19 November 2015
Einstein's theory to be tested by Galileo satellites
... most precise calculations. They will also enable researchers to test several alternative theories of gravitation. ESA's senior sat nav? Advisor Javier Ventura-Traveset explained that “while the Gravity Probe A experiment involved a single orbit...
05 July 2016
Success for JUNO!
... solar system is a really good thing. There is a lot to see and do here.” If you were not fortunate enough to be sat at mission control when JUNO arrived at Jupiter or if you’d like an up, close and personal look at the spacecraft as it orbits...
30 January 2017
Orion engineers test for vibrations and SLS completes a major review
... vibrations may impact an astronaut’s ability to view the spacecrafts displays and controls during a launch. Test subjects sat in the latest design of the seat atop the crew impact attenuation system and wore modified advanced...
03 February 2017
Astronomers spot a possible dwarf planet on the edges of the Solar System
... affect its orbit, unlike other small, icy objects that are known to populate the disk. Currently sat at a distance of around 92 astronomical units (AU) away from the Sun, DeeDee will be closest to the Sun at a distance of around...
11 August 2017
Satellite launch demand to grow tenfold in next 20 years
Orbital Access Limited (OAL), is a UK based launch systems and aerospace services business, and its latest small sat market forecast for the period 2017 to 2036 identifies mega-constellations such as OneWeb, SpaceX and Planet ...
18 May 2018
China launches its first private space rocket
... of Musk, Bezos and Branson for a while now, but that does not mean competitors have been sat idly by and to prove that the rocket launching business is still an open game, Chinese company OneSpace became...
