28 November 2015
NASA Set to Improve Orion's Heat Shield
...gathered by Orion on its Exploration Flight Test -1. The heat shield will be used for Orion's Exploration Mission (EM) -1, planned to take...on reentry into Earth's atmosphere. During Orion's Exploration Flight Test (EFT)-1, the heat shield experienced ...
28 September 2018
CubeRover to develop low-cost, revolutionary rover in Luxembourg
... Economy. Rather than conducting scientific research and launching spacecraft missions like other prominent agencies however, the LSA will concentrate ... can be customised for specific science and exploration missions but if you want to build your own...
June 2015
Space, secular stagnation, and the economic crisis
... capabilities have never been taken advantage of such as the ability to assemble space vehicles headed for commercial or exploration missions. Expanding the ISS into an industrial facility could enable the goal of providing all of Earth’s citizens...
October 2015
How to 3D-print a habitat on Mars
... + Partners As a concept, the LavaHive approach is a great example of how ISRU and 3D printing can be combined to enable exploration missions on the Martian surface. Many of the concepts, like the sintering of regolith, are already being proposed for...
23 February 2018
UK to host world’s first commercial deep-space communications station
...own stations, and provide deep-space tracking for the Agency’s missions,” added Bargellini. “Upgrading Goonhilly and building up a commercial capability to support future exploration missions is good for ESA and good for European science and industry...
15 November 2019
First public test of Mars lander for China ahead of 2020 launch
...exception of those launched by NASA. The event at Huailai marked the first public appearance of China's Mars exploration mission, and was attended by a number of officials including Wu Yanhua, vice administrator of China National Space Administration...
