Search results for orbit

spaceone introduces tellurium, a watch made of grade 5 titanium that follows the real movement of the solar system. The post spaceone’s titanium tellurium watch replicates the earth and moon’s orbit around the sun appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Rockets being passé, China is working on using an electromagnetic railgun to launch crewed spacecraft the size of a Boeing 737, weighing 50 tonnes, into orbit. This remarkably ambitious project is even more ambitious than it seems at first glance.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: China, Electromagnetic Railgun, Spacecraft
It was third time's a charm today as SpaceX's Starship roared into orbit from the company's Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. Larger and more powerful than the venerable Saturn V, the giant rocket lifted off into the history books at 8:25 am CDT.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: SpaceX, Starship, Launch, Spacecraft
Two ambitious space projects move ahead as Voyager Space and Airbus announce that the partners have selected SpaceX's Starship rocket to boost their Starlab space station into orbit sometime before the International Space Station (ISS) is abandoned.Continue Reading
The US Space Force's X-37B spaceplane has launched successfully on its multi-year orbital mission. At 8:07 pm EST, the unmanned vehicle set atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: SpaceX, US Space Force, X-37B, Falcon Heavy
Boston's U-Turn Audio has applied "audiophile-approved" upgrades to its Orbit line of turntables, reworking the drive system, adding electronic speed control, installing a magnesium-alloy tonearm, and offering a host of customization options. Pricing starts at a wallet-friendly US$249.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment, TechnologyTags: Audiophile, Turntables, Vinyl, Records
varda space industries' test journey for the first space factory hopes to produce medicines in microgravity and bring them back to earth. The post first space factory now in orbit to create pharmaceutical products & ship them back to earth appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
California startup Varda has celebrated the deployment of its first satellite, a test run of a fascinating space-based pharmaceuticals factory that moonlights as a hypersonic test rig during its Mach 25 re-entry to keep costs down.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Manufacturing Technologies, Satellite, Hypersonic, Drugs
Sir Richard Branson's space launch company Virgin Orbit has closed its doors and ceased to exist after the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware broke it up and sold off its assets to bidders. This comes after a failed attempt to conduct the first launch from Britain in January.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Virgin Orbit, Space exploration, Virgin, Launch, Boei
Japan may soon join a very exclusive club as its privately-led Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander went into orbit around the Moon on March 21 at 10:24 JST after completing a controlled main engine burn in anticipation of a landing attempt in late April.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Japan, Lunar Lander, Moon


Clickiz.com is a social bookmarking place where you can share, find & discuss the best news around on most topics. We focus on hi-tech reviews, gadgets and geekery but we like almost anything that's awesome, appealing and thought-provoking! er6i9ds5mz



Add to Technorati Favorites
Username:

Password:

Remember: