25 October 2019
Jim Bridenstine discusses impact of Trump impeachment on NASA plans
... have said just over US$500 million of the supplemental request is for the agency's Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket programs needed for the missions; while the remainder would be a start toward the development of human...
24 January 2022
Solar sail mission will intercept and study small asteroid
...to be studied by a spacecraft. After the spacecraft launches aboard the Artemis I uncrewed test flight this spring... 10 secondary payloads aboard NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, currently scheduled for launch no earlier than March. The mission...
29 October 2015
NASA’s SLS rocket: CDR completed, but budget questions remain
... rocket has completed all of the steps needed to pass a critical design review (commonly referred to as CDR). The Space Launch System (otherwise known as SLS) is the first vehicle that was designed with the journey to Mars in mind. The...
20 June 2023
Orbex teams with Arianespace
... world. A study by the University of Exeter showed that a single launch of the Orbex Prime rocket will produce up to 96 per cent lower carbon emissions than comparable space launch systems using fossil fuels. Martin Coates, Orbex CEO, said: “This...
10 January 2023
Artemis I - Return to the Moon
...Moon with the Constellation programme and its Ares launch vehicles. We get a feel for the politics involved in the transition to the Space Launch System (SLS) and the various capsules on ... in the same series on subsequent missions. Watch this space!
16 January 2024
Artemis I - Return to the Moon
...Moon with the Constellation programme and its Ares launch vehicles. We get a feel for the politics involved in the transition to the Space Launch System (SLS) and the various capsules on ... in the same series on subsequent missions. Watch this space!