August 2021
Collision avoidance – time for agreement on space sustainability
.... Specifically, it was the dawning recognition by the international community that an increase in the demand for services from orbit would damage that environment, and it is damage that may not be easy to remedy if significant behavioural changes are...
27 May 2016
Scientists reveal Mars is emerging from an ice age
Radar measurements of Mars' polar ice caps taken with NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), reveal that the mostly dry, dusty planet is emerging from an ice age, that ended about ...
03 December 2019
Found! The remains of India's Vikram Lander are identified
... then, enthusiasts and professionals alike have been on the hunt for Vikram's remains. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team released the first mosaic (acquired Sept. 17) of the site on Sept. 26 and many people have...
05 June 2017
The world's largest airplane gets its debut
...the craft with a purpose to launch rockets directly into orbit from an altitude of 9,100 metres (30,000 feet). By.... “As we announced last fall, we will initially launch a single Orbital ATK Pegasus XL vehicle with the capability to launch up to three ...
26 September 2017
Rocket Lab to fly Planet and Spire satellites on second test flight
... the Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand. Rocket Lab’s Electron orbital launch vehicle will carry two Earth-imaging Dove satellites for..., the third-party error that meant we didn’t make orbit has been corrected and we’re focusing on the six Electron vehicles...
09 April 2018
Plans for first-ever luxury space hotel unveiled
...while seeing numerous sunrises and sunsets, as Aurora completes an orbit of the Earth every 90 minutes. “We developed Aurora ... to space agencies who are looking to achieve human spaceflight in orbit for a fraction of the cost – and only pay for ...
