NASA announced on Tuesday the postponement of the launch of the historic Artemis II lunar mission to March.

The decision to change the date of the mission, which will send four astronauts into deep space for the first time since the Apollo program, was announced after completing a dress rehearsal early Tuesday morning, “a crucial test of the impressive rocket system that will propel the astronauts on an unprecedented trajectory around the Moon.”

NASA completed a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis II mission in the early morning hours on Feb. 3. To allow teams to review data and conduct a second wet dress rehearsal, NASA will now target March as the the earliest possible launch opportunity for the Artemis II mission.… pic.twitter.com/jSnCUPLQb6

— NASA (@NASA) February 3, 2026

According to the space agency, several problems were detected during the test “because the cold weather caused a delay in the launch, including hydrogen leaks while filling the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket with propellant.”

With the change of launch date, previously scheduled for February 8, it will be possible to review the data and conduct a second launch test.

M.Pino

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Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency with the largest market capitalization, has registered losses for seven consecutive weeks, which has become a new historical record for the cryptocurrency in the midst of an increasingly complex market due to the strict regulations that some have been taking. countries and “systemic risks in the crypto sector”

The value of the currency registered a minimum of 24,000 dollars in the midst of a significant market decline and where “the stable currency (USDT) briefly lost its parity with the US dollar” in the midst of the catastrophe suffered by “LUNA from Terra and its stablecoin terraUSD (UST).”

In November 2021, Bitcoin reached historical highs of almost 69,000 dollars, reversing its value. Later in mid-March, it experienced another growth for 2 weeks, to reach $47,000.

Then it presented another fall that placed it at $37,000 and since then the coin has been experiencing a weekly decline and some analysts believe that it could reach $20,000 if market conditions continue.

Alex Kuptsikevich, market analyst at FxPro, believes that the trend of selling digital currencies in bullish currents will continue. “We expect the bears to not loosen their grip in the coming weeks. In our opinion, there may not be a change in sentiment until it approaches the 2018 highs area near $19,600,” the analyst said.

Impact of inflation on bitcoin

The world’s largest cryptocurrency was held for a long time as an option for citizens to protect themselves from inflation because “it was an investment that protects against the decline in the purchasing power of currencies or other assets.” However, the behavior of the currency has shown that it is closely related “to global markets and has traded similarly to risky technology stocks.”

For some analysts, the trend of inflation has impacted the behavior and decline of Bitcoin in recent weeks. Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, noted that the US economy is at risk and that environment could impact cryptocurrency and “trigger more sell-offs in the coming weeks if the current correlation continues.”

M. Rodríguez

Source: laverdadnoticias.com

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Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, announced that a meeting will be held between 32 central banks and 12 financial authorities, in order to talk about Bitcoin.

In recent days, the cryptocurrency has experienced a significant drop after the crash of the stablecoin UST de Luna that lost its parity with the dollar.

This asset reached the minimum value of 0 dollars, which meant for many users the loss of millions of their assets.

Precisely, in the midst of this overwhelming panorama, the president spoke on his social networks about the meeting that will host 44 nations will meet in his country to discuss financial inclusion, the digital economy, banking for the unbanked, the launch of bitcoin in El Salvador and its benefits for the nation.

K. Tovar

Source: DiarioBitcoin

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In recent days, the crypto market has been experiencing a liquidation process of more than 260 million dollars, while the most important cryptocurrencies in the system registered significant losses.

According to BeinCrypto, Ethereum operators saw the liquidation of more than 17,600 ETH at about 43 million dollars, while Bitcoin was liquidated at 31 million dollars and Luna was quoted at 2.77 million dollars.

The exchanges that recorded the most liquidations were OKex, FTX and Binance, but more than “69,000 traders lost their positions”.

The income to the different platforms for buying and selling virtual currencies increased. “BTC exchange inbound volume (7d MA) hit a three-month high of 1,755,021 BTC.”

Falling markets

Currently, all markets are registering a decline and the crypto market is no exception, but the trigger that caused this behavior in recent days is unknown.

The total crypto market capitalization dropped in 24 hours from “$1.75 trillion to $1.62 trillion, with a trading volume of approximately $102 billion.”

For its part, Bitcoin registered a market capitalization in the order of 638,000 million dollars, much less than the trillion dollars achieved last year.

This behavior gives strength to the idea of ​​some analysts, who consider that the cryptocurrency market “is moving more in line with traditional markets.”

M. Rodríguez

Source: bolsamania.com

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SpaceX will launch the first Starship into orbit in January 2022. According to Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO, the first flight of the Starship system should be implemented in early 2022.

The company is targeting January or February, Musk said during an online meeting of the Board for Space Studies and the Board of Physics and Astronomy of the US National Academies.

This initial historical leap will ideally be followed by more shortly thereafter. Starship could go through “a dozen launches next year, maybe more,” and be ready to send valuable payloads to the Moon, Mars and even the outer planets of the solar system by 2023, he added.

Musk advised against sending something too valuable on the first flight to Mars. “I would recommend putting the lower-cost science mission stuff on the first mission,” he commented, quoted by Universe Today.

SpaceX to conquer space

Starship consists of two elements: a spaceship called the Starship and a giant first-stage booster known as the Super Heavy. Both will be fully reusable and both will be powered by Raptors: six for the final Starship and 29 for Super Heavy.

Intended for the first orbital trial, the SN20 prototype will eventually have six Raptors: three standard and three vacuum. SpaceX is preparing the vehicle for the long-awaited orbital flight test, a first for the Starship program. Prototypes have been launched before, but those were three-engine vehicles (at most) that reached a maximum altitude of approximately 10 kilometers.

SN20 and a Super Heavy known as Booster 4 will launch from the Starbase in Texas. The thruster will make an ocean splash in the Gulf of Mexico, about 20 miles from the launch site. But SN20 will make it all the way to orbit, if all goes according to plan, eventually landing on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

Source: dpa

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NASA reported that it plans to launch its unmanned Artemis 1 mission in February 2022 as part of the first stage of the United States’ plan to return humans to the Moon.

Although it was planned to start the Artemis program by the end of 2021, the planning was affected and the space agency rescheduled the launch, leaving the execution of Artemis 3 for 2024.

NASA announced the docking of the Orion crew capsule on its Space Launch System mega-rocket, which stands 98 meters high inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Once a series of tests are executed, it will be placed on the launch pad, where, in January of next year, the final test will be applied and then launched in February. According to Mike Sarafin, head of the Artemis 1 mission, “the February launch period begins on the 12th and our last chance in February is on the 27th.”

While for March and April it is planned to launch the next missions, but these ejections will depend on the “orbital mechanics and the relative position of the earth with respect to its natural satellite.”

NASA is also considering the deployment of small satellites, CubeSats, which will allow for some experiments and technological demonstrations, projecting that the mission will last between four and six weeks.

On the other hand, and from a technical point of view, it is planned that Artemis 2 and Artemis 3 are scheduled for 2023 and 2024 respectively, which would be marking “the return of humanity to the moon for the first time. since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.”

Among the astronauts who will participate in the trip to the moon stand out a woman and an African American. With this trip the space agency tries to establish a presence on the Moon and obtain the experience and best practices that facilitate the planning of a trip in 2030 with crew for Mars.

M. Rodríguez

Source: primicia.com

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