19 October 2018
Countdown begins for the launch of BepiColombo
... the rocket's 'upper stage', teams at ESOC will take over to get the spacecraft into normal operational mode — a process that is expected to take about four days. Then hopefully it is bon voyage for the next seven...
14 February 2020
Arrokoth helps resolve longstanding controversy on Solar System evolution
... points to particle-cloud collapse models, and all but rule out hierarchical accretion for the formation mode of Arrokoth, and by inference, other planetesimals,” Stern said. This marks a “significant advance in understanding overall planetesimal and...
07 June 2021
Bezos to join auction winner on first crewed New Shepard flight
... bid submitted by Elon Musk’s aerospace firm, NASA has now halted progress on HLS development – the final mode of transportation that will take astronauts to the lunar surface – following protests submitted by Blue Origin and Dynetics...
17 November 2022
Study aims to support rocket debris recovery system
... or transmit its data, is independent of and non-disruptive to any onboard systems, has an extended standby mode to accommodate early integration and is platform agnostic – having a reconfigurable form factor to accommodate different fairing mounting...
04 February 2018
Australia in Space
... inventors, dreamers and entrepreneurs were inspired by overseas developments to undertake their own rocketry experiments.” This ‘catch-up’ mode soon turned to ‘cutting edge’ research, however, when the UK began a programme to test its Black Knight...
03 August 2018
Space activity at Farnborough FIA 2018
..., the “Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine”. This engine will achieve both air-breathing and rocket modes, allowing for hypersonic air travel at Mach 5, or orbital access velocities of Mach 25 for spaceplanes like “Skylon”. RE are...
