06 May 2020
China launches prototype spacecraft on maiden flight of Long March 5B
... than 22 tons to LEO, the equivalent weight of more than 10 cars, according to Chinese state media. The successful demo flight will be a welcome relief for the space-faring nation after a number of recent failures, including a Long...
22 May 2020
Virgin Orbit to attempt first orbital launch starting Sunday
... kind of launch system has reached space.” The company are however cautiously optimistic, about the launch demo. Although the event marks the culmination of a five-year-long development programme, there’s a long list of factors...
22 May 2020
Countdown to SpaceX’s historic Crew Dragon launch
... SpaceX and Boeing — Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner — at the time. This Crew Dragon test flight, called Demo-2 and required for NASA’s human certification, is the first time people will travel in either one. SpaceX...
23 April 2021
NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 heads to the ISS in a reused rocket and capsule
... the space station no earlier than 31 October for return to Earth. Endeavour was last used in SpaceX’s historic demo-2 mission - the first time that two US astronauts lifted off from US soil on a private American rocket. Its...
25 July 2016
ROOM profiled at SpaceUp unconference in Haifa, Israel
.... Unconferences are also known as a user-generated conference or a Barcamp and as all attendees are expected to give a demo, or get involved in some way, there are no spectators at SpaceUp, only participants. Although it might sound like a daunting...
20 January 2020
SpaceX complete final major flight test of crew spacecraft
... the full data reviews that need to be completed prior to NASA astronauts flying the system during SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry as companies develop and operate...
