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Russia’s Angara-A5 Rocket Launches Successfully, NASA’s Solar Sail Mission Set for April

Russia’s Angara-A5 Rocket Launches Successfully, NASA’s Solar Sail Mission Set for April

FromSimply Space


Russia’s Angara-A5 Rocket Launches Successfully, NASA’s Solar Sail Mission Set for April

FromSimply Space

ratings:
Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Russia's new heavy-lift rocket, the Angara-A5, makes it into space after two failed launches. NASA prepares to launch a 'solar sail' spacecraft that flies without fuel. Plus, witness the recent solar eclipse from space and the U.S. Space Force's upcoming space warfare demonstration.

Sources:
https://www.foxnews.com/world/new-russian-heavy-lift-rocket-makes-space-2-failed-launches
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/27289354/nasa-solar-sail-spacecraft-space-solar-wind-sun/
https://www.digitaltrends.com/space/solar-eclipse-iss/
https://gizmodo.com/the-space-force-is-about-to-play-space-wars-in-earth-or-1851407128

Outline:
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:00:42) New Russian heavy-lift rocket makes it into space after 2 failed launches
(00:02:44) Nasa to launch ‘solar sail’ spacecraft into ‘deep space’ that flies without fuel
(00:05:17) See what the solar eclipse looked like from space
(00:07:36) The Space Force Is About to Play Space Wars in Earth Orbit
Released:
Apr 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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