20 November 2017
New £29 million AI and robotics space hub for UK
...) Hub will be funded by £22.3 million from over twenty space organisations, as well as through a £6.7 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the UK Space Agency (UKSA). FAIR-SPACE plans to go beyond...
30 September 2019
Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's massive new Starship
... itself back down to a designated spot/X on the ground. Mk 1 is currently equipped with three of SpaceX’s next generation Raptor engines at its base, however this could increase substantially for the new version of Starship and its Super...
02 August 2017
First iodine fuelled thrusters pass critical design tests
A first of its kind iodine fuelled solar electric propulsion system designed by Busek Co. Inc, has completed two separate Critical Design Reviews (CDR) that once given the final sign-off, will enable an entirely new range of small spacecraft mission...
04 May 2020
NASA commits to future Artemis missions with more SLS rocket engines
... techniques to modify some of the rocket components. Some of these modified components have already been tested during engine tests that replicate the conditions of flight.The new digital controllers are built by Honeywell Aerospace in Clearwater...
18 January 2021
NASA's SLS engine test ends early
... successfully completed the countdown and ignited the engines, but the engines shut down a little more than one ...hydrogen – mirroring the launch countdown procedure – and igniting the engines. "Saturday’s test was an important step forward to ensure ...
06 September 2017
Biomedical engineering can lead to a career with NASA
... equipment and solutions to specific healthcare problems. However, did you know that those with a master of engineering in biomedical engineering degree can also get a job with NASA? That’s right, graduates aren’t purely limited to the healthcare...
