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...
05 May 2023
Construction begins at UK mainland's first vertical launch spaceport
... rocket will produce 96 per cent lower carbon emissions than comparable space launch systems using fossil fuels. Prime is also a re-usable rocket which has been engineered to leave zero debris on Earth and in orbit. Kristian...
March 2015
Dawn of ion propulsion
...10,000 times greater thrust but, of course, such systems are so fuel-hungry that their ultimate speed is more limited. The force of the...the same force that the ion thruster exerts. Because the fuel efficiency is so great, the thruster can provide its ...
March 2016
Building Confidence and Reducing Risk in Space Resources Policy
...commercial activities in space. Many other commercial applications, such as commercial space stations, on-orbit servicing and on-orbit fuel depots may be approaching viability in the coming years. Governments must consider how they will satisfy their...
