01 May 2020
Blue Origin tops NASA funding awards for human lunar lander
... total funding amounting to $579 million, Dynetics: $253 million and SpaceX: $135 million. Two other companies, Boeing and Vivace, put in bids but were eliminated early on. "America is moving forward with the final step...
22 May 2020
Virgin Orbit to attempt first orbital launch starting Sunday
... the first time after being released from under the wings of “Cosmic Girl”, the company’s modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft. Around five seconds after release, the rocket’s kerosene-fuelled NewtonThree engine will...
04 September 2020
China announces launch of a reusable experimental spacecraft
...), which is currently on its sixth flight. The US military’s mystery solar-powered space plane that was built by Boeing, had previously spent 2 years in orbit conducting a classified mission. Like China, the US remain tight-lipped about...
26 October 2020
Scientists detect molecular water and cold ‘water traps’ on the Moon
... Moon is and what type of water it is, scientists have now made a significant breakthrough with the help of a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that is equipped with a 2.7-metre reflecting telescope; the NASA/DLR Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared...
