June 2015
European lab in the sky: OP-SAT and new potential for ESA spacecraft
... or data-gathering mission. Also, you have to reckon with people’s ‘comfort zones’. The profession – and craft – of spacecraft operations requires perfect execution every time. No one wants to risk a mission due to buggy software. Unforgiving Space...
01 February 2019
First private spacecraft gearing up for Moon landing
... with blasts off successfully, then an Israeli company will be the first private non-profit organisation to land a spacecraft on the Moon. SpaceIL, which was founded by three young engineers, was established in order to participate in the Google...
02 October 2019
First look at China's new spacecraft capable of deep-space travel
..., propulsion and life support facilities for the crew packed inside. The spacecraft is up to 9 metres (30 feet) long and has a maximum... operated by China, Shenzou is based around the Soyuz spacecraft after the nation signed a deal with Russia in 1995...
25 March 2020
China to launch experimental deep-space spacecraft in April
... challenges that interplanetary travel brings with it, such as higher speeds and improved heat shielding performance. The spacecraft’s development team have been working on new materials and a new structure to make the heat shielding capacity...
29 March 2018
Materials and Processes for Spacecraft and High Reliability Applications
...illustrations are concerned, engineering problems related to spacecraft hardware in the space environment are “... a serious practical issue for commercial spacecraft around the turn of the century. Spacecraft micro-components and ICs made using ...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
... payload. Stowed onboard was a pioneering Northrop Grumman-built satellite designed for one purpose - to give ageing spacecraft a new lease of life. The satellite in question is the Mission Extension Vehicle, or MEV 1, and it is the industry’s first...
