May 2019
Cold comfort for astronauts
... human space programme started with two Air Force-contributed large intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) rockets, Atlas and Titan – used on the Mercury and Gemini missions. The astronauts were military fighter pilots. With...
January 2020
Commercialising space exploration and development
... specialist Maxar, we showed – to everyone’s surprise - that not only could you re-purpose the spent fuel tank of an Atlas 5 in orbit, but that you can do it without astronauts. In fact, we have funding for a multi-year effort to work...
April 2020
Is space poised to take another giant leap?
... might that change in the next decade? Boeing’s Starliner astronaut capsule sitting atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Under development in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the Starliner is designed to accommodate seven...
April 2020
Reviving Russia’s space programme
... engines - still the most advanced in the world - were sold to the Americans to power their Antares and Atlas V rockets, the latest batch arriving at the end of 2019. The retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, and...
May 2020
Space for Art – The magnificent beauty of spaceflight
... abort test could produce such an incredibly beautiful image and help to ensure safety for future launches. Atlas V launch of Solar Orbiter, Cape Canaveral - February 2020 These two pictures bring to life the power of launch...
June 2020
Astrovan II - your ride to space is here
... of craftspeople in Airstream’s Jackson Center, Ohio, manufacturing facility. Thus, Astrovan II was born. Based on the Airstream Atlas Touring Coach platform, it was built by Airstream employees in Jackson Center, Ohio, in eight months. Unlike its...
