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...
02 August 2017
First iodine fuelled thrusters pass critical design tests
...for use on two deep-space CubeSat missions that will hitch a ride on NASA’s Space Launch System; Morehead State University’s ...quality scientific results on interplanetary missions throughout the solar system. It truly enables the science of the LunaH...
17 February 2021
NASA forecasts cost of Artemis programme at $86 billion
...on elements such as Orion, the Space Launch System (SLS) and Exploration Ground Systems (EGS), but that around $50.5 ... put together a big budget necessary to achieve that Human Landing System. We asked for $3.3 billion, and Congress funded it to ...
11 November 2020
Senate deals major blow to Bridenstine’s Moon ambitions
... Joe Biden. Four astronauts are headed up to the International Space Station (ISS) this weekend in the first newly certified crew... President Mike Pence. Their plan would have launched the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket this year, sending an ...
02 September 2021
Long awaited SLS launch looks likely to slip to mid-2022
...testing of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket seem to further erode the likelihood of the agency’s launching its Artemis 1 mission...same time the agency has paused work on the Human Landing System for Artemis 3 to address a lawsuit by Blue Origin....
28 November 2015
NASA Set to Improve Orion's Heat Shield
... shield design will save money and cut production time by about two months. Orion is planned for launch on NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at the end of 2018. “The heat shield we put to the test during Orion’s flight...
