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The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It's been tumbling haphazardly through space, experts believe, since China launched it nearly a decade ago.
The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It's been tumbling haphazardly through space, experts believe, since China launched it nearly a decade ago.
A new type of large, fully-composite, linerless cryogenic fuel tank, designed and manufactured by Boeing [NYSE: BA], passed a critical series of tests
Indian space programme suffered a serious setback on Thursday as its GSLV-F10 rocket failed midway in its mission of putting into orbit the Geo-Imaging Satellite-1 (GISAT-1).
Stating that the Cryogenic Upper Stage ignition did not kick in due to a technical anomaly, Isro dubbed the launch a failure.