April 2025
Maximising returns to Earth - the infinite potential of space
... Jah suggested that humanity had largely abandoned its “intergenerational contract” in lieu of “ownership” and warned that such ... for life on Earth - but also uphold our intergenerational contract to care for the planet, from the ground beneath our...
22 June 2016
Does a subsurface ocean exist on Pluto?
... structure of ice II is more compact than standard ice, it would occupy a smaller volume and thus lead to a global contraction on Pluto. However, the formation of ice II is dependent on the thickness of Pluto's ice shell. The magic number determining...
23 October 2017
Space race ramps up between Blue Origin and SpaceX
... company under its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. The Air Force had already agreed an initial contract worth $33.7 million awarded earlier in January, with SpaceX agreeing to contribute double that amount, $67.3 million, under the...
18 December 2017
Prometheus to power future European launchers
..., forging a path of continuous improvement in competitiveness,” said Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Space Transportation, who signed the contract along with Alain Charmeau, CEO at ArianeGroup at ESA headquarters in Paris last week. “This...
18 March 2019
A habitat prototype for NASA’s Moon-orbiting Gateway
... the Dream Chaser Cargo System, an autonomous lifting-body spaceplane contracted by NASA to launch on a rocket, resupply the ISS ...2020. The company was one of six awarded the habitat contract along with Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas, Nevada; Boeing ...
28 May 2021
US GAO report casts doubt on 2024 lunar landing
... costs are overshadowing any progress made. Recently, NASA’s contract for its Human Landing System (HLS) came under fire...agency delays establishing requirements and relies on service-type contracts to fix any major problems. This comes with risks says ...
