Tag: launch

Boeing’s debut space launch delayed until late next week

The Brew News Team May. 09, 2024

Florida: Boeing Starliner capsule’s launch faces delay to May 17 due to faulty valve. Boeing’s much-anticipated launch of the Starliner space capsule atop an Atlas V rocket has hit a snag. Originally scheduled for an earlier date, the launch has been postponed until at least May 17. The setback is attributed to a malfunctioning valve […]

This Day, That Year – July 14

The Brew News Team Jul. 14, 2023

This day in history we feature the Mariner 4. The first close-up images of another planet were captured by Mariner 4 during its flyby of Mars on this day in 1965. Trivia – Mariner 4 Mariner 4 was the fourth in a series of spacecraft intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode. It was […]

This Day, That Year – June 21

The Brew News Team Jun. 21, 2023

This day in history we feature the SpaceShipOne. The first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight was launched on this day 2004. Trivia – SpaceShipOne SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s 910 m/s using a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a unique […]

This Day, That Year – June 18

The Brew News Team Jun. 18, 2023

This day in history we feature the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. A NASA robotic spacecraft is launched on this day in 2009. Trivia – Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. Data collected by LRO have been described as essential […]

This Day, That Year – June 11

The Brew News Team Jun. 11, 2023

This day in history we feature the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. A space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy was launched into orbit on this day in 2008. Trivia – Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST). Its main instrument is the Large […]

This Day, That Year – May 14

The Brew News Team May. 14, 2023

This day in history we feature the Skylab. The United States’ first space station, launched by NASA on this day in 1973. Trivia – Skylab Skylab was occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three separate three-astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4. Major operations […]

This Day, That Year – March 16

The Brew News Team Mar. 16, 2023

This day in history we feature the Gemini 8. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched the spacecraft on this day in 1966. Trivia – Gemini 8 Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA’s Gemini program. It was the 14th crewed American flight and the 22nd crewed spaceflight overall. The […]

This Day, That Year – March 5

The Brew News Team Mar. 05, 2023

This day in history we feature the Landsat 3. The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on this day in 1978. Trivia – Landsat 3 Landsat 3 is the third satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite imagery. Unlike […]

This Day, That Year – January 30

Brew Admin Jan. 30, 2023

This day in history we feature the Naro-1. The first carrier rocket was launched by South Korea on this day in 2013. Trivia – Naro-1 Naro-1, previously designated the Korea Space Launch Vehicle or KSLV, was South Korea’s first carrier rocket, and the first South Korean launch vehicle to achieve Earth orbit. The third Naro-1 […]

This Day, That Year – January 8

Brew Admin Jan. 08, 2023

This day in history we feature the SpaceX Dragon. The first private spacecraft to carry astronauts to orbit was launched on this day in 2010. Trivia – SpaceX Dragon Dragon was privately developed spacecraft built by the American corporation SpaceX. The first of two test flights was launched on December 8, 2010, and the second […]

Dubai launches a new global challenge for innovative solutions for improving people’s lives

Brew Admin Oct. 11, 2021

With total prize money of US$10 million (AED36million), the initiative will bring together scientists, designers, inventors, universities, research centres, companies and startups from around the world to develop solutions that create a better future for humanity His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Board of […]

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