May 2026
Mars exploration – the nuclear option
...-of-a-spacecraft-enabled-by-nuclear-thermal-propulsion. Human spaceflight implications This hybrid model offers more... well be the key to unlocking the next chapter in human spaceflight. SpaceX plans to send the first unmanned Starship rocket to...
October 2026
Who will build humanity’s future in space?
...eighteen months of basic training, pilots, scientists, engineers and physicians acquire a common foundation in human spaceflight: orbital mechanics, spacecraft systems, Earth observation, data and communications, medical operations, survival training...
19 June 2020
US firm offers flights to edge-of-space under high-tech balloon
...our global biosphere,” adds Poynter, who specifies that Neptune’s commercial human spaceflight launches are regulated by the FAA Office of Commercial Spaceflight. The human space flight company plans to launch from the iconic Shuttle Landing Facility...
August 2018
UAE’s ambitious plans for space sector growth
... Mars When you look at space exploration, human spaceflight is the pinnacle. Satellites, probes and scientific ...can be a useful contributing player to help further the advancement of human spaceflight. Obviously we don’t want to just do our own thing ...
January 2021
Taking out the trash in space
... known as ‘Trash to Gas’. The idea is to develop space technologies to convert trash and other waste materials from human spaceflight into high-value products, which might include propellants or power system fuels in addition to life support oxygen...
02 August 2020
SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission ends with a splash
... crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space Station to complete a test flight that marks a new era in human spaceflight. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, carrying Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashed down under parachutes in the Gulf...
