07 May 2018
Smallest rocket by Jaxa sets a Guiness World record
...; the smallest orbital rocket to reach space measuring just 9.54 metres in height and weighing 2, 600 kilograms. The S5-520-5 is an enhanced S5-520 two-stage sounding rocket, upgraded to a three-stage rocket to boost it into orbit - a feat that took...
20 May 2020
Twisted feature could be the first direct evidence of a baby planet being born
... direct evidence of a baby planet coming into existence, say astronomers who have been studying a young star 520 light-years away from Earth. The telltale signs of a star system being born have been captured...
February 2022
Nutritional issues on interplanetary spaceflights
...used in the experiment contributed to preserving the volunteers’ health and supported a sufficient level of performance throughout the 520-day period. At a meeting of nutrition experts with the crew 20 days after the experiment, the testers generally...
October 2015
Space debris, Kessler Syndrome, and the unreasonable expectation of certainty
.... In our example, this would cost the maximum of $520. In the space environment, we have exactly the same problem...more aces still left on the table, so we would still have to pay $520 in total, which – coincidentally – is what we would have paid if we...
October 2017
Third quarter phenomenon - the psychology of time in space
...the hatch inside Mars500 facility. The crew of six spent 520 days together in their ‘spacecraft’ for this simulated Mars ...1995). A typical day in isolation. The crew of six spent 520 days together in their ‘spacecraft’ for this simulated Mars mission....
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
...ever before for a European mission, reaching temperatures as high as 520 C. An additional threat in low Earth orbit - at altitudes ... before for a European mission, reaching temperatures as high as 520 C. Down on the ground, the current focus for the...
