October 2025
Pioneering affordable and flexible access to near space
... leveraging high-altitude balloon technology. Near Space Testing (NST) This provides a stratospheric testbed for...UV exposure, low pressure and extreme temperatures. Payload testing covers cameras, thermal control systems and attitude-related ...
01 April 2015
Media Spun Up on NASA Cutting-edge Mars Landing Technology
...mission_pages/tdm/ldsd/ The LDSD mission is part of NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, which is innovating, developing, testing and flying hardware for use in future missions. NASA's technology investments provide cutting-edge solutions for...
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...
29 May 2018
Gilmour Space prepares for suborbital hybrid rocket launch
...'s three-stage hybrid rocket dedicated to launching small satellites (up to 400 kg) to Low Earth Orbit by 2020. "It will also be a test of our mobile launch platform, which we've designed to enable rapid and low-cost launches from remote locations...
