22 November 2019
NASA and Boeing celebrate roll out of Starliner despite dispute over costs
... Facility (VIF), where it awaits the Integrated Systems Test; a tip-to-tail electrical check of the 172-foot... "Alien" films. Boeing aim to send a similar anthropometric test dummy on their test flight, but this one is called “Rosie the Astronaut” ...
13 December 2019
Starliner spacecraft could fly as early as next week
... launch on 20 December, 2019. The Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test, which is a necessary step before the first Starliner launch with... of data showing the Starliner for the Orbital Flight Test matches Boeing’s design and “mission data load,” which...
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...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
... and 2) a partial gravity environment in which to conduct the experiment. This type of platform would also be beneficial for testing synergistic human exploration systems requiring increased autonomy such as medical care and vehicle health management...
