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Three of the flights had flown above the Kármán line (edge of space), and one was intended to do so. In each of these accidents, the entire crew was killed. As of December 2023, a total of 676 people have flown into space and 19 of them have died. This sets the current statistical fatality rate at 2.8 percent.
On 15 September, the Firefly Alpha made its successful flight for a tactically responsive mission for the U.S. Space Force. [27] On November 18, 2023, SpaceX Starship attempted its second flight test, becoming the heaviest rocket to enter space, although the first stage exploded shortly after separation, while the second stage was lost nearly ...
This discovery was found in studies of UHZ1, a very early galaxy containing a quasar, by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope. [622] [623] 29 November. Astronomers report the discovery of a star, HD 110067, that contains six sub-Neptune exoplanets with radii ranging from 1.94R⊕ to 2.85R⊕. [624]
NASA scientists report the discovery of LHS 475 b, an Earth-like exoplanet – and the first exoplanet observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. [ 26 ] NASA publishes images of a debris disk surrounding the red dwarf AU Mic , taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, capturing details as close to the star as 5 astronomical units (~750 million ...
The International Space Station, as seen by a visiting spacecraft in 2021. This article is a list of accidents and incidents related to the International Space Station (ISS). It includes mishaps occurring on board the ISS, flights to and from the space station, as well as other program related incidents.
A study recently released by the University of British Columbia puts the annual chance that space rocket debris will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through busy airspace at 26%.
The loss of a Hollywood great is never easy, but in certain cases, a star's passing comes long before it was their time to go. Talents like Amy Winehouse, Prince, Whitney Houston, Cory Monteith ...
The driver of a car that crashed into a school tea party, killing two eight-year-old girls in south-west London, has been rearrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, the Met ...