Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Rocket Lab suffers anomaly during launch, Earth-observation satellite lost

Rocket Lab suffers anomaly during launch | Space Quiz! What lies at the heart of most galaxies? | What if OSIRIS-REx's asteroid-sample capsule crashes?
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The Launchpad
Rocket Lab suffers anomaly during launch
(Rocket Lab)
The Electron's two stages separated as planned about 2.5 minutes after launch. But something went wrong shortly thereafter, ending the flight.
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Space Quiz! What lies at the heart of most galaxies?
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What if OSIRIS-REx's asteroid-sample capsule crashes?
(NASA)
A crash of NASA's OSIRIS-REx descent capsule on Sept. 24 is "the stuff of my nightmares," the mission's principal investigator said.
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See distant Neptune at its brightest in the night sky tonight
(Chris Vaughan/Starry Night)
Neptune will be at opposition on Tuesday (Sept. 19), putting it in a straight line with our planet and the sun, with Earth in in the center.
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Venezuelan astronaut may fly on Chinese moon mission
(CNSA/Roscosmos)
The first Venezuelan man or woman could land on the moon on a Chinese spacecraft, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said last week.
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