DUBAI: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced yesterday that the MBZ-SAT, the most advanced satellite in the region, successfully launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The 27-minute launch window opened at 10:49 PM (UAE time) from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. The launch went […]
WASHINGTON: A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and is en route back to Earth after delays caused by adverse weather conditions, NASA announced on Wednesday. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin on board, […]
WASHINGTON: Four private astronauts blasted into space early on Tuesday in a modified SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, kicking off the company’s five-day Polaris Dawn mission, which aims to test new spacesuit designs and conduct the first private spacewalk, agencies reported. Also read: Elon Musk set to become worlds first ever Trillionaire in 3 years The […]
The two are currently lodged at the International Space Station. It should be noted that this expedition was supposed to be an 8-day-long mission, but now could be longer than 8 months. American aviation giant Boeing’s space mission involving its Starliner spacecraft appears to have slipped further into the quagmire of controversies, as it recently […]
CALIFORNIA: The launch of SpaceX’s four-person Polaris Dawn mission has been postponed by at least a day due to a helium leak in ground equipment at the Kennedy Space Centre, the company announced on Tuesday, just hours before the scheduled lift-off of its Crew Dragon capsule. The mission, which was originally set to launch on […]
Announcement follows DAMAC’s recent investment in June 2024 into the Artificial intelligence sector with xAI, Mistral and Anthropic Dubai: DAMAC Capital, the investment arm of the globally renowned DAMAC Group, has announced strong ROI its strategic investments in SpaceX and Stripe. The investments underscore DAMAC Capital’s continued commitment to pioneering advancements in technology and innovation […]
This will mark the beginning of India’s first partnership with a venture led by billionaire Elon Musk India: For the first time, Indian space agency ISRO will launch a heavyweight communications satellite using SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket this year. This will mark the beginning of India’s first partnership with a venture led by billionaire Elon Musk […]
Elon Musk, a billionaire computer entrepreneur, has started an artificial intelligence (AI) firm to compete with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, which he has criticized for being “woke.” The purpose of the new business, according to xAI on Wednesday, is to “understand the true nature of the universe”. “What are the most fundamental unanswered questions?” […]
New Delhi: A 14-year-old boy, Kairan Quazi, is all set to work as a new software engineer at billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Based in San Francisco Quazi received his degree from the School of Engineering at Santa Clara University (SCU). Quazi announced his employment with SpaceX’s Starlink team in a post on Linkedin. “Next stop: […]
This day in history we feature the Falcon Heavy. SpaceX conducted Falcon Heavy’s maiden launch on this day in 2018. Trivia – Falcon Heavy Falcon Heavy is a partially reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle that is produced by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer. The rocket consists of two strap-on boosters made from Falcon 9 first stages, […]
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 […]
