SpaceX Starship Flight 8 Launch After Flight Delay
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8, originally slated for an earlier launch, has now been rescheduled to Thursday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m. EST. This marks the third reschedule following a series of technical and weather-related setbacks. SpaceX, the aerospace company led by CEO Elon Musk, aims to test its newest megarocket, attempting its eighth flight from […]
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy To Launch ‘Dogecast’ Podcast
Vivek Ramaswamy has announced that he and Elon Musk will be launching a new weekly podcast to share updates on the work they do in the so-called “Department of Government Efficiency,” otherwise known as DOGE. The former 2024 Republican presidential candidate and the Tesla CEO were nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to head up DOGE, […]
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SpaceX Launch Live Updates: Elon Musk Breaks Down Objectives for Starship Flight 6 Test Flight
SpaceX is preparing for its sixth test flight of the most powerful launch vehicle ever built. The nearly 400ft-tall megarocket, made up of the Starship spacecraft stacked atop the Super Heavy booster, is expected to take off today during a 30-minute window from 5 p.m E.T., after Monday’s launch was rescheduled. President-elect Donald Trump confirmed […]
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Russian Nuclear Missile Cruiser Launch Postponed Indefinitely: Reports
The launch of Russia‘s heavy nuclear missile cruiser has been postponed indefinitely due to the cost of its repairs and modernization, according to the Russian news outlet Izvestia. The heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser (TARK) Admiral Nakhimov, a nuclear-powered warship, will not go on factory sea trials for its originally scheduled tests on November 15. The […]
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SpaceX Double Launch: Starlink and Koreasat to Lift Off From Florida Today
It’s a bumper start to the week for space fans, as SpaceX is set to launch the Koreasat-6A mission into orbit from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Monday in addition to 24 more Starlink satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station later in the day. The four-hour window for the Koreasat-6A launch opens at […]
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And We’re Off … Betting Sites Launch 2028 Presidential Odds
Too soon? Perhaps, but oddsmakers are already submitting their bets for who will be victorious in the 2028 presidential election. Betting markets surged during the 2024 presidential race, and many were accurate in predicting President-elect Donald Trump‘s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday to become the 47th president of the United States. On […]
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