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Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Mission to Test Lunar Gravity Simulation
Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 mission, scheduled for Jan. 28, 2025, will simulate lunar gravity during its suborbital flight. The uncrewed mission, launching from West Texas, carries 30 experiments, with 17 contributed by NASA. These experiments aim to advance lunar exploration technologies, including studying moon dust behaviour, fire dynamics...
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SpaceX Starship Flight 7 to Launch on January 15 With Upgraded Booster
SpaceX will launch Starship Flight 7 on Jan. 15 from Starbase in South Texas. This test includes enhancements to the Super Heavy booster and Mechazilla arms for a critical booster catch attempt. The flight will last 66 minutes, with a simulated Starlink satellite deployment and an engine relighting demonstration. The Starship is expected to splash ...
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SpaceX Starship’s 7th Test Flight on January 10: Starlink Simulators, Super Heavy Boosters, and More
SpaceX is preparing for the seventh Starship flight test, scheduled for January 10, which will focus on deploying 10 Starlink simulators. The mission aims to assess Starship's capacity for carrying and deploying advanced payloads. Enhancements to the Starship design and propulsion system will be tested, along with the Super Heavy booster’s recove...
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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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ISRO To Launch 2 European Satellites That Will Mimic Total Solar Eclipse
On its 61st flight, India's workhorse rocket has been tasked by the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch a very special pair of satellites that will simulate the total solar eclipse through precision formation flying in space.
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ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket Set for Second Launch on October 4 from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled for its second launch on 4th October 2024, at 6 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This test flight, dubbed Cert-2, is designed to help certify the rocket for U.S. Space Force missions. Following a successful launch readiness review, ULA is optimistic about the missi...
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Woman Robot Astronaut Vyommitra To Simulate Human Functions In Space
India's woman robot astronaut Vyommitra will fly into space ahead of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ambitious Gaganyaan mission, the country's first manned space flight carrying Indian astronauts.
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ISRO Conducts Parachute Tests For Ambitious Spaceflight Mission 'Gaganyaan'
The Indian Space Research Organisation has conducted tests simulating the clustered deployment of parachutes as part of preparations for the Gaganyaan human space flight mission.
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2 Ukrainian Pilots In US To Fly Military Simulators: Report
In a first, two Ukrainian pilots are in Arizona to fly flight simulators and be evaluated by the U.S. military, an American defense official said Saturday, as
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NASA’s Artemis I on Its Trajectory to Moon After Launching Successfully in Third Attempt
NASA's Artemis I was on course Wednesday for a crewless voyage around the moon and back hours after blasting off from Florida on its debut flight, half a century after the final lunar mission of the Apollo era. The 32-story-tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 1:47am EST (12:17pm IST), piercing the bl...
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Vistara Fined Rs 10 Lakh For How An Indore Flight Landed
The first officer of the Vistara aircraft in question was landed by the first officer without the captain or the first officer being trained at the simulator, which is a serious violation endangering the lives of the passengers on board.
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SpiceJet Fined Rs 10 lakh For Faulty Training Of Max Aircraft Pilots
Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on SpiceJet for training its Boeing 737 Max aircraft's pilots on a faulty simulator as it could have adversely impacted flight safety, sources said on Monday.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Top Gun: Maverick Expansion Released as Free Update
The Top Gun: Maverick Expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator has been made available for free on Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, PC, and supported smartphones.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Free Top Gun: Maverick Expansion Release Date Set for May 25
Microsoft Flight Simulator's free Top Gun: Maverick update will be released on May 25, two days before the release of Top Gun: Maverick movie. The update was delayed because the Tom Cruise-led film’s release was postponed.
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Best Xbox Game Pass Games to Play Right Now
The best games that you can play on Xbox Game Pass — on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X — right now include Forza Horizon, Batman: Arkham Knight, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Outer Wilds.
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Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 Mission to Test Lunar Gravity Simulation
Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-29 mission, scheduled for Jan. 28, 2025, will simulate lunar gravity during its suborbital flight. The uncrewed mission, launching from West Texas, carries 30 experiments, with 17 contributed by NASA. These experiments aim to advance lunar exploration technologies, including studying moon dust behaviour, fire dynamics...
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SpaceX Starship Flight 7 to Launch on January 15 With Upgraded Booster
SpaceX will launch Starship Flight 7 on Jan. 15 from Starbase in South Texas. This test includes enhancements to the Super Heavy booster and Mechazilla arms for a critical booster catch attempt. The flight will last 66 minutes, with a simulated Starlink satellite deployment and an engine relighting demonstration. The Starship is expected to splash ...
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SpaceX Starship’s 7th Test Flight on January 10: Starlink Simulators, Super Heavy Boosters, and More
SpaceX is preparing for the seventh Starship flight test, scheduled for January 10, which will focus on deploying 10 Starlink simulators. The mission aims to assess Starship's capacity for carrying and deploying advanced payloads. Enhancements to the Starship design and propulsion system will be tested, along with the Super Heavy booster’s recove...
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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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ISRO To Launch 2 European Satellites That Will Mimic Total Solar Eclipse
On its 61st flight, India's workhorse rocket has been tasked by the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch a very special pair of satellites that will simulate the total solar eclipse through precision formation flying in space.
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ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket Set for Second Launch on October 4 from Cape Canaveral
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket is scheduled for its second launch on 4th October 2024, at 6 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This test flight, dubbed Cert-2, is designed to help certify the rocket for U.S. Space Force missions. Following a successful launch readiness review, ULA is optimistic about the missi...
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Woman Robot Astronaut Vyommitra To Simulate Human Functions In Space
India's woman robot astronaut Vyommitra will fly into space ahead of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ambitious Gaganyaan mission, the country's first manned space flight carrying Indian astronauts.
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ISRO Conducts Parachute Tests For Ambitious Spaceflight Mission 'Gaganyaan'
The Indian Space Research Organisation has conducted tests simulating the clustered deployment of parachutes as part of preparations for the Gaganyaan human space flight mission.
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2 Ukrainian Pilots In US To Fly Military Simulators: Report
In a first, two Ukrainian pilots are in Arizona to fly flight simulators and be evaluated by the U.S. military, an American defense official said Saturday, as
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NASA’s Artemis I on Its Trajectory to Moon After Launching Successfully in Third Attempt
NASA's Artemis I was on course Wednesday for a crewless voyage around the moon and back hours after blasting off from Florida on its debut flight, half a century after the final lunar mission of the Apollo era. The 32-story-tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 1:47am EST (12:17pm IST), piercing the bl...
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Vistara Fined Rs 10 Lakh For How An Indore Flight Landed
The first officer of the Vistara aircraft in question was landed by the first officer without the captain or the first officer being trained at the simulator, which is a serious violation endangering the lives of the passengers on board.
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SpiceJet Fined Rs 10 lakh For Faulty Training Of Max Aircraft Pilots
Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on SpiceJet for training its Boeing 737 Max aircraft's pilots on a faulty simulator as it could have adversely impacted flight safety, sources said on Monday.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Top Gun: Maverick Expansion Released as Free Update
The Top Gun: Maverick Expansion for Microsoft Flight Simulator has been made available for free on Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, PC, and supported smartphones.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator Free Top Gun: Maverick Expansion Release Date Set for May 25
Microsoft Flight Simulator's free Top Gun: Maverick update will be released on May 25, two days before the release of Top Gun: Maverick movie. The update was delayed because the Tom Cruise-led film’s release was postponed.
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Best Xbox Game Pass Games to Play Right Now
The best games that you can play on Xbox Game Pass — on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X — right now include Forza Horizon, Batman: Arkham Knight, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Outer Wilds.
