Tag: SpaceX
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Unraveling the Mystery of Q’s: From Star Trek to James Bond and SpaceX
Imagine, if you will, a world where Q’s are omnipresent, influencing the course of narratives far and wide. These Q’s are not your run-of-the-mill letters of the alphabet, but key elements of three vastly different worlds: Star Trek’s Q, James Bond’s Q, and MaxQ from the field of rocket launches. At first glance, you may…
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The First Flight of SpaceX’s Starship: A Leap Forward Despite Aborted Test
On April 20, 2023, the much-anticipated first test flight of SpaceX’s Starship ended abruptly. The 40-story tall spacecraft consumed itself in an orange and white fireball just four minutes after launch and 24 miles above the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas. This incident brought about a flurry of opinions, with some people…
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The Power Behind SpaceX Starship: Raptor Engines and The Future of Space Travel
The Starship, SpaceX’s latest offering in its fleet of spacecraft, is designed to be a fully reusable, two-stage vehicle powered by Raptor engines, and intended to replace the company’s current Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon 2 spacecraft. The Raptor engine, which SpaceX began developing even before 2014, is based on a full-flow staged combustion…