September 2019
A new era in planetary defence missions
...wide devastating event are two dedicated missions that will test out key deflective technology on a pair of ...not a threat to Earth. EarthThe NEXT-C ion engine during ground testing at NASA Glenn Research Center. DART will be the first flight of...
19 February 2016
Test Masses of ESA's LISA Pathfinder Released Successfully
... from Airbus Defence and Space, successfully released the test masses (nicknamed Jake and Elwood) inside the spacecraft...spacecraft is then forced to follow this “drag-free” test mass. The laser interferometers measure the relative position and ...
05 December 2016
VSS Unity makes successful first glide flight test
...in a wide variety of real-world flight conditions. These preliminary test flights have clearly done their job, as VSS Unity took to... the skies for 1hr 20 minutes in its first gliding test flight and achieved a maximum speed of approximately Mach 0.6. ...
15 April 2020
Successful test clears the way for Virgin Orbit's first-ever launch
...Mojave Air and Space Port on Sunday (April 12). “This test will be a complete, end-to-end launch rehearsal that exercises ... "That's a wrap on today's rehearsal, the final major test before our upcoming launch demo. We'll have more updates very soon ...
05 August 2020
SpaceX’s Mars rocket prototype completes important test flight
...forward with plans to reach Mars with ever increasing ambitious flight tests of its Starship rocket. Built in a few weeks by SpaceX... to attempt higher altitude flights with Starship prototypes - tests that could begin in the coming days and weeks....
10 December 2020
SpaceX's Starship test flight explodes during vertical landing manoeuvre
...it's worth, SpaceX founder Elon Musk didn't put much faith in the test, either. "Lot of things need to go right, so maybe ...of success, Musk tweeted last month in response to a question about the test. "But that's why we have SN 9 and SN10" rockets, he...
