... 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...
...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 ...
...’s Commercial Crew Program is working with the American aerospace industry as companies develop and operate a new generation of spacecraft and launch systems capable of carrying crews to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station. Commercial...
... 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...
... in a year using a standard chemical-fuelled rocket, the spacecraft would have to reach a rough speed of 100 kilometres per...is the Plasma Clipper. Artist concept of what a spacecraft using Plasma Magnet propulsion might look like. Plasma Clipper...
... is a 60% chance that weather conditions will permit the launch. If the resupply mission leaves on schedule, the spacecraft is expected to reach the ISS on Sunday, December 6th. If it is unable to be launched today, it will be launched tomorrow, and...