Though Relativity Space's rocket, the world's first, failed to reach orbit, the launch is still a huge breakthrough and a precursor of what's to come in the future of space exploration.
The delegation of more than 50 companies is a sign of rising interest in the global manufacturing hub, which is benefiting from a shift away from China amid Sino-US trade friction.
Crew members aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down off Florida's Gulf coast, returning safely from a five-month science mission on the International Space Station.
The crew's six-month science mission will encompass about 200 experiments and technology demonstrations, from research on human cell growth to controlling combustible materials in microgravity.
Scientific breakthroughs by Asian and African nations have helped democratise space exploration through cooperation, not competition.
An uncrewed Russian Soyuz vessel took off from Kazakhstan for the ISS to eventually bring home US astronaut Frank Rubio and Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin and Sergei Prokopyev whose return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid.
Billionaire businessman has promised to abide by the results of his online poll asking whether he should step down as head of the social media platform.
SpaceX rocket will conduct the first high-definition global survey of Earth's surface waters as it was listed by the National Research Council among one of 15 missions NASA should undertake in the coming decade.
"I hope each and every one will recognise the responsibility that comes with leaving the Earth, travelling to the Moon and back," says Yusaku Maezawa.
Tesla and SpaceX owner takes control of Twitter and fires its top executives, US media report, hours before the deadline for the billionaire to seal his on-again, off-again deal to purchase the social media network.
Days after proposing Ukraine permanently cede Crimea to Russia, the world's richest person says conflict over Taiwan is inevitable but tensions could be resolved by handing over some control of the island to Beijing.
Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to fund a study with NASA to examine ways to use the space company's Dragon capsule to raise the Hubble Space Telescope's orbital altitude, which would extend its useful life, agency officials say.
Subscribe to our Youtube channel for all latest in-depth, on the ground reporting from around the world.
Copyright © 2023 TRT World.
Like
Follow