Relativity Space raises $650 mln for bigger 3D-printed rocket
Relativity s bigger Terran R will be capable of blasting some 44,000 pounds (20,000 kilograms) to low-Earth orbit.
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Relativity has inked launch contracts with the U.S. Defense Department, NASA, and Iridium Communications Inc.
Venture-backed startup Relativity Space, which aims to build the world s first fleet of 3D-printed rockets, said on Tuesday that it has raised $650 million from a raft of new investors including BlackRock, hedge fund Soroban Capital, and the actor Jared Leto.
Though it has yet to launch a rocket, the latest capital raise gives Relativity a market valuation of $4.2 billion, making it the second-most valuable privately-held space firm behind Elon Musk s SpaceX.
China successfully launched Tianzhou-2, an automated cargo resupply aircraft, which will autonomously dock with Tianhe and provide supplies for future astronauts as well propellant to maintain its orbital altitude.
To mark its 100th anniversary, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently released the latest edition of its book A Brief History of the Communist Party of China. An online accoun To mark its 100th anniversary, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently released the latest edition of its book A Brief History of the Communist Party of China. An online account, Ouzhou Jin Xue analyzed the differences between the previous edition of the book, published in 2001, and the 2021 edition.
In search for microbial life, scientists find possible organic salts on Mars
In search for microbial life, scientists find possible organic salts on Mars
The researchers aim to find out what kinds of molecules may once have belonged to and what those molecules could reveal about the ancient environment and potential biology of the Red Planet.
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UPDATED: May 21, 2021 18:43 IST
Nasa said that the discovery could prove handy for future missions to Mars and support habitability in another environment. (Photo: Nasa)
The American space agency Nasa has said that Mars may have organic salts on its surface. The discovery has the potential to change our understanding of the surface properties of Mars and further the search for microbial life on another planet. “Like shards of ancient pottery, these salts are the chemical remnants of organic compounds, such as those previously detected by the Curiosity rover,” Nasa said in a statement.
Astronomers detect light 700 trillion times stronger than what eyes can see, could change laws of physics
Astronomers used the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) on the Tibetan Pleatue to detect the cosmic rays.
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UPDATED: May 20, 2021 17:05 IST
Zhen Cao and his team reported the detection of more than 530 photons at energies above 100 teraelectronvolts and up to 1.4 PeV. (Photo: Getty)
Astronomers at an observatory in the Tibetan Pleatue have detected the brightest light particle, gamma-ray photons up to 1.4 peta-electron volts (PeV) being emitted from the Milky Way galaxy. The charged particles are also referred to as cosmic rays and the results are posing a tough challenge for astronomers and physicists over the source of the light.