19 October 2016
Success for TGO orbit insertion and its looking good for Schiaparelli too
...’s ExoMars 2016 mission as the eagerly awaited signal confirming that the TGO had successfully entered Mars’s orbit was received by mission control. News on Schiaparelli is also looking good, however it will be a couple of hours before complete...
08 May 2017
"Secret" space plane lands after 2 years in orbit
...United Launch Alliance. Since then it has spent 718 days in orbit, breaking the endurance record set by a previous X-37B flight ...solar-powered X-37B, however according to the U.S militaries X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) Fact Sheet, the OTV “is an ...
14 November 2017
Space nation launches first satellite into orbit
... mission at the ISS and is placed into a higher orbit. Igor Ashurbeyli, Asgardia's Head of Nation, said: "Asgardia-1 may look... protect Earth from both cosmic and man-made threats. The Orbital ATK Cygnus supply ship was packed with 3.7 tons of cargo...
27 April 2018
First images from ExoMars in its new orbit
... weeks ago. From its lofty position 400 kilometres (km) about the planet’s surface, the orbiter took this spectacular image of a 40 km-long segment of the Korolev Crater topped with ice, as it tested out its ...
April 2025
Catapult to orbit - will David finally defeat Goliath?
... of this kind would be suitable for this kind of application. US start-up Longshot is building a cannon to gradually accelerate a projectile up to orbital launch speeds, with the goal of launching cargo into space. Shown here, the Longshot team with...
06 March 2017
Virgin Galactic announces its new space venture - Virgin Orbit
... Previously conducted as a division of Virgin Galactic, Virgin Orbit proposes to offer flexible, reliable and low cost launch ...Talking of the recent announcement, Whitesides said, “Virgin Orbit will lead the world in responsive, affordable, dedicated ...
