02 December 2014
Rosetta comet success SpaceShipTwo
... officials were delighted with the initial 80 per cent data stream success. It is hoped that the sleep-mode that Philae is in may change and, once sunlight is received to on-board solar panels, the lander may recharge...
02 December 2014
Orion service module contract for Airbus
... and new waste management systems. It will soon be tested atop a Delta Heavy rocket in December 2014 in uncrewed mode, during the EFT-1 test flight out to 5,800 km beyond low-Earth orbit. An Orion launch on the heavy...
05 February 2016
SpaceX' Ambitious Plans Discussed at Commercial Space Transportation Conference
... the luxury in years past of having to build only a few rockets a year,” she said, “so we really weren’t in a production mode.” Last year would have been the first to require a high production rate of the rocket, she said...
12 February 2016
A scientific breakthrough as gravitational waves detected for the first time
... be left that will rid itself of its deformity by emitting excess energy in a process known as the quasi-normal mode or the ring down signal. Crucially, the waves from the last few minutes of the binary's evolution...
19 February 2016
Test Masses of ESA's LISA Pathfinder Released Successfully
... by Airbus Defence and Space, will reduce the electrostatic force on the test masses, culminating in the science mode of operation, when no force is applied to one test mass along the axis connecting the two masses. The...
09 March 2016
Components of ExoMars 2016 come together in preparation of launch next week
... the Red Planet, where it will coast towards its destination during which phase it will remain in hibernation mode in order to reduce its power consumption. Schiaparelli will be activated a few hours before entering the atmosphere of Mars...
