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“13 Times More Power From Space”: UK Company Achieves Historic Solar Breakthrough Beaming Massive Energy Back to Earth

IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 Space Solar has developed a groundbreaking power-beaming technology to deliver wireless solar energy from space. 🛰️ The Cassidi project confirmed the technical and economic viability of using pre-fabricated solar reflectors to capture and beam solar energy. 🔋 The system can electronically steer the energy beam 360 degrees, enhancing cost-effectiveness and efficiency…

Chinese astronauts’ return to earth delayed owing to weather

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BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth has been postponed owing to weather conditions. The astronauts, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, were originally due to land Tuesday in Dongfeng, in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region, after spending six months in space. The landing was postponed to “guarantee the health and safety…

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Here’s the latest for Tuesday, March 18th: Trump and Putin agree on ceasefire on energy and infrastructure in Ukraine; Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza; NASA’s stuck astronauts return to Earth; Last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain dies. Here’s the latest for Tuesday, March 18th: Trump and Putin agree on ceasefire on…

Is US losing plasma engine race to China and Russia ahead of long journey to Mars?

Cs news3 months ago02 mins

A powerful new plasma engine has just been unveiled by Chinese engineers – and it is expected to propel China ahead of the United States in the race to develop plasma technology for Mars and other deep space missions. The new engine also brings China’s technology closer to that of leader in the field Russia,…

China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space

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BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on China’s Tiangong space station. A parachute slowed their capsule’s nighttime descent to a remote landing area in China’s Inner Mongolia region. The crew emerged after touching down at 1:24 a.m. A Chinese national flag stuck in the ground near…

NASA Will Send Its First Woman to the Moon In a Prada-Designed Spacesuit

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The first batch of NASA astronauts to go to the moon since 1972–a crew which will include the first woman and first person of color to visit the lunar body—will be outfitted in high-fashion Prada spacesuits for the occasion. In other words, their moonwalks will also be catwalks. The designer brand announced its collaboration with…

China retrieves its first reusable satellite in a quest to cut space research costs

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The China National Space Administration said the Shijian-19 satellite met its targets on various technological fronts, from reusability to payload ratio and re-entry. “Shijian-19 is … an efficient platform for research in microgravity science and space life sciences,” state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday. “Additionally, the Shijian-19 satellite provided an in-orbit flight test verification opportunity…