Side by side comparison of all four starship test flights with synced footage. Video edit: Go To SpaceFootage Courtesy & Credits: SpaceXOutro song: Yung Logos…
Discover the groundbreaking Self-Interacting Dark Matter (SIDM) theory that suggests dark matter particles might collide and interact with each other. Learn how recent studies on the El Gordo galaxy cluster support this revolutionary idea, potentially changing our understanding of the universe’s structure and evolution. Dive into the cosmic dance and stay updated with the latest space discoveries!
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction.
00:44 The Dance of Self-Interacting Dark Matter.
02:39 Unveiling the Strengths and Weaknesses of CDM and SIDM
05:14 Exploring Dark Matter: Methods and Future Prospects.
09:20 Outro.
09:37 Enjoy.
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SpaceX’s Starship and its massive reusable booster both successfully made their first controlled water landing during a fourth flight test on Thursday.
Why it matters: It’s a significant achievement for the vehicle, which is key to NASA’s Artemis program.
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Starship Flight Test 4 (unofficially IFT-4) will be the 4th flight of Starship. The current launch date is set for NET June 6, 2024. [1] Ship 29 (S29) and Booster 11 (B11) will be used for this mission. Both vehicles have received upgrades since Flight 3. The fourth flight test of Starship is currently planned for the 6th of June, 2024 at 7 am CDT, pending regulatory approval. The test profile of this mission is almost identical to the one on Flight 3, but there are some changes. The most notable of these changes are the jettison of the hot stage ring from B11 and a soft, engine powered landing for S29. The goals for the fourth flight per SpaceX: \.
[TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE] This is the fourth fully integrated full stack test flight of Starship and the mighty Super Heavy booster, the largest and most powerful rocket to ever fly. It produces over twice as much thrust as the Saturn V that took humans to the moon.
The goal of the test is to get further along than IFT-3 in March, 2024. If all goes well, Starship will re-enter in the Indian Ocean about 65 minutes after it lifts off from Starbase, TX, on a suborbital trajectory.
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New long-term agreement will help provide responsive access to space for future tech demonstration spacecraft
Cedar Park, Texas, June 5, 2024 – Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it signed a multi-launch agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 launches on Firefly’s Alpha rocket through 2029. This agreement commits Lockheed Martin to 15 launch reservations and 10 optional launches.
“Firefly is honored to continue this partnership with Lockheed Martin and appreciates their confidence in our rapid launch services to support their critical missions for years to come,” said Bill Weber, CEO of Firefly Aerospace. “The Firefly team has scaled up Alpha production and testing and significantly streamlined our launch operations to fly Alpha more frequently and responsively. This allows us to continue delivering the one metric ton rocket the industry is demanding.”
Making Humanity A Multi-Planetary Species — Dr. Eliah Overbey, Ph.D. — Assistant Professor, Bioastronautics, University of Austin; CSO, BioAstra.
Dr. Eliah Overbey, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Bioastronautics at The University of Austin (UATX — https://www.uaustin.org/people/eliah–…) where she is involved in pioneering research in the field of astronaut health, specializing in spaceflight-induced genomic changes. Her work focuses on mapping changes in the human body during spaceflight and developing Earth-independent laboratories to make humans a multi-planetary species (https://www.eliahoverbey.com/).
