October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... benefits to humanity, and commercialisation potential. The company recently unveiled a prototype of its turbo air-cooled hydrogen fuel cell for use in a variety of aviation and air mobility uses. Government support Organisations such as the Scottish...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... deluge firefighting systems around the launch platform and fuel storage areas, along with their mobile emergency response...and fuelling of rockets with highly reactive or explosive fuels, coupled with the potential release of highly toxic gases and...
14 August 2016
Sixth successful landing for Space X rocket
...Delivering cargo into a geostationary transfer orbit uses up a lot of fuel during take off and it also requires a lot of speed. ...aluminum-lithium alloy tanks containing liquid oxygen and rocket fuel, would be subject to extreme velocities and re-entry...
19 November 2018
Kepler officially retires after receiving final "goodnight" commands
...that its hugely successful spacecraft had run out of fuel and therefore, this once cutting-edge satellite could ... stars up to more than 500,000. Up until it ran out of fuel, Kepler continued to gather data and some of the most recent analyses of its...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
... will take over propulsion and attitude control for the ailing satellite and its xenon-fed, fuel-efficient ion thrusters will nudge the 901 satellite towards a new lower inclination operating post at 27.5 degrees...
10 June 2020
New map boosts chances of finding water on the Moon
... for nearly 1,640 Metric Tons (MT) of propellant per year on the lunar surface.” With so much demand for fuel alone, the private and public sector are scrambling to understand how much water is actually present on the...
