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 ...
03 December 2021
NASA selects three companies to develop commercial space stations
...Station (ISS), the space agency said in an announcement yesterday. The contracts, worth a total amount of $415.6 million, are a first step... has also been won a booster production and operations contract by NASA valued up to $3.19 billion to support ...
