08 July 2020
NASA increases recommendations required by Boeing for Starliner flight
..., NASA has drawn up a list of 80 recommendations that the aerospace giant will have to address before attempting a second test flight of its Starliner space capsule later this year; this is an increase of 19 further recommendations that the agency...
15 January 2021
Orion now ready for its Moon mission later this year
... built to carry astronauts have used main propulsion test articles to test the integrated engines and main propulsion system; the... and sheer size of the rocket. Green Runs include testing of three flight computers, more than 50 avionics units,...
17 November 2021
Debris from destroyed Russian satellite now visible in telescope images
... similar incidents. “We call upon the United States, Russia, China, and India to declare unilateral moratoriums on further testing of their antisatellite weapons that could create additional orbital debris and to work with other countries towards...
March 2016
Gravitational waves provide new window on the universe
... until last year, scientists had no fool-proof way of testing for their presence. The first measurements, which came through on...addition of more powerful lasers and using silica fibres on the test masses to reduce thermal noise, it may have been much ...
April 2024
Commercial launch development in Spain
... example, we use rainwater to deluge our pad during engine tests - but also the financial sustainability of the business. Another ... first private European rocket, MIURA 1. The MIURA SN1 Test Flight lasted 306 seconds, reaching an apogee of 46 ...
April 2025
Racing to the Moon
.... If it proceeds as planned, Gateway will help test the technologies and capabilities required for a sustained human presence... status in more detail. Long March 10 achieved clustered engine tests in June 2024 and a first flight is expected in 2027...
