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SpaceX’s Futuristic Looking Starship 🚀

SpaceX’s Futuristic Looking Starship 🚀2020-01-07T19:14:19+00:00
Multi-Purpose Reusable Rocket The SpaceX Starship launch system is a super-heavy-lift class of rocket intended to replace the existing SpaceX launch vehicles and spacecraft. The system is being built to…
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SpaceX’s Wicked Falcon Heavy Rocket

SpaceX’s Wicked Falcon Heavy Rocket2019-05-09T02:53:28+01:00
The World’s Most Powerful The Falcon Heavy is a SpaceX super-heavy lift rocket that is capable of putting tonnes in low Earth orbit (LEO) utilizing two Falcon 9 boosters strapped…
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New Glenn – Blue Origin’s Planned Heavy Lift Rocket

New Glenn – Blue Origin’s Planned Heavy Lift Rocket2019-04-28T01:43:14+01:00
Private Launch Provider Named after John Glenn, America’s first man to orbit the Earth, the New Glenn rocket is a heavy-lift class rocket that is being privately developed by Blue…
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Top Ten Facts About Orbital ATK’s Antares Rocket

Top Ten Facts About Orbital ATK’s Antares Rocket2019-04-28T01:42:06+01:00
ISS Commercial Courier Named after the star Antares, the Orbital ATK rocket is an expendable launch system to put payloads into low Earth orbit! The 42-metre tall rocket comes in…
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Pegasus – The Air Launched Rocket

Pegasus – The Air Launched Rocket2019-04-28T01:43:00+01:00
Boosted Into Space The Pegasus rocket is unique as it is launched from the belly of an aircraft high above Earth and yet can place small satellites of over 440…
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Dawn Of The Commercial Rocket Age 🚀

Dawn Of The Commercial Rocket Age 🚀2020-01-07T16:33:31+00:00
Businesses Enter The Space Age Since the beginning of the Space Race in 1957, rocket launches (which can reach orbit) have been the domain of large governments or the military!…
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Space Launch System (SLS) – NASA Returns To Deep Space!

Space Launch System (SLS) – NASA Returns To Deep Space!2019-04-28T01:46:59+01:00
NASA’s New Monster Rocket The Space Launch System (SLS) has had a complicated development history after it was chosen to succeed the cancelled Constellation program in 2010. The SLS has…
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The V-2 | The World’s First Space Rocket

The V-2 | The World’s First Space Rocket2019-04-28T02:11:30+01:00
Germany’s Rocket Weapon The V-2 ‘vengeance weapon’ became the world’s first guided ballistic missile when German forces used it to bomb allied cities during World War II. It would also…
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The Cool Looking Delta IV Heavy Lift Rocket

The Cool Looking Delta IV Heavy Lift Rocket2019-04-28T01:44:53+01:00
Former Heavy Lift Champion! The Delta IV Heavy is a United Launch Alliance (ULA) super-heavy lift rocket that is capable of putting tonnes in low Earth orbit (LEO) utilizing three…
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Proton-M – Russia’s Commercial Workhorse Rocket

Proton-M – Russia’s Commercial Workhorse Rocket2019-04-28T01:47:34+01:00
From Cold War To Commercial Space The Proton-M is the modern variant of the Russian built Proton heavy-lift rocket in operation since 2001 which has launched over 100 times from…
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Cool Future Space Missions And Launches

Early 2022 -  2nd Test Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Mid 2022  -  Launch of The Dream Chaser Spaceplane!
Mid 2022  -  NASA's Orion Journey to the Moon!
Mid 2022  -  Launch The Space Launch System Rocket!
August 2022  -  Launch Psyche Spacecraft - Journey to 16 Psyche!
Aug-Sept 2022  -  Launch of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Late 2022 -  First Crewed Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Early 2023  -  Launch of the New Glenn Rocket!
Mid 2023  -  SpaceX's Starship 'Dear Moon' Mission!
10th October 2024  -  Launch Europa Clipper - To Jupiter's Moon
December 19th 2024  -  Parker Solar Probe's closest approach to The Sun
December 2025  -  BepiColombo Enters Mercury Orbit
Mid 2026  -  SpaceX launches the Starship with crew bound for Mars (hopefully)
11th April 2030  -  Europa Clipper Enters Jupiter's Orbit
Early 2030  -  The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Enters Jupiter's Orbit
In the 2030's  -  NASA plans to send Orion and Astronauts to Mars

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Launch of NASAs HUGE SLS Rocket

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Psyche Metal World Probe Launches - August 2022!

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Launch of Europa Clipper to Jupiter!

-204Days -18Hours -40Minutes -7Seconds

Cool Future Astronomy Events!

May 15-16th 2022 - Total Lunar Eclipse Across America's
December 8th 2022 - Mars at opposition (Closest to Earth)
April 20th 2023 - 1 min 16 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
October 14th 2023 - Annular (Ring of Fire!) Solar Eclipse!
April 8th 2024 - Total Solar Eclipse in Mexico & the USA!
May 6th 2025 - Saturn at equinox (the Rings disappear!)
August 2nd 2027 - 6 min 23 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
November 13th 2032 - Transit of Mercury
July 28th 2061 - Halley's Comet Returns!
December 10th 2117 - Next Transit of Venus
July 26th 69,163 AD - A simultaneous transit of Venus and Mercury!

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