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....
22 June 2021
Space Perspective confirms successful test flight
... as they prepare to take private citizens to space,” said Frank DiBello, president and CEO of Space Florida. This test flight flew a number of payloads, including: Higher Orbits, an educational nonprofit that uses space to promote STEAM by partnering...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
... the human body, and to increase the scope of testing novel personal radiation protection equipment - specifically, the AstroRad radiation... Earth and in LEO on the ISS, and advancing and testing them in the proving ground of lunar flights to help to ...
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...
