the date 3/16/2023 10:00:04 PM (MENAFN-Al-Bayan) The Japanese Hakuto-R lander, which is currently carrying the explorer Rashid, is approaching entering the lunar orbit, as it rises about 450,000 km from Earth. While this stage requires the use of many maneuvers, and for its part, the Mission Control Center in Tokyo expects that the lunar orbital … Read more
The Border Ports Authority stated, in a statement received by Alsumaria News, today, Friday, that “according to the directives of the Prime Minister, the field visits of the head of the Ports Authority, Major General Omar Adnan Al-Waeli, continue to the Basra International Airport and Safwan border crossings in order to follow up on the … Read more
The Ariane 5 launch vehicle with two one meteorological and two telecommunications satellites was launched from the Kourou cosmodrome (France). The devices are designed to cover the territory of North America, they will detect dangerous weather phenomena. The Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 and MTG-I1 satellites were launched into orbit. Latest in the operator’s press release … Read more
10 days after the launch of NASA’s unmanned “Artemis 1” mission, the Orion spacecraft entered lunar orbit. On Friday, NASA said that the agency’s flight controllers “successfully conducted a burn-out to get Orion into a distant orbit,” which means that the spacecraft will fly about 64,400 kilometers above the moon. The agency stated that due … Read more
NASA’s Orion spacecraft entered distant lunar orbit on Friday, November 25, 2022, on the tenth day of the Artemis 1 mission, NASA, the US space agency, said on Friday. “During this lunar orbit, flight controllers will monitor critical (Orion) systems and perform checks related to the deep space environment,” the agency said in a blog … Read more
On October 31 (local time), Reuters, citing a NASA official, reported that SpaceX was preparing to launch the first Starship rocket system into orbit. Elon Musk has been preparing for the launch of a Starship rocket that will land in orbit at the Texas launch pad for years. “We’re tracking four Starship rockets, one of … Read more