23 December 2019
New launch target for SpaceX abort test
..., which although did not end up rendezvousing with the space station as scheduled, it did complete many crucial tests needed before astronauts are due to fly aboard in 2020. Both companies originally bid to have their designed...
20 May 2020
Skyrora completes first UK ground rocket test in 50 years
... of its fully integrated Skylark-L launch vehicle, an achievement that marks the country’s first ground rocket test in 50 years. The test, which was completed at the company’s mobile launch complex at Kildemorie Estate in North Scotland earlier this...
02 July 2019
Orion spacecraft's launch abort test completed successfully
... to Mars. During the approximately three-minute test, called Ascent Abort-2, a test version of the Orion crew module launched at...the 12 data recorders that were ejected during the test capsule’s descent. Analysis of the information will provide...
05 November 2019
Boeing’s Starliner completes pad abort test for commercial crew
... an emergency prior to liftoff. This was Boeing’s first flight test with Starliner as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program to return... whether everything worked as we expected.” During the test, Starliner’s four launch abort engines, and several ...
03 February 2020
“Breakthrough” 3D-printed rocket engine tests completed in Fife
... to launch satellites into space from Scotland. He said: “These tests have been a crucial way for us to demonstrate the real scientific... capture vital telemetry. Friday witnessed the first UK tests of its Ecosene fuel, allowing Skyrora to compare its...
12 January 2021
Skyrora reveal new UK-built vehicle in live test
...the readiness of the operations team in full-scale test operations, the manufacturing teams in their ability to produce...checkpoint prior to flight readiness of the stage. Passing this test puts Skyrora one step closer to the completion of their ...
