April 2025
Strapped for success - from racetrack to orbit
... to improve a number of components on the various European or American programmes for low Earth orbit space stations, lunar spacecraft, vehicles and habitation. Collaborating with agencies has not only accelerated the adoption of materials like EPP...
17 August 2018
First international guidelines for small satellites published
...useful reference tool for those already working in the small spacecraft industry. Paul Gill, Chair of the ISO technical subcommittee...developed the document, said that up to 2 600 small spacecraft are estimated to launch over the next five years, many ...
04 October 2021
Russian film crew to head to the ISS, 5 October
A Russian cosmonaut, actress, and film producer are heading to the International Space Station 5 October on board a Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, for a 12 day stay to film segments for a movie. Making his fourth flight into space, veteran Roscosmos ...
02 August 2020
SpaceX’s historic Demo-2 mission ends with a splash
.... This is SpaceX’s final test flight and is providing data on the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft and ground systems, as well as in-orbit, docking, splashdown, and recovery operations. Crew Dragon Endeavour will return...
14 April 2016
All systems go as ExoMars sends back its first image
... the flight control team have become more comfortable operating this new and sophisticated spacecraft,” says Peter Schmitz, ESA’s Spacecraft Operations Manager. With its sophisticated sensors, the Trace Gas Orbiter is designed to measure the...
06 July 2016
The next trio of intrepid explorers head to the ISS
...the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the ISS, the trio will test a variety of upgraded systems on their Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft before docking to the space station’s Rassvet module on Saturday, July 9th. A number of modifications have been applied...
