October 2018
Funding the space frontier – a moment that changed the Universe
...later, he landed on the Russian steppes with his comrades. As the capsule door opened he gave a thumbs up and said he had “just been...on the morning of Mission 8 (29 April 2018). The crew capsule atop the launcher is large enough for six people to ...
06 May 2020
China launches prototype spacecraft on maiden flight of Long March 5B
China successfully launched its new experimental crew spacecraft on a Long March 5B rocket yesterday...prototype spacecraft, along with the trial version of the cargo return capsule, separated from the rocket and entered its “predetermined orbit”, said...
02 May 2019
Blue Origin's 11th test flight ends in success
...After reaching a peak altitude of 105.6 kilometers, the crew capsule separated from the propulsion module before landing later with the ...not any human hitchhikers on this launch, but the first crewed flights of the vehicle could come as early as this ...
12 October 2018
Soyuz investigation focuses on second stage failure
... version of the rocket caught fire on the pad before launch in August 1983, triggering a dramatic abort as the crewed capsule was pulled away from the exploding rocket. Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov confirmed no further...
November 2016
Moon or Mars - NASA’s next logical step?
...list of technologies it deems essential for a journey to Mars which include - ground operations, a heavy-launch vehicle, crew capsule, a deep-space transit vehicle with high-efficiency in-space propulsion and power, protection from radiation, optical...
January 2017
New oceans beckon for solar sail technology
...orbit before attempting a human mission to the surface. Before committing a crew to visit a NEA or Mars moon, carrying out precursor robotic ... in mid-2018 and deploy from it after the Orion crew capsule is separated from the upper stage and on its way...
