On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1

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NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions

NASA tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Test teams fired the developmental engine for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during launch of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. During […]

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:51:50 +0000

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Sci-fi legend Alan Dean Foster on his new futuristic adventure 'Lost On Paradise': 'It's paradise until you get there, and then maybe you mess it up' (interview)

'Paradise isn't always paradise,' warns Alan Dean Foster.

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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US Air Force evaluates point-to-point cargo delivery with SpaceX rocket

The Rocket Cargo project is exploring the viability of using commercial liquid-fuelled rockets to rapidly deliver cargo anywhere on Earth. The US Air Force is testing whether space launch rockets could be used to dramatically reduce air cargo delivery times in an emergency. An Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) project known as Rocket Cargo is… The post US Air Force evaluates point-to-point cargo delivery with SpaceX rocket first appeared on FlightGlobal.

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:17:22 +0000