30 March 2021
The Value of Science in Space Exploration
... the title of this book: ‘well, of course science has a value in space exploration; science is what it all began with, isn’t it?’. But we techies have to remember that ‘space exploration’ (in the broadest sense of the term) is now more than 60 years...
13 January 2021
The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce launch study into nuclear-powered space exploration
... and bring forward pioneering innovations that will advance UK spaceflight. Nuclear power presents transformative possibilities for space exploration and this innovative study with Rolls-Royce could help to propel our next generation of astronauts...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
... of new technologies and the delivery of scientific payloads to the Moon, leading the way for a future of prolonged space exploration. The private spacecraft would be able to deliver up to 100 kg payload to the lunar surface with each flight. About...
January 2018
SLS ushers transformation of deep space exploration
... (LEO) and will send NASA’s new Orion crew vehicle into lunar orbit on the deep space exploration system’s first mission, Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), scheduled for 2019. Largely a test flight, EM-1 will verify and validate new systems...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
... lunar flights and eventually round-trips to Mars. It is the first human-rated spacecraft for beyond-LEO space exploration since the Apollo programme. Crew radiation protection is a design driver of the Orion spacecraft and it includes a storm...
31 August 2017
Degree paths that can help you to obtain a career in space exploration
... the performance and safety of their designs. If all goes well, their designs could be used for future space exploration. It’s possible to study for a degree in engineering online too! Avionics Technology When the high-tech gear on spacecraft...
