South Korea’s second domestically made spy satellite was successfully put into orbit, Seoul’s defence ministry said Monday, after it was launched from an American space centre on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Seoul confirmed in December the successful launch of its first military spy satellite, which was also carried by one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. “Our military’s second reconnaissance satellite successfully separated from the launch vehicle at around 09:02 (1202 GMT) and […]
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Private US spaceship poised to launch for the Moon
An American spaceship attempting a lunar landing will aim to launch early Thursday, the second private-led effort this year after the first ended in failure. Intuitive Machines, the Houston company leading mission “IM-1,” hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon and land the first US robot on the surface since the Apollo missions more than five decades ago. Its hexagonal-shaped Nova-C lander named “Odysseus” is set to […]
Launch pad blast destroys SpaceX rocket, Facebook satellite
by Leila MACOR with Jean-Louis SANTINI in Washington MIAMI, United States (AFP) — An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test in Florida on Thursday, destroying a satellite that Facebook planned to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa. The blast at Cape Canaveral — though it caused no injuries — marks a setback for the California-based private space firm and its founder, internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, who wants […]





