First Test Flight

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  Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Successfully Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight

  Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully completed its first test flight, reaching orbit within 12.5 minutes of launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket aimed for reusability, with its first stage attempting a landing on a recovery ship. While the landing didn’t succeed, the mission was considered a major step for Blue Orig...

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  SpaceX’s Starship to Launch its 7th Flight Test on January 13 with New Payloads

  SpaceX will conduct its seventh Starship test flight on January 13, launching from South Texas. The mission features the deployment of mock Starlink satellites, marking a major milestone in payload deployment. The test also includes the reuse of a Raptor engine and an attempt to recover the Super Heavy booster using Starbase’s launch tower. This ...

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  Blue Origin New Glenn Set for Launch on January 10 from Cape Canaveral

  Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is scheduled for its first flight on January 10, 2025, launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission, designated NG-1, will carry a payload that includes the company’s Blue Ring spacecraft platform. The primary objective is to test communication systems, in-space telemetry, and tracking capabiliti...

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  Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Set for First Launch in January

  Blue Origin is preparing to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time between January 6-12 from Cape Canaveral. The test flight will feature the Blue Ring Pathfinder, a simulator designed to test the rocket’s payload systems and in-orbit communications. The launch will also test the rocket’s reusable first stage, which will attempt to land...

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  SpaceX's Starship to Deploy Mock Starlink Satellites in Flight 7 Test

  SpaceX announced its next Starship test flight would feature the rocket's first attempt to deploy 10 model Starlink satellites, showcasing its satellite launch market potential. Planned for later this month from Boca Chica, Texas, the Elon Musk-run company's seventh test-to-failure flight is expected to incorporate new upgrades with each attempt.

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  From Nuclear Submarine To Tejas Jet: Top Indian Defence Milestones In 2024

  In 2024, India witnessed some of the most path-breaking achievements, ranging from border disengagement with China along the Line of Actual Control to the first test flight of the new Tejas variant.

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  ISRO Successfully Launches Two SpaDeX Satellites, Completes Space Docking Test Flight

  India has launched its first space docking mission, SpaDeX, using the PSLV-C60 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. The mission involves deploying two spacecraft into a 470-km orbit to demonstrate docking technology and power transfer between satellites. Advanced payloads, including imaging systems and radiation monitors, w...

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  First Commercial Flight Validation Test Successful At Navi Mumbai Airport

  The Navi Mumbai International Airport took a big step toward becoming operational on Saturday with its first commercial flight validation test being carried out successfully.

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  Watch: First Test Flight Lands At Noida Airport, Minister Calls It "Great Achievement"

  The Noida International Airport today conducted the first flight validation test at the newly-built airport in Jewar. The airport aims to start operations in April next year.

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  SpaceX Starship Successfully Completes Sixth Flight With a Banana Payload, Super Heavy Splashdown

  SpaceX’s Starship completed its sixth flight on November 19, 2024, from Texas. The test flight carried a plush banana payload, marking the first-ever payload onboard. While the planned booster catch was cancelled due to a safety parameter, the booster executed a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. The upper stage tested heat shield upgra...

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  NASA's X-59 Supersonic Jet Completes Initial Engine Tests, First Flight Approaching

  NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet has passed initial engine testing, bringing it closer to its anticipated first flight. Developed at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, the X-59 aims to break the sound barrier without creating disruptive sonic booms, featuring a unique elongated nose and an external vision system. This research will gather public re...

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  "Where Can I Buy Ticket?": Anand Mahindra Asks Elon Musk After Starship Rocket Scripts History

  SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship mega-rocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company's quest for rapid reusability.

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  Watch: In A First, SpaceX 'Catches' Falling Rocket Booster On Launchpad

  SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company's quest for rapid reusability.

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  SpaceX To Attempt First-Ever Booster Catch With 'Chopstick' Arms

  SpaceX's next test flight of its Starship megarocket this Sunday could mark a world first: catching the returning first-stage booster using the launch tower's "chopstick" arms -- a crucial step in the company's quest for rapid reusability.

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  India Reports First Case of Highly-Transmissible Mpox Clade 1b Variant in Kerala

  India has reported its first mpox case with the highly transmissible clade 1b strain. A 38-year-old man from Kerala, recently returned from Dubai, has been infected with the new variant. Health authorities are tracing and monitoring 66 contacts, including 29 family members and 37 flight passengers, but no symptoms have been detected so far. The Ind...