... se, which includes military weapon delivery systems. The focus here is using hypersonic technology to realise a two-stage to orbit spaceplane. Artist’s impression of H1X. The DASS GNX is a precooled, air-breathing, turbo-ramjet designed to meet the...
... in space using large hexagonal elements that are 4m across from one flat side to another Benefits of on-orbit assembly At a conceptual level, on-orbit assembly offers a number of advantages that may enable and enhance various types of space missions...
... Japan is studying this technology intensively due to its resource challenges. The most highly developed designs have orbital system dimensions of one kilometre or more. Robotic construction systems would be essential for their assembly. Even further...
... IOS certainly presents risks that do not generally appear on a daily basis. Therefore, the risks related to conventional in-orbit satellite operation and the risks related to IOS should be recognised separately. This is important also in the context...
... from a data link software issue on the hard drive. The affected part had to be replaced prior to testing. Orbital ATK's vice president and general manager of propulsion systems Charlie Precourt said that the sequencer, ”responsible...
... however, it was the turn of the TGO to complete an orbit raising manoeuvre, as without the manoeuvre, the spacecraft would, like ...Schiaparelli, crash headlong into Mars. The Trace Gas Orbiter will monitor the UHF transmission from Schiaparelli as ...