29 March 2019
NASA's Mars helicopter completes flight tests
... up the flight model (actual vehicle going to the Red Planet) of NASA's Mars Helicopter were put to the test. Weighing in at no more than 1.8 kilograms (4 pounds), the helicopter currently going through the rigorous verification process certifying...
15 May 2017
Electron rocket gets ready for first flight test
...the company value is now in excess of $1 billion (USD). Speaking about the intended launch, which is imaginatively entitled `It’s a Test,’ Peter Beck said in a statement; “this is a significant milestone for Rocket Lab and the space industry globally...
22 June 2018
Most precise test of Einstein’s general relativity outside Milky Way
...of space around it, astronomers have made the most precise test yet of Einstein’s general theory of relativity outside the Milky...works on a Universal scale and it has withstood vigorous testing from objects within the Solar System. It is being further...
14 June 2022
Countdown to launch vehicle test for South Korea
..."We have approximately six months left before the first test launch scheduled for December this year,” said Soo ... in sun-synchronous orbits at low cost. “Starting with the test launch this year, we will continue to develop technologies to enter...
29 April 2020
NASA's new solar sail system to be tested on-board NanoAvionics' satellite
... testbed model and a FlatSat model. In addition, a team of NanoAvionics engineers will provide the support required for testing, integration and operations of the nanosatellite. The FlaSat model has identical software functionality as the final 12U...
13 July 2020
Gilmour Space completes 110-second mission duration hybrid rocket engine test fire
...rockets. “We more than doubled the duration of our last 45-second test fire, and in the process proved a lot of the technologies ...What you see here is a mission duty cycle and throttle test of our smallest upper-stage engine,” explained Mr Gilmour, ...
