April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... was that technical sessions were spilt between two large buildings, impressive for their architecture but embodying the architectural paradigm of ‘form over function’. Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku, location for the IAC. A solution...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
...vehicle to Earth. Of course, this capability is dependent on some fundamental breakthroughs in propulsion technology, which are embodied in the term hypersonics. Essentially, hypersonics is the aerodynamics of travel at more than five times the speed...
30 November 2016
German company announce their 'Mission to the Moon' plans
... and sci-fi author Frank Schaetzing to create a video about their work and showcase the pioneering spirit embodied by the team. “If we succeed [with the mission], we will have done something that previously only governments have...
22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
... of “Rosie the Riveter,” an icon of World War II honouring the contributions of women in aircraft and armament factories. “Rosie embodies everything you would expect from her name: inspiration, strength, hope, determination and the future of human...
20 July 2018
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: The NASA Mission Reports
... (ASTP), which took place in 1975, was a surprise to many at the time, but presaged the cooperative spirit embodied by the International Space Station today. In common with other books in the series, this one comprises facsimiles...
12 June 2020
NASA picks Astrobotic to fly VIPER to the Moon
... VIPER to look for water, and setting the stage for the first human crew since Apollo, embodies our mission as a company.” VIPER is a collaboration between various NASA entities and agency partners. The spacecraft, lander...
